Evening star., 1936-05-03
OVER food. c. BILLS
STILL IN CONGRESS
Only Few Expected to Be
Enacted in Short Time
Left of Session.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

action before adjournment, now tenta-
lively set for June /.
Only a few of them, however, are
expected to be enacted into law be-
cause of the few remaining legislative
days assigned to the District before
June /.
Bills Awaiting Action.
The major bills awaiting action. and
their status, follow:
To grant national representation to
the District of Columbia IS. J. -,
H. J. 46D. In House and Senate
Judiciary Committees.
To name avenue in the Mall for
the State of Missouri III. J. 27D. In
House District Committee.
To name avenue in the Mall for
the State of Maine Oh. j. 280). Passed
House. Pending in Senate
To provide holiday in the District
on Thomas Jeffersons birthday Oh. R.
i7s). In House District Committee.
To abolish police trial boards Oh. r.
2734. In House District Committee.
To abolish capital punishment Oh.
r. 2908). In House District Commit
tee.
To establish a police training school
Oh. r. 2858). In House District Com
mittee.
To provide an estate tax in the Dis
-trict Oh. r. 2887). In House District
Committee.
Lunacy Bill Pending.
r. ha 10 n
s45D. In House District Committee.
To amend the gambling laws III R
S460). Passed Senate and pending In
House District Committee.
To amend the mortgage foreclosure
laws Oh. r. 346D. In House District
Committee.
To regulate the small loan business
oh. r. 3463). On Senate calendar
and pending in House District Com
mittee.
To strengthen the prostitution laws
tH r. 3466). Passed Senate and on
House calendar
To establish a District garage cor
poration (H. R. 4l36). In House Dis
trict Committee.
To increase the motor vehicle fueI
tax (H r. 4244). In House District
Committee.
To fix Federal contribution to Dis
trict expense (H, r. 4245). In House
District Committee.
To provide for an income tax in the
District III. R. 4246). In House Dis
trict Committee
r.
weight tax (H. r. 424O. In House
District Committee.
To create the paving tax refund
corporation Oh. r. 428O. In House
District Committee.
To provide for the choice of Dis
trict delegate to Congress III. R
4346). In House District Committee
To enlarge the powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners Oh. r. 434D. 1r
House District Committee.
To provide for the incorporation Of
Yeoman F (H. R. 1852. In House
District Committee.
To amend the banking act to elm
inate double liability Of stockholders
and directors III. r. 5287. In House
District Committee.
To amend the workmen's compen-
sation act III. R. $500. In House
District Committee.
To provide for the elections of dele
gates to political conventions III. r
b443). In House District Committee
To incorporate the National Library
Association (H r. 5614). In House
District Committee.
To amend the eight-hour law Oh.
r. 572O. In House District Com
mittee.
Tag Bill in Senate.
To permit certain House employees
10 use congressional automobile tags
tH. r. 6192). Passed House and pend
ing in Senate District Committee.
To tax public utilities receipts (H,
r. 645D. In House District Commit
tee.
To prevent blindness in infants IS.
1850. Passed Senate and pending in
House District Committee.
To make taxicab operators liable for
damages H. r. 6913). In House Dis
trict Committee.
To fix qualifications for chief en-
gineer of the Fire Department. III
r. 1889. In House District Com
inittee.
To regulate steam engineering (H
r. 1922. In House District Commit
tee
To prohibit vivisection Oh. R. 72s5).
In House District Committee.
To amend police salary act (H. R.
s37D. In House District Committee
To exempt new buildings from tax
alton Oh. R. 7732). In House District
Committee.
To fix qualifications for District
police superintendent (H. r. 8208).
In House District Committee.
To eliminate Police Court jury trials,
except where constitutional rights are
involved (H. R. 8579). On House CAL
endar
To provide for semi annual inspec-
ton of motor vehicles (H. r 8582)
Passed House and pending in Senate
District Committee
To fix qualifications for jurors, re-
moving exemption of women Oh R.
85S3. Passed House. In Senate Dis
trict Committee
To authorize a subway survey Oh.
r. 8662). In House District Commit
tee.
To provide for the revocation of
nonresident drivers licenses III. r.
869O. In House District Committee.
To provide for prohibition in the
District (H. r. 8739. In House Dis
trict Committee
To abolish the indeterminate SEN
tence and parole law and substitute
the Federal system III. r. 8878). In
House District Committee.