Evening star., 1946-07-14
House 10 Open
Study Of Tydings
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Slum Clearance Plan
Faces Delay After
Objection on Floor
Bv Harold B RooerS
By Harold B. Rogers


his efforts to get House action 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 1O-year $20,0O0,OOO slum bill
were darkened yesterday when Rep
resentative Smith, Republican, of
Ohio blocked the measure by object
ing to its consideration under unani-
nous consent.
Mr. Healy, after a 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
a close the controversial measure
faces 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 slum
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 per
capita income of people here was
higher than most States. higher than
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 a m. tomorrow. Financial
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 to
join the center, Emergency. Garfield
and Episcopal, have pledged all their
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, a bill to
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 Hoey Of che
Senate District Committee said last
night he was expecting the COM
mittee chairman, Senator Bilbo of
Mississippi. to return TO the capital,
probably early this week. In this
case. scheduling of the committee
session will await his return.
In order to help clean up District
legislation before adjournment.
however, Senator Hoey plans for
the committee to meet sometime this
week. To be considered also will be
the problem presented by contro-
versy over two different bills now
before a subcommittee on increase
ia the number of municipal judges
from 10 to 13.
Differences between the bills in
troduced by Senator McCarran,
Democrat, Of Nevada, and Senator
Johnston, Democrat, of Colorado
and Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey. Unless this subcom-
mittee can compose the differences,
Senator Hoey said the District Com
mittee itself will have to take up the
matter.
Buildings Bills Come Up.
The Senate will have before It
for action this week three bills from
its Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. These include one
authorizing funds to plan the new
Federal courthouse here, to plan a
new film library to be erected at
Suitland. Md, and construct its
first wing, and to buy ground for
the proposed extension Of the Gen
eral Accounting Office at Fifth and
G streets NV. In this measure
also is authority for a fund of $780,
000, 900 to select sites and plan Fed
eral buildings throughout the coun-
try. The two other measures rede-
fine the Capitol grounds and clarity
the authority of the park police in
a number of areas in the nearby
States.
The Senate also may be called on
to act this week on the Randolph
bill for establishment of health IA
cilities for Federal workers. Chair
man Downey Of the House Civil
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 would
give the. United States Public Serv-
ice primary responsibility" in es-
tablishment of the centers.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
will hold routine hearing at 10:3O
m. "wednesday on the nomination
of Fay L., Bentley to succeed her
self as judge of Juvenile Court.
Friendship House Opens
Day Comp Tomorrow
A day camp for boys and girl!
to 10 years old will open tomorrow
at Friendship House, 619 D stree
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