Evening star., 1951-06-10
Hearings Open
Tomorrow on
D. {. Rent Curbs
Senate Unit to Study
LiberuIized Measure
Extending Controls
By Don S. Worren


Extension of District rent con-
trolls will be considered at public
hearings tomorrow and Tuesday
by the Johnston subcommittee Of
the Senate District Committee.
The hearings will open at 2::30
pm. Proponents are to testify
tomorrow, the opponents Tuesday
afternoon.
Witnesses will include the Com
missioners, Rent Administrator
Robert F. Cogswell and spokesmen
for the Home Builders Associa-
ton. the Federation of Citizens
Associations, Federation of Civic
Associations, Board of Trade, Real
Estate Board, Americans for DEM
ocratic Action, the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations and
others.
With several notifications, the
city heads have given their in
dorsement to the extension plan
suggested by Mr.. Cogswell. 1t
calls for recontrols on new con-
struction and hotels but would
liberalize the law by permitting
rent increases up to 20 per cent
over the freeze levels of January
/, 1941.
Supply Bill Hearings Due.
The District Subcommittee Of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee plans to begin open hear
ings on the city's supply bill for
1852 this week. The exact day and
time is yet to be announced.
AS passed by the House, the
bill calls for an outlay of $137.7
or about $2.7 million below
the requests of the Commission
ers and President Truman.
The Senate hearings will be con-
Quoted by Senator Hill, Democrat,
of Alabama, subcommittee chair
man.
A light is expected to develop
over the action of the House in re.
ducing the size of the Federal pay.
ment from the authorized $12 mil.
lion to $10.8 million. This issue
is expected to be sent to confer
ence with the House.
Senate moves also are expected
to write into the bill a fund Of
about 100000 for f1uoridation Of
the Districts water supply as a
means of protecting the teeth Of
children.
Butler Report Revised.
The Privileges and Elections
Subcommittee of the Senate is ex-
pected to meet this week to 90
over the revised draft of a tenta-
tive report of its inquiry into last
years Maryland senatorial con-
test.
The subcommittee is reported to
have rejected first draft by Ed
ward A. McDermott. counsel to
the inquiry group, which is headed
by Senator Monroney. Democrat.
OF Oklahoma. Mr.. McDermott has
drafted a revised report.
This is expected to be considered
at meeting this week, but there
were indications there might be
some further delay before final
action.
The inquiry deals with the VIC
tory of Senator John Marshall
Butler, Republican, over former
Senator Millard Tydings, Demo-
crat, who charged he had been
subjected to scurrilous campaign
including use of composite" pic
lures.
Inquiry Demands Slacken.
Pending before the Senate Rules
Committee is the request of the
Senate District Committee for an
outlay of $4,000 for a full-fedged
investigation of crime and law
enforcement in the District. The
Rules Committees next regular
meeting is scheduled for Wednes.
day.
Some of the demands for the
Senate District Committee inquiry
have slackened off since the House
has passed the comprehensive
crime control bill resulting from
the crime and punishment hear
ings conducted by the Davis Crime
Subcommittee of the House.
There have been some sugges-
tions that the Senate District
Committee might content itself.
for the time being, with hearings
on the Davis bill as passed by the
House, possibly leaving for later
decision a Senate inquiry into law
enforcement.