Evening star., 1942-04-26
House SET 10 Act
On Funds
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Resolution Will Ask
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Appropriations totaling approxi-
mately SLOT ,0O0. 900 for Greater
Washington. intended largely to
meet urgent emergency needs. viii
be acted on by the House this week.
Chairman Cannon OF the House
Appropriations Committee win ask
the House tomorrow to make avail
able the S50,000,D00 for District de.
fense housing authorized under the
Lanham Act. He said that the De-
ficiency Subcommittee in co-opera-
ton with the District Appropria-
tions Subcommittee viii seek House
approval of his resolution Tuesday
or Wednesday, and he anticipates
prompt passage.
The District subcommittee tonor-
row will start to mark up the
$57 100000 appropriation bill--the
largest ever presented for support
of the National Capital. Chairman
Mahon hopes to be able TO get the
measure before the House the latter
part of the week.
win Cali Up Four Bills.
Chairman Randolph OF the House
District Committee expects to call
up four bills on District day" In
the House tomorrow. The principal
piece of legislation is an amend
ment to the District income tax law,
drafted to satisfy protests against
the present 5 per cent tax on net
profits of corporations on goods
sold here. The change would mean
a loss of approximately $ls5, 900 OF
expected revenue, according to Cor
poration Counsel Richmond B.
Keech. but the $40 license fee fea-
ture will be. retained. without It
the District would be unable to de-
tect tax dodgers. The District Com
mittee recommended the amend-
ment because of Nationwide pro-
tests from manufacturers.
A measure TO modify driving tests
for operators of funeral cars and
ambulances, now required to pass
the same examination as taxicab
drivers, also will be called up. The
change would obviate ambulance
and funeral car drivers obligation
to wear badges.
School Custodians' Pay.
The third bill Is one TO permit
school custodians to receive pay
from the Federal Government for
overtime work in connection with
civil service, civilian defense and
draft board activities In school
buildings.
The fourth measure would permit
the Alley Dwelling Authority to bor-
row from private as well as public
sources on property acquired In con-
nection with slum-clearance prof.
ects.
The District Committee expects to
finish tomorrow it's hearings on tho
bill sponsored. by Chairman RAN
dolph, at the request OF the Conn
mission on Licensure. which would
require any physician to prove
American citizenship before being
granted license to practice medi-
cine In the District. The legislation
is generally referred to as the an
American doctors bill. DIR. Thomas
Parran, surgeon general of the Pub
lie Health Service, is the only wit
ness scheduled for tomorrow. He
has been quoted as being opposed to
the bill
Ruhiand Supplies Statistics.
DR.. George C. Ruhland, District
health officer, has supplied the COM
mittee with statistics to show that
the District needs additional doctors
far less than any State or depend
ency. He Is secretary treasurer of
the commission urging the Ieeisla-
tion. Members Of the commission
are: Commissioner Young. DR..
FRANK w. Ballou, superintendent OF
schools; John w. Studebaker
United States commissioner of edn,
cation, and District Attorney Ed.
ward M. Curran.
Statistics for the l0-year period
before the 1910 census show that
tne ratio OF medical doctors per
l,OO0 residents in the District ran
from 3.32 to 4.6 per cent, the high
est ratio of any place in the world.
The Canal Zone ranks second with
~~~NS--eS VA osAOs WE'VE 0JaEeS
nave less than l per cent OF doctors
per 1000 persons. Only New York
state, with a percentage OF 2.i2.
ranks with the District and the
Canal Zone as having greater than
per cent. The Philippines had 20;
Alabama, 70; South Dakota, .73.
and Mississippi. IA. Maryland's
percentage is l.7s and virginia's
LOT.
Chairman Randolph has a con-
ference scheduled tomorrow with
DR.. Ballou. He is preparing to in
troduce a bill which would permit
District school teachers to accept
paying positions with defense agen-
cies during summer vacation. Teach
ers now are prohibited from re-
ceiving pay for such work. Mr..
Randolph emphasizes that his bill
would be effective only for the du-
ration of the war.