Evening star., 1926-09-19
.:CAPpER OUTLINES
II
!. DISTRICT PROGRAM
81
iFavors Traction Merger,
'sBorland Law Modification
~
!, and Bathing Pool Fund.

Merger Of the street railway lines.
on III the Boriand s'feei
paving assessment law. better control
,,.D over the sale o. uanae.o $ Me~i''i.s'
elimination OF raiiICAo 5r<de CROSSINGS
and the appropriation o. iunds to CON
s.I.uct ba,hinS pools We're l.s ed tas'
li~ht by Senator Capp~i'. cna-Ihi1h
!" OF the Senate U.s,rI-, ~Cin.ih~see aS
local proGieiis LhSIy - cave
tention durur;5 The onl.ilS session =.
Congress.
Sena,or Cappyr VS. il Washing or
Yesterday for ,n. fits, tine SHE Io'.-
cress adiouruei and w.ii .caEe ,o'l!@h
'lor the West where h Viii take =
in II . eIei tim cdIipdi5n5. 10 y =
non la vnai a.;,Ir5, the Seila 'o'
q rom lS;,,,s;.s vu.GS>. ale pelir. i-~
harm re,iei iegisla,Ioa would be ~
lime,i.nt az in at th2 short sassioh'
;lid t,ec!aIeG ;>-.,o .li-> nc was o.'f'.'t''
!, to ,ancel la tion VI he ,orelSn "en >.
As i member of the subcommittee
7 bn District ;,,,proprid tio,is. oena.of
Capper said lac w. wi.iinS 70 give
9.are1uT study in December 10 the
,difficultits ,l,a local .u,iio:itle5 nave
encountered in attempting I" on!
land Tor school and JitN @i-ea hh'~s'
the re5.ric .ivn witt -4mits Tie put
chase price 10 25 per .elL above tA-s
assessed value.
Interested in hath, ne PoUl,.
The Seirtsor 5..l:t h. v Is iioA sum
ejenti> ia4nil.r Wit4l The .tc~ua4 o.
eration oi iile iil.I.->4llult To So Nii-tl
Congress sluuid ~ ut the ha>- seS-
sion re..&rdi j., H., bu, indicated
Willingness u 50 in~o The question
this Winter.
AS 10 the relocating cf the market
center of Washington 10 make way
. .or new F'ederaf uui -diitSs. Senator
Capper was not in position 10 eH-
Dress a definite oplnluh, since tlilS
problem arose alter lie lett lhe us
trict. He went on record, however,
Tor the best possible ueve.opment OF
=, a new farmers inarke., holding that
it would be 90 l.e auVali.dee oi the
people of the city to bring the pro-
Queer and the consumer together.
-. Senator Capper seemed deeply IN
/ iereSted In the pldn to eStaNlSn path'
ing facilities for the residents OF the
National Capital, and said it was uii-
fortunate that the city had to go
hdhrough the past Summer without
any pools. The necessary legislation
for two poolS--one for the White anu
i one for the colorcd pupulation---was
enacted at the last session, but the
funds were not appropriated. Sena-
tor Capper said he was con1dent the
appruprlation would be granted at
the coming session.
Fayors Traction Merger. D..
Washington certainly should have
9 a merger ui it's street railway lines,
Senate. Capper declared. lie recall
ed that Congress passed law at the
session previous to the last autnofiZ-
Ing voluntary union OF the trans
porta ton systems, ana added that MS
committee would be glad to consider
any further legislation the Commits
sioners may submit I'm December de-
Hsiencd to accomplish consolidation.
pt lac expressed the beheI THAI the
creation OF separate public utilities
commission, as provided for In a Dlll
which passed both branches or Con-
cress at the last session, would prove
Beneficial III the handing oI u~hl'S
problems. This bill passed too Iate To
, De engrossed and sen. to 'ne fresiueil.
nAbefCre adjournment, but VIII De idiu
before him for signature as Congress
meets. ,
"'rl,e sale of firearms, the measure
IN eliminate railroad grade crossings
and the pending bill TO relieve prop
erly owners from paying more tnah
one assessment for the paving or
street are other matters tide Siioufo :.
be taken up at the coming sessioii'
Chairman Lapper went on.
will Return III November.
"No large city should be without
an ADEQUATE law to regulate Inc SAFE
and possession. Of DANGEROUS WedpoIs:
L feel sule that matter Wall DC sNsn
attention 10y my committee. As 70 .'e
Rnrls nd law, l do not believe property
q owners should have to pay for re-
4 snrS.cing a street after they nave
go heen assessed for pavement.
,rhis question was pending wheh We
aoiourned and | am sure II VIII eoiile
up again this Winter, ,,s;a.
senator Capper said some consul
GRAFTON had been given 10 hoiulhs
meeting of the Senate committee IA
Washington about this tlme, ou' 'na
fron, what he has been able TO learn
there are no questions ol suen
go ;mportance to Justify sucn
n@,.se nr,or TO November. when mem
hars nf the Senate will be retufiilhS
:, The CITY tor the trial or reoef1i
2 Judge George English. ou
- ,I,be t'itiyenS' Advisory COUNCIL
r-,nealIing for the neiShborhood eitl'
gens associations. Is on IecoIu "
r-,rnrt for the outright repeal OF tne
4 pariand law. which assesses hair thS
heas, NJ all street paving on abuttinS
sroner,v owners. The ball pending In
the senate does not go that faf' pu'
,,od;ties II to the extent that prop
artv owner would not be assessed Tor
: . renlacement after he had pald fof
the existing pavement
Optimistic OH &. o. +. Chances.
Turning TO the national outlook Tor
the coming session. Senator eappe.
said that the lIausen pan o. la ~
relief. embodring the ptintipie or tne
equalization fee. undcuoteoi% WIZ oe
advocated by Western SENATORS asa.n'
rr Senator Capper said he dio nv. oe
p Eeve the short session wouiu peInI'.'
of anv effort to revise the tarin scned-
ules from the standpoint OF mhpfoN ihe
the condition OF agriculture.
II am strongly opposed to the sus-
eestion being heard i'll some quarters
t,hat we should cancel our foreign
debts" SAID Senator Capper. me
: money we loaned to Europe was DOR.
i rowed from the American people anu
cancellation would merely transfer
the burden TO them.
Tbe Kansas Senator was optimistic
> over the prospects of the Repuoilcans
10 retain control of the Senate In the
coming elections. He was especially
confident of the outcome in his own
state Kansas, predicting the re.elec-
,ion of Senator Curtis and expressing
the belief that the Republicans may
sain one scat in the House delegation
s. from that State.