Evening star., 1926-01-06
PARK BUYING BILL
LISTED FOR ACTION
IN HOUSE MONDAY

Uontinued from First Page1
ury Ninetv-two per cent of this land
has been acquired and only several
small parcels remain hut the appro-
priation has been exhausted and the
Attorney General has ruled that he
will not carry on condemnation pro
ceedings until the other S609.oOa has
been made vailahle.
Lords Idea Different.
Mr.. Zihlman. who is member OF
the National Capital Park Commits
sion. urged that the language of he
original act should he continued. MAX
ing payment for this Ia nd on a 40
30 basis He said, however, tks- Bud
get Director Lords idea was that the
appropria ton should come from the
surplus funds OF the District.
Mr.. Underhill offered an amendment
that il should he taken from the sur
plus fund. and on that basis Mr..
RIs nton agreed not to oppose the
legislation. Representative William
&. Hammer Democrat OF North Caro-
lima. vigorously protested, however.
that this meant the District paving
entirely for the la nd to be acquired.
MIR. Cnderhill expla ined the creation
of the National Capital Park Com
mission. which was supposed to have
an annual appropriation Of 81. 100, ,000t
but which had been cut TO $780,
coo a year for building up the park
system. Mr.. Underhill attacked as "a
hit or-miss" policy the way in which
the government has delayed the ac
QUESTION OF necessary parks and play
ground sites in the National Capital
on program that should have been
COMPLETED wears ago.
| Assaiis ParsimOny.
| lie said that while he fought for the
| lump sum appropriation for the Dis
trict instead OF fixed proportion for
contributions from the Federal Treas
| ury he had no sympathy with a parsi
| monious policy in building up the Ma
| tional Capital.
Mr.. Hammer protested that the fis-
cal relation between the National and
| District governments should go back
| to the $3.50 policy. He said he had
| no patience with a bulIdozins policy
which said Take this and he salts
! ned." He declared that having ac-
knowledged the surplus belonging to
| the District the Congress had no right
/ to again take the money away like
candy from child and use 1t to buy
| Government parks.
Representative Houston, Republi-
can. Delaware, a new member of the
committee. asked. What right have
we TO take this money away from
the District again.
! Mr.. Hammer said that IL it is the
only way in which to get the appro-
prist stions for the parkway connection,
! he would not oppose il, but that
he did resent a parsimonious and
niggardly policy in regard to park
development in the National Ca pital:
! that he was still strongly in favor
OF the $3.50 or 1850 proportion In As
cal relations and thai money for the
seat OF Government should be appro
priated with wisdom and judgment"
Other Measure Backed.
The non-support bill has had the
| the strong recommendation Of the
District Commissioners. Mr.. Under
hill empha sized that the object of the
! bill is TO restore to the Juvenile
Court jurisdiction to hear and deter
mine non.support cases. This court
exercised such jurisdiction concur
rentIv with the Supreme Court Of the
| District until decision was rem
dered by the United Stales Supreme
| Court In the case of United Sta tes VS..
Moreland.
The changes proposed provide for
striking out the provision for a
sentence to hard labor so as to re-
store jurisdiction to the Juvenile
! Court Mr.. Underhill empha sized
| that the welfare of minor children
! is involved in practically all nom
support cases which come before the
| courts and that the need for prompt
| action IL emphatic. This will expe-
| dite action upon such cases. because
the Juvenile Court does not have the
| diversified cases that fill the docket
of other courts.
Letters In support Of the non-sup-
port hill were received by Chairman n
Zihlman. Mr.. Underhill and other
members of the committee from the
| Monday Evening Club. Dorsey W.
HYDE. jr.. president Of the club and
| Mrs. Louis Gutenberg. chairman Of
the clubs Juvenile Court committee,
urged that the bill be acted upon
by the full committee without refer
ence to a subcommittee, in view OF
the fact that a similar bill was
passed by the Sixty eighth Congress.
that there was no known opposition
to the transfer and in order to have
the bill on the calendar for District
day on Monday.
Transfers Announced.
Chairman Zihlman announced the
following changes in subcommittee
sssignments: Mr.. Beers, Republican,
| Pennsylyania, transferred from the
| suhcommittee on the judiciary ana
made chairman OF the subcommittee
on fiscal affairs OF the District: Mr.
| Relker. Republican, New York, trans
ferred from the subcommittee on Ms
cal affairs Of the District and mace
chairman of the subcommittee on
| ,treets highways and traffic; Mr.. NC
I.eod. Republican, Michigan, trans
ferred from the subcommittee on
streets. highways and tratic and mace
| chairman of the subcommittee on the
| judiciary. and Mr.. Reid, Republican n
Illinois. released from the subcommr-
tee on police and nremen and MI
Beers appointed member tnereoi.
At his own request, Mr.. bianton
was made q member OF the suocoin-
mittee on police and hremen ana on
traffic. He explained that ne had
made a special study on these SUBJECTS
and wished to give the supcommteee
the benefit of his findings. Mr.. Gibson
of Vermont, Republican, was made a
member of the subcommittee on police
and hremen and Mr.. Mcleod was
made a member Of the subcommittee
on traftc.
Debate Limit Agreed.
The committee adopted a report
from the special subcommittee on
rules, covering the meetings Of the
committee, the reference of bills u
subccrn naittees and limiting debats IN