Evening star., 1945-05-21
D. f. Committee
Approves 0n|y2
Minor Measures
Seven Bills Held Over,
Four Others Referred
To subcommittee
BY DON S. WARREN.

by DUN .. WARREN.
A variety of District legislatio
that included such items as inocu
lation of rabid dogs, restrictions O
liquor permits, removal of temper
ance fountain, election of polite,
party delegates and a Civil We
memorial was debated today befol
the Senate District Committee.
Aside from some fast-runnin
quips in debate, there was littl
action, except that two minor" bill
were reported favorably. Decisio
on seven bills was held over for
later session and four others wer
referred to subcommittee for stud
and reports.
Reported favorably were tn,
House-approved bills to permit ,
S400 increase in the pay of tn,
executive secretary of the Nurses
Examining Board of the District ant
to increase the pay of the pilots ant
marine engineers of the Distric
Fire Department attached to the fir,
boat. In the latter case, the Senate
committee favored an increase II
their pay from $4,000 a year tt
s3.400 a year. The House bill raised
the level to but $4,000.
In addition, an unfavorable repor
to the Senate was ordered on the
Cspper bill to authorize a Fedora
appropriation of $950,000 for the
acquisition of Temple Heights, Co.
lumbia road and Connecticut ave.
nue., as a site for Civil War memo.
rial.
Sharp Clash Develops.
Senator Capper, Republican, Of
Kansas, said he had offered the bill
at the request of citizens, but made
no fight for the bill when a sharp
clash developed between Mrs Mar
garet Hopkins Worrell and Mrs
Leslie B. Wright as to whether the
citizens associations want the bill
passed. Mrs. Worrell said they die
and Mrs. Wright said they didn't.
Senator Johnson, Democrat, OF
South Carolina commented during
this furry that IT get plenty o1
Endorsements of a bill when it pro-
poses that the Federal Government
give some money for project"
When Mrs. Worrell urged speedy
action to prevent the 1o-acre tract
being used as site for an apart
ment hotel, Mrs. Wright said she
thought the Fort Drive development
was sufficient memorial to the
Civil War veterans and she added
IF We are going to build a new
memorial on Temple Heights, what
about the War of 1872, the Spanish
American War, and what about
Coxey's Army?"
Measures Held Over.
Bills held over for later considera-
ton included the following:
l. To substitute gas for the elec-
trio chair for capital punishment
here. On this point Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech sale
Federal officials had advised tha'
gas chamber equipment would no
be available until after the war
even if Congress wanted to make
the change.
2. To authorize the Commissioner
to build twin bridges over the Pc.
tomac to replace old Highwa,
Bridge. Chairman Bilbo said s
House committee now is working or
this land we will let them expenc
themselves first
8. To amend District laws on reg.
istration of births. Chairman Bib.
wanted to know if it was intended
ito prevent births" and, though Mr.
Keech assured him it was not, it wa.
deferred.
4. The Capper bill to set up sys
tenn of formal election of delegate
to the national political conventions
Chairman Bilbo quipped as he pu
it aside for later consideration: TT
risky business to let Washingtonian
start voting on anything-the.
might want to go farther
S. To amend the laws on phar
macy.
6. To impose fee of 81 each fo
the recording of releasing of lien
on automobiles, sought by recorde
of deeds and opposed by the Com
missioners. Though merely "passet
over" Chairman Bilbo declared thi
measure was dead"
7. To authorize the Commission
ers to adopt much broader regula
tlons governing the quarantine anc
treatment of persons having com
municable disease. Mr.. Keech saic
it had necessary safeguards for pro-
lection of the individual and tha
the draft was approved by the Jus.
tlce Department, but Senator Sal
tonstall. Republican, of Massachu.
sets asked for more time to study
its provisions.
ABC Board Attacked.
After heated debate, in which
George A. Corbin of Manor Parl
and the Rev. George j. Cannon ot
the Washington Highlands Baptis
Church and other Southeast spokes.
men attacked decisions by the AL.
coholic Beverage Control Board, &
bill to restrict liquor permits anc
ban advertising of liquor prices wa,
referred to subcommittee.
For a study of this bill, sponsored
by Senator McCarran, Democrat, O.
Nevada, Chairman Bilbo named Sen
ators Hoey, Democrat, of NORTH
Carolina; McCarran, Briggs, Demo
crat, of Missouri; Young, Republi
can, of North Dakota, and Salton
stall.
Referred to subcommittee alst
were bills to enable the Commis
sioners to require leashing, muzzling
quarantine or incubation of all dog
if deemed necessary for public pro
lection in threatened rabies epi
demic; to convert to park purpose
land at Chesapeake street ant
Nichols avenue S.W., no longer tt
be used for school purposes, and tt
enable life insurance companies tt
engage directly in home construction
In the District.
Asks Report on Fountain.
Chairman Bilbo called on thu
Commissioners for report on the
bill Of Senator Downey, Democrat