Evening star., 1933-02-25
Bondsmen, School Food, Air.
port and Pipeline Measures
Reported.
DECLINES TO APPROVE
RAIL CLAIM LEGISLATION
Mcmillan Speaks in Behalf of Plan
to Have Hoover Airfeld Taken
Over by City.

Four bills were favorably reported to-
day at special meeting of the House
District Committee.
These measures include that regulat-
Ing the business of professional bonds
men; that authorizing free lunches In
public and parochial schools for under
nourtshed children; the Mcmillan air.
port bill, and bill authorizing pipe
line under First street between L and M
streets northeast.
The committee again declined to re-
port out the bill which would authorize
the claim Of the Washington-Alexan
dria and Mount Vernon Railway Co.
against the Federal Government due to
the taking away of its Washington ter
minal because of the Federal building
program, to be tried on its merits in
the Court Of Claims.
Bond Report Unanimous.
BY unanimous vote the committee
reported the bill to regulate the bust
ness Of executing bonds for compensa-
ton in criminal cases, sponsored by
Representative Gilbert, Democrat, OF
Kentucky, who was ordered to write
the report. This bill unanimously
passed the Senate and had twice pre-
vtously passed the House. The COM
mtttee has often been told that 1t is
one Of the most imperative needs in
the District for improving the admins
tration Of justice.
The committee also unanimously re-
ported the bill sponsored by Representa-
tive Mcleod, Republican, of Michigan
authorizing an appropriation of $4O,-
600 to provide for furnishing food to
children attending schools in the Dis
ri yIvifh Lol
by the corporation counselS Office tc
put the administration Of this free
lunch service in the hands of the Board
of Education instead of the health
service. Representative Mcleod was
instructed to draft the report.
The committee reserved the right not
to make the favorable report on the
bill introduced by Representative Glib
son, Republican, Of Vermont, authoriz-
ing the Commissioners to grant a per-
nit to the Jacobs Transfer & Storage
Co. to construct an oil and gasoline
pipe line under First street northeast
between l. and M streets, if the Dis
trict Commissioners are opposed to this
legislation.
Mcmillan Urges Bill.
Representative Mcmillan. Democrat
OF South Carolina appeared before ths
committee urging that his bill to have
the Hoover Airport taken over by the
District government be reported. He
assured the committee that no effori
will be made to have this bill acted
upon in the House this session and tina,
the purpose in getting the report was
merely that the company now holding
lease soon to expire might be in a
position to negotiate for continuance OF
the lease. He told the committee that
the airport is losing proposition. with
an annual deficit Of about 5000
which would be charged against the
revenues Of the District and that pas
sage of his bill would mean not one
dollar of cost to the people of the
country. He said the measure has the
support of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Washington Board of Trade
Representative Patman, Democrat. OF
Texas questioned him regarding the an
ticipated annual deficit and reserved all
rights to oppose the bill.