Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-16
Job INSURANCE
APPROVAL WILL BE
PRESSED BY KING
Action viii Be Pushed in
Order to Complete Social
Security Program.
DISTRICT WILL SHARE
IN 0LD-AGE PENSION
Leave Bill Must Go Back to House
for Action on Several
Amendments.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

ID m "
With the old-age and blind pensions
bill already passed and sent back to the
House for conference, Chairman King
of the Senate District Committee hopes
to obtain Senate approval this after
noon of the revised unemployment in
surance measure to complete the local
social security program. The Senate
also is due to pass the two Govern
ment employe leave bills this after
noon.
Senator King had the District old
age pension bill approved by unani-
nous consent late yesterday, following
passage of the pension bill for blind
persons Wednesday.
District Is Included.
The old age measure, sponsored
Jointly by Senators Copeland of New
York and Capper of Kansas, will en-
the States in the Federal aid for this
purpose authorized by the national So
eial security program. The Federal
Government will match local old age
payments up to a maximum OF S15,
which would give the benefciaries $50
q month. The District would be free,
however, to give more than $50 if it de-
sired. 1t would apply to needy persons
IS years or over who lived in the Dis
trict for five years out of the preceding
nine years. There are a few Senate
amendments to be acted on by the
House.
The Government employe leave bills
passed the House, but must go back
to that branch for action on several
amendments. One bill restores annual
leave to 80 days and the other cuts
down sick leave to Is days year.
Unused leave under either bill would
be cumulative to 100 days. The Gov
eminent allowed its workers 80 days
of annual leave until the economy act
Of 1882 reduced it to is days.
As soon as the Senate votes on the
unemployment insurance bill the
House is expected to name conferees
to work out an agreement on the
changes the Senate District Commit
tee made.
mcdSuTC Is IlctQ OPs
The House bill to establish new
courts procedure for appeals from de-
cisions of the Public Utilities Commits
sion was held up in the Senate this
afternoon and may go over until the
next session. As it came from the
House it provided that the findings
of the commission on questions of
fact would be final if based on sub
stantial evidence and if not arbitrary
or capricious.
The Senate District Committee
struck out "if based on substantial evil
dence" and added the word "unrea-
sonable." As amended it meant that
the commissions findings on fact
would be final unless found by the
court to be unreasonable, arbitrary
or capricious.
La Toilette Objects.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin, said the bill was an i'm
provement over present procedure, but
objected to the Senate amendment as
weakening the House bill. Chairman
King said the bill has provoked con-
troversy in the past, but that the
amended measure was agreed upon
by all sides at a recent meeting. On
q division vote La Toilette succeeded
in having the Senate amendment
rejected and Chairman King then
postponed further consideration Of the
bill.
Earlier the bill setting up new regu-
lations for small loans was objected
to and probably is sidetracked until
January.
Chance for Enactment.
Although Congress is expected to
adjourn about the middle of next
week, House bills that get through the
Senate this afternoon will have a good
chance of final enactment. Conferees
will lose no time in meeting to adjust
their differences, and when they agree
the conference reports are given the
right of way on the closing days of a
session.
In the unemployment insurance bill
the two major differences are over the
agency to administer the District law
and whether the District government
should be required to pay tax in
addition to the employers pay roll tax.
Other local House bills due to come
up today in the Senate are:
A series of amendments to the liquor
law, including optional authority for
the Commissioners to require local
retailers to buy their stocks from local
wholesalers.
A revised airport bill, calling for a
commission with authority limited to
making further study of the prob
lam and rannrf hank To Hnnnrncr liz,