Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-29
Members Are Expected Back
in Capital Next Week,
Headed by Capper.
EXTENSIVE CALENDAR
LOOMS BEFORE GROUP
Real Estate Sale Legislation, Park
Plan, Traffic Problems and
Other Questions to Be Faced.

With an extensive program of local
matters looming ahead of them. most
Of the members of the Senate District
committee are expected back in Wash
ington early next week, and probably
will determine within short time
whether to begin studying District
problems during the remainder of the
special session, or whether to wait for
the opening OF the regular session in
December.
Among those likely to return within
a few days are Senators Capper of Kan
sas. chairman: Blaine of Wisconsin and
Hastings of Delaware.
Senator Blaine is head of the sub
committee which was directed before
the recess to make a study of the need
for new laws in the District dealing
with the sale of real estate and other
securities, the foreclosure Of mortgages
and similar subjects.
Hastings Heads Traffic Group.
Senator Hastings Is head Of the sub
committee on traffic, which made plans
before the recess to study the automo-
bile parking problems in Washington
this Fall. Definite plans for the work
of both these subcommittee are await
ing the return of these Senators.
While the Senate will find its time
ing the remaining two or three months
Of the special session. Senate commit
tees could hold hearings on other
legislation during that time as a step
in preparation for the beginning o.
the regular session in December. The
members of the committee will de-
termine whether they will be able to
start committee consideration OF local
questions while the tariff bill Is being
debated on the floor.
In addition to the question OF real
estate financial problems. Senator
Blaine also has assigned to him the
proposed new code of insurance laws
for the District. on which much work
was done in committee in the old Con-
gress, but which did not pass.
Wide Variety Of Bills.
At the present time there is nothing
before the Senate committee on the
subject of the proposed street railway
merger. the old Congress having ad-
iourned without taking action on the
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nittee had worked out. Since Congress
recessed for the Summer the merger
question has been discussed at intervals
in connection with the rate case before
the Utilities Commission.
During the regular session the Sen
ate District committee will have before
it from time to time a wide variety OF
other bills, considered in previous years,
but left unfinished. There are three
such bills relating to the work Of the
PARK and Planning Commission, name
". the Cramton measure to authorize
the George washington Memorial Park
way along the Potomac from Mount
Vernon to Great Falls and to provloe
for the development Of other park
areas in and around the Capital; the
bill to regulate the exterior design OF
private property fronting on the more
important Federal structures and the
bill to authorize abandonment OF pro-
posed highways rendered unnecessary
bv changes in the highway plan.
Several members of the District com.
mittee. including Senators Jones OF
washington, King of Utah and Sackett
of Kentucky. have been In washington
during the recess.