Evening star., 1941-07-22
Only Minor Bills
Are Reported
Group
Recreation Measure
Senate Hearing Set
For Thursday

The Senate District Committee
today reported seven minor bills,
referred five to subcommittee and
after discussion placed three on the
calendar for consideration at an
other meeting of the District Com
mittee next week,
The recreational bill and the mea-
sure for setting up an accident pre-
vention board we're referred TO a
subcommittee composed of Senators
McCarran of Nevada, Tydings of
Maryland and Capper of Kansas.
Two bills providing amendments to
the present law regarding the care
Of certain dependent children were
referred to subcommittee yet to be
appointed. The voluntary appren-
ticeship bill sponsored by Senator
Bridges was also referred to a sub
committee
Chairman McCarran said hear
ing will be held Thursday at 10 am.
on the recreational bill.
The seven bills favorably reported
included bill to add the House
tally clerk to the list of other con-
gressionat employees to receive spe-
cial courtesy tags. 1t was amended,
on suggestion of Representative
Burton, to provide general legisla-
tion covering the issuance of special
tags to Capitol employees, who are
to be certified by the clerk of the
House and the secretary of the
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Pipe Line Authorized.
Another bill favorably reporte3
would permit the admission of fol-
elgn service insane to st. Elizabeth
Hospital for temporary treatment.
This measure carries amendment,
recommended by the State Depart
ment to admit few other employees.
The third bill reported would per-
NIT the construction of pipe lines
in the District in the vicinity of
Thirteenth and M streets Sc. An
other would authorize the Federal
Securities Administration to accept
gifts of money for the construction
Of buildings at st. Elizabeths Hos
| pital, as is permitted for other Dis
trict institutions.
Also favorably reported Is a bill
which would authorize the burial of
persons now receiving relief as
needy blind.
Under another bill District en-
ployes testifying for the Federal
Government and Federal employees
testifying for the District govern
ment would not lose time off or
pay for the day on which they
were witnesses. This legislation vas
advocated by Corporation Counsel
Raymond Keech.
Relief Records Confidential.
The committee also approved q
bill which would provide that the
records of all persons receiving re-
lief be kept confidential in order
to bring the District law in con-
formity with the Federal social Sc
curity law.
William j. Thompkins urged the
committee to increase the authori-
zation for new recorder Of deeds
building from s45o,OO0 to $500 900.
1nIS Is one OF tne 0lllS which is
scheduled for consideration by the
full committee next week.
The committee amended a bill
providing for fingerprinting of per-
sons who wish to buy fire arms by
directing that f1ngerprinting be
done by the Police Department and
that the Police Department investi-
gate the persons seeking to buy
arms.
The third bill to come up next
week is sponsored by Senator Nc
Carran and proposes to lift the
limitation in the present law that
employees of the Public Utilities
Commission must not have voted
elsewhere. Chairman McCarran
pointed out that this restriction pre-
vents employment of many long
time residents of the District.