Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
biIbo Will Press
Senate Action
On D. T.. Bills
Pay Measure Speeded.
Hearings Seen on
Boundary, Rabies
BY DON s. WARREN.

BY DON s. WARREN.
Chairman Bilbo today planned to
call members of the Senate District
Committee into session later this
week to speed consideration of at
least most pressing" measures
passed yesterday by the House which
shall require Senate action.
Bills to settle the century -old Dis
trict-Virginia boundary dispute, TO
give the Commissioners full control
over the rabies problem and to re-
wise the authority and financing OF
the United States park police were
among nine piloted through the
House yesterday by Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Com
mittee.
Among those on which extra Senate
speed will be urged. so as to beat
the anticipated log jam just before
the approaching summer recess,
Senator Bilbo indicated, are:
Granting basic pay boost, in line
with the 20-10-5 per cent formula
for classified Government workers,
to District police and firemen, who
will lose their present $500 bonus
July l, and
Alley Deadline Extension.
Extending for one year from July
the deadline on occupancy of
Washington's alley dwellings, to pre-
vent the sudden eviction, after sun
day, Of thousands of slum jewellers
for whom no other housing yet is
available.
Falling into the same class is the
bill passed June Is by the House
to modify the statutes so that DR..
Alvin r. Sweeney of the United
States Public Health Service may
become superintendent of Gallinger
Hospital without losing his Gov
retirement status.
Senator Bilbo indicated, however.
hearings may be necessary on other
House bills, including the bound
airy measure and the rabies control
bill.
Three TO White House.
Three Of the nine bills the House
passed yesterday now 60 to the
White House for signature. These
would:
Empower the Police and Juvenile
Courts of the District to commit
defendants in criminal cases to
Gallinger Hospital for mental OBJ
servation for 30 days when there
is evidence the defendant is of
unsound mind;
Outlaw use of the special con-
gressional automobile tags 80 days
after the close of the Congress for
which they we're issued; and
Boost the pay of the three pilots
and two marine engineers of the
Fire Department from $4,000 to
$500 year. Enactment of the
general police-fM pay bill would
carry their pay to $4,363.
Park Police Bill Passed.
Over repeated protests voiced
earlier by spokesman for Secretary
of the Interior Ickes, the House
passed the bill of Representative
Hebert, Democrat, of Louisiana to
transfer from the District taxpayers
to the United States the costs of
10 park policemen.
This bill also gives to officers of
the Metropolitan Police control over
felony cases arising in park areas
Of the National Capital which are
under the supervision of the Interior
Department..
A battle was offered by Represent
alive Jensen, Republican, of Iowa,
a member of the District Subcom-
mittee of the House Appropriations
Committee, who declared District
residents enjoy "the major benefits"
of the Federally -owned park areas
and should continue to bear the
costs. The United States now pays
for only 30 Of the l08 Park Police.
Jensen Loses Move.
A move by Mr.. Jensen to continue
the costs on District taxpayers was
opposed by Chairman Randolph,
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
OF Illinois, and Representative
O'Hara, Republican, of Minnesota,
and was defeated on a House vote.
The section then was strengthened
to specify that the Secretary OF
Interior reimburse the District for
medical care and pensions for the
park police.
The bill, fathered by Represent
alive Mcmillan, Democrat, of South
Carolina, for the basic pay boost for
District firemen and for members of
the Metropolitan, White House and
United States Park Police, also pro-
vides an additional per cent OF
their new scales as extra pay In lieu
OF overtime or a differential for
night time work.
House passage of the boundary bill
was the first definite legislative ac-
ton to settle the old issue, arising
over the uncertainty of the location
Of the 1871 high water mark, made
more controversial in recent years
with development largely out of the
bed of the river of the Washington
National Airport. The measure was
passed, after some debate, largely
due to the joint efforts of Chairman
Randolph, Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia, and Repre-
sentative Stefan, Republican, OF
Nebraska, who had agreed on COM
promise" amendments.
End Of mo Mans Land"
Under the bill, the mo mans
land" area which has been compli-
eating criminal prosecutions and, in
one case, even caused q 36-hour
delay in burial, would disappear
The line would be fixed at the pre-
vailing mean high water mark on
the Virginia shore of the Potomac
The amendments make the air.
port Federal reservation, but with
certain limited taxing rights re-
served to Virginia and with q spe-
ciflc declaration that Virginia 4
liquor control laws shall prevail at
the port. This will prevent sale OF
drinks at the port. Mr.. Smith In
sisted on the liquor control clause
and this brought a protest from
Representative Cochran, Democrat
Of Missouri, as to why Virginia
should be given any special rights
/ Mr.. Stefan said the Federal Gov
eminent had spent well over ST.
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