Evening star., 1945-01-29
House Group
|Fdyors Raise
For Teachers
District Committee
Gives General
Approval to Plan
BY DON S. WARREN.


Approval to Plan
BY DON S. WARREN.
General approval of the proposal
for basic pay increase for WASH
ington school teachers was given
today by members of the House
District Committee, meeting at the
call Of Chairman Randolph for COM
mittee organization and to chart the
work of the group.
The question of the increase was
the only legislative matter brought
up for discussion. There was no
formal action, but Mr.. Randolph,
who has announced he would spon-
sor the pay increase bill, said the
IT members present were in gen.
eral agreement on an increase and
on the desirability of the subject
being give prompt and careful con-
sideration"
Detailed proposals made by school
authorities and members of the
teaching staffs now are being ex-
amined by the District Budget ONCE
for recommendation to the Com
missioners.
Will Discuss Problems.
Chairman Randolph also an
nounced after the executive ses-
sion, the first of this Congress, that
early informal meetings between
committee members and each of
the executives of District govern
ment departments were being ar
ranged. The purpose of these con-
ferences, he said, would be to ac-
quaint members of the COMMITTEES
with all leading municipal officials
and their problems. He added that
the conferences also would permit
committee members to initiate in
quiries into the policies of the city
government.
Standing subcommittees of the
District Committee were rather
substantially changed, due to the re-
placement of six former members.
Also, MIR. Randolph explained, the
number of members on several sub
committees was increased from five
to seven because of the load or the
Importance of pending legislative
proposals.
The subcommittee as assigned to-
day are as follows:
Judiciary-Representative McGe-
hee of Mississippi, chairman, and
Representatives Harris of Arkansas,
Abernethy of Mississippi and Smith
of Virginia, Democrats, and Bates Of
Massachusetts,, Baldwin of New
York and O'Hara of Minnesota, Re-
publicans.
Mcmillan Heads Health Group.
Public health-Representative Nc
MILAN of South Carolina, chairman,
and Representatives Smith of Vir-
ginia and Link of Illinois, Demo-
Gratis, and LIE Fevre of New York
and Beall of Maryland, Republicans.
Education-Representative Feig-
han of Ohio, chairman, and Repre-
sentatives Murphy of Pennsylvania
and Combs of Texas, Democrats;
McDonough of California and Grit
flths of Ohio, Republicans.
Public Utilities - Representative
Harris of Arkansas, chairman, and
Representatives Hebert of Louisiana
and Smith of Virginia, Democrats,
and Dirksen of Illinois and Simpson
of Illinois, Republicans.
Streets and Trafic-Qncreased
from five to seven members). Rep
) resentative Hebert, chairman, and
Representatives Abernethy, Smith
and Link, Democrats, and Bates.
Beau and Griffith, Republicans.
Fiscal Unit Expanded.
Fiscal Affairs Increased from five
TO seven ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Murphy, chairman, and Representa-
tives Abernethy, Feighan and Healy
OF California, Democrats, and Rep
resentatives Dirksen, Bates and
O'Hara, Republicans.
Parks and Recreation-Represent-
atlve Harris, chairman, and Repre-
sentative Feighan, Smith and Healy,
Democrats, and Baldwin, Grifhths
and McDonough, Republicans.
insurance and Banking-Repre-
sentative Feighan, chairman, and
Representatives Abernethy and
Smith, Democrats, and Baldwin and
LIE Fevre, Republicans.
Police and Firemen Increased
from five to seven members)-Rep-
resentative Mcmillan, chairman, and
Representatives Hebert, Combs and
Link, Democrats, and Simpson.
O'Hara and McDonough, Republi-
cans.
National Defense-RepSesentative
Murphy, chairman, and Representa-
yves Combs and Healy, Democrats,
ana BeaH and LIE Fevre, Republicans.
Many District bills.
Nearly score of bills already be-
fore the District Committee were
referred today by Mr.. Randolph to
subcommittees. Among these are.
10 the Judiciary Subcommittee:
Bills for the election of delegates
from the District of Columbia to the
national party conventions, to
amend the weights and measures
law to provide better protection to
buyers OF small quantities of coal.
and concerning admission of vet
Grams to the District bar.
To Fiscal Affairs: Proposals that
the District Government buy Villa
Rosa to permit continuation of the
Chlldren's Museum and to set up a
new system of handling funds re-
celVed by licensing and examing
boards.
To Public Utilities: The bill pro-
posing a new agency to control taxi
cabs.
To the Police and Firemen SUBJ
committee: The bill to merge the
park police with the metropolitan
police.
To Insurance and Banking: Pro-
posed amendments to the District
Life Insurance Act.
| To the Public Health: The bill to
strip the Board of Public Welfare
OF its administrative powers and to
transfer them to the Commissioners.
Sailor Seriously Hurt