Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-07
BILLS
Continued From First Page

Fairfax and Arlington CounCleS,
Va. and Route IS in Prince
Georges County, Md. and on
a Montgomery County Md
stretch of the George Wash
ineton Memorial Parkway.
Subsidy Passed
A separate bill to allow the
D. C. Transit System to be
subsidized by more than $780,
900 by city taxpayers for trans
porting children to and from
school at reduced rates, also
won unanimous approval of the
Senate.
The District would make up
the difference between the 10
cent school fare and the lowest
adult fare of 20 cents, provided
that this income would not
raise company profits above
the reasonable rate of return
fixed by the Washington Met
ropolitan Area Transit Com
mission.
Both transportation bills still
await House action.
The House committee, in
closed session, delayed action
on a bill freeing $2.5 million in
Federal grants for George
Washington University Hos
pital construction. Conceivably,
this bill and another House
passed measure to allow stand
up drinking" by restaurant pa
irons waiting for tables could
win attention.
The Senate committee. try
ing to close shop, is being pres
sured into a hearing, yet to be
scheduled, on the drinking pro-
posal. Members undoubtedly
would make an attempt to act
on the hospital bill should it
be pulled out of the House COM
mittee and gain a floor vote
in the House.
In return for such consid-
erationS, House District COM
mitteemen might consider the
transportation agency bill which
originated in the Senate and
the D. C. Transit System sub
sidy which was pigeonholed in
a House District subcommittee.
Compromise Possible
Some compromise between
the two chambers also might
be possible on conflicting bills
to raise retirement benefits
for District police and firemen
and their widows. Passed over
on a Senate calendar call this
morning were retirement meas
ures more limited than those
cleared previously in the
House.
One bill cleared by the Sen
ate today went to the White
House Il an authorization for
the Baltimore IL Ohio Railroad
to construct sidings to serve
a LIQUOR warehouse and a
bakery building in the vicinity
of Puerto Rico avenue and
Taylor street NE.
A bill to reduce the average
work week of fire-fighters
from so to Sc hours was passed
by the Senate and. a few hours
later, reported by the House
District Committee with one
amendment. House commit
teemen would put a 72-hour
ceiling on the maximum hours
a fire-fighter may work week
ly. Some II members Of the
non-fire fighting division Of
the District Fire Department
would not be affected since
they already work a five-day,
40-hour week.
The bill would cost the Dis
trict $377,00 this year and
S550.000 next year, primarily to
hire some "a men to keep the .
fire fighting force at the same
strength with fewer work hours
per man.
Also pressed by the Senate
were these bills:
Indecent publica tiOnS-Prop-
erty seized in connection with
a violation of the indecent
publications laws must be for
feited to the city under the
House bill passed by the Sem
ate with a minor amendment.
Also. police could close as O
common nuisance" any place
where persons ccngregated with
the intent of violating the in
decent publications law. Seized
items judged obscene could be
destroyed. and remaining items
sold at public auction.
Gambling - Materials seized
in gambling raids would be
forfeited to the District, made
available for use of any agency.
or sold at public auction. Own
ers would have the right Of
appeal to the courts to recover
their property.
Referees employment - Re-
tired Federal employees could
work AS school teachers in the
District and retired District
teachers who had reached man.
datory retirement age could &C
cept Federal jobs without loss
of reduction of retirement pay
in either case.
Another bill cleared by the
Senate today would give older,
aggressive juvenile delinquents
a chance of rehabilitation in a
new District institution.
The bill would establish a
Juvenile division at the District
Youth Correctional Center at
Lcrton, Va. and authorize the
Juvenile Court judge to commit