Evening star., 1936-06-03
HOUSE COMMITTEE
|NDORSES PLAN TO
AID IDLE BY SCRIP
District Group Authorizes
Introduction of Green
way Bill.
MEASURE SUPPORTED
BY INITIATION LEADER
Cooperation of Private Employ
ers Required to Make Pro-
posal Effective.
BY JAMES f. CHINN.


REPRESENTATIVE Isabella Greenways
plan for alleviating WaShington's un-
emplovment situation with the use OF
"anticipatory revenue certificates was
Endorsed today by the House District
Committee.
A bill authorizing Introduction OF the
plan was ordered favorably reported
and Mrs. Greenway was commended
for the interest she has taken in the
movement to aid the unemployed.
Although Mrs. Greenway contends
the use of the "anticipatory revenue
certificates" would not constitute an
inf1ationary step, the motion for COM
mittee approval of her bill was made
bv Representative Patman. Democrat
of Texas. leader of the House imitation
bloc.
Briefly, Mrs. Greenways plan pro-
poses that private employers absorb
the unemployed, and pay them with
the "anticipatory revenue certificates
instead of currency. The certificates
would be issued in denominations OF
81 each and accepted at face value
bv all merchants participating in the
plan. Each week. a 2-cent revenue
stamp would have to be placed on the
certificate to keep it in circulation. AT
the end of So weeks, the certificate
would be redeemed by the District
government with United States cur
rency In the SO weeks. each GER
tificate would yield Sl.06 through the
stamps placed on it each week. OF
that amount. 81 would go into a re-
demption fund, and the remaining 6
cents, according to Mrs. Greenway,
would cover the cost of administration.
Explains Bill "Permissive."
Patman explained to the commit
fee that Mrs. Greenways bill was
'permissive. and that the plan would
not be put into effect unless the
of private employers in the District.
He urged that the measure be re-
ported to the House as soon as pos
Sible so action can be take's on it
before adjournment of Congress.
The only objection to the bill was
raised by Representative Ellenbogen,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania. who de-
scribed the plan as pretty far-reach-
ing"
Mrs. Greenway appeared before the
committee after her bill was ordered
fsvorably reported. and when told of
the action remarked enthusiastically:
L hope some day you will feel very
proud Of taking this step"
Lauded by Mrs. Norton.
Chairman Norton told her the COM
mittee felt "she had rendered a great
service to the District
We want to thank you" she said,
"for all the time you have devoted in
the interest Of the unemployed and
the money you have spent in working
out the plan"
Mrs. Greenway wants the plan to
be tried as an experiment in the
District. She believes if it works sue
cessfully here. it will be adopted on
Nation wide scale and eventually solve
the country's unemployment problem.
The committee also gave renewed
impetus to the proposed investigation
OF the service of the Capital Transit
Co.. and directed that it be undertaken
without delay. Representative Hull,
Progressive, of Wisconsin, who initial
ed the inquiry, was added to the
Streets and Traffic Subcommittee,
which viii make the inquiry.
Time Held Insufficient.
Patman, chairman of the subcom-
mittee, pointed out there would be
insufficient time before the adjourn
ment of Congress to make an exhauS-
tive investigation. Hull said he believed
the subcommittee could get sufficient
information from the Public Utilities
Commission before adjournment to
determine whether the mass trans
portation service is adequate.
An effort was made by Representa-
tive Schultz, Democrat, of Indiana, to
have the committee reconsider its
action in tabling a bill that would au-
thoriZe the Commissioners to refund
enormously paid taxes to various oil
companies. Several members, including
Hull and Representative Quinn, Demo-
crat. Of Pennsylvania, registered Wig
orous objection.