Evening star., 1937-05-19
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
BAN APPROVED BY
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Favorable Report Is Ordered
as Move to Reconsider
Fails, 7 to 8.
DISTRICT BACKS BILL,
MRS. NORTON SAYS
Seal Attacks Compensation Claims
Of Gobel Firm-Senate Hear
ings to Be Reopened.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Application BY a meat packing
urn tor permit to erect slaughter
house in Benning section resulted
in heated controversy last Fall. Re-
7ecting application, Commissioner
set rigid standards for establish
ment OF such an enterprise in
Washington. Company uas granted
permit, hoUeUer, after it reused
plans to conform nth standards.
Congress took the matter oper after
introduction OF bills to regulate
such industries in District.
Brushing aside all objections, the
full House District Committee TODAY
ordered favorable report on the Nor
ton bill banning slaughter houses and
other forms Of so-called nuisance in
dustries in Washington after defeating
by vote of to 7 a motion to re-
consider its action
1t required barely half an hour for
the House Committee to take the first
definite congressional action on the
zoning legislation, as Senate District
Subcommittee, which held public hear
ings on the companion King bill all
last week prepared to take further tes-
timony this afternoon.
Chairman Norton, who is sponsoring
the anti-nuisance bill in the House,
called it up at the open committee
session. After a brief outline Of its
purposes, she called for a vote on re-
porting the measure. There was no
roll call and the bill was Immediately
ordered reported without discussion.
Gobei Attorney Heard.
Instantly, D. Edward Clarke, attor.
ney for Adolf Gobel, Inc, arose from
his seat and pleaded for Justice"
In the lively debate that ensued Rep
resentatipe Palmisano, Democrat, Of
Maryland moved a reconsideration of
the vote.
As the roll call of the motion to re-
consider was recorded, the eight mem
bers voting against it were Chairman
Norton and Representatives Kennedy,
Maryland; Randolph, West Virginia;
Schultz, Indiana; Nichols. Oklahoma;
McGehee, Mississippi; Biglow. Ohio.
all Democrats, and Shafer, Michigan.
Republican.
The seven voting to reconsider were
Representatives Palmisano, Jenckes,
Indiana; Quinn. Pennsylvania and
Allen, Delaware, Democrats, and
Dirksen, Illinois; Short, Missouri, and
Batew, Massachusetts, Republicans.
The bill is expected to come up in
the House Monday, the next District
day.
Mrs Norton's adroit handling of
difficult committee situation and q
staunch defense of the anti nuisance
measure by Corporation Counsel Ell
wood H. Seal were successful in
smothering attempts to block action at
the last moment.
Chairman Norton called the bill up
at the start Of the open session and,
after briefly outlining its features,
remarked
1T would seem from the hundreds
Of letters that have been received by
this committee that the people Of the
District OF Columbia are in favor Of
this bill"
Schultz Asks Favorable Action.
As she finished, Schultz moved the
committee report the bill favorably.
This motion was carried without any
discussion.
Apparently stunned by the swift
action, the Gobel attorney. Clarke,
arose and said he represented the
Gobel firm, which already has OBJ.
tanned building permit to erect q
slaughter house and rendering plant
near the Benning viaduct. Clarke
pointed out the Senate District Sub
committee was considering Identical
legislation and was now "in the pro.
cess Of taking testimony"
Il know you will want to see justice
done and I plead with you to re-
consider this action until the Senate
Committee has completed its hearing, ="
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