Evening star., 1947-07-04
Sports Bribe Bill
And Others Go
ToWhite House
Senate Passes Total
OF IS Measures
Affecting District

Affectin9 DIsrrict
The Senate has approved and
sent to the White House a bill to
outlaw bribery in sports events in
the District.
This was among 13 bills passed by
the Senate on a wide variety Of sub
jects, including the Episcopal
Church, corporation law and reor-
ganization of the District parole
system.
Six of the thirteen measures, in
cluding the bribery bill, went to the
White House; five were Senate bills
sent to the House and two were
amended House bills sent back for
concurrence with Senate changes.
Designed to curb corrupt inf1u-
ence" on participants or officials in
sports events, the bribery bill pro-
vides stiff penalties. The measure
would add new section to the Dis
trict Code of 1901.
Covers All Sports Events.
Athletic contests covered in the
bill are football, baseball, softball,
basket ball, hockey, polo game, ten
mis-, wrestling, boxing, horse races or
"any other athletic or sporting event
or contest" The bill passed the
House May % and was approved
without amendment by the Senate
Other bills approved by the Sen
ate and sent to the White House for
rNrnciIonfio1
Authorize appropriation of $25 900
for the architect of the Capitol to
study proposed enlargement of the
old House Office Building and the
possibilities of another new House
Office Building in the far future, to
provide needed extra Office space.
Officially establish the Metropoli-
tan Police Band.
Entertainment Fund Provided.
Authorize appropriation of $4,000
for the District Commissioners to
use in entertainment of visiting dig
nitaries.
Authorize the sale of the bed of E
street S.W by the District Commits
sioners to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Provide reimbursement of reason
able expenses incurred by property
owners in condemnation proceedings
abandoned by the District Commits
sioners.
Most important of the Senate bills
sent to the House is the 255-page
measure for a new corporation law
for the District Senator KEN, Re-
publican, of Missouri explained to
the Senate it was a combination of
features of the former corporation
bill introduced by Senator McCar-
ran. Democrat, of Nevada, and a
model measure sponsored by the
American Bar Association.
Other Senate bills sent to the
House would:
Permit the survivorship of a
cause of action for personal in
juries to run both in favor of and
against the estate of the decedent
who, in his lifetime caused or re-
ceived such personal injuries"
Authorize parishes and congrega-
tons of the Protestant Episcopal
Church to set up their own bylaws
for election of vestrymen.
Authorize official reporters of Mu-
nlclpal Court to get fees for sale of
transcripts of proceedings.
Set up commission for celebra
ton here in 1850 of the 15oth ami
versary of the founding of this city
as the National Capital
Two House bills were amended bv
the Senate and sent back to the
House for action.
1he measure to reorganize the
system of parole of prisoners here. |
with a parole board of three, one
of whom would serve on full-time
basis with >pay, was amended to
provide that the board chairman
should be one of the two non-paid
members. Another Senate amend
ment Stipulates that prisoner
charged with violation of parole may
be represented by counsel at a hear
ing before the board.
Governs Erection of Fountain.
The House Joint Resolution to
permit erection of memorial foun-
tain to the late Andrew W. Mellon |
was amended to stipulate that the
design and location should both be
approved by the Fine Arts Commits
sion and National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
When called up on the Senate
calendar yesterday, three insurance
bills for the District went over for
future consideration.
The so-called gun-toting bill, |
which had been amended in the
Senate recently, and by mistate got
to the White House in the wrong
form, was back at the Capitol to-
day after being recalled by a Con-
current Resolution adopted by both I
House and Senate.
The gun bill is expected to 60 to
the House early next week with the
Cooper amendment approved by the
Senate.
The original House bill provided
police could search without warrant |
persons suspected of carrying con-
cealed weapons, and the offense was
made a misdemeanor. The Senate
amendment made the offense a
felony, and increased penalties.
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