Evening star., 1938-05-18
D. c. COMMITTEE n
|. RUSHES 1Ob|lLS|
TO HOUSE SlA1|||||| I
Favorable Reports viii
Made in Time for Monday
Consideration. Il
WAY IS PAVED TO SPEE1||
ACTION. ON ALLEY PIN
Ant. .Vivisection Legislation l
0ppossd-Crims Curb Laws
Get No Attention.
BY JAMES 4. CHINN.


Ten bills were rushed to the Hone
calendar today by the District Co..
mittee ut what WAS expected to belljts
last meeting Of the current sessiouISf
Congress. Favorable reports win lRs
made In time for House considerAt1n
Of these bills Monday. the next Distet
day. Hi
The committee also paved the w
for quick action ON . bill CHANGING
the Alley Dwelling Authority lawIto
set In motion . comprehensive -.
gram Of sl,m clearance and low r34t
housing development In Washingtp.
This measure was referred TO ne
judiciary Subcommittee which NAS
given authority TO- report Il dirstv
to the House. The subcommittee NJ
mediately arranged to hold . heas.6g
On the bill tomorrow ct 1880 am.
Measures Approved. Hi
Bills approved BY the commiefee
follow: IE
/. TO establish fair trade practs
act for the District By which the pr1oes
Of trade marked articles would ne
regulated. H
2. To establish Q commissiou to y
lect . design for an cmcial nag Mr
the District. Hi
3. To exempt from both local a6
national taxation District-owned pcS1-
erty Of the Y. W. q. A. IN
1. To clarity the definition Of M.
der In the firSt decree. iii
5. To tighten existing law with +
spect to the distribution and sale'6 6
narcotic drugs. .iN
8. To modernise the District zonjllg
Act.
!. 10 correct IN error In the ~
Revenue Act to prevent creditins kf
personal property tax payments "a
motor vehicles against ths bsasin6s
privilege tax. II
3. 10 extend until October. 1910, ~
period allowed the Baltimore d 0aao
and PennsyIvanis railroads 70 COZ
shuct bridges connecting Brentwo9d
road and r street NE with New Yq1k
ayente.
.. TO modefnise and hrrmanise s
procssnzrs for handling insan y
10. 10 change TIM name of Dsniel
rco43g.W. 10 Oregon avenue and 70 M
Mans the present Oregon avefe
Swan street. HI
Nichels Insasts On Hearings.
Considerable discussion preceded ~
ton on the bill to amend the Alleg
Dwelling Authority Act. Represente-
tive Nichols. Democrat Of Oklahou1a
insisted hearings be held On the lnea3-
ure and that = change Be mads r.
quiring that funds idvanced for alum
clearance come out Of the Distrlst
Treasury instead of the Federal Trea1-
ury. al
The House is not going to pass tbs
bill Is long Is It provides for drawing
on the Federal Treasury for funds 1){r
the benefit Of the people Of the -
trict," he warned.
Unfavorable reports were made -
IN anti-yivisection bill which wogli
prevent experiments ON living dogs 81
two drastic crime control measu53s
pending before the committee virtual
died from inactio0.
Mr.. Nichols, author Of one Of ~
crime control hills told the commit-
tee its failure to approve It "will maSe
Warrington one Of the most attracttje
cities IN the United states for crin&
mails"
Death Penalty Prescribed.
The other crime control measrat.
was sponsored By RepresentatfiI.
Schultz, Democrat Of Indiana shortI,
after he was held up and robbed se-
eral months ago. Both bills prescrs
the death penalty for the secoAh
o0ense Of armed robbery. Mr.. Nich{ks
offered 10 amend his MEASURE to malb
LIE innprisonment the maximum pei
atty, but the committee declined b
approve this change on the ground
the bfll would still remove from tlGe
Jurisdiction Of the courts the right b
AZ . minimum penalty. II
The committee authorized Chairm3h
Palmisen0, on motion Of Represent
ative Hull. Progressive, Of WIsconsi&,
20 procure larger quarters for cole
mittee meetings at the next sessionln