Evening star., 1949-03-27
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
. DC. Legislation Due for Early Action;
Hearings on Home Rule Start [ tomorrow

IL. u. Le21Slat1On Due lot Early |ACllOll,
HEARINGS on Home Rule Start I Tomorrow
By Jesse c. suter
Immediate civic interest several items of pending
eoua relations appropriation for the 1850
reorganization Of the local government.
fasttme bill has passed the Senate and Is IN
the House calendar AS by the Senate the
District Commissioners without further action by would
during This would relieve the Congress OF the annual
determination Of this question
The reported District Committee would grant
the the Commissioners for one year only thus up an
hopeful by the House in the Senate form
revised bill has been by the con as
fiscal relations bill has been formulated for action or as
IN the gna has in the
bill increasing the Federal payment to
Representative Klein, Democrat of New York
d. C.. "Home Rule"-Senate District Committee Version
approval Of majority of the Senate Committee on the
Columbia Senator Keauv Democrat OF Tennessee
for an elected and
the bill upon which Senator kefauver ana MS colleagues Oh 'n
Public hearings on the simplined and
version Of other for the same ARE De
While copy of the bill introduced not yet available for
Among though desirable is
probably superfuous reading as follows:
Constitutional Authority legislature for the
Dst & ny enac m = th one r Of M legislative power
District council by this act including without
after the enactment OF this act or any provision
District members and elective Board of
Education of members would each be elected for fouyea
after the I1o initial when the terms would De
e b From M svaabe Information comuIete eieibiv
not disclosed However noted that person
office He could not hold apponve office for
which compensation was paid out OF District funds nor hold any
resident the District for who 81
age
felony would be eligible 1t specifically stated
a PeD1 an vone ah 10 hsve amy other
Each member the council would be paid at the rate of So
general account 600 plus allowances
Members Of the Board of Education would be paid $40 per
the of the
council solely Of his executive and administrative
no ms ns hsea m @
appointment but would live during his of office
oblgate the District for any period longer than two years
The council would frame the District budget for each fiscal
without of legislative The bill also provides for both
long and shorem borrowing by the District with definite
budset-makins entirely to the council the
s % @ to ne e # s With any S s amy S ho
acts Of the council were out Of line with their ideas
FEDERAL
would provide that the the United States
to be most serious omission from the bill Of
Federal the
bill recently introduced Mcirath
for additional Federal for the ns ending
pending appropriation bill would raise the Federal payment
This would for single
while the reorganization bill in its nature
legislation.
the pending bill will follow the full
text Of the bill the hearing available
Why Permit Dual Voting in the District of Columbia?
Contemplating possibility a reorganized elective
District fde residents why is
here the local elections To those who minded
either reasonable permit those who
vote in the States to here
On this interesting sideligh shown by reported expana
delegate the explanation
delegate provided residents
be qualified officer Therefore necessary
to maintain lists of nd
and another which would the
States who under the proposed would be permitted all
other District elections
Analyzing this situation would appear
distinct classes of The majority would
fde residents whose sole allegiance
would those
would be marked difference between these classes
The majority would have the privilege only of voting
elective offices of the District of Columbia.
The minority would the advantage
local officers OF the District OF Columbia voting
OF the House and Senate the President United
the