Evening star., 1947-05-25
Congress 10 Act !
On Many District
Bills This Week
7 Measures Come IN
In House Tomorrow.
Budget Hearings Set
By Harold B. Rogers /.

Duu9et Heufin9S Se
By Harold B. Rogers
Congressional action is slated thu
week on many District bills, includa
ing income taxes, teachers pay, cone
cealed weapons and bribery in
sports events.
Seven measures. including one ia
impose stiff penalties for bribing o1
attempting to bring any player Oh
official in sports event, will CONS
up on the floor Of the House during
District Day tomorrow.
The teacher pay bill, which was
being rewritten over the week end,
viii be ready for a special meeting
of the House District COMMITTEES
Tuesday morning.
This clean BILL" Chairman Dirk
sen of the District Committee said.
is expected to be approved by his
unit, and brought before the House
Thursday, either by unanimous con-
sent or by special rule. No changes
are being made by the revised ver-
sion in rates of pay agreed to last
week.
Senate to Get Tax Bill.
The new District income tax bill.
dropped in the House hopper last
week by Representative Bates, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, chair
man of the fiscal subcommittee Of
the House District Committee, will
be introduced tomorrow in the Sen
ate by Senator Cain, Republican, OF
Washington, chairman Of the Sem
ate fiscal subcommittee. The bill
is an outgrowth of extensive joint
hearings by these groups.
The sos. .000, 900 District budget for
the next fiscal year will be the SUBJ
ject of hearings again tomorrow
by the District subcommittee of tha
House Appropriations Committee.
The Commissioners and other Dis
tr!ct officials are expected to be
heard.
The House passed antigun- -toting
bill, which was blocked in the SEN
ate last Thursday by Senator Cooper,
Republican, OF Kentucky, may be
amended by him tomorrow If he can
get his proposed revision up for con-
sideration on the floor.
Sees Bill Strengthened.
Senator Cooper said last night he
has prepared version which
strengthens, the measure by making
violation a felony instead of mis-
demeanor. He objected to giving
police the power to arrest and
search persons they have reason to
believe were carrying concealed
weapons. He claimed it was too
broad and would violate constitu-
tional rights of person against
search without warrant or sufficient
cause. -s4
If Senator Cooper succeeds In
amending the House bill, the meas
ure would be sent back to the House
for concurrence.
A bill to extend rent control in
the District for another year prop-
ably will come before a House Dis
trict subcommittee in a week or
so, Representative Abernethy, Dem.
ocrat, of Mississippi, its author,
predicted last night. Present Dis
trict rent control expires December
81.
Senate District leaders plan to
speed action Tuesday on several
pending measures. The Public
Utilities Subcommittee of the SEN
ate District Committee will hold a
hearing at 10 am. on the so-called
prudent man" investment bill. At
II am. the Public Service Subcom-
mittee will hold a hearing on q
House passed measure to pay three
inspectors of police $480 a year
each for use of their private auto
mobiles. The group then will go
into executive session to consider
several minor bills.
10 Bills Face Senate Group.
The Senate District Committee.
with Chairman Buck presiding, will
meet at 2 pm. Tuesday to act on
about 10 bills and two nomina-
tions.
The nominees are James Lauder
dale, up for reappointment as mem-
ber of the Public Utilities Commits
sion, and Charles A.. Robinson, to
be member of the Land Redevel-
opmcnt Agency, succeeding George
A. Garrett, who is the new Ameri-
can Minister to Ireland.
The bills include those which
would increase the Districts pow
ers for boiler inspection and estab-
lish a surplus property facility for
educational institutions here.
The Cooper subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee will hold
another hearing at 10 am. on
Thursday on the bill to establish a
clinic for alcoholics here. Witnesses
invited include Selden D. Bacon,
chairman of the Connecticut Alco-
holic Commission; DR.. Howard w.
Haggard, director of the Laboratory
of Applied Psychology, Yale Uni
versity, and DR. E. M. Jellinek, head
of the Yale Section on Alcohol
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