Evening star., 1932-07-11
PAROLE BOARD BILL
AND CONTROL Of
|. PLUMBING PASSED
House Approves Measures,
While Senate Votes Kid
naping Law.
PASSAGE is PREDICTED
FOR AUTO SAFETY PLAN
Blaine Objections in Senate Ironed
Out by Amendments-Action De-
layed Because of Length.

The House passed two District bills
today and the Senate one. One of the
House bills would establish a Board of
Parole and indeterminate sentence sys-
tenn for the District of Columbia. After
considerable argument, with Repre-
sentative Stafford. Republican, of Wis
consln, raising objection. the Senate
bill was substituted for the House bill.
Representative Loring Black, Democrat,
OF New York, explained he had intro
cuced this legislation at the request Of
the National Commission on Prison and
Prison Labor and that it carried the
support of the Department of Justice,
which seeks relief for the Federal Parole
Board. by the District Commissioners
ana Dy the General Federation Of Worn-
ems Clubs. Representative Stafford
sought assurances that this iegis- alton
will not make mandatory On the Parole
Board to parole life prisoners after a
service OF IS years. Representative
Black told him that this bill merely
makes them eligible for parole.
kidnapping Bill Passed.
Meanwhile, the Senate passed the
Patterson bill to put more teenth in the
kidnapping laws of the District. but post
poned action on number of other local
measures including the automobile
safety responsibility bill
The kidnapping bill broadens existing
law to cover adults as well as children
and gives the court wide latitude in
fixing penalties up to life imprison-
mert. As it came from committee. it
also gave juries discretion to prescribe
the death penalty. but on motion Of
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin. the death
penalty was eliminated. One other
amendment was made On the flcor.
This bill still requires House action.
1t was found in hearing before the
District Committee that while existing
law covers abduction of children. there
was no adequate provision against kid
naping of adults except where they
were removed from the District.
The safety responsibility bill which
has been on the Senate calendar since
early in the session. appeared almost
certain of passage today, when Senator
Kean of New Jersey, in charge Of the
measure, accepted several amendments
advocated by Senator Blaine. relating
to nonresident drivers. After the
Blaine amendments had been agreed
to. however, Senator Dill. Democrat.
Washington, asked that final action be
postponed. expressing the view that the
out more time.
Public Is Protected.
The purpose Of the bill is to protect
the public by requiring motorists con-
victed of serious traffic offenseS to pro-
vide themcelves with financial response
bility by giving bond or obtaining in
surance for injury or damages that may
result from their operation of motor
vehicles. 1t is intended to reach reck-
less drivers without penalizing careful
motorists
The House also passed a bill to regu-
late plumbing and gas fitting in the
District. Representative Stafford and
others objected to the increase in
license fee from 50 to SIS to $50 as
provided in this bill. The bill was
amended as to make the fee $40 to
s25. Several members argued that to
impose a higher fee would be to take
bread and butter away from deserving
artisans and give an advantage to a
few master plumbers.
Representative LaGuardia expressed
the hope that plumbers in the District
would not have to pay also "an unoffi-
cial fee as they do in many cities and
the only fee they will have TO pay is
the license fee provided by law.