Evening star., 1943-11-28
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Increased Powers for Commissioners;
Local Elective Government Hearing
BY JESSE C. SUITE

AHSI SdoCu OWCIS IOT commissioners
Local Elective Government Hearing
By JESSE c. sUTER
Today begins the for dis
carded but wearab clothing rags appeal from
War Production Board by ravages of war
the population occupied countries Cloth
ing is soey needed peoples in
liberated countries and for relief
are In demand for wiping cloths other essential
Search the
committee do it nowdo today Every
is supply of this critically needed material
Bundle the articles them to your own
church to the church t.
"War has many our peope-bu here is a
humanitarian appeal which personally
Every discarded garment contribute will help alleviate
tress in some home-somewhere'
Here opportunity a useful purpose those
garments which have laid
again Nearly every one has one or more such
garments just cuttering which
vantage Much of such clothing which
day" time unload!
favorable report Randolph of Columbia
Virginia boundary bill
tee provisions present
high United States retains concurrent jis-
dcon the disputed no mans land which ceded
gna old boundary Maryland
and Virginia the Virginia
of the Potomac River would that which
ceded
by Maryland part
of the 10 miles square the the Government.
Liquor and its Incidental problems in the District OF Columbia
subject inquiries appear
prompted by fear of shortage Cases the Traffic
investigations indicate
the accidents "quored drivers
The the subject have failed to tell of
efforts any, abstinence
practical approach both
accident and the supply angles
Proposed Modest Increase of Commissioners Powers
just revived in Hebert bill Oh R. 2644
entitled "A bill to reoeanze the District government This bill
introduced by Representative F. Edward Heber
Democrat Of louisiana member of the District Committee
drafting prompted desire to
relieve handling District Columbia business of
of the details which purely municipal functions The bill
far modest than its formidable title would
all factors contained in most
the reorganization proposals which have been advanced during
the proposals have been wrecked the
boards.
proposal SO as to
give to the Commissioners the egsae doing
would be sure to aoul of decisions which
of Congress delegate legislative
other body Constitutional amendment
sons would be required before Congress could delegate
government OF the District anything municipal
ordinances
Hearings held the June July
1s4s it reported favoraby
Additional formal hearings the bill be held shortly
The present interest in the bill aroused Chairman
Mcehee of Judiciary Subcommittee
Congress is spending time considering
passing District bills routine administrative that
should be handled by the Commissioners Viewed the local
citizen angle there is too much delay the handling
routine administrative matters by having go to Congress for
required legislation
OF this bill but they all municipal
the local which
should be possessed by municipal
whether elective appointed.
There nothing thought legislate
for the District much of the time of Congress which
needed for national early complaint
during discussion in the House 1903 Of
proposed the the two parts of the Federal District
the States of Virginia Among
urged in favor the
time of the Congress consumed egsang
The quotation is from the Powers
sentaNs in the Twenf Congress in March, 1880 which
red extensive discussion of District history.
Since that time the question has been raised frequently
taking the time Of the Congress
functions of the of the Government Congress
always regardless complaint
retained jealousy these troublesome
Some members of Congress where additional
be included the Hebert bill which step
efficiency in the local
advantageous alike to the
Hearings on the McCarran Bill Begin December
The McCarran bill to provide
an elective local government set for hearing before
mittee of the Senate District Committee Tuesday and Wedne
day, December Senator McCarran
strong position against
The Federation special
meeting recorded its support of the bill with amend
ments.
The Federation of Club a vote, op-
posed the McCarran bill the ground that it would be
might
ousy interfere with national Participation
election the President President voting
cipaon of the Districts choosing
suffrage organization
believes is needed.
Many organizations represented
pokesmen the their recorded
special meeting of the
Federation of Citizens Associations held
This called
acting report of the Committee Suffrage
McCaran bill Accompanying the call for the
of the committee which approval the
bill with amendments
After lengthy debate recorded the
had been adopted by vote of 4 to
Ct member bodies each of which delegates total of
134 delegates Only little par
lin