Evening star., 1934-02-27
Five Measures Favored by
D. c. Committee of
Senate.
HAzEN AND ALLEN ASK
EXTENSION OF POWERS
Northeast Citizens Association
Head Urges Caution on Transfer
of Legislative Authority.

Five bills were approved by the
Senate District Committee today at a
meeting held primarily to enable
members to meet the new District
Commissioners, Melvin C. Hazen and
George E. Allen, and to go over vari-
Gus legislative needs of the city.
The measures ordered favorably re-
ported to the Senate were:
A bill creating commission of
three to mark off the boundary line
between the District of Columbia and
Virginia.
An amendment to the code to en-
able local building associations to buy
bonds of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation and carry them as an as
set Of the par value Of the bonds or
to subscribe to shares of any Federal
corporation authorized to lend money
to building and loan associations.
Authorizing Mount Olivet Cemetery
to make an extension to its burial
ground.
Would Clear Titles.
Authorizing Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Attorney General to set
tie claims between the United States
and private owners, to clear the title
Of water front property along the Po-
tomac and Anacostia Rivers.
A bill to give additional safeguards
to holders Of industrial weekly pay
mentS life insurance policies
The DistriCt-V Virginia boundary bill
has passed the House. but the other
four are bills originated in the Senate.
A number of other local issues were
debated between the Commissioners
and committee members. including
the problem of building a sewage dis
posal plant and broadening the gen.
eral powers of the Commissioners to
make regulations on some of the mu-
nicipal questions without coming to
Congress. No action was taken
Evan H. Tucker, president of the
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
ciation, expressed opposition to going
too far in such legislation He said
he had no objection to giving the
Commissioners ample administrative
authority, but did not want to see
legislative powers transferred to the
city heads.
Mortgage Bill Referred.
The King bill to set up a new court
procedure in the foreclosure of mort
cages was referred to a subcommit-
tee composed of Senators Capper of
Kansas and Tydings of Maryland for
report later.
Commissioner Allen suggested that
attention be given to providing the
city with sufficient means of han
ding unemployment after Congress
adjourns. but this problem will be
considered when the District appro-
priation bill is taken up.
Senator Capper inquired what was
being done to eliminate pollution of
the Potomac and other streams around
the Capital, and Chairman King
pointed out that he had arranged last
Summer to have the Public Works
Administration provide funds for max
Ing a thorough study of that problem.
which has been going on in recent
months. Engineer Commissioner Got
walls said he would furnish the COM
mittee with copies of the first section
OF the experts report, which deals
with proposed sewage disposal plant
to treat the sewage before it goes into
the river.
Driver Bill Report Asked.
Senator Capper asked the Commits
sioners to make an early report on
the bill to require financial respon-
sibility from motorists who are con-
victed of serious traffic violations be-
fore they are permitted to drive again
Commissioner Hazen announced
that the Commissioners would make
report this week on a bill pending
in the House TO legalize horse racing
in the District, but did not indicate
what the report would provide
Mrs. J. r. Lyddane headed a dele
CATION from the Parent-Teacher As
sociation of Francis Scott Key School,
asking for funds for a field house at
the Palisades Park and Playground in
Potomac Heights. Senator King sug-
eested this should be taken up with
the Appropriations Subcommittee.