Evening star., 1935-06-23
OPPOSITION SEEN
OND|STR|CT BILLS
Effort Also viii BE Made to
Eliminate Garnett Clause
From Crime Report.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

The spotlight OF congressional at
tention will center on the District in
the House this week, where efforts are
to be made to pass two highly con-
troversial bills and to eliminate from
the widely criticized crime report a
recommendation for removal Of United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett.
Legislation scheduled for considera-
ton in the House tomorrow, the sec
ond District day of the month, includes
the much-debated airport bill and the
Ellenbogen bill reviving the wartime
Rent Commission, with some amend
atory changes.
Two other District measures are on
the House calendar and may be con-
sidered-a bill to relieve the civilian
Commissioners and the surveyor of
posting a bond and bill to amend
the child labor act to permit children
to take part in public concerts and
dramatic productions.
Close Vote Seen on Garnett.
A move to take the Garnett recon-
mendation out of the crime report,
initiated 10 days ago by Representa-
tive Nichols, Democrat, of Oklahoma,
is to be revived at the regular meeting
of the full District Committee Wednes-
day. It's outcome is still in doubt,
with both the opponents and pro-
ponents predicting victory.
A poll of the committee, however,
indicates that the decision will be
marked by a close vote. A shift of
one vote either way is expected to de-
termine the fate of the Garnett rec
ommendation.
The committee Is composed Of q
members. Latest reports indicate that
10 will vote for the Garnett recon-
mendation and 10 against it, with l
vote-that of Chairman Mary T. Nor
tcn-Still in doubt. Mrs. Norton did
not vote when the committee first
approved the report month ago, and
she declines now even to intimate
whether she proposes to break the
prospective deadlock.
Mrs. Norton does not have to vote,
and Chairman Randolph Of the Crime
Investigating Committee points out
that if she fails to cast her ballot a
1O-to-10 tie would automatically re-
suit in reafirmation of the commit
tees previous action in approving the
report.
Nichols Asked Reconsideration.
The battle over the crime report
will be renewed as result of a mo-
ton made by Nichols at the commit
tee meeting June IL for its reconsid-
Grafton. The committee recessed for
two weeks without passing on the
motion.
In the meantime, strong efforts have
been made on committee members to
have the Garnett recommendation re-
moved from the report. Because of
this, the final action may take the
form of a partisan division with the
Republicans supporting Randolph. a
Democrat, who refuses to waiver from
the original recommendations
According to present indications, the
vote on Nichols motion for reconsid-
Grafton of the crime report, assuming
that the entire membership Of the
committee attends the meeting, will be
as follows:
For reconsideration: Representatives
Palmissno, Democrat, of Maryland;
Patman, Democrat, Of Texas; Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Maryland; Jenckes,
Democrat, of Indiana; Ellenbogen,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania; Quinn,
Democrat. of Pennsylvania; Cole,
Democrat, of New York; McGehee,
Democrat, of Mississippi; Werner,
Democrat, of South Dakota, and
Nichols.
Against reconsideration: Represen-
tatives Randolph, Carpenter, Demo-
Gratis, of Kansas; Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana; Wood. Democrat, of Mis-
souri,; Hull, Progressive, of Wisconsin;
Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois; Short,
Democrat. of Missouri; Brewster, Re-
publican of Maine; Reed, Republican,
of Illinois, and Fenerty, Republican, Of
Pennsylvania.
The bill to amend the child labor
act is scheduled to be the first meas
ure called up In the House tomorrow
when II begins consideration OF the
District calendar The measure to re-
lieve the Commissioners and the sur
veyor Of bond requirement viii next
be called, with the rent control and
airport bills following.
Both the rent control and airport