Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
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Caught in Rush
1oAdjourn
Teacher, Retirement
Measure, a Others
Sent to White House
BY Don S. Worren

Five more District bills today
were on their way to the White
House for signature, including
one liberalizing the teacher re-
tirement system, but some others
involving municipal projects or
services faced death in the House
unless rescued by some last
minute miracle.
The latter included a stop-gap
measure for national building sites
and plans passed late yesterday by
the Senate, authorizing a $12, 720 900
Federal courthouse here. A COM
panion bill has been stymied In the
House.
Includes Parkway Bill.
Another was measure passed late
yesterday by the Senate authorizing
a broadening of regional planning
law to open the door to parkway
and roadway developments in near
by Maryland on the same basis near
by Virginia enjoys. There has been
no House action on this.
Leaders of the House District
Committee decided today to make
one last determined effort for pas
sage OF bills affecting the Municipal
Court, milk pasteurization, COM
municable disease and jury COM
mission.
The House will be asked to con-
cur in the Senate amendment on
the disease control bill and mem
bers Of the District Committee were
being polled on the judges measure.
1t was concluded there was no
advantage at this late date in calling
formal hearings on the measures.
Committee members had hopes
Minority Leader Martin would not
insist on hearings before the House
was allowed to act on the bills.
Meanwhile, Chairman Lanham OF
the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, said he was
making every effort" to get an
agreement by the House to take up
the national building sites and plans
measure, which carries authority
for the new District Court.
Baked by Contempt Feud.
The highest hurdle faced by the
measures appeared to be the
Rankin Marcantonio feud over a
contempt citation sought by the
Un-American Activities Committee
House Minority Leader Martin said
last night he regretted taking any
stand that would kill worthwhile
National Capital legislation but that
he could not depart from, his re-
fusal to consent to any legislation at
this late date which had not been
the subject of hearings and favora
BILE reports by House committees.
The Senate late yesterday passed
the House bill giving the Com
sioners stronger control over COM
municable disease patients who re-
fuse quarantine and treatment. but
this went back to the House because
the Senate added an amendment
urged by Arthur j. Todd. manager
of the Washington Office of the
Christian Science Committee on
Publication.
House District Committee mem
bers salo they would take a look"
at the Senate amendment. although
they we're dismayed at the prospect
of another struggle with the bill in
the closing days of the House. The
amendment, offered by Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin,
acting for Senator Brewster, Re-
publican, of Maine, provides that
no person believing in spiritual
measures or prayer to prevent or
cure disease may be forced to &C
cept medical treatment for a COM
municable disease. Also, 1t would
ban the sending of any patient hold
ing such religious beliefs to hospital
or other medical institution, If an
other place for quartine or isolation
could be found.
Names Viaduct for Langley.
Measures sent to the White House,
in addition to the teacher retire
ment bill, include those for appoint
ment of three additional deputies to
the register of wills, to name the New
Hampshire avenue viaduct after the
late Charles A. Langley, Washing
ton contractor and builder who
labored for quarter century for
this and other Washington improve
ments, and to permit members of
charitable, educational and religious
associations incorporated here to
vote by proxy or mail on association
business.
Another bill corrects language of
the bill recently signed by the Presi-
dent authorizing construction of
two four-lane spans over the
Potomac to replace old Highway
Bridge.
Approved by the Senate but sent
back to the House for consideration
OF an amendment was bill to au-
thorize payment of certain costs to
property owners If and when con-
demnation proceedings brought by
the District government are later
abandoned at the election OF the
District Commissioners.
Charter Bill Baked.
The Senate also passed two other
bills still awaiting House action. One
provides for raising the registration
fee for nurses from $40 to SIS and
for the charging of fees for other
examining board services. The other
provides for the flash method of
pasteurization of milk at a higher
temperature for a shorter period
than required by present law. There
has been no House committee &C
ton on either bill.
The Senate yesterday once again
refused to act on the McCarran bill
to create a commission to draft a
"self-government" charter for the
District and the Bilbo bill to au-
thorize Federal advance of $780,
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