Evening star., 1941-10-11
House Votes
To Add 100
Policemen
Consideration of 6
District Measures
Slated Tuesday
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

prOVlOe lUU dQOltlOnal pOlcemen IN
the District to fight crime wave and
to help solve a bad traffic situation.
The amendment, offered by Chair
man Cochran of the House Commit
tee on Accounts, carries an appro-
priation of s136,570, of which s1I7.-
$40 is from the general fund Of the
District and $4,000 from the high
way fund.
The amendment would reiterate in
law the same provision for a larger
police force which the House by
unanimous consent wrote into a
special bill which passed last August
IS, but which has never been re-
ported by the Senate committee.
There was only brief debate on the
amendment and it was by Repre-
sentative Taber of New York, rank
Ing Republican on the Appropria-
ATOMS Committee; Representative
cochran and Chairman Cannon Of
the Appropriations Committee.
Hopes for Senate Approval.
Since this was recommended BY
the Appropriations Committee and
acted upon by the House two months
ago" Chairman Cannon said. the
committee accepts the amendment.
Representative Cochran said: I'VE
want to stop attacks on women and
give the police sufficient personnel
so that we can hold them RESPONSE
BILE to clean up the situation"
Representative Taber said it was
hoped that the House again acting
unanimously on this provision would
induce the Senate to approve it.
Immediately after the House
passed the lease-lend bill, House
Leader Mccormack moved for ad-
journment until Tuesday, but with
the understanding that District day,
scheduled for Monday, would be
granted on Tuesday.
Mr. Mccormack said: "As custod-
ians of the District, we should be
careful to give prompt action on i'm
portant measures affecting the Dis
trict, and that is and will continue
to be my policy"
Six Measures Due Up.
Six District measures are sched-
uled by Chairman Randolph to be
called up on the next District day
and probably will be passed. These
are: A new vagrancy bill which
eliminates provisions which caused
the President to veto an earlier
measure, an increase of l cent in
gasoline tax; the measure consoli-
dating the Police and Municipal
Courts: provision for establishment
of ground courses in aviation in
District senior high schools; meas
ure to bring District income taxes
into conformity with Federal prac-
tice, and bill TO postpone operation
of the employer merit rating plan
under the Unemployment Compen-
sation Act.
1t is considered unlikely that the
small loans bill will be called up. Its
sponsores, Representative Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and Repre-
sentative Dirksen, Republican, Of
Illinois, who is member of the sub
committee which handled the bill,
are absent from Washington on an
official investigation.
Traffic Is Topic Monday.
The special order of business for
the District Committee Monday is a
discussion of the traffic situation.
Chairman Schultz of the Streets
and Traffic Subcommittee has prom
ised Chairman Randolph that he
will be prepared to discuss the new
bill providing for off-street parking.
A special meeting of the full COM
mittee has been called for Tuesday
morning to consider rent-control
legislation. Representative Dirksen,
ranking minority member, before
leaving Washington consulted with
his Republican colleagues on the
committee, and assured Chairman
Randolph that he will support a
rent control bill.
Favorable report, with minor
amendment, was made late yester-
day by the House Judiciary Com
mittee on a bill introduced by Rep
resentative Sheridan, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania, prohibiting the max
ing or collection of loans to Gov
ernment employees on Government
property. The purpose of this leg
islation, the report explained, rs to
prevent interference with the op-
Grafton of governmental agencie5
and departments by money lenders
soliciting and collecting loans from
Government employees on Govern
ment premises"
The bill exempts Federal credits
unions and the committee amend
ment extends the exemptions ia
State-chartered credit unions.
Sees Interference.
The committee does not believe
that the Government should be put
to expense and trouble and its IA
cilities diverted to the use of private
creditors in the matter of assisting
to enforce payment of obligations
of Government employees" the re-
port said, or ito an interference
with the operation of the depart
ments and agencies"
Favorable report on the bill to
amend the Unemployment Compen-
sation Act by extending the time
limit for filing experience ratings
reports from July l, 1912, to July /.
1914, was made by the House Dis
trict Committee with an amend
ment limiting the delay to one year
instead of two.
The District Unemployment Com
pensation Board" the report said.
has to its credit with the Secretary
of the Treasury, in the District Un-
employment Fund. approximately
s23 ,00O,O 900. The District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board feels
that a reserve of $lO,0O0,000 would
be sufficient to protect solvency OF
the fund. At the present contribu-
ton rate of 2.7 per cent, the benefit
provisions of the act are easily COM
piled with, and additional unneeded
millions are being added to this
fund annually. Under these circum-
stances, it seems inequitable at this
time that many employers in the
District of Columbia should have
their contribution rates increased
above 81 per cent, and in some in
stances as high as 4 per cent, in
order that other EMPLOYERS NAV