Evening star., 1953-03-22
House Ready 10 Act
On District Personal
Property Tax Repeal
By Harold B. Rogers

Legislation to repeal the Dis
trict personal property tax and
to raise pay Of police and fire.
men will be among eight local
bills coming up for action tomor-
row on the House floor.
The measures will be laid be-
fore the House by District Com
mittee Chairman Simpson on the
first District Day of the 83rd
Congress.
Many other issues Of impor-
tance to Washington are to re-
ceive consideration by Congress
this week.
They include resolutions for a
sweeping probe of transit facili-
ties and the nomination of a new
United States attorney, Leo A.
Rover.
The omnibus crime bill to make
many changes in District law is
scheduled to come before
House District subcommittee at
10 am. Tuesday.
Irelan to Attend.
Subcommittee Chairman Tale,
Republican, of Iowa announced
the members in executive Ses-
sion will discuss the measure
with law enforcement officials to
decide future steps.
Invited to the session are Cor
poration Counsel Vernon E. West,
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan and Police Chief Rob-
ert v. Murray.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat, Of Georgia is sponsor Of the
bill, developed as a result of
lengthy hearings in a previous
Congress. He will participate as
ranking minority member of the
Tale subcommittee.
Proposed sweeping investiga-
ton of all transit agencies in the
city will be considered WedneS-
day morning by the Senate Rules
Committee.
Legislation for this purpose,
recommended by the Senate Dis
trict Committee, would set up a
six-member Joint committee of
Senate and House members, and
provide $4,000 for expenses.
Rover Hearing Set.
Similar concurrent resolutions
are pending in the House, before
two committees, those on rules,
and administration.
A bill to authorize the Public
Utilities Commission to so exer-
else control over utilities that de-
claration of dividends would not
impair" their capital will come
up for public hearing at 10 am.
Wednesday by a House District
subcommittee.
The nomination Of Mr.. Rover
will be considered by the Senate
Judiciary Committee at 10 am.
Wednesday.
The eight bills ready for action
on the House floor, including the
personal property tax repeater,
have been approved by the House
District Committee, and recon-
mended for passage.
Bottle Club Curb Ready.
The measure to raise pay Of
police and f1remen would in
crease the starting salary for
privates from the present So, 400
to $4,000 annually. He would |
permit automatic Step-upS to
reach the maximum Of $4,000 in |
four years.
Bottle clubs would be placed
under strict control Of the COM
missioners and the ABC Board
under another measure ready for
the House.
The other five bills to be con-
sidered by the House would: Re-
quire mandatory disqualification
Of narcotic addicts; provide a
new law for establishing private
corporations here; authorize
judges of municipal and juvenile
courts to suspend imposition or
execution of sentence in certain
cases: continue the present Sys-
tenn Of selecting a policeman or
fireman as Director of Civil De-
fense without prejudice to his re-
tirement rights and other bene-
fits, and change the name Of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association
to the Theodore Roosevelt AsSo-
citation.