Evening star., 1948-05-09

ULOS. LlldU WILL NC uSCu Ala Cl1e
Action This Week
Planned on Sex Bill,
Other D. T.. Measures
Congressional District leaders,
faced with only six more weeks of
| this session before expected ad-
journment June 10, plan action this
week on the sex offenders Dili and
several other important city
measures.
Congress is shooting toward the
June 10 target to quit in time for
the Republican National Conven-
tion. A jam Of legislation may
threaten passage of District legisla-
tion already advanced part way on
the road to enactment.
The bill to strengthen the law
against sex offenders, and provide
for their rehabilitation already has
passed the House and gone to the
Senate. 1t may come before the
KEN subcommittee of the Senate
District Committee at a heal ing
scheduled tentatively for 10 am.
Friday. -
Other bills before the KEN COM
mittee would provide for police con-
flscation of dangerous weapons
from. suspects and restrictions on
the installation Of radio and tele-
| vision towers. 49,. -srsc-
May Act on Armory Dispute.
The long pending dispute over
concession receipts at the District
Armory may be solved, in part at
least, this week. Tentative agree
ments has been made to amend a
House passed bill for control of
the arn1ory, which sets up a three
man board to manage the structure
In place of the architect of the
Capitol, as the third member of
the board, the agreement suggests
that the measure be changed to
provide that this official shall be
chosen by the House and Senate
District subcommittee, which have
been handling the legislation. David
Lynn, architect of the Capitol, de-
clined to serve as the third member
on account of the pressure of other
duties.
The other two members would
be the president Of the Board of
District Commissioners and the
commanding general of the National
Guard. The amended bill may come
before the Senate District Com
mittee for action, at a date not yet
fixed.
Optometry Bill Opposed.
The House passed bill to regulate
the practice of optometry in the Dis
trict has met with substantial op-
position from various parts of the
country. Senate District officials
said.
1t is hoped to schedule a public
hearing on the measure, probably
next week, before the Cooper SUBJ
committee of the Senate District
Committee.
Also pending before the Cooper
subcommittee are bills which woulc
continue for one year only the city's
program for day care of the children
Of working mothers; and to change
the jurisdiction of the Board of Pub.
lie Welfare from an independent
unit to one of advisory authority
only.
On the House side of the Capitol
:, special session has been sched-
uled for $50 am. tomorrow by the
House District Committee on q bi,
to advance Federal aid to private
, hospitals here which did not join tht
Washington Hospital Center. Thi.
center, including Emergency. Gar.
field, and Episcopal hospitals is tt
be built on the Naval Observatory
, grounds.
Hearing on Racial Bill.
, The O'Hara subcommittee of tn.
, House District Committee will hole
hearing at 10 am Tuesday OF
legislation against racial discrimin
alton in public places.
Measures for increasing the pay .
,, policemen and firemen and the pen
.. sions of widows and orphans o
!, these men. will come before th'
Beall subcommittee of the Hous'
;, District Committee at 10 I'm. Thurs
day.
!. Representative Klein, Democrat
of New York, member of the Hous'
> District Committee, announced las
night he would introduce soon 1
E bill for examination and licensing
: of locksmiths and keymakers in tn
= District. The measure, he said, i
: sponsored by the Locksmith's Asso
I citation Of the District area.
Cites Crime Increase.
. In a statement, Mr.. Klein said th'
: reported Is per cent increase IL
|, crime in the District over the pre-
! vious year was partly caused by "th'
ease with which intruders can oper
, locks with primitive tools Ais
he said, that incompetent and dis
: honest locksmiths and keymaker
can destroy the security OF a loci
brought in for repair"
The Klein bill will provide for
board of registraf ion of locksmith'
! and keymakers. consisting OF nv
master locksmiths, serving withou
) pay. The board would appoint
D director at a salary to be fixed b!
; the board. Several States hav'
: similar laws, Mr.. Klein said.
Il The Senate Judiciary Committe'
! still has pending before and PLAN
/ to take up at some q ne In tna
indefinite future" the domination