Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Nine Bills Due
On District Day

! The widely supported measure
to curb charity racketeers ir
Washington comes up for actor
tomorrow on District Day in the
House.
Among the nine other District
measures scheduled for consider
alton is the 1925 million budget
to run the city next year.
The charity rackets bill re-
Iquires all groups soliciting fol
charity to register with the Dis
Itrict and make full disclosure
of how they propose to collect
their money and what they plan
to do with it.
Drafted by a citizens commit
tee. the measure has the indorse-
ment Of the Commissioner Citi-
zens Advisory Council as well as
the major business. religious
civic, legal, veterans. welfare and
ineulcaI groups mere.
Other Action Slated
Other bills. scheduled for
f1oor action in the House to-
morrow are these:
BY Representative Abernethy.
Democrat Of Mississippi, to per-
NIT the judges of the United
States District Court to remove
members Of the Board of Educa-
ton for cause. At present the law
provides only for the boards
appointment by the court.
BY Representative Hyde, Re-
publican Of Maryland, revising
the law Of inheritance In the
case OF married couples. when
one OF them dies without leaving
a will.
BY Mr.. Abernethy, exempting
from the Districts taxes those
vehicles loaned by automobile
dealers to public, private and
parochial schools for driver
training programs.
BY Mr.. Hyde, to bring the Dis
trict into the provisions of the
Uniform Simultaneous Death
Act. At present. the District does
not have any orderly plan for
distribution of estates whenever
a married couple dies simultane-
ously.
BY Representative Mcmillan.
Democrat of South Carolina to
exempt the exhibits and other
personal property of the Column
bia Historical Society from Dis
trict taxation.
Would Approve Gun Sale
BY Representative Matthews
Democrat of Florida, authorizing
the District Reformatory at Lor-
ton. Virginia to sell manufac-
tured copies of historic guns and
gun mountings.
BY Representative league
Democrat of Texas, to incorpo-
rate the Metropolitan Police Re-
lief Association. That group.
which provides death benefits.
would be exempted from the
Districts insurance laws and
regulations.
BY Representative Davis. DEM
ocrat of Georgia, to raise from
81 million to SITS million the
,otal authorized construction
cost for the Fourteenth Street
The measure includes
IN amendment by Representa-
i've Smith, Democrat of Virginia. /
% provide draw-span when the
second bridge is built.
On Tuesday a Joint meeting
VI the House and Senate Dis |
rict Auditorium subcommittee.
headed by Senator Morse, Demo-
rat of Oregon. and Representa-
i've Morrison, Democrat of Loui-
lana, will hold an executive
ession.
The key question before this
roup Is whether the Federal
government is going to put up
money to acquire one of three
ties that have been suggested
o far. The announced purpose
( the get-together was to take
p Auditorium Commission
latters."
To Seek Accord
An attempt may be made to
ION out differences in two pend
ng bills. Both would extend the
Ife of the commission. The
House version would authorize
he commission to select and
commend a site, but the
tronger Senate version would
utholize the commission to Sc
'ct and acquire the property
nd give it the powers of con-
emnation.
A public hearing on the Morse {
III TO provide for chemical tests s
drunk-driving cases will be 4
ED by the Judiciary Subcom- (
littee Of the Senate District 6
Committee at 10 am. Thursday {
! the District Committee hear
~ room.