Evening star., 1954-08-22
How D. c. Fured
Bills Thut Passed.
Fuiled In Congress

! DOOSL In The FeQcraI payment
rom $11 million to $40 million.
Two new Potomac bridges
Authorization for a SIS million
Washington bypass span and a
s25 million bridge from down.
sown Washington.
Condemnation Of insanitary
buildings = The city now can
force owners to repair or remove
5hese buildings with owners as
sured full appeal machinery.
Unemployment compensation
maximum benefits are
raised to $50 weekly for 26 weeks
from the old $40 for 20 weeks
with new and sitter disqualified
lion clauses from claimants who
quit jobs, are fired for cause or
refuse to take new jobs offered
them.
Automobile financial response
bility All parties to an auto
accident will be required to re-
port promptly to District officials
and to post bond or cash or show
to cover any possible
assessment on the person respon-
sible for damage, injury or death
COrpOratiOns-A new business
incorporation measure replaces
an outmoded one dating back
to 1901.
Alley Dwellings-A law setting
a deadline on occupancy of alley
dwellings is wiped off the books,
thus protecting homeowners who
have remodeled slum houses into
attractive homes.
Open arrest bO0ks-The long
standing police practice Of keep
ing arrest records open to the
public is now supported by law,
President Eisenhower, in sign
ing the bill, recommended studies
on how police could maintain
separate arrest records for
juveniles and adults to protect
juveniles from publicity.
Metropolitan Area Transit
C Commissions-This two-pronged
would establish a group
to study and make recommended
tions on area transit needs and
a three-member regulatory
group to control transit opera
tions between the two jurisdic-
tions. The study commission has
won general approval but the
President is being asked to veto
the bill because of opposition to
the control commission.
Traffic Act-This Is amended
to provide new reasons for re-
voking drivers permits. The new
reasons include homicide by auto
hit-and-run cases, reckless driv-
ing involving bodily injury ano
any felony in which an auto is
involved.
FAILED
Primary electiOns-Formal Dis.
trict regulations were to be sci
up for primary elections of Dis
trict delegates, committeemer
and women to the national po.
litical party conventions. Vetoec
on the ground it would give 6
discriminatory exemption from
the Hatch Act to Federal work
ers living in Washington.
District suffrage-A bill for {
non-voting District delegate IL
the House passed the Senate ant
was buried in the House Distric
Committee. Senate Judiciar!
Committee held hearings on
proposed Constitutional amend
ment to give District residents ;
vote in national elections ant
representation in the House.
Family COurt-The Senate ap
proved creation of a three-mem
ber Family Court to take over al
the Districts domestic relation
issues. The House District Com
mittee failed to act.
More judges-A Senate Judi
ciary Committee bill provided
for 27 additional Federal judges
including three more for Unitet
States District Court here.
Fair trade-A measure op.
posed by the District Govern.
ment and Justice Department
spokesmen would permit {
manufacturer to make an agree.
ment with a retailer to fix 9
minimum price on the sale Of 8
trademarked national product
here.
Public utilities-A series OF
measures stemming from a Sen
ate District subcommittee inves-
tigation of Washington transit
problems. Included were pro-
visions to broaden the powers OF
the District Public Utilities Com
mission and a conflict of in
terest" bill to ban District regu-
latory officials from representing
those regulated public utilities
within two years after they leave
their District jobs.
Taxicab limitation - The
measure would give the PUG
power to regulate the number
Of cabs licensed here.
OptOmetrists-They would be
classed as members of q profess
sion and educational require
ments would be increased in this
hotly debated proposal.
Ban on White House Picketing
This one stemmed from the
mass picketing in the Rosenbure
spy case but failed to win con-
gressional approval.
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