Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21
HouseMembers
.ToGet Report on
DC. Homer
Each in Subcommittee
To Receive Copy but
Content Is Withheld
By HoroId B. ROGERS

By Harold B. Rogers
A report making definite recon-.
mendations" on the subject of SELF
government for Washington and
reorganization Of its city govern
ment is to be submitted this week
to all members of the House District
Subcommittee on Home Rule and
Reorganization, 1t was learned last
night.
The report was put into shape
late yesterday by Subcomittee
Chairman Auchincloss and his staff
at a conference in his home at
Runson, N. J.
Details of the recommendations
cannot be divulged at this time.
Auchncloss emphasized in a long
distance telephone interview with
The Star.
He said, however. the report makes
specific proposals as the result of
subcommittee hearings in July when
more than 10 witnesses were heard.
Home Rule Was Discussed,
Among the outstanding subjects
discussed by many witnesses and the
subcommittee was the possibility Of
setting up home rule for Washing
ton with an elected city council and
city manager to be appointed by
the council. Mr.. Auchincloss would
not disclose whether the report will
include such a proposal.
comprehensive in its scope, the
report analyses the month-long
hearings and makes proposals about
which there Is mo compromise"
Mr.. Auchincloss said.
Predicting action by his subcom.
mittee as soon as possible, Mr.. Auch-
incloss explained the procedure
through which he hopes some kind
OF bill on the subject may be laid
before Congress for consideration
when it convenes in regular ses-
sion in January.
The report Is being brought back
to Washington today or tomorrow by
DR.. George Galloway and Clarence
Pierce of the committee staff, who
have been working on the document
for weeks. They conferred at length
with Mr.. Auchincloss yesterday to
put it into final shape.
Copies Will Be Mailed.
Copies of the lengthy document
will be made as soon as possible
and mailed to each member of the
subcommittee. With it will 60
letter from the chairman requesting
it be given immediate study and con-
sideration. Subcommittee members
will be asked to recommend changes
or further proposals.
| Ideas CLEANED from the subcom.
mittee members then will be incor-
porated in a revised report for con-
sideration of, the subcommittee in
formal session. The subcommittee
will be asked to make its findings
and file recommenda tons with the
House District Committee. of which
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois, is chairman.
During this preliminary consider
alton of the proposals, Mr.. Auchin-
Gloss expects to withhold from the
public the far-reaching plan for
changes in the government of the
District. But when the subcommit-
tee makes its report to the House
District Committee, 1t is planned to
release the entire document for pub
LEGATION. Due to its length, 1t may
be made public in sections, to run
serially for some time.
A bill would be drafted to incor-
porate the proposals and introduced
for District Committee action.
Auchincloss To Return Oct. Is.
Il expect to return to Washington
about October 49," Mr.. Auchincloss
said. Il shall try to get the sub
committee together as soon as pos
sible after that to begin considera-
ton of this important matter. Some
members probably will be back at
the Capital by that time. 1t Is i'm
possible now to predict Just when
the first session of the subcommittee
can be held"
One important witness from whom
2N4A 11ANAAuAI1Ooo 4ldu kCk
valuable advice was former Mayor
La Guardia of New York City, q
former member of Congress, who
died yesterday.
Mr.. La Guardia had been invited
to confer with the committee, and
had formally accepted, promising
to testify.
1T was with sincere regret that
I learned of his DEATH" commented
Mr.. Auchincloss. II knew him per-
sonally. He was a most sincere
and earnest worker for the advance.
ment of the public interest by pro-
motion of good municipal govern
ment. His testimony would have
been Of distinct advantage, not only
because of his experience as the
Mayor of a great city, but also
because of his work here as a menu
Der of Congress