Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-12
Senate DC. Group
Approves II Bills
City Would Get
Power to Ban
Fake Fire Sales

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Fake Fire Sales
The Senate District Com
mittee swept through a stack
Of end-of session business to-
day and ordered IL bills re-
ported to the floor.
Among them were measures
to protect shoppers from
trumped UP fire sales, TO give
the Association of Oldest In
habitants a new headquarters
and to free ministers from
testifying in court about con-
fidences of congregation men,
bers.
Major bills still pending-to
permit the Interior Department
to spend $2.6 million for pro-
posed stadium facilities and
to let coaches and other
teachers collect extra pay -
will be given a hearing next
week, Chairman Bible prom
Used.
Completes Most Action
He said this would complete
most of the action expected by
his committee this year. A
hearing has been set for 10
am. Friday by subcommittee
Chairman Morse, Democrat of
Oregon, on three relatively
minor bills to adjust city con-
troll over birth certificates, Dis
trict Teachers College and
practical nurses.
Bills aimed at preventing dis
elimination against aged per-
sons seeking work and to
change insurance laws are ex-
pected to win a hearing before
Senator Beall, Republican of
Maryland, next week.
The fire sale bill would re-
quire shopkeepers planning
"cloSe-out" clearances to file
an application with District
Commissioners.
Bills Amended
The Oldest Inhabitants would
have to pay $500 for use of
the fire house ON M street, just
west of Wisconsin avenue NV.
under the Senate-reported bill.
The House passed a similar bill
transferring the building to
the association free of charge.
Senate committeeman also
amended the House-paSsed pro-
poSal to exempt ministers from
examination in civil or criminal
court proceedings in the Dis
trict. At the request of some
sponsors. the word minister"
was further defined in the Sem
ate bill as minister duly liz
censed, ordained or conse-
Grated"
Witnesses testified at previ-
GUS hearings that, under House
language, INSCRIPTIONS persons
could fake their way out of
testifiying by claiming falsely
to be ministers of the gospel.
5 Other Bills
Five other bills cleared by the
Senate unit already have passed
the House. They would:
Lift the 81 million value of
property allowed to be held by
st. AIMS Infant Asylum, 1900
California street NV, and
permit the home to build else
where under the name St. AIMS
Infant and Maternity Home.
Permit sale of paregoric in
District stores after doctors had
given oral orders. Current law
requires written prescriptions.
Exempt certain pensions and
other trusts from District laws
relating to perpetuities, res
traintS on alienation and ac-
emulation of income. The bill
seeks to allow banks to hold
trusts without interference by
outdated laws.
Give the District Commits
sioners the right to bond money
collectors up to $4,000. Agents
who collect money under false
pretenses and then abscond
with the funds would be af-
fected by the measure.
Exempt the American Society
of international Law from zon-
ing regulations in order to use
the building at 223 MasSa-
chusetts avenue NV. for an
international headquarters.
Also approved by the Senate
committee were bills fixing the
jurisdiction of the District Do
nestle Relations Court over
property rights of husbands
and wives involved in any case
before that court, to require
appointment of guardians for
minors in court and to license
public insurance adjusters in
the District.