Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1923, Page 17

CUT MAY BE MADE B IN DISTRICT DAY Other Legislation to Divide Time With the Local * Bills Monday. IN PROGRAM MEASURES Appropriation of $54,000 for the | Shrine Convention Police Protec- | tion Expected to Pass House. Monday is to be District day in the House, according to the program /= announced today by House Leader Mondell. It seems, however, to be the intention to devote not the en- tire day to District legislation, be- cause the program calls for consid- eration of the Green resolution for an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting tax-exempt securities to tollow consideration of District mat- The first District bill expected to pass on Monday is to provide a fund of $54,000 for police protection and public_convenicnce during the gat ering here of the Nobles of the Mys- tic Shrine, during the first week in |=2 June = This bill is beiag put through as a |= result of the urgency of Representa- E tive Elliott W. Sproul of Illinois. The } House biil e Shriners the full | amount ask nich is identical with | amount allowed for inaugural | rations, although a much larger rowd s expected here than attends . an inauguration. Parpose of the Appropriation. “Fhe bill which already has passed the Senate carries only $25,000 for the phrpose of protecting residents and tRe visiting Shriners against crooks who might come here from all the large citics of the country. The fund is to bring detectives to Washington from other cities who kuow the crooks in thelr own particular locali- es. The next item to corie up will be the Fitzgerald workman's compe: sation bill, with a bitter fight pending between Representative Fi gerald of Ohio and Representative Underhill of Massachusetts, both of whom favor compulsory insurance of thig sort, but differ as to the system to be employed. The Fitzgerald bill, { which is opposed by business, civic and professional organizations in the District, has been blocking the pas- e_of other District legislation in the House for more than six months. Efforts will be made Monday to get a vote dlsposing of this proposition, one way or another. Teachers’ Salary Bill Lags. Although Representative Zihlman of Maryland is making every effort to have the teachers’ salary and wchool reorganization bill called up on Monday, Chairman Focht of the House District’ committee said today that there is a very slim chance for this measure to be considered for some time in the House. Chafrman Focht sald that the bill 2 board of accountancy rtificates to accountants ill be passed. xpects, if time is allowed, on the Zihlman bill to irerent annuity of vet- d firemen, so that those re under the old hereafter recel amount to th salary schedule recently passed. 14th reet Bill Prospects. Tt is possible, Chairman Focht said, that the bill to extend Fourteenth strect morth through the Walter Reed Hospital grounds, thereby affording a new approach from the north to the Capital City and opening up & | large suburban territory to relieve the housing congestion may be bro ht up Monday. the 14th. street extension bill ! come up Representative Mc- le of 1llinois, acting chairman of | the House committec on military af- fairs, intends to offer an amendment which would prevent thc extendsd 14th street from going through the Walter Reed Hospital grounda The McKenzie amendment would require round the outer edge of the hospital grounds so as 1o preserve intact what he says is i tended to be the finest medical cent in the world e U. S. ARMY BILL PASSES. 2333,000,000 Measure Carries Wa- terway Project Amendment. ‘The Army appropriation bill, carry- ng $333,000,000, was passed by the House last night after the rivers and burbors bloc had put through an| % = amendment increasing the item 1or}§ waterway projects from $37,000,000 to ! $56,589,000 and the item for complet- £ = ng the Muscle Shoals dam and power | project had been accepted. | The principal change in the military | scotlons of the bill yesterday was an | amendment prohibiting the purchase from private manufacturers of ord- | nance at a cost higher than would| be necessary for government manu- ! facture. The bill originally provided | that except as authorized none of the money should be so appropriated “at | a price In excess of 25 per cent more than the cost” of government manu- facture. A last-minute effort by Representa- tive Sisson of Mississippl, ranking democrat on the military committee, o reduce the appropriations for the Regular Army and automatically re- duce its size was voted down. DEBTS, $840; NO ASSETS. Willard A. Payne, a clerk of 928 V.oulslana avenue northwest, has dled a petition in_voluntary bank- | ruptcy. He llsts his debts at $340, and says he has no assets He is| represented by Attorney Walter A. Johnston. ERPETU BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 8 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. Assets More Than $8,000,000 Surplus More Than $800,000 JAMES BERRY...... President JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary EVERY DAY EVERY READER EVENING STAR, Y X, D. T, SXTURDAY, JANUIRY &, 1923, A A fe Zoening Star—The Sy Fhae Knows What Happens All Over The World. 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