Evening star., 1939-07-27
Il D. {. Bills
Go 10 Senate
Soon for Action
Lunocy Measure in
Group Approved by
District Committee

The lunacy bill to relieve crowded
conditions at Gallinger Hospital,
and II other measures approved by
the Senate District Committee late
yesterday will be reported 10 the
Senate today or tomorrow and
taken up at the first opportunity.
The Tydings so-called fair trade
practice bill, however, was post
poned until the committee holds an
other meeting Tuesday, after Sena-
tor Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland
had made favorable report
on it from the subcommittee that
held hearings. The Maryland
Senator agreed to the postponement
to give committee members time to
read the report.
There were indications, however,
that even If the bill is reported out
of committee next week it may be
left on the Senate calendar for
action next January. Chairman
King Of the District Committee will
oppose the bill.
9 Already Passed by House.
The lunacy bill and eight of the
other measures approved yesterday
already have passed the House. The
purpose of the lunacy measure is to
allow officials to transfer serious
mental cases more promptly to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, where COM
plete facilities for treatment are
available. The provision of existing
law requiring all mental patients to
be kept to Gallinger during the 10
day period allowed for court appeal
has resulted in congestion in the
psychopathic wards of that institu-
ton.
The other House approved bills
reported out by the Senate group
are:
To provide for the incorporation
of Group disqualification, Inc, a
non-profit organization.
To enable the District to waive
personal property taxes in the case
of any building association in re-
ceivership. where the taxes would
come out of the money of the de-
positors.
To authorize the Healing Arts
Commission to issue licenses to prac-
tice chiropractic to DR.. George M.
Corriveau and to DR.. Laura T. Cor
riveau.
To make Miss Charlotte E. Hunter
! eligible for retirement benefits under
/ the school teachers retirement law.
Allows D. c. Property Sales.
To enable the Commissioners to
sell real estate no longer required for
municipal purposes.
To amend the new District tax
law to allow the Internal Revenue
Bureau to inspect local income tax
returns, as the District now is al
lowed to inspect Federal returns.
To prohibit the use of any more
space at the Southwest Farmers
Market for any other municipal
purpose.
The three Senate bills approved,
, which still require House action,
are:
To empower the Commissioners
to revise local health regulations
governing the control of commune
cable diseases to conform to prog
ress in medical science.
Extends Refund Claim Time.
To extend from 80 to so days the
time in which gasoline tax refunds
may be applied for, when the gaso-
line is used for other than motor
vehicle operation.
To change the time for holding
examinations under the healing
arts law.
In its favorable report on the
fair trade bill the subcommittee
denied the claim that such laws,
now in effect in A States, sane
ton and protect monopoly.
THE exact opposite of this is
true" the report stated, contending
that it is backed by small, inde-
pendent retailers and is in the in
terest of continued competition. The
bill authorizes manufacturers of
trade-marked articles to make con-
tracts with retailers, fixing the
minimum resale price.