Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
CONGRESS HOLDS CLEAN-UPDAY
ON DISTRICT LEGISLATION
President Signs First Deficiency Appropri-
alton Measure-Funds for Build
ings Also Are Allowed.

1t was cleanup" day on District
legislation yesterday in both houses
or Congress and both day and night
sessions
President Coolidge signed the first
deficiency appropriation bills, which
carried items totaling Sa5.245 for the
District. These include $7.425 for the
District assessors office for the rest
or this year to care for the change
from biennial to annual assessment
$500 for equipment for the Macfar.
land Junior High School, $40, 800 for
uniforms of the Police Department
100000 for uniforms for the Fire De
partment, 800 for salaries and sup
plies for the Public Utilities Commits
sion and $500 for jurors in the
Juvenile Court.
The House completed legislative &C
ton on the annual District appropria
ton bill totaling 1882 1886 by adopt.
ing the conference report, which had
previously been approved by the Sen.
ate.
Buildings Bill Passed.
The appropriations committee re
ported to the House, and the House
promptly passed, the special public
buildings appropriation bill carrying
funds for starting the first year of
the five-year building program, with
an appropriation of S2.275 900 for six
Federal projects in Washington. and
increa sing the limit of cost of the
new Commerce Building by $4,000. 900
and the limit of cost Of the new In.
ternal Revenue Building by $3.50 900.
The Senate passed four District bills
in the night session. and the House
passed 10 District bills in the night
session.
Both House and Senate acted upon
the measure amending the law passed
by the last Congress to regulate the
practice Of architecture. so as to cor
rect a technical defect in the law. Ell
Their the House or Senate will have to
move to substitute the bill passed by
the other branch, so that the action
may be concurrent upon the Identical
draft.
Guardianship Measures Pass.
The Senate passed two bills previ.
ously passed by the House, which COM
pletes legislative action, and which
now go to the President. These meas
ures grew out Of the Fenning case and
are part of the program to safeguard
The House passed six bills on which
the Senate had previously acted favor
ably and which now go to the Presi-
dent for signature.
These are:
Permitting the Public Utilities Com
mission to assess against local public
utilities the costs of making revalua-
tons of these public service corpora
tions to be used as a basis for rate
making.
To eliminate the Michigan avenue
grade crossing (Brookland) at cost of
$375, 900.
To eliminate the three other grade
crossings, at Chestnut street, Takoma
Park: Quarles street. between Benning
and Kenilworth, northeast, and Bates
road, near Terra Gotta, northeast. at
a cost of $4O5 900.
Providing for the widening Of c
street northeast, to form a boulevard
approach to the Anacostia parkway.
To clear the title to the Lucy Webb
Hays National Training School.
Regulates Bass Sale.
7. Regulating the sale of black bass
in the District.
Six other bills passed by the House
last night which have not yet been
acted upon by the Senate are:
Giving the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission control over
land to be acquired under condemna-
ton proceedings, which will prevent
disagreement of the property during
ings so as to unfit 1t for the purposes
for which the condemnation pro-
ceedings were instituted.
f1Ciftun Ia (which yvn.,11 rAry,1it
the District police to hold for not
to exceed 80 days fugitives from JUS
tice wanted in other States.
Proposing reorganization of work
In the recorder Of deeds Office, so as
to give substantive law for establish.
ment Of modern methods of business
administration and to make the
work, where it has been Is months
in arrears, current and to effect q
saving Of $4,000 a year.
The Gilbert bill to amend the law
relating to descent and distribution,
so as to give woman heirs equal prop,
erty right with male heirs.
Permitting the extension of steam
pipe line under public alley from
the Willard Hotel to Child's Restau.
rant.
Providing for the refund from the
L
lumbia Hospital, from which it was
enormously covered into the Treas.
ury.
The four bills passed by the Sen.
ate are as fellows:
Would Control Architecture.
The Shipstead bill, which goes to the
House for action, seeks to insure ap
propriate surroundings for Federal
buildings by giving the Fine Arts
Commission power to pass upon the
height and exterior design of private
structures.
Under the measure the plans fol
private buildings would have to bt
referred to the Fine Arts body If they
are to exceed 40 feet in height and II
the site Is within 200 feet of the Gov
eminent building or reservation.
The bill carries an amendment stipu
lating that buildings fronting on LIZ
Fayette Square shall not exceed s;
feet in height, but shall be subject tt
the approval of the Fine Arts Com
mission If they exceed 40 feet.
Senator Shipstead said he was
prompted to introduce this bill in or
der to safeguard the Government
new building program, as well as eX
listing buildings, from unsightly sur
roundngs.
Gives Right of Appeal.
The architects bill is to perfect Ger
tain features of the existing law fol
the regulation of that profession. I'm
der existing law the action of the
architects examining board in can
ceiling a registration certificate is final
The bill passed last night gives the
architect the right of appeal to the
District Court of Appeals.
Another amendment made by the
pending bill is to clarity the penalty
section of the existing law, which the
Senate committee found was so am
i>i<..o,.c the Dist riot aftArneN's