Evening star., 1926-04-05
DISTRICT MEASURES
GIVEN APPROVAL
Land Trade and Mothers IN
heritanCe Bills Included
in House Reports.

The House District committee at a
special meeting today, favorably re-
ported three bills and approved com
&. mittee amendments to be offered on
the garbage plant bill, which is await
D. ing action on the District calendar
The three bills ordered reported are:
one to liberaliZe the school teachers
retirement law; another authorizing
the District Commissioners to trade
certain land at Thirteenth and Cpshur
streets fo, privately owned land in
order 70 square up some Objectionable
boundary lines, and the bill drafted
by the Women's National Party and
sponsored by Representative Reid, Re.
publican. of Illinois, amending the
District code so as to give mothers
and Grandmothers equal inheritance
rights with fathers and erandfathers.
Chairman Zihlman expected to
have ready for presentation to the
committee today the bill which he
was authorized by the subcommittee
ON public utilities to have drafted,
providing for a new public utilities
commission of three members with a
PEOPLES counsel, distinct from the
Board of District Commissioners
and carrying a statement favorinG
u half-rate car fare for Schol chill
dren. The legislative drafting serv-
ice had not time. to complete its work
on this measure, which Chairman
Zihlman now expects to have ready
for the regular meeting of the Dis
uict committee on Wednesday.
BOttIers Ask Protection.
Representatives of soda water
manufacturers>and bottlers and other
beverages appeared before a sub
committee today TO ask that they be
granted the same protection as given
+" milk dealers under the So-called
milk bottle bill
Mr.. Blanton served notice that Rep
resentative Smithwick, Democrat, of
Florida. objects to certain features of
The milk bottle bill on the ground that
II would interfere with small operators
snd give the big operators an adj
vantage If the bill was reported he
reserved the right to file a minority
report containing Mr. Smithwick's
views.
Representative Houston of Della
ware stated that he is not satisfied
with the milk bottle bill The sub
committee adjourned to meet for fur
lher hearings next week.
Amendments Are Adopted.
Representative Gibson explained TO
Aio COiIiiillllSe IIidl he ildu personally
conferred with the Attorney General
regarding the bill already on the Dis
trict calendar in the House providing
for acquisition Of land at Cockpit
Point, Va, for a, permanent District
owned garbage disposal plant He
sought counsel with the Attorney
General to meet objections raised in
The committee by Mr.. Reid. He laid
before the committee Two amend
ments prepared by the corporation
counsel and Attorney General which
do not yet meet Mr.. Reid s objections
These were adopted as committee
amendments. Mr.. Reid protested that
ar effort is being made in this bill
to amend the Constitution of the
United States. Mr.. Blanton empha-
sized that action on the bill will prob
ably mean condemnation proceedings
to acquire the property. as the Dis
trlct officials and owners Of. the land
have been unable to reach any agree
ment on purchase price.
Mr.. Gibson. as chairman of the sub
committee on parks and Fairgrounds
reported favorable action by the sub
committee on the Reno subdivision to
be developed as a model community
settlement. He said that during hear
ings no objection had been voiced,
but that today a delegation of citi-
gems appeared asking TO be heard.
Action on the Reno proposition was
deferred by the full committee
Hearings are to be re-opened also