Evening star., 1946-07-14
House TO Open
Study Of 1ydings
D.C.Hospita|Bi|
SIum Clearance Plan
Faces Delay After
Objection on Floor
By Harold B. ROGERS

MS eHOTIS 10 get house dCJlOn on
the Districts slum clearance bill,
Acting Chairman Healy of the House
District Committee will bring up be-
fore the committee tomorrow the
Tydings bill for a hospital center.
Prospects for final enactment of
the lO-year $20,0Oo,00O slum bill
were darkened yesterday when Rep
resentative Smith, Republican, of
Ohio blocked the measure by object
ing to it's consideration under unani-
nous consent.
Mr.. Healy, after careful study
of legislative possibilities, said last
night he would be unable to bring
up the measure again until Dis
trict Day, July %, despite an earnest
desire to get favorable action soon.
Debate Forecast.
Representative Smiths opposition
forecast debate on the measure when
it comes up. Even if it should be ap-
proved by the House, the measure
in its present form differs from the
Senate-passed version. Therefore
as the Congressional session nears
close the controversial measure
faces a virtual log-jam of legisla-
ton. which may make it extremely
difficult, Mr.. Healy said, to resolve
differences between the two Houses
and get final enactment before ad-
journment.
Threatening the measure still fur-
ther was the movement reported last
yesterday by Congressional leaders
to drive through to an adjournment
Of Congress within two weeks, prob
ably by Saturday, July 27.
DR.. Smith charged that the slun
clearance bill was "communistic,' He
asked why citizens of his home State
should have to build homes for peo.
pie of the District. He said the pei
capita income of people here was
higher than most States, higher thar
that of Ohioans. and higher than the
average income of the people of the
country. Furthermore, he charged
that the local real estate tax rate
here is "one of the lowest in the
United States"
Hospital Bill Studied.
The Tydings hospital center bill
will be considered by the House Dis.
trict Committee in executive session
at 1890 am. tomorrow. Financia,
provisions of the measure have
proved the most difficult to resolve
because of the long pending con.
troversy over the question of the
amount of Federal aid, and proposed
payment from District taxes The
District Commissioners are against
the suggestion to help finance the
center by local taxes.
The three hospitals pledged Il
join the center, Emergency, Garfield
and Episcopal. have pledged all theil
physical plants as their part of the
payment to the new center.
Prior to blocking of the slum bill
yesterday morning, the House
passed, without objection, bill tt
provide three deputies for the reg.
lister of wills. This goes to the Sen.
ate, where it probably will be con.
sidered this week by the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Acting Chairman Hoev of tht
Senate District Committee said las
night he was expecting the com
mittee chairman. Senator Bilbo O
Mississippi, to return to the capital
probably early this week In thi
case. scheduling of the committe>
session will await his return.
/ In order to help clean up Distric
/ legislation before adjournment
/ however, Senator Hoey plans TO
The committee to meet sometime thi
week. To be considered also will bt
the problem presented by a contro
versy over two different bills nov
before a subcommittee on increas,
in the number Of municipal judge
from 10 to 13
Differences between the bills in
/ troduced by Senator McCarran
Democrat, of Nevada, and Senate
Johnston, Democrat. of Colorado
and Senator Smith, Republican, O
New Jersey. Unless this subcom
mittee can compose the differences
Senator Hoey said the District Com
mittee itself will have to take up tn,
matter.
Buildings Bills Come Up.
| The Senate will have before i
for action this week three bills from
its Committee on Public Building!
and Grounds. These include ont
authorizing funds to plan the new
Federal courthouse here, to plan {
new film library to be erected a
Suitland, Md, and construct it!
first wing, and to buy ground fol
the proposed extension of the Gen
eral Accounting Office at Fifth ane
G streets NV. In this measure
also is authority for fund of $780,
10000 to select sites and plan Fed
eral buildings throughout the coun
try. The two other measures rede'
fine the Capitol grounds and clarif,
the authority of the park police il
number of areas in the nearb.
States.
The'Senate also may be called or
TO act this week on the Randolph
bill for establishment of health ia
cilities for Federal workers. Chair
man Downey of the House Civi
Service Committee has been au
thorized by the committee to pre-
sent an amendment from the floor
to meet objections of former op
ponents of the measure. 1t woult
give the United States Public Serv
ice primary responsibility" in es
tablishment of the centers.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
will hold a routine hearing at 10:3l
m. Wednesday on the nomination
of Fay L. Bentley to succeed her
self as judge of Juvenile Court.
John FindIoy, 66, Dies;