Evening star., 1935-01-08
10 DISTRICT BILLS
HEAD SENATEL|ST
Anti Gambling and Auto
Responsibility Measures
Face Quick Action.

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gambling and automobile responsible
ity measures, will head the list of
business on the Senate calendar as
a result of the prompt action of
the District Committee in reporting
them favorably late yesterday.
Carrying out his intention of speed
ing action on questions that were
considered at the last session, Chair
man King called committee meeting
yesterday afternoon at which the
committee approved his plan. The
Senate will be in recess today and
tomorrow. but if the calendar is called
Thursday, these District measures will
be ready.
Usury Bill on List.
The eight other bills reported favor
ably are:
Strengthening the definition of
usury in the District code. placing
additional safeguards around the
procedure OF recording and releasing
deeds of trust, changing the rules
governing the disposal of property in
the custody of the police property
clerk. allowing the stepchildren of
officers and employees of the United
States residing outside the District
to attend local public schools without
tuition. placing the corporation counsel
on the Healing Arts Commission in
stead OF :. the district attorney, fixing
penalties for unlawful entry on un-
occupied private property. establish
ing the excess-condemnation method
OF acquiring land for public purposes.
and exempting from taxation certain
property Of the Daughters of Union
Veterans of the Civil War.
The Senate Committee also author
lied Chairman King to continue the
subcommittee which last Summer in
Vestigated the financing and proposed
reorganization Of the Mayflover Ho-
tel. Senator Reynolds was on the
subcommittee and Chairman King will
add Senator McCarran of Nevada and
either Senator Austin of Vermont or
Senator Carey of Wyoming. Senator
King said the subcommittee has not
completed its study, and he was au-
thorized to prepare a resolution. ask
ing the Senate for an additional 81 900
to conclude the inquiry.
Reaches Numbers Game.
When the anti-gambling bill was
called up. Chairman King told his COL
leagues it Is very badly needed" and
Senator McCarran inquired if it would
reach the numbers game He was
told that is one of the main purposes
Of the measure.
Senator McCarran filed the favor
able committee report on the motor
lists responsibility bill It does not
make liability insurance compulsory
for all drivers, but provides that if a
motoriSt is convicted of certain serious
trafiic of1enses. or has failed to pay
an accident judgment claim. he must
establish his financial responsibility
before being permitted to drive again.
This financial responsibility may be
established in one of three ways, by
insurance, by bond or by a cash de-
posit.
The purpose of the excess condem-
nation bill is to allow governmental
agencies, in carrying out public i'm
provements, to buy more land than
would be actually used, with authority
to replat and resell the excess area
The object of the plan is to eliminate
or avoid adjacent developments that
would mar the public improvements,
and also to avoid inequities which re-
suit when property owners are left
with small, irregular-shaped parcels of
land after the rest of the parcel Of
area has been acquired by the Gov
ernment
Resolution Presented.
Senator Capper of Kansas yesterday
afternoon reintroduced the joint reso-
luton proposing a constitutional
amendment under which Congress
would be given power to grant the
District of Columbia representation in
House and Senate and the right to
vote for President and Vice President.
Being constitutional amendment. the
resolution was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
The Kansas Senator believes it is a
national disgrace to continue to de-
prive the residents of the seat of gov
eminent of national representation,
and declared a few days ago he has
noted a growth of sentiment outside
of Washington in favor of the pro-
posed constitutional amendment.