Evening star., 1947-05-23
Sports Bribe,
Teacher Bills
Ready for Vote
Action to Be Sought
In House Monday
On Both Measures
By Don S. Worren

House action will be sought Mon
day-the next District day-on thel
revised teacher pay bill and the
measure to impose stiff penalties for
bribing or attempting to bribe any
player or official In sports event
here.
These measures and proposed
amendment to the District insur-
ance statutes were reported favor
ably at special session of the
House District Committee late yes
terday. All will go on the House
calendar for action.
The teacher pay bill was ordered
favorably reported by the over
whelming margin of 20-to-1 vote.
But special additional steps were
found necessary to ready the re-
vamped bill for House action Mon
day, If all members are to know of
its needs and details.
New Draft Introduced.
As a matter Of saving time in get
ting the revised bill printed and in
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been planned to amend the original
bill, rather than to draft a new one.
With the House about to adjourn,
however, 1t was found there was in
sufficient time to prepare the neces-
sarily complicated report on the
measure. So Chairman Bates of
the District Fiscal Subcommittee,
In charge Of the bill, introduced a
new draft to carry out the compro-
mise pay scales.
As result, the full District Com
mittee was called by Chairman
Dirksen to meet again at 2:30 pm.
today to affirm the new bill.
No further hitch was expected,
In view Of the size of the vote yes
terday. Only Representative Nc
MILAN. Democrat, of South Caro-
lima, former chairman of the Dis
trict Committee, voted against its
approval.
"Good Job," Says Bates.
In an outline of the provisions
OF the revised bill yesterday, Mr..
Bates said that, from the national
viewpoint, with a campaign under
way to promote better teacher pay
all over the country, he thought
good job" had been done on the
problem here. The new District bill,
however, does not call for "tHces-
sive" payments nor place the Dis
trict at the top Of the cities in
teacher scales, he added.
The District Committee was in
full agreement on prevention of
bribes n athletic contests, but two
efforts were made to amend the
OHara: bill as reported from the
Judiciary Subcommittee. Both failed.
The bill, sent to the House as
originally reported, would provide
maximum punishment for the briber
Of one to five years imprisonment
plus a maximum fine of $4,000 and
not more than one year imprison-
ment plus fine of not more than
5000 for the sports participant.
Representative Hebert, Democrat,
Of Louisiana, original sponsor of the
legislation, sought to amend the bill
to make the heavier penalty apply
to both the player and the gambler.
His move failed, as did that of
Representative Jones, Democrat, of
Alabama, to make the maximum
punishment for either offender a
year in Jail or a $4,000 fine.
Parole Bill Action Delayed.
The committee reported favorably
on the bill to amend the Life In
surance Act relating to the rights
of creditors and beneficiaries. Be-
cause Of the absence of Chairman
Simpson of the Public Utilities SUBJ
committee, the committee delayed
action on bill to authorize annual
valuation of life insurance policies.
Action also was delayed on the
Hebert bills Tor modernization of
the parole and probation systems of
the DiStrict-two of the crime con-
troll bills resulting from last years |
extensive study of the problem. AS
to the parole measure, questions
were raised as to whether the hands
of the court would be tied" by "a
provision that the minimum sentence
must be no Less than one-third OF
the maximum. The views of District |
Court justices will be sought, it was
decided.