Evening star., 1946-08-02
Courthouse Bill
Action by House
Possible Today
Congress Calendar
Nearly Cleared of
D. c. Legislation
By Don S. Warren

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District legislative program today
remained on the House calendar for
possible adoption before that body
adJourns tonight - the national
building site and planning bill
which provides for a new Federal
courthouse here.
AS Congress moved into the final
stretch. Chairman Lanham of the
House Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee was watching for any
opportunity to gain action on this
bill.
The courthouse bill was listed to-
day by Speaker Rayburn as one OF
the measures on which he hoped
action would be taken today by the
House.
The House late yesterday virtual
ly completed the District legislative
program, approving all measures
possible at this session with the
exception of the courthouse bill.
1t passed five District bills, and
declined to act on two others.
Sent to White House.
Those passed and sent to the
White House would
Authorize the Navy to transfer
to the District a 1l4-foot wartime
craft to be used to replace the out
worn District fireboat, without cost
to the District.
Permit the use of the flash"
methods of pasteurization of milk
here, which cuts from 80 minutes
to Is seconds the time required
under stepped-up temperature.
| Permit members of the District
Jury Commission to be re-appointed
/ without a three-year break in serv-
ice as required by present law.
Amend the 1880 regional planning
act related to the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway to permit
parkWays and roads development in
Maryland, under the same basic
financial arrangements applied to
Virginia, thus removing a long
standing discrimination against
Maryland taxpayers.
Provide for an increase from $40
to SIS in the registration fee OF
graduate nurses of the District.
Healy Won Passage.
These bills were piloted through
the House by Representative Healy.
Democrat, of California, acting
chairman of the House District
Committee.
An objection by Representative
OHara, Republican, of Minnesota,
an active member of the District
Committee, blocked action on bill
to permit United States Park Police
| to take police jurisdiction over Fed
Eeral reservations outside the District
! IN the Metropolitan area.
A plea for approval of the bill was
made by Representative Smith,
democrat, of Virginia one of the
authors of the measure, who told
the House that, while park police
could make arrests along the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway, they did
not have such jurisdiction in other
Federal areas, such as the Penta-
gon.
The bill would have given the
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Washington National Airport. which
is ceded to Virginia. under the Dis
trlct-Virginia boundary act, except
for. certain taxation functions, re-
manning under Federal jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder submitted to Con-
gress a proposed bill to allow in
surance companies operating under
District laws to make investments
for their portfolios in securities of
the International Bank for Recon-
structioa and Development.
He pointed out the securities will
be backed not only by the obliga-
tions of the other countries to which
loans are made but also by the
liability of the member countries
upon their respective capital con-
tributions"