Evening star., 1951-04-01
D. {. House Unit
Vote Likely ! on
Daylight Time
Action Is Expected
On z Pending Bills
At Meeting Tuesday
By Harold B. Rogers

ny tfUtUIu .. NU9STS
Washington daylight saving
time is expected to come up again
for action Tuesday before the
House District Committee. which
blocked it last month.
Two pending bills are before
1.-THE committee-one to give the
District Commissioners perma-
Inent authority for all future
years: another to permit them to
advance the clock this coming
summer only.
Both bills were beaten at the
last regular meeting of the House
District Committee. The perma-.
nent authority measure was turned
down by a vote of 8 to Z, with
the use of two proxy votes; and
the single-year authority failed OF
approval by a tie vote of Z to 4.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
District Committee has promised
to bring the legislation up. again.
He is expected to return from his
home in South Carolina tomor-
row.
Klein Due at Session.
Also expected here in time for
the meeting Tuesday is Repre-
sentative Klein, Democrat, of New
York, sponsor of the two bills.
Opposition to daylight saving in
the National Capital always has
come from representatives from
the farm States. But each year
since World War II the House
District Committee has sent to
the House floor a measure to au-
thorize the city heads to legalize
fast time for one year only.
Pending on the Senate calendar
is the perennial bill which the
/ Senate passes each time to give
the commissioners permanent au-
thority. But how soon the SEN
ate will act on it's measure, re-
ported by the Senate District
Committee, is uncertain.
Two other District issues-ex-
tension of local rent control be-
yond its new termination date
June 80. and new legislation to
tighten controls over crime may
be considered this week.
District rent control, which
would have expired yesterday, al
ready has been extended for so
days the same as Federal curbs.
But Congress is expected to tackle
the problem shortly of what
to do about further controls oe-
Iyond June 80.
There were indications last
night that the House District
Committee may discuss the prob
lem at its meeting Tuesday. One
source believed that public hear
Iings might be held on the issue
to sample public reaction before
any new bill is introduced.
Meanwhile, Federal control ex-
tension is expected to be taken
lup by both Senate and House
Banking Committees in connec-
ton with a proposal to extend the
Defense Production Act, which ex
lpires also June 80. Federal con-
trolls will affect nearby States here.
Tied to Defense Act.
Instead of handling the Federal
rent problem in a separate bill as
Congress has in the past, it has
been decided to tie it in with the
Defense Production Act extension.
The House Banking committee
may take up the Federal problem
shortly after the Easter recess of
the House ends tomorrow, accord
ing to one source.
The Senate Banking Committee
which plans to handle the issue
in the same defense bill, may not
get around to hearings on rent
control until late this month OF
early in May.
| Legislation to strengthen law
enforcement here on crime is ex-
pected to come up again before the
Davis subcommittee of the House
District Committee sometime this
week.
/ Representative Davis, Democrat,
of Georgia, said he will call his
subcommittee in session as soon
as possible after it's members re-
turn to Washington.
The immediate problem is con-
sideration of a lengthy analysis
and report on the expanding
bill by the District Bar Associa-
ton which recommends several
changes in the legislation.