Evening star., 1937-08-07
TWO AIRPORT BILLS
MEET TEMPORARY
BLOCK IN SENATE
King to Seek Consideration
Of Camp Springs Plan
Soon.
MEASURE LAID ASIDE
ON BYRD'S OBJECTION
Virginian Wants Delay Until
Copeland, Author of Alternate
Plan, Can Be Present.

Bills to establish a model national
airport at Camp Springs, Md. and
to clear away existing hazards 81
Washington Airport were blocked
temporarily by objections from the
floor when they were called up in
the Senate yesterday.
Both measures were laid aside for
the time being, Senator King Of
Utah, chairman of the District Air
port Commission, serving notice on
the Senate that he would seek at
the first opportunity TO have his
Camp Springs bill considered.
The bills we're called up during con-
sideration by the Senate of measures
on the unanimous consent calendar
A single objection from the floor is
sufficient to block consideration Of
any measure on this calendar.
Camp Springs Bill Up First
The Camp Springs bill was called up
first but was laid aside on an objec-
ton by Senator Byrd of Virginia,
Byrd made no statement of the rea-
son for his objection on the moor
Questioned later, he said that ne
thought that both local airport meas
ures should be considered at the same
time, and that, since Senator Cope
land of New York, author OF the
Washington Airport bill, was absent
from the floor, he thought both meas
ures Should 90 over for the time being
There were several objections to
the Copeland bill, which would pro-
vide for the closing of Military road
and permit the leasing to Washington
Airport of SO acres of the Arlington
Experimental Farm and the Boundary
Channel Lagoon area.
After both bills had been laid aside
Senator King explained to the Sen
ate that the Airport Commission. Of
which he is chairman. had worked
hard on the local airport problem
and had examined ~ different sites
in and near the District in its effort 10
provide an adequate airport for the
National Capital. He told the Sen
"'' tiioo ilO Noulh Sctk dl bllb llTSJ
opportunity to have the bill consid-
cred, since he regarded the matter as
one OF great Importance
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee IN
qulred whether the proposed Camp
Springs airport site is near the pres
ent Washington Airport. Senator
King explained that it was in Mary
land, about miles from the Capl-
,ol."
Objections Are Cited.
King was asked bv Senator OMa-
honey Of wyoming whether there was
not serious objection to the Camn
Springs site. King replied he believed
there had been objection from some
sources because OF a belief that the
site should be closer to the CITY. and
said that he also understood that
there had been objection from the
Navy because of the fact that radio
development work is in progress sew
eral miles away from the proposed
airport site.
King said the commission had the
~S>Asi'' VI ti'S 'ApVi IcllCS Ol Md J.. Gen,
Oscar Westover, chief of the Armv
Air Corps, in selecting the Camp
Springs site. He praised Westover's
ability highly.
senator Barkley of Kentucky. the
new Senate leader. expressed the opin-
ion that with all the land that is
available in the vicinity of Wash
lngton. it should be possible to select
an airport site which would meet all
requirements. He said that the fact
that the Airport Commission had ex-
amlned AZ sites in it's search carried
a good deal of weight with him
This was taken by supporters of the
Camp Springs bill as an indication
that Senator Barkley will support the
commission in its efforts to bring
about final selection OF the Camp
Springs site.