Evening star., 1933-06-22
SENATE CHAIRMAN
PLANNING T0PUSH
D. c. LEGISLATION
Senator King Confers With
District Officials on Pro-
posed Changes.
REORGANIZATION STUDY
ALREADY is BEING MADE
Utah Democrat Suggests Some
Survey Be Made on Insurance
Laws in Capital.

A plan to obtain prompt considera-
ton for District legislation at the next
session by having the Senate District
Committee gather in Washington sew
eral months ahead of time to map out
program, was outlined today by
Chairman King.
Pointing out that the Senate would
have more time to devote to District
measures during the first few weeks oi
the session in January than it would
have after national legislation begins to
take shape, Senator King said he in
tends to ask District Committee men,
bers to assemble in October to canvass
the slate of proposed bills and decide
on the measures it believes should be
pushed
The Senator made known his inten-
ton to follow this course after spending
several hours at the District Building
yesterday, talking with heads of various
departments and comforting also with
Auditor Donovan and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Roberts, who were
designated to study possible economies
and reorganization proposals for the mu-
nicipal government. The study has not
progressed far enough yet to discuss
definite suggestions for changes, the
Senator said.
Suggests Insurance Changes.
Chairman King visited the insurance
department while at the District Build
ing and suggested to officials there
that they go over the insurance laws
and suggest any changes they believe
should be made in the code, partic-
ularly with respect to fixing rates. The
Senator expressed his own belief that
rates here should be lower on fire in
surance. He said he also wanted to
go over the workmen's compensation
law to determine whether it should
be amended A subcommittee Of the
Senate District Committee was named
during the last session to handle this
question.
District officials also were urged by
the Senate chairman to do everything
possible during the recess Of Congress
to improve the condition of the in
habited alleys under existing laws as
a temporary step pending final action
by Congress on the bill to provide foI
gradual elimination Of alley dwellings
The alley closing bill will come up in
the House early in the next session
having already passed the Senate.
He stopped in for a conference with
Assessor Richards regarding taxation
and assessment problems. These ques-
tionS, which are interviewer into the
broad subject of equitable fiscal rela-
tions between the Federal Government
and the local community in maintain
ing the Capital City, are to be dealt
with at the next session by a special
subcommittee headed by Senator Cope
land of New York. The only comment
Senator King made on this part Of his
visit was to point out that he favors
some change In the tax system to get
away from the intangible personal tax
Discusses Municipal Affairs.
The Senator talked with Commits
sioner Reichelderfer and Corporation
Counsel Bride regarding municipal af-
fairs in general and with Public Wei
fare officials on the status of emer-
gency relief activities.
Although he has not definitely de-
cided on the measures that should make
up the local legislative program for the
next session, Senator King believes that
by having the District Committee con-
vene in October some bills could be
made ready to go on the Senate calen-
dar in the early days Of the session,
when there will not be many national
matters ready for consideration,
In addition to these conferences on
future legislation. Senator King also is
remaining in Washington to map out
the inquiry into milk and other dairy
product prices ordered by the Senate
recently. In this connection. he said
today he has arranged to have two ac-
countants assist the subcommittee in
gathering and compiling statistics.