Evening star., 1948-02-29
Joint Hearings
SET on Extending
ID. {. Rent Curbs
Large Attendance
Due; Coin Moy
Seek Amendment

Proposed extension of District rent
control for a year from the expira-'
ton date of March 81 will be con-
sidered at a Joint District subcom-,
mittee at 10 a m. Wednesday.
Many witnesses, already have been
scheduled to testify on bills intro
duced by Senator Buck. Republican.
of Delaware, and Representative
OHara, Republican of Minnesota.
Large attendance is expected at
the hearing in the Senate District
Committee room in the Capitol
Building.
Cain Suggests Amendment.
Senator Cain, Republican, Of
Washington, who piloted the ma
tional rent control bill through the
Senate last week, has suggested
that the District measure might be
amended to exempt new construc-
ton. Senator Cain is a member Of
the subcommittee.
Senator Buck has indicated he
may propose an amendment to his
bill to exempt transient rooms.
National rent control presents a
different picture, involving property
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
President Truman has signed the
stopgap measure extending national
controls for one month; from the
expiration date which was today. !,
The Senate has passed and sent
to the House a bill to extend ma.
tional rent control, under different
provisions from those in the present
law, for IA months from February
20. The House plans to act before
expiration of the stop-gap measure
the end of March. l..
ID. c. Officials to Testify.
At the District rent hearing We'd
nesday. the, city government will be
represented by District Commits
sioner John Russell Young, Corpor-
alton Counsel Vernon E. West and
Rent Administrator Robert Cogs-
well.
Among others slated to testify
are F. Moran McConihe, president,
Washington Real Estate Board:
CHARLES J. Bauer, Building Owners
and Managers Association; Frank
E. Weakly, District Hotel Associa-
ton, and ,Gertrude Evans, Wash
ington Industrial Union Council
(CIO).
Mrs. S. Klafter, 1908 Trenton
place Sc, League of Women Shop
pers; Miss Annie Stein. $3.50 Quebec
street NV, Washington Ccmmis-
sion for Consumers; DR.. Leon l..
Cohen, 4008 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, Fort Dupont Citizens Associa-
ton: Mrs. Frances Crystal, 37l1
Horner place Sc, Women's Aux
iliary of the CIO, United Public
EWdrkers; sarld william FL Quinn.
1882 New Hampshire avenue NV,
2 Other Hearings Slated.
Two other hearings on District
affairs are scheduled for this week,
I A senate judiciary subcommittee
will resume hearings at pm Tuess
day on the nomination of Edward
A. Tamm Federal Bureau of In
vestigation official, to be associate
justice of District Court. Opposi-
ton of the American Bar Associa- :
ton is expected to be registered by
John J. Carmody, former president
of the District Bar Association and
member of the committee on
judges. Several other witnesses
have asked to be heard.
The District Bar Association
already has registered it's objection
to Mr.. Tamm. charging that he has
not had sufficient legal experience
in court practice. Justice Depart
ment officials and some lawyers
have insisted that Mr.. Tamm's legal
work for the FBI is sufficient to
qualify him for the bench.
A joint House Senate subcommit-
tee will hold hearings at 10 am.
Friday on a bill to permit District
Court to reopen q case in which
residents of Eastern avenue claim
they suffered loss through the Dis
trict Governments widening OF the
| highway.