Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14

for sale of property for delinquent
taxes. Requires House action.
A House bill to make eligible for
Jury service most Government en-
ployes and persons having Govern
ment contracts, all of whom are now
exempt. Some in the Federal and
District services would retain the ex-
emption for special reasons.
Amending sections of the District
Code relating to several offenses. in
Guiding larceny and false pretense,
still awaits House action.
Authorizing the laying of petroleum
pipe lines under Fifteenth street south
east to the Anacostia River.
Bills laid aside until next January
Included an amendment to the traffic
act, to apply the same rules to nom
residents as to residents in the revoca-
ton of permits; authorizing a new
building for the recorder of deeds;
authorizing defendants to waive jury
trial in certain cases in Police Court;
making it compulsory for women to
serve on juries instead of at their
option; a bill amending the work.
mems compensation law, and the air.
port bill.
In connection with the amend
ments to the liquor law Senator Rey-
nolds. Democrat, of North Carolina,
was defeated in an effort to add a
provision that would have defined a
"neighborhood' as an area within
600 feet of an applicant for license
for the purpose of determining who
could object to granting the license.
Corporation Counsel Prettyman said
such an amendment would revive the
controversy over the wet and dry
question in Takoma, D. C. After he
had expressed a belief that the Rey-
nolds amendment would result in kill
ing the entire bill, the amendment
was defeated. Senator King said the
question of defining the word neigh
borhood" in the law could be consid-
cred separately at the next session.
Among the changes the liquor bill
makes in the present law are:
Authorizing the board to suspend
licenses for minor violations which do
not warrant revocation of licenses; to
prohibit customers from buying drinks
before closing hour and remaining on
the premises to drink them after the
hours of legal sale; authorizing
heavier penalties for intoXication or
drinking in public spaces. 1t also
makes several minor changes in the
original act.
The Public Utility Court procedure
bill is in the same form in which it
was previously worked out by Senator
Tydings. In substance, it provides
that the finding of the Utilities Com
mission shall stand unless the utility
noting the appeal satisfies the court
the commission acted in an arbitrary,
capricious or unreasonable manner.
Airport Bill Sidetracked.
The Senate Committee decided to
sidetrack the House airport bill, which
authorized a commission to select a
site and proceed to acquire it. Instead
Senate subcommittee will draft q
new bill authorizing the President to
name a committee to study. the ques-
ton further and submit recon-
mendation to Congress in January.
The Commissioners would be repre-
scented on the committee. This fol-
lows the general thought of the House,
but precludes the commission from
going ahead to select a site without
further action by Congress.
Senator Tydings and McCarran,
Democrats, Of Nevada, will redraft the
airport bill. Senator Tydings sug-
gested that, if created, the proposed
committee carry on confidentially its
study of sites to avoid causing land
prices to go up.
When the Senate group met this
morning the social security experts
had ready rewritten draft of the
unemployment bill, showing some of
the changes, but still calling for a
tax payment by the District govern
ment, rs weeks of benefit payments
o year, and control of a Federal board.
Committee Votes Changes.
However, after Corporation Coun-
sci Prettyman had repeated the ur-
gent appeal Of the Commissioners to
amend these features, the committee
voted to change them.
Prettyman emphasized that no
State has imposed a State unem-
ployment tax on its taxpayers gen.
orally, nor have any Of them gone
as high as rs weeks of benefit pay
ments.
Chairman King pointed out that the
subject necessarily will be expert
mental in the United States for a few
years, and Senator Tydtngs, Demo-
crat, of Maryland, also pointed out
that if it is found desirable to broaden
the plan, 1t can be done by Congress
later.
SECURITY BILL BECOMES LAW.