Evening star., 1936-01-05
5DD|STR|CT BILLS
STILL PENDING AS
CONGRESS MEETS
House Can't Act, However,
Until D. c. Day, Set for
January 13.

More than SO District bills intro
duced at the las session of Congress
remain on the calendar Of the Fouse
and Senate for action at the current
session.
Nothing, however. can be done in
the House until the first District day,
January 13. The Senate, on the other
hand. may decide to act on any of the
pending proposals during the coming
week.
The leftover bills, not including
those dropped in the hopper Friday
and yesterday, are as follows:
To grant national representation to
the District of Columbia Is. J. 12).
In Senate Judiciary Committee.
To prevent rent profiteering Oh. J.
1907. In House District Committee.
To remove the Nations Capital to
Kansas Oh. j. 242). In House District
Committee.
To name an avenue in the Mall for
the State of Missouri Oh. j. 27D. In
House District Committee.
To name an avenue in the Mall for
| the State of Maine Oh. j. 28O). Passed
House. Pending in Senate.
To provide holiday in the District
on Thomas Jefferson's birthday Oh. r
17s). In House District Committee.
To abolish police trial boards Oh. r.
2734). In House District Committee.
To abolish capital punishment (H.
r. 29o8). In House District Com
mittee.
To establish a police training school
(H. r. 285O. In House District Com.
mittee.
To provide an estate tax in the Dis
| trict III r. 288O. In House District
Committee.
To amend the lunacy law III. R.
345D. In House District Committee.
To amend the gambling laws (H. r.
346O. Passed Senate and pending in
House District Committee.
To amend the mortgage foreclosure
laws (H. r. 3461). In House District
Committee.
To regulate the small loan business
(H. r. 3463). On Senate calendar
and pending in House District Com
mittee.
To strengthen the prostitution laws
Oh. r. 3466O. Passed Senate and on
House calendar.
To authorize appointment of a COM
mission to select municipal airport
site Oh. r. 3806D. Passed House and
Senate and pending in Conference
Committee.
To provide for creation of a rent
control commission (H. r. 38o9). On
House calendar.
To establish District garage cor
poration III. R. 4136). In House Dis
trict Committee.
To increase the motor vehicle fuel
tax (H. r. 4244). In House District
Committee.
To fix Federal contribution to Dis
trict expenses III. r. 4245). In House
District Committee.
To provide for an income tax in the
District (H. r. 4246). In House Dis
trict Committee.
To provide for a motor vehicle
weight tax Oh. r. 424D. In House
District Committee.
To create the paving tax refund cor
poration Oh. r. 428O. In House Dis
trict Committee.
To permit use Of surplus District
revenues for public projects Oh. r.
4345). In House District Committee.
To provide for the choice of a Dis
trict delegate to Congress Oh. r.
4346). In House District Committee.
To enlarge the powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners CH. r. 4347. In
House District Committee.
To permit reappointment to police
force of c. F. Garry tH. r. 4389) and
D. j. Thompson (H. r. 439o). Both
in House District Committee.
To provide for the incorporation of
Yeomen F III. r. 4752). In House
District Committee.
To fix the membership of the Dis
trict Parole Board Oh. r. 1850. In
House District Committee.
To amend the banking act to elm
mate double liability of stockholders
and directors Oh. r. 5287). In House
To amend the workmen's compen-
sation act. Oh. r. $500. In House
District Committee.
To provide for the election of dele
gates to political conventions (H. R.
5443). In House District Committee.
To incorporate the National Library
Association (H. R. 561G. In House
District Committee.
To amend the eight-hour law (H.
R. 5727). In House District Com
mittee.
To permit certain House employees
to use congressional automobile tags
(H. r. 6192). Passed House and
pending in Senate District Committee.
To tax public utilities receipts (H.
r. 645D. In House District Com
mittee.
To provide for the registration of
beauticians (H. r. $685.. On House
calendar.
To prevent blindness in infants
Is. 2153). Passed Senate and pend
ing in House District Committee.
To make taxicab operators liable
for damages (H. r. 6s15). In House
District Committee.
To amend the teachers salary act
Oh. r. 8577). On House calendar.
To fix qualifications FOR chief en-
gineer of the Fire Department Oh. r.
1850. In House District Committee.
To regulate steam engineering
(H. r. 7292). In House District Com
mittee.
To prohibit vivisection Oh. r. 1880.
In House District Committee.
To amend police salary act (H. r.
737D. In House District Committee.
To amend the minors employment
act to permit children to take part In
dramatics and concerts (H. r. 7505).
On House calendar.
To exempt new buildings from tax
alton Oh. r. 7732). In House District
Committee.
To fix qualifications for District
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