Evening star., 1937-08-22
NAVAL HOSPITAL
AND MILITIA FUNDS
DIE IN CONFERENCE.
Hope for Start of Work on
Them Killed as House
Approves Report.
SMALL CLAIMS PLAN,
LIQUOR BILLS PASSED
Auto Liability Measure Is Voted
as Is $50, 900 for Memorial
Group.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
Hope for activity in the near future
on the new Naval Hospital and tn.
National Guard Armory disappeared
yesterday when the House, rushing
for adjournment, approved the con.
ference report on the third deficiency
bill, from which items for these
projects had been deleted.
The conference report knocked ou
an appropriation OF 100000 to star
work on the hospital, which woulc
eventually cost 81 $50 ,OO0 and omitted
an allotment of $2l0, 900 recommended
by President Roosevelt for purchase
of an armory site at the end OF Easl
Capitol street. The hospital fund,
were slashed on the theory it wa.
not an emergency item and the site
had not yet been decided upon.
Action was taken, however, on sew.
eral other measures important to the
Capital, but the House failed in two
attempts-ona by unanimous consent
and the other by suspension of the
rules-to pass the Camp Springs air
port bill.
Liquor Bills Voted.
1t completed action on the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board amend
ments. the most important of which
sets a limit Of one gallon that ar
individual may bring into the Dis
trict. This is estimated to prevent
a million-dollar leakage in revenues
1t now awaits the Presidents sigma
ture.
1t passed the Small Claims Court
bill which was approved by the Sen.
ate on Friday, and this measure also
goes to the White House
The House also passed the bill de.
signed to promote safety on the high.
ways by requiring proof of financia
responsibility after an accident. The
minimum damage was previously $l0O
but this bill removes that minimum
and requires financial responsibilit,
after any accident resulting in dam.
o6c NA0lAAe IlOWCtCI
The Senate receded on its amend.
ment striking from the bill the item
OF $l,500,000 for the annex buildine
for the Government Printing Once.
$4,000 to Memorial Unit.
The House included the s2,325. .Oo(
for completing the additional buildins
OF the Bureau of Engraving anc
Printing. under total limit Of cos,
Of s6,325 900.
An amendment provided that tn,
money in the District appropriation &C,
for the Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School and library in the Southeas,
section cannot be used before mex,
April. after Congress reassembles. Thi.
was inserted in place of an amendmen,
by Senator Byrnes. Democrat. of South
Caralina to remove restrictions on the
area, so as to postpone a final determi-
nation Of the matter.
The conferees also agreed on an ap-
preparation Of 100000 for the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Commission to keer
the commission and the project alive
until the next session Of Congress has
an opportunity to decide on the site OF
the memorial. since the Tidal Basin
area chosen by the commission was
prohibited by Congress in refusing tc
grant the initial appropriation OF
100000.
The deficiency bill, as passed, also
contains number of small appropria-
ton items for various District agen-
cies, the most important of which are
Transfer Of $4,000 for old-age assist
ance from emergency relief: and for
support Of INDECENT insane Of the Dis
trlct at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
$4,000. These District items are tc
be paid from District taxes in excess
OF the lump-sum Federal contribution