Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-04
SPURS JUDICIARY
UNIT TO AGREE ON
GAMING HEARING
Wet-Dry Discussion Evoked
by Dirksen Move for
Action on Bill.
PALMiSAN0 HOLDS UP
GUYER'S LEGISLATION
Modified Ellenbogen Bill Report.
ed Favorably-Due for Consid.
Grafton Next District Day.

Unexpectedly concentrating on liq-
uor and vice, the House District Com
mittee today fatty rejected a bill to
liberalize the liquor control act and
spurred its Judiciary Subcommittee
into agreement to hold hearings on
the long-pending measure to tighten
the gambling laws.
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois, sponsor of the liquor law
liberalization bill, endeavored to get
the measure approved. but even the
so-called 'wets" on the committee
voted against it. Representative
Schultz, Democrat, of Indiana, was re-
sponsible for forcing hearings on the
anti-gambling measure.
Dirksen's bill, which he introduced
as an answer to the Guyer bill to re-
turn prohibition to the District, would
permit the sale of hard" liquor by
the drink on Sunday after pm. and
extend the deadline on the serving OF
drinks in cocktail rooms. hotels. night
clubs and taverns from II o'clock mid
night until 2 am. Sunday.
Committee Against Liberalizing
Dirksen's move to force action on
his bill precipitated a prolonged wet
dry discussion which disclosed that the
sentiment Of the committee is opposed
at this time to liberalizing the liquor
control law in any respect.
Dirksen, however. explained he
called his bill up before the committee
by request and that personally, he did
not want to make any move that might
break down the barrier" to another
era of prohibition.
incidentally. Representative Palmi-
sano, Democrat. of Maryland. chair
man Of the Judiciary Subcommittee
which has the Guyer bill under con-
sideration, announced. in response TO
questions, that he did not propose to
move the measure at the present ses-
sion of Congress.
las far as am concerned" he said,
there will be no hearings on the
Guyer bill"
Palmisano's subcommittee also has
the bill to tighten the gambling laws
which the Senate passed at the last
session. 1t has langushed there now
for more than year without atten-
ton
Schultz Asks About Delay.
Schultz wanted to know why some
action has not been taken on the
measure. The police are doing ex-
ceptionally good work driving death
from the streets and suppressing gam
bling" he said, but can't under.
stand why some action is not taken
to help them by considering this anti
gambling BILL
We'll, I'm willing to have hear
ing" replied Palmisano. Later he
agreed to arrange for a hearing in the
near future.
Two bills were favorably reported by
the committee and will be placed on
the House calendar in time for con-
sideration Monday, the next so-called
District day" One is modification
of the Ellenbogen bill reviving the
wartime rent commission. The other
is designed to abolish the only fee
Office in the District-the steam boiler
inspector-and place the inspector on
a salary.
Ellenbogen's original bill has been
on the House calendar for nearly a
year. His revised measure, which will
be substituted. does not materially
change the commission plan for reg
ulating and controlling rents.