Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
DISTRICT DAY URGED
IN HOUSE TO CLEAR
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Mcleod Will Ask TiIson to
Set Aside Time for Bills
Reported On.
INTENDS TO SUGGEST
APRIL Ia FOR ACTION
Expects Committee to Act This
Week on Automobile Respon-
sibility Proposal.

So many bills relating to the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, supported by favor
able reports from the District commit
tee, have piled up on the legislative
calendar awaiting action by the House
at this session that Representative Clar-
ence l.. Mcleod of Michigan, acting
chairman Of the committee, has deter
mined to urge Majority Leader Tilson
and other House leaders to set aside
a regular District day in the imme-
diate future to consider as many of
them as possible.
Many of these measures are OF
great importance to the people of
washington" said Acting Chairman
Mcleod yesterday. 1T is time that the
House leaders agreed to give us at least
one full day to devote to District BUSH
ness. We have not had a full District
day In the House at this session-in
five months"
Mr.. Mcleod said he expected to talk
with Representative Tilson, the majority
Leader, tomorrow and show him tl1A
Importance OF giving attention to Dis.
trlct legislation without further delay.
Hopes for Regular Day.
My intention is to suggest Monday.
april IA, as the first real District day
OF the session." said Mr.. Mcleod.
Mr.. Mcleod hopes that the House
leaders will agree thereafter to set aside
other regular District days to be de-
voted entirely to local business, before
the session ends.
There is no present reason, in Mr..
McLeod's opinion, why the House should
not devote more time to District busi-
ness, as 1t has disposed of most of the
important and Immediately pressing
legislation of national character.
When he talks with Majority Leader
T1lson he will be armed with a list of
the bills favorably reported by the Dis
trlct committee, which now are en- the
House calendar ready TO be voted on.
IN ADDITION to these measures there
are several others still in committee
which he expects will be reported fa.
vorably before Monday, April IA.
Ihere are approximately Is District
bills already on the House calendar.
backed by favorable committee re-
ports. By week from tomorrow, there
may be a dozen and half such n1eas-
ures ready for House consideration.
Text Book DAY Was Similar.
The nearest thing to a District day
that there has been in the House at
this session was the day when the
House considered and passed the free
textbook bill for the public schools.
That measure was called up under q
special arrangement and no other Dis
trict legislation was voted on.
Among the measures that have been
favorably reported by the District COM
m1ttee and are awaiting action by the
House are these:
The bill to regulate the sale of pistols
and other dangerous weapons In the
District; the bill to provide for the
closing Of Center Market June 80,
which may be amended to make the
date September /, the policemen's
and f1remen'S pay increase bill, the bill
to authorize amateur boxing in the Dis.
trict, the bill to authorize the Commits
Sioners to settle claims against the Dis
trict under certain conditions, the bill
ground and the bill to change the
method of appointing the members of
the Board of Public Welfare.
There are other important measures
on the list which Mr.. Mcleod was pre-
pairing yesterday to lay before Majority
Leader Tilson. All of these measures
have been fully explained in The Star
at various times.
Acting Chairman Mcleod expects that
the District committee this week will
report the bill he has introduced to
require automobile drivers, who have
been convicted of reckless driving or
in "hit-and-run" cases, to take out liza
|. bility insurance or give proof of their
ability to pay damages in case of any
future accident, before they are per-
nitted to continue driving.
This is known as the Mcleod safety
responsibility bill. 1t is sponsored by
the American Automobile Association.
Mr.. Mcleod does not anticipate that
there will be any difficulty in getting
action upon it at the proper time.
Another important measure that
might be ready for consideration by
the House, If Monday, April IA, is made
District day." is the street car merger
proposal, which also in its present form
provides for 2-cent car fare for school
children.
The merger bill has been favorably
reported by the subcommittee on pub
lie utilities, of which Mr.. Mcleod is
chairman, but there is no certainty yet
that the full committee will approve 1t
or that it will act upon 1t one way or
the other this week.
Senate May Act Tomorrow.
Local legislation favorably reported
by the Senate District committee dur
ing the past few weeks will have q
chance of being considered in the SEN
ate tomorrow, If, as seems likely, a part
of the day is devoted to bills on tie
calendar.
Among the more important District
measures that have been placed on the
calendar by Senator Capper's commit
tee are the airport bill, the proposed
pay increase for policemen and fire.
men and the bill to increase the limit
of cost for the proposed children's
tuberculosis sanatorium.
Two other bills on the Senate calen-
dar relate to the program of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning COM
mission. One would authorize the exc
change Of certain areas of land in the
Klingle Ford Valley, and the other is
to effect the consolidation of the Tur.
key Thicket playground, recreation and
athletic field. There are a number of
smaller bills that have been reported,
and likely to be reached as soon as the
calendar Is called.
Senator Howell, Republican Of Me-
braska, has pending on the calendar q
resolution to authorize the erection in
Washington Of a memorial to the late
William Jennings Bryan.
Physician Found Dead.