Evening star., 1951-03-04
Dispersal Bill
Facing Defeat,
Survey Shows
II Of 26 on Committee
Already Opposed
With 6 Undecided
By Froncis P. DouaIos


Works Committee yesterday in
dicated that the bill to disperse
Government agencies into the
suburbs has only a slim chance
of committee approval.
Twelve members are counted
against the bill. seven for it, and
six members said they were un-
decided and one could not be
reached.
The committee has 26 members,
IA Democrats and II Republi-
cans, with one vacancy on the
Democratic side.
If only one of the seven mem
bers not recorded decides to vote
against the bill and there is no
further. change in the IL to I
ratio, there can be no chance
of a favorable report to the
House.
Trimble Sees Fighting Chance.
The subcommittee voted, 7 to
6, on Friday to report the bill
unfavorably to the full commit
tee. After the meeting, Repre-
sentative Trimble, Democrat, Of
Arkansas, chairman of the SUBJ
committee, said he believed the
measure would have a fighting
chance" when the full committee
considers it. That will probably
be in about 10 days.
Meanwhile. the Senate Public
Works Committee will meet at
10 am. tomorrow and probably
will vote on the bill, according
to Chairman Chavez. The sub
committee. headed by Senator
Holland. which held hearings on
the measure has reported it IA
vorably.
Senator Chavez said w. e.
Reynolds. Public Buildings Com
missioner, and two members Of
the Budget Bureau. Leo C. Mar
tin and Sam r. Broadbent, would
be on hand to answer questions.
If the Senate committee gives a
favorable report. that may be a
factor in the consideration on the
House side. But Senator Chavez
would not attempt a forecast of
the vote
List Still Incomplete.
Senator Chavez had hoped to
have from the Budget Bureau it's
list of agencies to be decentral-
ized-that is, to be moved to other
cities. as distinct from dispersal
but that list was reported by the
Budget Bureau to be still incom-
plete.
In the House Public Works
Committee those counted for the
bill include Committee Chairman
Buckley. who introduced the
measure Che could not be reached
yesterday for an estimate of the
outcome), and the six Democratic
members of the subcommittee who
voted for the measure Friday:
Chairman Trimble and Represen-
tatives Davis of Tennessee, Blat-
mix of Minnesota. Pickett of Texas.
Lanham of Georgia and Fallon Of
Maryland.
Among the IL members counted
against the measure are the seven
subcommittee members voted
against it: Republican Representa-
tive McGregor of Ohio, Auchincloss
of New Jersey, Beall of Maryland,
Scudder of California, George of
Kansas and Bray of Indiana, and
Democratic Representative Lar
cade of Louisiana. Mr.. Larcade
was described as being not so
much opposed to the aims of the
bill as to it's methods.
The other five counted as
opponents are:
Representative Dondero, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, the ranking
minority member of the commit
tee, who said yesterday he would
vote against the measure. ANY
such bill is foot in the door,"
he said, land it means spending
billions and not millions" ,
Representative Angel, Repub-
lican, of Oregon. He said as the
situation stands now he will vote
against the measure. Dispersal,
(See DISPERSAL, Page A-3)