Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
PARK POLICE BILL
O.K.'DFOR REPORT
House Committee 0mits Pro-
vision to Make HeadIey
Inspector.

Without a dissenting vote the House
District committee today ordered
favorable report on the Blanton bill
combining the United States park
police with the metropolitan police
Importance.
Before acting on the police bill the
full committee accepted the recon-
mendation of the subcommittee strik-
ing out a clause providing for the ap-
pointment of former Inspector Head
ley as an additional inspector under
the combined police forces. 1t also
struck from the bill section abolish
ing existing law under which the
street railway companies now are
paying the salaries of special traffic
policemen at street car intersections.
Omission of these two provisions,
Representative Blanton explained, was
due to the insistence of the District
Commissioners. He pointed out that
provision had been made for the
salary of former Inspector Headley
in the District supply bill and that the
matter of abolishing policemen's sal
aries by the street car companies is
included in the street car merger bill.
Fish Measure Favored.
A bill prohibiting the sale Of large
and small mouthed bass in the District
was ordered reported when MIR. Blan-
ton accepted an amendment including
deep sea. This bill already has been
acted on In the Senate and Blanton
promised to support it in the House.
The fiduciary bill, amending the
District of Columbia code so as to
provide greater safeguards in the
handling of trust funds, also was or
dered reported, as was a Senate bill
to regulate pharmacists and require
permits for the sale of poisons in the
DISTRICT Representative Mcleod of
Michigan was authorized to report
both these bills.
Considerable discussion arose over
the park police bill when Mr.. Blanton
submitted the report of the subcom-
mittee on police and fiFemen. APP.
prevail of the bill, he said, had been
given by the Board of Commissioners,
Mai. Hesse, superintendent Of police;
the Traffic Department and the ctti-
gems Of Washington from whose taxes
the salaries of park policemen are now
being paid
Representative Houston asked II
there were any provision In the bill
which would prevent the chief OF po-
lice from Withdrawing police protec'
ton from the public parks.
He wouldn't dare" replied Mr..
Blanton. He could be impeached for
that"
Clash on Pay Question.
Mr.. Blanton's motion that the sec
ton relating to the pay of traffic
policemen by the street car companies
oe omitted from the bill caused sharp
objection on the part of several com.
mittee members, but these were later
withdrawn. 1t was concluded that
the clause had no place In the bill.
Mr.. Reid declared existing law
which permitted the traction COM
panies to pay the salaries OF police
men was "a monstrosity." In the
opinion of Representative Gilbert
there is no more reason why a private
corporation should pay the salaries
of policemen than in paying the sal
aries of the Commissioners.
In reply to questioning, Mr.. Blan-
ton said the street car companies
were expanding about 100000 in
payments to policemen, and he sug-
gested an amendment whereby this
sum would be turned into the general
fund of the District. Members OBJ
jected that this did not remedy the
policy involved.
Chairman Zihlman declared the
100000 was charged against the
car riders" and Mr.. Houston added
that IL was that much in the COM
panies' pockets"
II object to giving them this $780,
900 unless the companies put 1t to-
ward a reduction In car fares Mr..
Reid interjected.
Under the original provision In the
bill the money now paid to the po-
licemen would be devoted TO the re-
pair of paving between the street
car tracks. Mr.. Blanton withdrew his
amendment and on his suggestion the
committe struck the whole section
out of the bill.
Mr.. Hammer brought up the Ques-
ton of additional teachers in the
District schools and the committee
authorized Chairman Zihlman to
make a fight on the floor for an
amendment to restore the appropri-
alton for II additional teachers.