Evening star., 1951-04-25

MOODY Sworn in as Senator to Applause Of
Former Colleagues Pose All
hearings on the substitute bill
of Senator Case, Republican, Of
South Dakota, which calls for a
much more limited form of home
rule.
Committee members immedi-
ately debated whether the Ke-
fauver-Taft bill was dead.
Senator Pastore. Democrat. Of
Rhode Island said fatty, "it's
dead, but Senator Clements,
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bill still remains before the Dis
trict Committee. Others suggested
this might leave the way open to
reconsideration later.
Vacancy On Committee.
Senator Welker. Republican, Of
Idaho. reminded Senator Ke.
fauver, Democrat. of Tennessee,
that "it's not always possible to
draft perfect bill -
Senator Case told the commit
tee there could be a different
approach to the home rule ques-
tion than that in the Kefauver-
Taft bill. But he failed to win
sufficient support for his move to
hold hearings on his own bill.
He also had wanted committee
study Of the proposals of Dis
trict Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler for reorganization of the
District government de.r,ce-, -, = Is.
There is one vacancy on the
committee. resulting from the
death of Senator Arthur H. YAM
|denberg, Michigan Republican. II
and when the vacancy is filled, it
might change the decision of the
committee on the Kefauver-Taft
bill. Also, with some changes in
Senate committee assignments
pending because of the appoint
ment of Blair Moody to replace
Senator Vandenberg, there was
Ithe mathematical possibility that
Ia Democratic member might leave
his post on the District Commit
tee. Should this happen and
should the newest Senator, Mr..
Moody. be given the spot, the
picture might be changed, for
Senator Moody has announced
he favors home rule.
The vote on a motion to report
the Kefauver- Taft bill was as fol.
lows:
For the bill:
Chairman Nicely, West Virginia
Democrat; and Senators Kefauver.
Hunt of Wyoming, Pastore; and ,
Clements, Democrats; and Sena.
tor Duff of Pennsylvania, Repub-
lican.
Against the bill:
Senators Johnston of South
Carolina and Smith of North
Carolina, Democrats; and Sena-
tors Case, Welker, Butler of Mary
land, and Bennett of Utah, Re.
publicans. ,
Close Vote Was Predicted.
1t had been predicted in recent
weeks that the committee vote on
the Kefauver-Taft bill would be
close, although substantially the
same bill was passed by the Sem
ate in May, 1949. That bill later
was buried in the House District
Committee.
The Senate committees action
today came after an hour-and-a-
half Of calm, serious discussion.
1t was the third meeting of the
group when action had been
scheduled. Two weeks ago the
committee decided it should post
pone vote. and last week. a ses-
sion was abruptly adjourned by
Chairman Nicely when a quorum
failed to show up on time.
All IL members of the commits
tee attended today's session. SEN
ator Hunt had to leave shortly
after the session opened, but was
given unanimous consent to leave
his proxy with Chairman Neely.
Numerous objections to the bill
were raised, principally by SEN
ators Case, Johnston, Smith and
Welker.
Senator Case repeated his view
That the measure was not really
nome rule" He and others
(See HOME RULE. Page A-5)