Evening star., 1945-02-08
D. T.. Subcommittee
Appointed 10 Speed
Senate Bill HEARINGS

Opening the way for early hear
ings and possible action on numer-
Gus District measures, including
proposals for construction of q mod
ern hospital center and slum clear
ance and rehousing programs,
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee today appointed
subcommittee to handle many bills
on the committee calendar.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, o1
Maryland was named chairman of g
subcommittee to consider the bill he
is sponsoring jointly with Chairman
Bilbo to authorize use of Govern
ment funds to establish a hospital
center to be operated on self f-s,ls-
tanning basis by participating non
profit private hospitals Of Washing
ton.
Garfield and Emergency Hospitals
already have been listed as pros
|pective participating hospitals, but
1t has been thought others may join
the plan.
Two Bills to BE Considered.
Other members of this subcom-
mittee are Chairman Bilbo and
Senators McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada; Smith, Republican, of New
Jersey, and Buck, Republican, of
Delaware.
In naming a subcommittee to
consider the McCarran bill on slum
clearance and rehousing, Chairman
Bilbo announced that this group
also would consider the competing
slum bill offered by Senator Cap
per, Republican, of Kansas. Sem
ator McCarran already had been
named chairman Of this group and
Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio, as a second member. Others
named today were Senators Tydings,
Hoey, Democrats, Of North Caro-
lima; Briggs, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,; Capper and Saltonstall, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,.
Chairman Bilbo said the Capper
bill to establish system of elec-
ton of delegates from the District
to the national political conventions
was loaded with dynamite" and
that it would be considered by the
full committee and not referred to
a subcommittee.
However, he named special group
to consider the McCarran home
rule" bill which would abolish the
Board of Commissioners and set ur
a council-manager form of Govern
ment-with seven councilmen elected
by wards and two, the council chair
man, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent,
Would Unite Water Agencies.
Senator ODaniel, Democrat, OF
Texas, was named chairman of the
subcommittee. Other members are
Senators Moses, Democrat, of North
Dakota; Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire; Briggs and Buck.
Another McCarran bill, to place
the control and operation of all
District water divisions under one
agency, was referred to a committee
headed by Senator Johnston, Demo-
crat, Of South Carolina and includ-
ing Senators Hoey, Moses, Salton-
stall and Smith.
Other subcommittees named to
consider the following bills were
appointed:
To permit BARRIERS by referendum
to select days Of closing: Senator'S
Hoey, chairman; Tydings, Moses,
Buck and Bridges. !.
To direct the District to buy villa
Rosa and permit its continued use
by the Children's Museum, Sena-
tors Tydings, chairman; Moses,
Johnston, Buck and Capper.
Insurance Study Listed.
To make extensive revisions Of the
District Life Insurance Act, Sena-
tors Hoey, chairman; McCarran,
Tydings, Burton and Bridges.
To transfer the administrative
powers of the Board of Public We'll
fare to the Commissioners, Senators
Johnston, chairman: Tydings,
ODaniel, Bridges and Capper.
To authorize use Of District funds
to support the Metropolitan Police
Department Band, Senator'S ODan-
lei, chairman; Moses, McCarran,
Saltonstau and Bridges.
The committee deferred action
on the bill to authorize construc-
tion Of two four-lane bridges over