Evening star., 1949-03-07
Committeevotes
Time,
D. T.. Rent Curbs
$3.50 Fire and. Police
And Teachers Pay
Bills Are Delayed
By Harold B. Rogers

The House District COmmlCCee
today approved District daylight
saving for one year only and voted
extension of the District Rent
Control Act with some admend-
ments to June 80, 1850.
Because of the uncertainty Of
the Districts financial situation,
however, the committee postponed
until some time next week action
on bills to give $3.50 annual pay
raises to policemen, flremen and
teachers and to correct certain in
equities in the pay of teachers
with masters degrees.
Postponement of the pay raise
and teachers equity bills was re-
quested by Representative Smith
of Virginia, chairman of the Fis-
cal Subcommittee. He> told the
full committee that more time
was needed for consideration Of
pending revenue bills designed to
raise about S18,OOO,0OO to cover a
threatened District deficit.
Revenue Bill Draft Received.
Mr.. Smith received this morn
ing from Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West a revised draft OF
revenue bill which has been
developed by the fiscal subconl-
mittees of both the House and
Senate District Committees.
The measure was expected TO
be introduced today or tomorrow
in both House and Senate.
Refusing to disclose its details.
Mr.. Smith said he would confer
with Senator Hunt, Democrat. OF
Wyoming, chairman of the Senate
District Fiscal Subcommittee, be-
fore these two District leaders in
troduce the bill on both sides OF
the Capitol.
The measure carries a 2 per
cent retail sales tax and amend.
ments to the District income tax
law.
Daylight Time Stirs Row.
The daylight saving bill stirred
up a controversy in the commit
tee and was passed by the narrow
margin of 10 to 9.
The bill, which had passed the
Senate with authority to let the
District commissioners establish
daylight saving here each year in
the future. had been amended by
a subcommittee Of the House Dis
trict Committee to cut down this
authority to one year only.
Representative Klein, Democrat.
Tof New York moved in the full
committee to strike the subcom-
mittee amendment and approve
the Senate bill, but was defeated
by substantial vote.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee, an
nouncing results of the close ses-
sion, predicted that an effort will
be made on the House floor to
pass the Senate bill with perma-
nent authority on daylight saving.
Next Monday District Day.
The daylight and rent bills will
be reported out by the committee
and come up for action on the
House floor next Monday, a Dis
trict Day in the House.
I The fight against daylight saw
ing of any kind will be carried
to the floor by Representative
O'Hara. Republican of Minnesota,
who has opposed the idea every
time it has come up. He fought
the bill in the committee session
this morning, Chairman Mcmillan
said.
District rent control, Mr.. Nc
MILAN announced, was approved
by large majority of the commit
tee with only about two members
voting no. 1t would continue
the life of the present city rent
act from its present termination
date at the end of this month. for
Is months, with some amend
ments.
One Control Reinstated.
One amendment would restore
controls over reconverted dwellings
where the cost of alterations was
less than $l,500, if the conversion
was made after March 81, 1948.
Converted housing accommoda-
(See D. c. LEGISLATION, A-60
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