Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07

Gated by several members of the com
mittee and it was indicated the com
mittee would push this measure.
The resolution to grant the people
of the District representation in
Congress and the right to vote for
President and Vice President. by
amending the Constitution. WIS re-
ferred to a subcommittee headed by
Senator Jones of Washington for
study and report.
Inquiries About Hearings.
Senator Jones. author of the reso-
luton, said he would confer with the
members of his subcommittee as to
whether hearings should he held on
the question this year. He pointed
out that hearings had been held on
national representation in previous
years.
When Senator Capper chairman,
asked the committee if it desired to
take up at this time the question
of traffic control which seemed, he
said. to be uppermost in the public
mind. several of the Senators present
Joined in the view that since new
methods of regulating traffic were be-
ing tried out. more time should be
allowed the Traffic Department to OBJ
serve the situation before the COM
mittee goes into the subject.
Senator Jones declared he was in
favor of hacking the traffic director
and of allowing him to work out the
problem without creating too many
regulations.
Lack of Cooperation.
Senator Mckinley of Illinois called
attention to the complaint made by
Traffic Director EldridSe yesterday
that he is not getting cooperation
from the police.
Senator Harreld of Oklahoma later
in the discussion, observed that such
situations as that referred to CO.
operation between the police and
traffic director occur because author
ity lis not properly corelated.'
Senator Jones recalled that when
the traffic law was being considered
last year there was Il feeling the
director should have been given more
power, but that IL became necessary
to work out a compromise bill in
order to get action. Senator Jones
said it is frequently necessary 10
agree on compromise bills in seek
ing to get legislation through.
Referred to Subcommittee.
The bill that has been introduced
in this Congress to increase the pow
ers of Traffic Director Eldridge has
been referred to subcommittee head
ed by Senator Mckinley for consid-
GRAFTON at a later date.
At the suggestion of Senator King
of Utah, Chairman Capper was author
ized to confer with other members OF
the committee having certain ieccs
of legislation in lLlnd Is 40 when they
should be taken UP and whether hear
ings should be held.
When the two pending bills to pro-
vide mothers nd legislation for the
District were brought up the Sen
Htors present appeared unanimous IN
the belief that one board. such as is
proposed in the public welfare hill,
should be created to handle all such
activities of the District government.
Explains Mothers Bills.
Senator Capper- explained that the
main difference between the two pend
ing bills on mothers aid is that one
would create separate agency to han
die mothers allowance while the
other would place the function in the
Board of Charities.
Chairman Capper said he felt the
Commissioners bill to place mothers
allowances under the Board of Char
tiles was the most desirable, pointing
out that the task would then go to
the proposed public welfare board
when that agency is created
The Senate subcommittee headed by
Senator Copeland of New York, will
hold a hearing Monday on both moth
erS' aid bills.
While the mothers aid legislat ton
was under discussion Senator Harreld
declared there were entirely too many
separate bodies in the District govern
ment and that he did not see the
need for any more. He asked why
the granting of mothers aid could
not be placed under the Board of
Children's Guardians. 1t was ex-
planned by Chairman Capper that if
Congress adopts the Commissioners
bill, the mothers aid law would be
placed under the Board of Charities
and that all of these boards would be
combined in one when Congress en-
acts the public welfare bill.
Wrangle Over ID. c. Government.
Senator Harreld asserted that he
thought Washington was one of the
worst governed cities in the United
States. Senator Mckinley said he had
been under the impression it was one
of the best governed. Senator Capper
added that he thought the local Off
Gals are doing the best they can with
the material at hand.
senator HarrelQ tnen declared that
he thought that what Senator Capper
said was true. namely that the
trouble is in the machinery of the
District government.
Il did not mean the individuals in
what / said Senator Harreld ex-
planned.
The proposed new insurance code
for Washington was referred to Sen
ator Harreld for study and report
Chairman Capper said the Commits
sionerS are anxious to have this meas g..
IIro enacted into lau,