Evening star., 1949-06-05
Young Nomination,
District Bills Due for
Hearings This Week

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The nomination of John Rus
sell Young for his fourth term as
Commissioner, and many District
bills, including those for q new
Juvenile Court judgeship. will be
considered this week by Con-
gresional District Committees.
Commissioner Young has been
invited to appear before q closed
session Of the Senate District
Committee at IL am. Thursday.
when the nomination for another
three-year term will come up.
The committee will consider .
bill sponsored by the District Bar
to establish two per-
judgeships for Juvenile
Court. Also under study will be
q proposal discussed at a previous
hearing relating to
daily publication Of statistics on
juvenile cases.
A separate measure to set UP
one temporary judgeship for Ju-
venile Court to meet the emerg-
ency caused by illness Of Judge
Fay Bentley. now voluntary
patient in st. Elizabeths Hospital.
already has been passed by the
Senate and sent to the House.
Other Measures Listed.
v Other measures on the Senate
Committees agenda include those
to change the corporate act Of the
Washington Gas Light Co.; direct
that stop orders on checks be pre-
sented to banks in writing; au-
thorize District contracting Officers
to make contracts in amounts not
exceeding $4,000. instead of the
present $1,000. and exempt from
taxation property Of the National
Society Of Colonial Danes at 2715
@ street NV.
The House District Committee
at its monthly session at 10 m.
tomorrow. will consider several
bills. including the temporary
Juvenile Court judgeship, already
approved by a subcommittee.
Other measures up for action
include 10 bills sponsored by the
District Bar Association dealing
with changes in the code relating
to probate and domestic relations
matters.
Pension Bill to BE Considered.
Also on the calendar are meas
ures to increase pensions for
policemen. firemen. their widows
and orphans; provide sick leave
for teachers; remove certain in
equities among teachers regarding
tenure Of service; regulate the
practice Of optometry;; authorize
the Commissioners to destroy
weeds on private property. and
legalize one day OF In every seven
for park policemen.
All measures approved by the
House District Committee to-
morrow will 60 to the House cal
endar for action on the floor June
13, District day.
Also to be called up for q vote
on next District day will be the
long g-pending measure to give
policemen. firemen and teachers q
$3.50 annual pay raise. This bill
has been on the calendar for
months. but has been delayed by
Chairman Mcmillan of the House
District Committee Until city
funds were in sight to meet its
cost.
Mcmillan Backs Pay Raise.
Now that the $4,000 900 Dis
trict revenue bill. including the
2 per cent sales tax, has become
law. Mr.. Mcmillan plans to ask
House approval Of the pay raise.
The new tax law also is ex-
pected to clear the way for pay
raises for city classified workers,
but bills to authorize these In
creases have been stuck on House
and Senate calendars. Each Is
tied to pay raises for high-level
Federal executives, controversy
over which has delayed floor
action.
District officials hope to get
appropriations to carry the cost
of the $3.50 pay raise for all 1s, 900
city workers. including classified
employees, police. firemen and
teachers. as well as per diem
personnel. But no definite con-
clusion had been reached last
night, so far as could be learned
as to how or when this viii be
done.
Several Appropriations Pending.
II necessary authorizing legisla-
ton can be pushed through Con-
gress before the end of this fiscal
year, the estimates for pay raises
could be inserted In the last de-
ficiency bill. This measure prob
ably win be the last supply bin
to be put through Congress be-
fore June 80 as . catch-all to
take care OF fiscal emergencies.
Several District appropriations
are pending In the second def
cheney bill, now in conference.