Evening star., 1932-04-11
ACTION IS RUSHED
ON ) LOCAL BILLS
Busby Attacks House Meth
ods, Charging Two Com
mittees Dominate 1t.

Speaker Garner gave a demonstra-
tion of quick action on legislation by
rushing through the House five Dis
trict bills in way that took the breath
from Chairman Norton and the six OF
seven District Committee members sit
ting around her
AS fast as Mrs. Norton called up q
bill by number the Speaker took charge
and presented the parliamentary mo-
ton and declared action upon them
before Mrs Norton. in charge of the
bills, could present these motions her.
self.
After the House had passed the first
five bills, Representative Busby, Demo
crat, of Mississippi, made point OF
no quorum" which resulted in a roll
call of the House. Mrs. Norton said
Busby had made this call on behalf OF
Representative Patman, Democrat, OF
Texas. who sought an opportunity to
reply to 10-minute speech by Repre-
sentative Parker, Democrat, of Georgia
in opposition to the soldiers bonus bill
before the time of the House was turned
over the District legislation.
Representative BuSby then explained
he objected to the way the House is
being run. claiming two committees are
Committee, which he describes as try
ing in every way to gouge money out
of the people, and the Appropriations
Committee. which, he said is trying to
disrupt and find fault with various
branches of the Government service
Busby said that when he wants to speak
on any other subject than revenue OF
economy measures the Speaker is un-
able to see him. He said he proposes
to find way SO that he can be recog-
nized.
AS a matter of fact, the District bills
that were being rushed through were
on the House calendar and time was
not allowed for debate Where the
other pending measures are called up
there will be opportunity for Patman
Busby and others who desire to express
their views, to be heard on various
subjects.
Bills Receiving Action.
The bills on which the House acted
were:
Granting authority to the superin-
tendent of schools to make appoint
ments of public school employees be-
tween meetings of the Board of Educa-
ton.
To amend the District of Columbia
code. The report of Representative
Palmisano on this bill was that a meas
ure enacted into law 81 years ago per-
mitted societies organized for benevo-
lent, charitable. educational literary
musical, scientific. religious or mission
ary purposes to take. receive, hold and
convey real and personal property, the
clear annual income from which shall
not exceed in value $4,000. The bill
passed today removes the limitation OF
$25,000 and provides instead that in
comes shall be applied to the purposes
of the society.
The Senate resolution for naming the
Sixteenth street entrance to the Ma
tional Capital "Montgomery-Blair Por-
tai"
The Senate bill to require all insllr-
ance corporations formed in the Dis
trict to maintain their principal Offices
within the District This measure was
passed to correct the serious situation
in Texas, which threatened to spread
into other States, resulting from certain
insurance companies organized in the
District claiming they have a Federal
charter placing them beyond State laws
The fifth bill adopted also has passed
the Senate, and provides for punish
ment of false swearing before triaI
boards of the Metropolitan Police and
Fire Departments in the District.