Evening star., 1942-05-24
Senate HEARINGS
On D. {. Funds
Start tuesday
Full Committee Called
Wednesday to Study
Eiqht Measures

Senate hearings on the $56.126,13
District appropriation bill for the
year beginning July l will open at
10 am. Tuesday, it was announced
last night by Chairman O'Mahoney
of the subcommittee on District
appropriations
The appearance Of the District
Commissioners to outline in execu-
tive session the changes they be-
lieve should be made in the hugh
supply bill will usher in a busy
week on a variety of subjects in
the Senate.
Another subcommittee Of the
Senate District Committee will re-
sumo hearing at 1890 am. Tuesday
on the bill to abolish the office OF
coroner and substitute the medical
examiner system, under which
coroner's inquests would be elm
mated. The medical examiner
would report his scientific findings
as to cause of death directly to the
district attorney.
Eight Measures on DOCKET.
Chairman McCarran has called a
meeting of the entire Senate Dis
trict Committee for 1890 am. We'd
nesday to consider eight measures,
including the proposed substitution
of a gas chamber for the electric
chair as the method Of carrying
out the death penalty here. Other
measures listed for that meeting
include:
To provide a special license fee
of $25 a year for ambulances; TO
authorize pay increases for police
men and firemen; to authorize the
placing of a memorial bust OF the
late Senator George E. Chamberlain
of Oregon in Gallinger Hospital In
recognition of his work for the hos
pital. to modify application of local
tax laws to outside corporations do
ing business in the District; amend
ing the retirement law affecting
local Judges: to change the law
authorizing the Police Department
to assign officers to the Detective
Bureau, and exempting District
Government custodial workers from
the law forbidding them from draw
ing two salaries.
There are indications the Appro-
priations Subcommittee hopes to
hold brief hearings on the District
supply bill Due to the extraor-
binary expenditures made necessary
by the Governments war activities
in Washington. the bill already is
the largest local appropriation meas
ure ever considered, and there are
not likely to be many changes.
The Senate subcommittee. how
ever. will consider any adjustments
the Commissioners recommend in
House items.
Four Bills Before House.
Four on-controversial District
bills are scheduled to be acted on
by the House tomorrow.
One would change the name OF
Conduit road from the District line
to Great Falls to Macarthur boule-
ward, another would incorporate the
United Philippine War Veterans IN
the District; a third would provide
for a license to practice the chiro-
practic art to DR.. Wesley K. Harris,
who filed too late to be admitted
and fourth would authorize switch
ing facilities in Southwest Wash
ington to the Philadelphia. Balti-
more and Washington Railroad Co
for development of Buzzards Point
as an industrial area
The section of Conduit road in
the District has already been re-
named Macarthur boulevard. and
Representative Byron of Maryland
is sponsoring a bill to rename the
road all the way to Great Falls
"in honor of the gallant defense of
the Philippines by Gen. Douglas