Evening star., 1950-07-23
Congress Action
Due on 30 DC.
Bills This Week
Sendte to Consider
More Than Score in
Wednesdays Session

The Districts legislative pro-
grar1-some of it at least-may
be pushed toward final action this
week.
About 80 measures are coming
up for adoption or hearings, in
cluding more than a score sched-
uled for action by the Senate
Wednesday, when it is to have a
call of its calendar.
Senate approval is expected to
be given to HouSe-paSsed bills to
create a civil defense organiza-
ton in the city government and
to grant 5-day work week to
police. Unless there are amend
ments to the House bills, these
measures then will go to Presi-
dent Truman for signature.
Two more hearings are to be
held this week on proposals to
open the Washington market to
importation of milk from distant
areas. One will be before the
Albernathy subcommittee of the
House District Committee at 10
am. tomorrow. The other will
be before the Gillette Agriculture
Subcommittee of the Senate on
Thursday.
Also. the Davis crime-inveStigat-
ing subcommittee of the House
District Committee is to meet
early this week to chart out it's
future course, with an additional
$4,000 fund granted by the House.
One of the pending questions is
the requested re-examination of
the qualifications of its chief in
vestigator. Hyman I. Fischback,
a New York lawyer.
Airport Bill Awaits Action.
Awaiting action also is the
Senate-passed bill for a second
commercial airport for the Ma
tional Capital. Hearings on this
have been held by the Beckworth
Subcommittee of the House Com
merce Committee, but it has not
yet been scheduled for full COM
mittee action.
A public hearing has been an
nounced for 10 am. Tuesday be-
fore the Utilities Subcommittee of
the House District Committee on
the Beall bill to permit the Public.
Utilities Commission to limit the
number of taxicabs here.
The question of cab rates may
come up in this session since PUG
Chairman James H. Flanagan has
been asked to supply data showing
that other cities have cab rates
comparable with Washington.
He also has been asked to show
what cities have metered cabs and
what places use zone rate systems
similar to Washington'S.
One committee spokesman said
there had been "a lot of dissatis-
faction" over the returns the dri-
vers get.
Parkway Bill Due.
Senate action may be taken on
a bill authorizing the Government
to complete the Washington-Bal-
timore express parkway from the
District to Fort Meade. Chairman
Tydings of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, in urging
quick approval of this measure,
has cited it's possible need in case
Of a war. The measure already
has been passed by the House.
A Federal road bill is on the
Senate calendar, though it may be
held over for separate later action.
This authorizes an outlay of $478
million, about So million of which
would be allocated to the District,
over a two-year period.
Another Federal measure. of
local interest is one recommended
by the Senate Public Works Com
mittee authorizing the construc-
ton of a permanent new home
here for the Federal Deposit In
Surance Corp. The House last
week struck similar provision out
Of a bill amending FDIC basic law.
Coming up for Senate considera-
ton are three District labor bills
sponsored by Chairman Neely of
the Senate District Committee.
One of these would liberalize the
unemployment compensation pro-
gram here. raising maximum job
less payments to $33 for 26 weeks.
The others would apply the
District minimum wage law to
men and set up legal require
ments for the payment of wages
by private employers to their
workers. So far, the House
District Committe has not even
scheduled hearings on these three
bills.
Among other measures listed for
Senate consideration Wednesday
are those providing for mutuel fire
protection aid between the Dis
trict and adjoining counties; regis
tration and regulation of profess
Sional optometristS, architects and
engineers; create Commission on
Human Rights; liberalize paid sick
leave for District teachers; regu-
late building projects in old
Georgetown so as to preserve it's
historic and aesthetic features;
authorize the Government to
acquire the Old Stone House on M
street in Georgetown for use as
museum, and provide for the sus-
pension or revocation of automo-
bile dealer tags.
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