Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07
FEDERATION BACKS
SCHOOL FARE CUT
Citizens Do Not Specify Ex-
tent of Reduction Asked
of Car Companies.

= The. Federation Of Citizens Associa-
items after nearly two hours Of debate,
last night approved, with amendments
3hG Public Utilities Commissions bill for
lower fares for school children. In
Eteed -of voting for q 2-cent fare, as
Proposed. In the commissions bill, the
federation resolution sought reduced"
fare. The resolution would make the
1edueed fare applicable to AL school
sehildTen resident in the District Of
SGolumbta" and imposed no age limit.
1t provided that administrative details
including the fixing of the fare, be left
JQi the. Public Utilities Commission.
A report on the bill, brought in by
Thomas E Lodge, chairman of the
Eommittee on Laws and Legislation,
ian into trouble almost befroe it was
;nf the Education Committee, interrupt
ed the reading Of the report to demand
that the bill be sent to his committee
- the proper one to handle it.
Clayton Wants Bill.
William Mex. Clayton of the Public
Utilities Committee demanded it for his
group on the ground that it had han
died the bill for 20 years and had by
now acquired q right to it. While the
three committee chairmen wrangled
over the report, 1t was discovered that
The report as read was not the one
adopted by the Legislation Committee
and the report was amended on the
moor to include all children, instead Of
school children.
Several schools of thought developed
during the argument. There were those
who wanted the benefits of the bill for
al children, whether they attended
school or not. Some wanted the bene-
f1tS restricted to public school children !;
some to children on their way to and
from school. One group, led by Edwin
8. Hege Of Chevy Chase, opposed the
-2'oept provision, and wanted either half
9&RNs. or undetermined reduced fares.
% intent were the various delegates on
tmpressing their respective views on
the federation that many delegates
~were shouting at once, and confusion
followed.
The federation declined, by . vote of
~ to Al. to change to the Hare system
Of voting for members Of the Citizens
Advisory Council, after listening to
Walter ]. Millard. field secretary of the
Proportional Representation League, ex-
plain the benefits of the system
"A Hhs federation approved the Capper
Bill authorizing the establishment of
credit unions, providing small loans for
Hnembers not to exceed IL per cent per
year. in the District. An effort waa
made to secure o vote on the Commits
-sAonexs' bill TO amend the Borland act
for assessing the cost of street improve
ss1asnts against abutting property owners
hnt consideration was postponed until
thR next meeting to await q report
from the committee on law and legisla-
ton
Z 1dr. Clayton sought to have the
S1Oderation adopt resolution support
ing Peoples Council Richmond B
Ieechs plea for q public hearing before
The Public Utilities Commission on the
1881 rates Of the Potomac Electric
-egwer Co, and asking the Commission
- grant his request
Opposed by HayenneF.
DK. Havenner took the noor TO o.
poss, this motion, by moving 30 Law
It On the table. The feredation voted
not 70 table 1t, but before action could
soG taken on the resolution Harry N
9tult Of stanton Park, moved 70 ad.
Journ and the motion carried.
Owing to the small amount of bust.
ness accomplished at the meeting, oniS
one standing committee -ihaving re.
ported, DR.. Havenner announced that it
would be necessary to call q specia
meeting next Saturday night to take
up unfinished business.
or. Havenner and A. L. Carruthers
chairman Of the federations Fiscal Re.
latinns Committee, were named to
ypreeent the federation at the hear.
tpes On 6scal relations between the DIS.
tftct and Federal Governments before
the Mapes Committee.