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Bill SET for
Senate Action
By HAROLD B. ROGERS


The Districts appropriation
bill for the next fiscal year be-
ginning July is slated to come
before the Senate for action
early this week.
Carrying $181.6 million, the
bill was officially reported to the
Senate by it's Appropriations
Committee Friday and is ready
for Senate debate and vote.
There is a possibility the meas
Iure could be called up Tuesday,
but if not then. it probably will
be reached within a day or so
afterwards.
Also awaiting Senate floor ac-
ton is the $2.3 billion appropri-
alton bill for the Department Of
Labor and the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
carrying large amounts for in
situations in this area. They
Iinclnde the National Institutes
lof Health. Howard University,
Freedmans Hospital. Gallaudet
College. st. Elizabeths Hospital
and others.
Action Seen Tuesday
This measure has been slated
for action by the Senate Tues
day.
Several bills of Importance to
the District will be considered by
committees of both the House
and Senate during the week.
The controversial measure to
give the Public Utilities Commits
sion authority to limit the num-
Der Of taxicabs will be considered
by the House District Judiciary
subcommittee at a public hearing
at 10 am. tomorrow.
This is a continuation Of the
hearing last week which was de-
voted almost exclusively to pro-
ponents of the bill. Several wit
nesses are expected to object to
the measure tomorrow, while
some representing insurance and
finance companies probably will
propose amendments to the
pending legislation.
Meet Wednesday
The House District Commit
tee will meet at 1890 am.
Wednesday in executive session
to act on any bills ready for con-
Isideration by the full committee.
The Senate District Subcom-
mittee on Fiscal Affairs. headed
by Senator Bible, Democrat of
Nevada. will hold a public hear
ing at 10 am. Wednesday on
three bills
! They would: District officials OF
the District, Nary and and Vir-
gina to come to an agreement
On how to divide the cost of
maintenance and operation of
the congressionally authorized
jones Point Bridge. which under
present law would be divided
equally between the States of
Maryland and virginia.
| Reduce the present license fees
for twO-wheel automobile trail
ers.
And exempt from payment OF
the District sales tax by vendors
selling small articles on which
the tax cannot be collected from
the consumer.
2 Other Bills
Following the public hearing
the fiscal subcommittee will con-
slider two bills: One to exempt
from The real estate axes here
property Of the Columbia His
torical Society and another to
remove certain ineuuities in the
pay Of members of the Fire
Department.
A Senate District judiciary
subcommittee headed by Senator
Morse, Democrat of Oregon
plans to meet in executive ses-
sion at IL am. Friday to act on
four bills.
\ They would provide for accept
ance by the court of certain elm
ical evidence in cases of drunken
drivers; authorize the Hebrew
congregation to use a small plot
of ground connected with its
cemetery for burial purposes; ap-
prove the retirement provisions
for the one-man District Tax
Court, and tighten control over
narcotic addicts.
The Senate Public Works Sub
Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds will meet at 2::3C
pm. Tuesday in Room 412 Of the
Senate ONCE Building for a pub
lie hearing on legislation to au-
thorize construction and equip
ment Of a new building for the
United States Court of Claims.
which now is located in the his
torical building at Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventeenth street