Evening star., 1952-03-23
D. {. Money Bill
10 Be Reported
70 House Floor
Common Hopes to Coll
Measure for Action
Sometime This Week
BY HoroId B. ROGERS

By Harold B. Rogers
The Districts annual appropria-
ton bill for fiscal year 1853 will be
reported to the House by It's Ap-
preparations Committee Tuesday.
Committee Chairman Cannon,
Democrat, of Missouri, said he ex-
Ipects to call the measure up for
action on the House floor some
time this week.
Although two big Federal supply
bills already are before the House
for debate beginning Tuesday, Mr..
Cannon said he hopes to work
the District measure in as soon
las possible"
Hoping to dispose Of the So
called Labor Federal Security, In
terror Department, and District
bills before next week end, Chair
man Cannon said he plans to get
the House to act on three supply
measures each week. This would
result, he said. in sending all the
appropriation legislation to the
Senate by April 10.
Ready Tomorrow.
Preparing for the House COM
mittee action Tuesday, the sub
committee handling the District
blu will have it ready by tomor-
row night.
Subcommittee Chairman Bates,
Democrat. Of Kentucky. has in
|dicated that the city budget of
$136 million is tightly packed. He
gave no definite indication as to
how the committee will change it
but said he would look for eco
monies.
During one-day public hearings
last week many witnesses from
Ia cross section of community or
|ganizations requested additions to
the budget to take care of items
such as more schools. and food
control projects.
Other Legislation.
Other District legislation also
is scheduled for consideration by
Congress this week.
A House District subcommittee
will continue its public hearings
lat 10 am. tomorrow on the
ISenate-passed measure giving
Washington limited home rule.
Among the witnesses scheduled
|are: James Gildea, Of the Indus
trial Union Council-C -CIO; Miss
Eta L. Taggart. chairman OF the
suffrage committee Of the Fed
|eration Of Citizens Associations:
Alexander Hawes, president Of
Central Suffrage Conference:
Clinton N. Howard, International
Reform Federation: Jerome b.
Mckee, Mrs. Louis Gutenberg. and
Mrs. B. G. McIwee.
A bfll to regulate election Of DEL
egates to represent the District at
national political conventions
comes UP for public hearings be-
fore the Senate District COMMITTEES
at 8 pm. Tuesday.
IA NeeIy to Preside.
Committee Chairman Neely.
Democrat. Of West Virginia, spon-
sor Of the bill. will preside.
Witnesses will include: District
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue.
Corporation Counsel Vernon e.
West. Carl Shipley, president Of
the Young Republicans: Gardner
jackson. Americans for Demo-
cratic Action; Mrs. Clarence e.
Fisher. District League Of Women
Voters; Herbert P. Leeman, Demo-
cratic Central Committee: May
nard De Witt, American Veterans
Committee; Robert e. McL.augh-
lin, Eisenhower for President Club:
Joseph G.. McGarraghy, Republic
can State Committee, and q rep
resentative Of Young Democrats.
Legislation to authorize day
light saving in the District be-
ginning the last Sunday in April
has passed both Senate and House.
but In different form, and still is
pending. The Senate passed
measure giving District Commis-
sfoners permanent authority to
establish fast time here each year.
was amended by the House to|
cut down such authority to this
coming summer only. The measure
now is back in the hands of the
Senate District Committee.
Action Undecided.
Whether the Senate will bel
asked to concur in the House plan,
or send the bill to conference in|
a House-Senate committee re-
mains to be decided. If the SEN
ate should take the House version,
the measure would go to the
President.
The House tomorrow, on Dis
trict Day. is expected to act on|
two bills approved by its District
Committee. They would set up O.
new law for establishing corpora
tions Ia the city: and exempt from
District taxes certain property of
the American Veterans of World
War il.
The Senate during call Of its
calendar tomorrow will act on al
House-paSsed bill to incorporate
the Conference Of State Societies
here; and a Senate bill to amend
the District law regulating the
practice of dentistry.
Proponents of the controversial
Burke Airport expect to testify as
soon as possible before the Senate
Appropriations committee for
restoration Of $1.4 million for the
project. which was stricken from
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