Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27

people more than the District Commits
Sioners do
At this point Mr.. Hammer interject-
ed: IF it represents them at all it
must represent them better"
Mr.. Blanton continued that the Dis
trict committee ought to hear more
pie"
At the opening OF the committee
meeting today Mr.. Blanton pointed out
that diSSenSion in the committee had
prevented District day in the House
on Monday and delayed action on sew
eral District bills.
Chairman Zihlman explained that
members of the New York delegations
had desired to postpone consideration
of the mothers pension bill, and that
after a conference with Representative
Keller. Republican, of Minnesota.
sponsor for this legislation and chair
man of the subcommittee which han
died the bill. he had agreed to put it
last of the four bills on the District
calendar awaiting action. Mr.. Zihl-
man said he feels that the committee
has not lost anything and that ii will
get full District day in two weeks.
Four Measures on Program.
ask for only Is minutes to discuss
minority views on the bathing beach
bill and it was agreed that the pro
gram for next District day would be
to call up first the two small police
bills, one of which provides for fur
nlShing uniforms and equipment to
metropolitan police and tiremen and
the other to pay S6S,400 past due to
retired members of the, police and fire
department. Then the bathing beach
bill will be called up, to be followed
by the mothers pension bill
Mr.. Blanton predicted that these
four measures can he passed in two
hours
Chairman Zihlnan then presented a
request that the judiciary subcommit-
tee be enlarged by the addition of
Representatives Rathbone, Republi-
can. and Hammer. Democrat, as Mr.
Mcleod, chairman Of that subcommit-
tee, felt that the subcommittee was
stacked with members opposed to the
Dill 10 prohibit capital punishment ire
the District.
This precipitated a lengthy discus
sion regarding the coming of CIar-
ence j. barrow and others to Il hear
ing starting tomorrow on the capital
punishment bill.
Sees No Chance of Passage.
Representative Underhill. Repub-
ncan, of Massachusetts, said that
mere was as much chance of passing
mat bill as there was for the pro-
verbal SNOWFALL. Why waste the
time of the committee and a day in
the House," he asked. Even If the
committee was unanimously for the
bill, 1t would soon be killed in the
hyr Iav - h.
stricken out"
Mr.. Blanton said it would be impos-
s1ble to pick any FIVE members that
would not show n majority against
the bill. Mr.. Cnderhiu made a mo-
ton. seconded by Mr. Blanton, that
no subcommittee had the right to in
cur expense for official stenographers
o. otherwise at a hearing unless spe-
"incally authorized by the full COM
mlttee. After conSidera BILE debate
this was amended on motion of Mr..
Hammer, seconded by Mr.. Rathbone,
and accepted by Mr. Underhill, leav-
ing 1t in the discretion of the chair
man OF the full committee to au-
thorize employment of an officia!
Stenographer at hearings by a sub
committee.
MIR. Gibson, as chairman Of the
subcommittee on parks, announced
that that subcommittee will report at
the next meeting on all bills referred
to 1t for considera ton.
Franchise Body Enlarged.
The District committee enlarged the
subcommittee on elective franchise to
include also all educational measures
and appointed as additional members
Representative Houston Of Delaware.
who has had 10 years experience as
advisory school official, and Repre-
sentative Gasque, Democrat, Of South
carolina, who was for many years
county superintendent Of schools be.
fore coming to Congress. The bill to
amend the public library act was re-
terred to this enlarged subcommittee.
Many other District bills were assigned
to subcommittee for consideration.
subcommittee hearings will be as
follows: Before the public utilities
subcommittee, in the caucus room of
the House Office Building, the bill to
"epeal the tax on street car passengers
across the Highway and Key Bridges.
before the judiciary committee, the bill
to abolish capital punishment in the
District of Columbia
The vote Of the Senate District COM
mittee to make a favorable report to
the Senate on the Capper bill was
ttiheii riI'SI Tic naQ heard
statements by several members OF the
commission on public welfare legisIa-
ton, unanimously favoring the Capper
plan. 1t also conformed to the wishes
of the Commissioners, as expressed
yesterday.
The bill which the committee has
decided to report favorably is sub
Stantially the same measure which
passed the House last year, but failed
of action in the Senate.
Backed by All Bodies.
Justice Frederick l.. Siddons Of the
District Supreme Court, Miss Mabel
Boardman, former District Commits.
sioner; Mrs. Lyman 3. Swormstedt
and John Ihlder, all members of the
local welfare commission, told the
committee the Capper bill represents
conclusions reached after two years
of study. during which time the com
mission learned that the social agencies
and organiza lions of the city were
almost unanimous in support Of this
plan.
This bill would abolish the Board of
Charities, the Board of Children's
Guardians and the Board of Trustees
of the National Training School for
Girls, and consolidate the functions
now performed by those agencies in
the proposed Board of Public Welfare