Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
HOUSE FAILS TO ACT
ON TWO D. c. BILLS
Station Plaza and Botanic
Garden Enlargement Meas
ures Passed Over.

in the National Capital on the unani-
nous consent calendar in the House
today several Of the more important
measures were either passed over
without prejudice or were objected To,
while number of the less important
bills were passed under unanimous
consent
The bill favOrably reported by
Chairman Elliott Of the public build
ings and grounds committee to com
plete the purchase of land between
the Capitol and Union Station for de-
veIOpment of a plaza was objected to
by Representa- tive Black of Texas
The bill favorably reported by Chair
man Luce of the committee on the
Library to provide for enlargement
and RELOCATION of the United States
Botanic Gardens was passed over.
The House passed the bill favorably
reported by Chairman Elliott of the
committee of public buildings and
grounds which authorizes the transfer
to the Botanic Gardens of certain
portion of Anacostia Park for use as
a tree nursery.
Street Remaining Approved.
pa ssed the bill reported by Chairman
Zihlman of the District committee 10
change the name of Dent place north
west between Forty-fourth street and
Foxhall road, to Greenwich parkway.
The House also passed by unani-
NOUS consent the bill fathered by
Representative Mcleod. Republican.
Of Michigan changing the name of
the trustees of st. Joseph's Male Or
phan Asylum" and amending the act
Incorporating that institution.
Under luminous consent the House
also passed the bill reported by Mr..
Zihman TO transfer Jurisdiction over
United States Reservation No. PAS
from the director Of public buildings
and public parks Of the National Cap
ital to the District Commissioners.
Other measures TO he taken up are;
The hill fathered by Chairna John
| son of the committee on immigration
| and naturalization for crea tion Of the
! Offices OF assistants to the Secretary
| of Labor.
The bill reported by Mr.. Elliott to
amend section Of the public build
! ing act Of March 4. 1918.
The bill reported by Chairman Ora
| ham of the judiciary committee. which
| prohibits az appeal TO the Court IF
Appeals Of the District of Columbia
! from any interlocutory order in a
/ criminal action.
| The bill reported by Mr.. Mcleod
from the District committee providing
| for the Incorporation of non-prof1'
non secret associations OF a national
chara cter formed for patriotic and
for professional purposes in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
! Battle Monument Bill
The bill reported from the military
affairs committee by Representative
Vincent Democrat. of Kentucky. 10
establish national military park At
or near Fredericksburg. Va. and 10
mark and preserve historical points
| connected with the battles Of Fred
/ ericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House.
| WILDERNESS and Cha ncellorsville, In
Guiding Salem Church Va.
The bill reported by Mr.. Zihlman 10
amend section of the act of Septem-
| Der /, 1916.
The bill reported by Chairman Iehl-
| bach Of the HOUSE civil service COM
mittee to amend the classification act
/ of 1923.
Another bill reported from the civil
service committee by Mr.. Lehlhach.
which also seeks to amend the classl-
fed civil service act with amendatory
measure was fathered by Chairman
Madden Of the appropriations commit
/ tee.
Authorization for the National Cap
| ital Park and Planning Commission
70 purchase Fort Hunt. Va, and Fort
Washington. Md. This measure was
fathered by Mr.. Zihlman and favor
ably reported from the military ar
fairs committee by Representa'lVe
nf
A bill fathered by Representative
! Moore of Virginia and favorahly re-
ported from the military affairs com
mittee by Mr.. Hill. which provides
! for the cession 10 the state OF Viz
| rinia of sovereignty over tract of
land located az Battery Cove. near
| Alexandria. Va. and for the sale
thereof by the Secretary Of War.
Provides Power Plant.
The bill reported by Mr.. Elliott
! from the committee on public buhd'
incs and grounds authorizing con-
struction by the Secretary OF Com
MERGE Of a power plant building on
| the present site of the Bureau on
| Standards in the District OF Columoia.
| The bill reported by Mr.. Zihlman
which would authorize the refund NJ
| Women. which was erroneously GOV
cred into the United States Treasury.
| The hill reported by Mr.. Zihlman
and fathered by Representative
! Strong, Republican, Of Kansas au-
| thorizing construction Of a nurses
home for the Columbia Hospital for
| Women.
The bill reported by Represents
| tive Rathbone, Republican, OF Illinois
from the House District committee
relating to the Office Of public build
| ings and public parks of the National
Capital.
The bill fathered by Mr.. Zihlman
which would authorize the granting OF
| leave to ex-service men and women
employed in the municipal govern
ment of the District of Columbia to
attend the annual convention of the
American Legion IN Paris, France,
| next year.
The bill reported by Mr.. Zihlman
1 which seeks to amend sections . and
I 6 of the act of Congress making ap-
propria lions to provide for the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1903. approved July
1, 1902.
Another bill fathered by Mr.. Zihl-
man to amend the code Of laws Of the
District relating to corporations by in
sorting a new section to he known as
section 645.
A bill fathered by Mr.. Hill. authortz-
ing certain dredging and filling in
the vicinity of the Aberdeen Proving
Ground. Md.
The bill favorabiy reported by Mr..
Mcleod from the District committee
to regulate the manufacture. renova-
| ton and sale of mattresses in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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