Evening star., 1927-12-05
80 DISTRICT BILLS
AREF|LED IN HOUSE
ZihIman Measure for Fiscal
Relation Plan Leads in
Importance.

More than so bills covering prac-
tically every phase Of legislation for
the District Of Columbia, are included
among upward of 5000 measures that
already have been presented to the
clerk Of the House for consideration
by the Congress which assembled
today.
In the big batch of general bills are
only about 500 so-called public meas
ures, the big majority being private
bills, generally with reference to PEN
sions for individuals.
Fiscal Relations Bill.
OF outstanding Importance among
the District measures Is the Zihlman
bill, which aims to restore the definite
proportion principle in fiscal relations
between the Federal Government and
the District taxpayers, which Mr.. Zihl-
man has promised will be urged for
prompt action before his committee,
which has not yet been organized.
Among the other District bills are:
Mr.. Zihlman also introduced nine
other measures, as follows:
To exempt the American Institute
Of Architects from taxation on the
Octagon House; to grant exemption to
enlisted chauneurs from payment for
motor drivers permits; to prevent is
suance Of fraudulent securities; to es-
tablish a board Of chiropractic exami-
ners; to provide for acquisition of land
for public buildings and parks in the
District; to enable the Park Commits
sion to cooperate with commissions
representing Maryland and Virginia in
the acquisition of park sites, with an
authorized appropriation Of 5000, 900;
to provide for preservation of the
Great Falls Of the Potomac as a pub
lie park; to amend the act providing
for bathing pools so as to authorize
the construction of IL neighborhood
polls; to authorize the Commissioners
to settle the suits for damages as the
result Of sinking Of streets above the
First street tunnel. These suits ag-
gregate $5S,198, principally against
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the
Commissioners would be authorized to
compromise for not less than $50, 900.
By Representative Blanton of Texas,
to prevent breaches of the public
peace in the District Of Columbia
caused by picketing.
BY Representative Fitzgerald of
Ohio, creating the District of Column
bia insurance fund for the benefit of
employees injured and the dependents
Of employees killed in employment,
providing for the administration of
such fund by the United States EN-
ployes' Compensation Commission and
authorizing an appropriation there
for.
By Representative Fitzgerald of
Ohio. amending so much of the sun.
dry civil act Of June 80, 1906, as re-
lates to the disposition of moneys be-
longing to the deceased inmates of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
By Representative Gambrill of
Maryland, providing for the widening
of the present Defense Highway from
Bladensburg. Md. to Parole. Md.
Fort Appropriation.
BY Representative Linthicum of
Maryland, to authorize an additional
appropriation for Fort McHenry, Md.
BY Representative Mcleod, Michi-
gan, to abolish capital punishment in
the District of Columbia.
By Representative Norm Of Penn.
sylvania, to readjust the pay and al.
ed personnel Of teh Army, Navy. Ma.
rine Corps. Coast Guard. Coast and
Geodetic Survey and the Public
Health Service.
BY Representative Oldfeld Of Arkan.
sas. defining cooperative non-prof1t
life benefit associations with repre-.
sentative form Of government; provid.
ing the terms under which such asso.
Citations may do business in the Dis.
trict of Columbia; providing for the
incorporation of such associations,
manner of taxation, suits, ETC., regu-
lation and control Of the business Of
such associations in the District Of
Columbia, and providing the condi.
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