Evening star., 1948-05-23
Strict Sex Law,
Rental
Up in Senate
Seven Other District
Bills Also Due for
Action Tomorrow
By Harold B. Rogers

A bill to provide stricter penal
ties for sex offenders and one to
settle the long dispute over the Dis
trict Armory administration are
among nine District measures sched-
uled for action by the Senate to-
morrow.
Approved last week by the Senate
District Committee. with some
amendments, the bills are to be
called up when the Senate considers
the long list of national and District
measures on its calendar.
= Meantime, House District sub
committees plan hearings tomorrow
and Tuesday on bills dealing with
liquor regulations here, pensions for
widows and orphans of policemen
and firemen and other matters.
The sex offenders bill would pro-
vide stricter punishment for viola
tion of certain crimes, particularly
those involving children. 1t also
would authorize disqualification and
rehabilitation OF sex psychopaths
who are ILL.,
AmOIy hCHSAl DhSputS.
The long controversy between
the District Commissioners and the
National Guard over receipts from
rentals of the Armory would be
taken care of by House-passed bill
amended somewhat by the Senate
committee. 1t would give the Ma
tional Guard control Of its military
facilities, but place overall super
vision of the building and receipts
from concessions in the hands Of
three-man board
The board would consist Of the
commanding general of the Ma
tional Guard, the president of the
Board of District Commissioners
and a third man to be selected by
chairmen of the House and Senats
District Committees.
Other local legislation on the SEN
ate calendar include three House
passed resolutions needed for the
District to handle its share of the
presidential Inauguration ceremon.
les next January 20. They would
provide for quartering visiting troops
here, granting permits to the
Inaugural Committee: and authority
and funds to maintain public order.
Other bills ready for a Senate vote
would: Increase the fees for record
ing liens on automobiles to 81: es-
tablish claims of property owners on
Eastern avenue against the Dis
trict for damages due to street i'm.
,1roya,,oo ante. i,,corrorafo fbo 1fRoo ~
the Roman Catholic Archbishop
here for the purpose Of conducting
church business; and increase from
IS to 80 the trustees of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Foundation of the
District.
Hearings on Other Bills.
| The Beall subcommittee of the
House District Committee will hold
a hearing at 10 am. tomorrow on
bills to increase the pensions Of
widows and orphans of policemen
and firemen; authorize the city to
charge private interests for services
OF. policemen and fireman at func-
tions; and permit the District to
cut weeds on private property II
owners fail to obey the regulation.
The House District Judiciary sub
committee will hold a hearing at
10 am. Tuesday on three bills to
change liquor regulations here by
amendments to the District ABC
Act of 1884. They would give the
ABC Board control over prices,
eliminate price wars, permit chain
groceries to sell beer at any and
all of their outlets instead of only
one store as at present. and direct
retailers to pay cash on delivery
for alcoholic beverages.
The KEN subcommittee OF the
Senate District Committee plans to
hold another hearing at date yet
to be fixed, maybe this week, on the
controversial bill for control Of the
practice of optometry here.
Legislation pending in the House
District Committee for increase in
the pay of policemen and firemen on
active duty is being held to await
decisions by Congress on proposed
Federal pay increases.
Suggested adjustment in teachers
salaries in the present teachers pay
bill has not yet reached Capitol Hill,
but is expected when cleared by the
District Commissioners. This issue
also would await the decision on
Federal pay. A teachers pay raise
bill was tabled last week by the