Evening star., 1934-05-28
TAX|CAbLIAb|L|TY
MEASURE BEATEN
General Insurance Bill and
19 Others Are Passed
by House.
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the general automobile liability insur-
ance bill was called up out Of order
and passed.
The bill provides that operators Of
private automobiles who have been
convicted Of charges growing out Of
serious collisions or against whom un-
paid judgments are pending for finan-
cial losses incurred by accidents, must
obtain insurance before their driving
permits will be restored.
In the debate on the taxicab bill
Representatives Palmisano and Dick
son both predicted the taxicab liability
insurance might result In increased
taxi fares.
Dirksen, however, told the House
1t had the choice Of cheap taxi rates
or protection while riding in q cab.
IF you want to carry your own in
surance and II you want everybody
else to carry insurance." he said,
then vote down this bill. But If
you happen to be In one Of the cabs
involved in an accident and 1t costs
you $500 in doctors and hospital bills.
Just shake hands with yourself and
say: Well that represents the money
saved while riding in cheap-rate
taxicabs."
Thirteen Of the 10 bills passed to-
day already have been passed by the
Senate.
The first measure objected to was
the Kelly bill authorizing pensions for
the needy blind. Action on this was
held up due to the objection by Rep
resentative Patman. who held It
should be considered in the commit
tee of the whole rather than In the
House itself.
The measures favorably acted upon
were:
For the relief Of Alfred Alexander
Konrad and Viktor Hohenlohe, under
which the Governmeno could claim
any right, interest or title to two
small adjacent lots of unimproved
real estate on lower F street. 1t has
passed the Senate.
The Patman bill to prevent mis-
representation and deception In the
sale of milk. This measure provides
the name and address of persons or
corporations selling milk or cream
in the District shah be printed on the
side Of each bottle. It goes to the
Senate.
The Norton bill amending the fire
insurance code regarding fire escapes
and other safeguards. especially ap-
plicable to small apartment buildings.
1t has been passed by the Senate.
Lorton Measure Passed.
The bill granting the Federal Pa
role Board the same authority over
District prisoners that the local parole
board now has This measure was
urgently recommended because Of
changed conditions at Lorton Reform
atory. Already passed by the Senate.
The bill granting the same rights
as common carriers under the liquor
control act to river boats In inter-
state commerce to serve patrons liquor
at tables at the same rate Of taxation
as is provided for Pullman car
licenses. No action yet by the Senate.
A bill providing educational oppor-
tunities for children of soldiers, sail
ors and marines who we're killed in
action or died during the World War.
1t goes to the Senate.
There are 100 Of these children re-
siding in the District, more than half
of whom are now between the ages OF
18 and 81. Twenty-Five Of the States
have established scholarships for
these orphans, supplementing Gov
ernment compensation. 1t has not
been acted on by the Senate.
A measure granting a Federal
charter to Columbus University. 1t
has passed the Senate.
The Jenckes bill, authorizing the
District Commissioners to sell the old
Tenley School to the duly authorized
representative of St AIMS Church.
1t now goes to the Senate.
An amendment to the liquor control
law which exempts wholesalers in the
District Of Columbia from paying an
export tax here In addition to the
license fee when the tax has to be
paid in the State In which the liquor
is sold. 1t goes to the Senate for a
hearing before the District Commit
tee Thursday.
The bill designed for the protection
Of holders of industrial life insurance
policies on which weekly payments on
premiums are made. This bill re-
quires that good faith on the part OF
the applicant and the insured shall
constitute q material element in de-
termining the validity of a policy If
payment Of the policy is refused be-
cause of unsound health at or prior
to the date Of the policy. 1t has
passed the Senate
The alley clearance bill which sets
up a revolving fund under which slums
and inhabited alleys can be improved
and resold in the interest Of public
health, morals, safety and welfare.
This has passed the Senate, but goes
to conference.
To exempt the headquarters Of the
American Legion in Washington from
taxation, already through the Senate.
Granting authority to the Interior
Department and the Department Of
Justice to settle claims between private
owners and the Government for small
pieces of property along the Potomac
and Anacostia Rivers and in Rock
Greek Park. Passed by the Senate.
Providing harbor regulations for the
District. The present anchorage ia.
cilities in the Washington Channel
are considered inadequate. The bill
approved today would authorize the
District Commissioners to issue regu-
lations to the entire waterfront an6
to fix penalties. The bill has passed
the Senate.
Street Name Changed.
Changing the name of Four-and-a-
Half street southwest to Fourth street
already passed by the Senate.
Amending the act of the corpora.
ton of Mount Olivet Cemetery. The
purpose of this bill Is to permit the
Mount Olivet Cemetery Co. to use fol
burial purposes q tract Of some II
acres which 1t has owned for q mum.
Der of years adjoining its present
cemetery. Already through the Sen
ate.
To dissolve the Ellen Wilson Me-
mortal Homes. This company was
named in honor Of the first wife
of President Wilson. who took deep
interest in cleaning up inhabited al-