Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
Gibson Measure for z More
D. c. Supreme Court JUS
tees Expected to Pass.
ANOTHER HEARING
ON LOANS PROPOSAL
Committee to Consider Senate
Changes to Cramton Ne
mortal Parkway Plan.

The coming week will see action in
the House on several important District
measures and others given committee
consideration.
Tomorrow the Gibson bill authorizing
the appointment Of two additional JUS
tees OF the Supreme Court in the Dis
trict is expected to be passed. House
Leader Tilson said that 1t will come up
either tomorrow or Tuesday and Chair
man Simmons of the subcommittee on
District appropriations will support 1t:
The So-called small loans bill,
sponsored by the Russell Sage Founda-
ton and seeking to legalize q AZ per
cent interest rate on loans up to $500,
will be the subject of another hearing
before the House District committee to-
morrow.
Chairman Elliott Of the House COM
Mittee on public buildings and grounds
will call his committee together early
this week to consider the Senate amend
ments to the Cramton bill providing for
the George Washington Memorial Park
way, which safeguards the Great Falls
and gorge of the Potomac. These
amendments are agreeable to Mr..
Cramton and the motion In the House
will probably be to concur in the Senate
amendments.
Hearing for Tuesday.
Tuesday the House District COM
mittee viii give q hearing, principally
for the Opposition to the Moore bill.
which provides for the appointment of
Q commission of nine to study the fiscal
relationship between the Federal and
District governments and to report to
Congress periodically what share Of the
costs Of maintaining the National
Capital should be paid from the Federal
Treasury.
Representative Moore of Virginia,
sponsor Of this measure, has asked the
District Commissioners, the District
auditor, Daniel J. Donovan, and Charles
w. Darr, president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce, to be present
at the hearing. Representative Ross
Collins Of Mississippi, member of the
subcommittee on the District appropria-
ton bill, Is also expected to testify, as
he encouraged Mr.. Moore to introduce
this measure.
Mr.. Moore's position is that the
methods and details pertaining to the
division of the total expense should not
be considered at this hearing, even
though Mr.. Simmons, chairman Of the
and who will lead the opposition, should
invite consideration of such matters.
Inquiry Favored by Moore.
It is clearly indicated by the con-
troversy that Is rife In Congress and
among the people Of the District, es-
pecially between the House and Senate
Mr.. Moore says, that the only fair way
Of handling the matter is to have q
careful inquiry into the facts, followed
by recommendations Mr.. Moore Is pre-
pared to state that the great majority
OF members Of both houses are without
the information to enable them to ar
rive at Just conclusion, and that they
are unwilling to accept the views of
Mr.. Simmons on the one hand and
one or two other men as final.
On Wednesday the House conferees
on the Lehlbach bill to nberalize the
Civil Service retirement law are ex-
pected to report to the House a COM
plete agreement on this measure.
The House District committe will
reopen hearings Wednesday on the
street-railway merger bill which has
Just passed the Senate. Wednesday,
also, the House judiciary committee Is
expected to order q favorable report
on the bill approved by q subcommittee
authorizing the appointment Of two
additional judges for the District Court
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