Evening star., 1934-04-08
D. c. BILLS BEFORE
HOUSE THIS WEEK
Hope to Pass Majority of
II Measures Now on
Calendar.

With national legislation of ma jor
importance out of the way, the House
this week will devote its attention
chiefly to the District Of Columbia.
BY agreement among the leaders
tomorrow has been designated as
special District day. and an effort will
lie made to pass at least majority
of the II bills now on the calendar
The following day the 1885 District
appropriation bill will be called up
Several days of debate are expected
on this measure.
Pension Bill May Be First.
Chairman Norton of the District
Committee said last night the old age
pension bill probably would be the first
called up. She considers this measure
OF outstanding Importance because it
Will provide relief for all persons 65
years of age or older who have been
residents of the District for 10 years
or more
-Four proposed amendments to the
liquor conIrol act, and bills to legallze
horse racing and professional and
amateur boxing are among the other
measures expected to be acted on. One
of the liquor amendments would re-
move the one license restriction on
chain stores 80 days after enactment
another would substitute stamp tax
for the present report system, a third
would permit drug stores to fill pre-
scriptions with blended whiskey. and
the fourth would permit non conform
inn ctr 70 l,a1I off L.
residential areas
Although the supply bill is sched-
uled to be called up late Tuesday.
Chairman Buchanan of the Appropria-
tons Committee said yesterday he did
not believe the House would be in
a position to reach the measure be-
fore Wednesday. However. he declared
the committee would be ready with the
measure whenever the House is pre-
pared to consider it.
The bill is still before the subcom-
mittee which framed it, but the full
committee probably will meet tomor-
row to act on the measure and re-
port it to the House Debate on the
measure, according to Majority Leader
Byrns, should not last more than
two days.
Follows Recommendations.
The supply bill, according to in
formation which leaked from the sub
committee during the framing of the
measure, follows closely the recon-
mendations of the Budget Bureau.
which transmitted estimates to Con-
gresS calling for appropriations total
ing nearly S36000,0OO.
The subcommittee. it was SAID. ap-
proved reduction of 25 per cent in
water rates, coupled with an increase
in the metered allowance from 1900
to 10000 cubic feet. which is expected
to save water rent payers approx
mately S6O0000 in the coming fiscal
year. Approval also was given a rec
ommendatlon Of Engineer Commits
sioner for part-time operation of the
Georgetown and Southeastern high
temperature incinerators. The South
east incinerator has been inactive
during the current fiscal year because !
funds for its operation were not ap-
propriated.
Chairman Cannon of the subcom-
mittee in charge of the bill has
made plans 10 keep the measure
open" until the last minute so that
any supplemental items. approved by
the Budget Bureau. might be added
before it is reported to the House.
Many Supplemental Items.
The Budget Bureau now has under
consideration a long list of supple
mental items recommended bv the
Commissioners. calling for appropri-
ations in excess of $4.OO0,O0O. These
! supplementals were prepared when it
appeared that the District, on the
basis OF the regular estimates for
1885. would pile up a surplus of un-
obligated tax revenues amounting to
approximately $4,000, ,OOO Tie 10
per cent pay cut restoration and re-
sumption of automatic promotions
however, it is estimated will reduce
, this prospective surplus to about
s300O.o00 and make impossible the |
approval of number of the projects !
proposed in the supplemental esti-
mates.
Reports reaching the Capitol indi-
cate the Budget Bureau may approve
some of the supplemental items, but |
their transmission to Congress will be
DELAYED until the appropriation bill |
reaches the Senate.