Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Bi|bo Plans 10 Speed
Action in Senate
On District Bills
BY DON S. WARREN.

ny OON .. WAnnEN.
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 tie 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
l the deadline on occupancy of
Washingtons alley dwellings, to pre-
vent the sudden eviction, after Sum-
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
eminent 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 go to the
White House for signature. These
would:
Empower the Police and Juvenile
Courts Of the District to commit
defendants in criminal cases tc
Gallinger Hospital for mental OBJ
servation for 80 days when there
Is evidence the defendant is OF
unsound mind;
Outlaw use Of the special con.
gressional automobile tags 80 day,
after the close of the Congress fol
which they we're issued: and
Boost the pay Of the three pilot.
and two marine engineers of the
Fire Department from $4,000 te
$500 year. Enactment of the
general police-flre pay bill woulc
carry their pay to $4,363.
Park Police Bill Passed.
Over repeated protests voice.
earlier by spokesman for Secretar,
of the Interior Ickes, the House
passed the bill of Representativ,
Hebert, Democrat, of Louisiana u
transfer from the District taxpayer.
to the United States the costs Of
IS park policemen.
This bill also gives to officers o.
the Metropolitan Police control ovel
felony cases arising in park area.
Of the National Capital which ar.
under the supervision of the interior
Department.
A battleswas offered by Represent.
alive Jensen, Republican, of Iowa
a member of the District Subcom.
mittee of the House Appropriation.
Committee, who declared District
residents enjoy "the major benefits
Of the Federally-owned park area.
and should continue to bear the
costs. The United States now pays
for only 80 Of the 108 Park Police.
Jensen Loses Move.
A move by Mr.. Jensen to continue
the costs on District taxpayers wa.
opposed by Chairman Randolph
Representative Dirksen. Republican
OF Illinois, and Representative
OHara, Republican, Of Minnesota
and was defeated on House vote
The section then was strengthened
to specify that the Secretary OF
Interior reimburse the District fol-
medical care and pensions for the
park police.
The bill, fathered by Represent.
alive Mcmillan, Democrat, of South
Carolina, for the basic pay boost fol
District f1remen and for members OF
the Metropolitan, White House ano
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 fol-
night time work.
House passage of the boundary bill
was the first definite legislative &C.
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 tn.
bed of the river Of the Washington
National Airport. The measure wa.
passed, after some debate, largely
due to the joint efforts of Chairman
Randolph, Representative Smith
Democrat, of Virginia, and Repre-.
sentative Stefan, Republican, oil
Nebraska, who had agreed on com.
promise" amendments.
End Of mo Mans Land"
Under the bill, the mo man.
land" area which has been compli.
eating criminal prosecutions and, ir
one case, even caused . i36-houl
delay in q burial, would disappear
The line would be fixed at the pre-.
vailing mean high water mark or
the Virginia shore of the Potomac
The amendments make the air.
port Federal reservation, but Will
certain limited taxing rights re.
served to Virginia and with spe.
cific declaration that Virginia.
hquor control laws shall prevail a
the port. This will prevent sale o.
drinks at the port. Mr.. Smith in.
sisted on the liquor control claus.
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.
| 600 600 for deyelonmeot ,f the air.