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Meetings
BY
District Units
Senate Committee
Expected to Act on
Appropriations Bill

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Committees will hold what is
expected to be their final meet
ings Of the current session OF
Congress tomorrow and Tues
day.
This may be the last chance
District legislation has to get
clearance through normal
channels.
The Senate is scheduled to
complete action tomorrow On
the supplemental appropria-
ton bill for fiscal 1858.
The Appropriations Commit
tee already has knocked out q
s12.5-milion item to commence
construction Of a second WASH
ington airport at Burke, Va.
The matter was referred to the
Presidents newly created Air
ways Modernization Board with
Q request to report by January.
Other Changes
Other changes by the COM
Imittee. which, If adopted, would
send the measure back to the
House for concurrence In the
amendments, include the fol-
lowing:
Trimmed from e5O0.O00 to
$250,000 the amount requested
by Capitol Architect j. George
Stewart to commence remodel
ing the Senate ONCE Building.
This would increase the size Of
Office suites from three to I'VE
rooms for Senators remaining
there after the new office build
ing is opened In January. The
bill also carries 81 million for
furnishing of1ices in the new
building. a reduction Of $780,
600 from the House measure.
An item Of $2.4 million for
four District school additions
has been retained. Affected
schools are Bryan. River Ter
race, Noyes and Kingsman.
Hospital Funds
Georgetown and Columbia
Hospitals would receive $l45.-
900 each for additions under
the Hospital Center Act The
added money is the result Of
higher costs.
The House, meanwhile, win
take up tomorrow the confer
ence report on q proposed 50.-
O00-seat stadium on East Cap
itol street opposite the Armory.
The Senate approved the
conferees' report Friday. That
report virtually embraced the
Senate bill and rejected these
three House amendments:
A provision that the Armory
Board pay the Government for
the site.
Require the Secretary Of the
Treasury to approve interest
rates on bonds issued TO pay
for the structure.
Prohibit the sale Of alcoholic
beverages specifically beer.
AS the measure now. stands
It requires the Armory Board
to issue bonds to repay the cost
of the stadium only-not the
land: limits the interest rate
on bonds to 8 per cent per an
mum and authorizes the Arm
ory Board to approve the sale
Of beer.
Meet Monday
The House District Commit
tee has been called for an
executive session at 10:3O am.
tomorrow by Chairman Mac
MILAN. Democrat Of South Car
olina,
While any number of meas
ures may be brought UP In an
effort to clear the calendar, two
figured in advance speculation.
Both have passed the Senate
One would authorize con-
struction Of q new hospital
in southeast Washington. Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat Of
Virginia. had indicated earlier
that he did not think this
measure would be cleared dur
ing the present session.
A second bill would establish
standards determining intoxi-
cation Of persons charged with
driving while drunk. It also
would permit chemical tests Ia
be made Of the blood or urine
Of accused persons.
The Senate District Commit
tee has been called by acting
Chairman Bible. Democrat OF
Nevada, to meet at 10 am
Tuesday, to consider any meas
ures that should be acted on
before Congress adjourns. pos
sibly at the end Of this week
or during next week.