Evening star., 1950-07-02
DC. toAsk Fund
This Week for
Rent Control
Congress Also to Get
Money Request for
Duy-Cure Centers
By Harold B. ROGERS

Duy-Cure Centers
By Harold B. Rogers
Congress will be asked thi.
week to appropriate funds nee.
essary to operate District rent
control for seven more months
and day child-care centers fol
another year.
These agineces were extended
by legislation signed by Presi-
dent Truman Friday, the last day
Of the fiscal year.
It>was learned last night that
the District Commissioners have
prepared a request for about $780,
600 for rent control expenses. This
probably will go to Congress in q
few days.
Rent Administrator Robert r
Cogswell said checks already have
been received for the payday due
this week for work done during
the period ending June %. The
checks will be distributed tomor-
row. But no more funds are avail
able for the next payday. July 18.
100000 Authorized.
Congress authorized $100, 900
for running the six day-care CEN
.ters for each Of three more years,
so the first $780, 900 must be pro-
vided by appropriation. Checks
are available for the payday this
week, but not later.
The 1851 District supply bill is
slated to come up for action on
the Senate floor about the middle
of this week. It has passed the
House and has been approved by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee without funds for either
rent control or day-care centers.
But some authorities believe the
bill could be amended on the
Senate fioor.
The city supply bill carries
about $19 million for this hscal
year.
If rent and day-care money is
not provided in the regular sup-
ply bill, the items probably will
have to wait for the last supple
mental appropriations bill. This
measure may be delayed by Con-
gress until about time for ad-
journment.
Emergency Funds Approved.
There Is no question about
either the Federal or District
Governments carrying forward
their regular activities as this
fiscal year begins, because Con-
gress passed an emergency reso-
luton authorizing expenditures.
The big omnibus 1851 appropri-
alton bill for the Federal Gov
ernment has cleared the House,
but not the Senate.
Meantime. two District bills are
slated to be considered Thursday
morning by Senate District SUBJ
committee headed by Senator
Leahy, Democrat. of Rhode Is
land.
One would establish a district
known as "Old Georgetown" foI
the purpose of preserving the his
toric atmosphere of buildings in
this old Colonial town. A similar
bill has been approved by the
House District Committee and is
slated for House action July 10.
The measure would require the
Commissioners to obtain report
from the Fine Arts Commission
before issuing a permit for con-
struction or alteration Of the ex-
terror Of building.
| To Study Trespassing Bill.
The Leahy committee also viii
consider a bill to make trespassins
on public property here subject tt
the same penalties as trespassine
on private property.
A bill to repeal the Districts
milk law and open the market
here to milk from any area If il
conforms to United States Public
Health standards may come up fol
public hearing Friday before Q
House District subcommittee. Will
liam N. Mcleod. committee clerk
said the session depends or
whether a quorum Of the subcom.
mittee can be assembled.
The House is in an informal
recess until July 10.
Two big public works projects
/ of interest to the city are pending
la House passed bill for the Wash.
Iington- Baltimore parkway is to b.
acted on soon by the Senate Pub.
lie Works Committee.
A Senate passed bill for a 81
million new Federal passenger.
liner airport in the Washington
metropolitan area may be actee
on early next week by a subcom.
mittee of the House Commerce
Committee. Hearings were com.
lpleted on this measure last week
st To Precede