Evening star., 1933-12-31
PENDING MEASURES
PROVIDE BASIS Of
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King Asks Reports on Many
Which Failed of Action
Last Session.
LIQUOR CONTROL TAKES
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Fiscal Relations and Score Of
Othsr Subjects Are to Get
Attention, However.

AS the first step toward mapping out
a program Of local legislation for the
Sc ,si0r of Congress which gets under
way "Wednesday, Chairman King of the
Senat. District Committee yesterday
forwarded to the Commissioners list
Of t:ra bills left pending in the COM
mittee from .he last session, requesting
reposfs and suggestions on each meas
lEe.
Ir recent weeks discussion Of the
liquor control measure has temporarily
over shadoWed ether local legislation be-
cau:e that is the first problem both
tees will tackle
T lhre are a score of bills on Va
riety of other subjects pending, how
ever. and new ones to be introduced
once the session starts. And as soon
as the liquor bill is out of the way
these other .0cal questions will begin
to come to the front.
Fiscal Relations Pending.
The important issue of fiscal relations
between the Federal and District gov
ernments in meeting the expenses of
the National Capital for example, is
expected to be discussed early IN the
session. While this problem arises an
nually when the District appropriation
bill is reached, due to the difference Of
opinion between the House and SEN
ate over the extent Of the Federal Gov
ernments obligation in the maInte-
nance Of its Capital City, it is likely to
be given attention earlier at this ses-
sion.
This belief is based On the fact that
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, chair
man of the subcommittee in charge
of District appropriations in the Sen
ate, has announced that he plans to
confer With Chairman Cannon Of the
House subcommittee to see if there IS
any prospect Of having a joint study
made of the fiscal relations problem
with a view to arriving az some equlta-
bic solution that would settle the diff
ferences between the two branches.
Senator Thomas several weeks ago
wrote TO Mr.. Cannon, suggesting Joint
study.
Asked Percentage oasis-
Senator Thomas expressed desire N
the letter to see return to some per-
Centage basis Of app0rtionnent between
the United States and District For a
number OF years the local supply bill
has followed the House plan OF lump
SAIAl CNN'dA NO4iNI 4DAhtOAA' -'4% O~'-
non. in replying to the letter. said he
would call the Senator's suggestion to
the attention of the House subcommlt-
tee when it meets.
Another important issue that Will
arise in the Senate District Committee
early in the session is the question OF
whether any of the departments and
branches Of the municipal government
should be reorganized or their functions
rearranged in the interest Of economy
and efficiency. Assistant Corporation
Counsel w. A. Roberts and Auditor D.
]. Donovan have been studying this
subject at the direction of the commit
tee, and are expected to submit their
first report early in the session.
A list of approximately 25 bills pend
ing on the Senate District Committee
calendar from the last session was COM
sistant committee clerk These are the
measures that have gone to the Dis
trict Building for a report from the
Commissioners.
Minor Changes Asked.
Some of them make only minor
changes in existing laws. Others in
clude:
To change the name of B street
southwest TO Independence avenue; to
provide old-age pensions two bills on
OF Kansas and another by Senator
Copeland of New York;; a bill by
Senator King to broaden the gen.
eral powers Of the Commissioners
in making municipal regulations:
bills to regulate the foreclosure OF
mortgages. the method of releasing
deeds of trust. and bill for commits
sion to regulate the licehsing of real
estate brokers and salesmer to author
ize amateur boxing matches In the Dis
trict: to require the furnishing Of heat
III living quarters; to provide tax for
sightseeing vehicles; the Cap1er bill
for the election of the Board of Educa-
ton: the Capper bill revising the tax
alton of public utilities; to provfde for
financial responsibility of owners and
operators of motor vehicles. and the
Wagner bill to create an unemployment
reserve fund
There will be other bills introduced
as the session progresses. One OF them
may provide for establishment Of the
medical examiner system here in place
of the present procedure Of coroner's
juries.
The bill to provide a plan for elimi-
mating alley dwellings and for recon-
structing these areas either for dwell
ing or business purposes passed the Sen
ate last June and is awaiting action by
the House at this session.
The bill to authorize merger Of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
Companies is on the Senate calendar,
having been reported from the District
Committee last May.
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