Evening star., 1952-02-24
Senators Plan
CLOSED Session
On Relief Rolls
Virginia House Vote,
TO Open LIST; Nicely
ODDeseS Publication

10 OPen list NeeIy
Opposes Publication
'f'he controversy ever secrecy Of
feilef POLLS Shafpehed Yesterday A
tbs Senate BlStrlet WeifaFe SubS
committee planned 10 NO lht0
closed session 10 thrash But OPS
posing VleWS Oh lts members On
Ehe PtepeSed secrecy m9Ve for the
BlstfletI
lhess asVelepmeHts came yesu
tepdaE|
| Fhe Vlpglnia House Of pelas
RateA pempleted tbe esaamblva
Atana VI Hban Fallel FallA IN tha
stAla Nv AppFaVlng \ senAte
nleaAvEe
T. II wAA dlApleAaa thai ths
Frlnln aeeraaA County WpllAFe
Board hAA adpnlaa \ resolution
fAyDrlnH InAklna eauntH rellai
rolls available 10 Irresponsible"
perAahAl
henlp vAvAFs AeeVapv,
H. Senator Naals, chairman NJ
the Full ilqlnAmhap District Gems
mlltee==whlah VIII naAA on The
WelfaFe AuheaMmlltee'A Veeams
lnehdatl0hs=aald thAt II ha had
IN Vele now he weuld faVep hes
0Feev In the District Ito pointed
out the rolls aFe atlll kept GeePat
IN hlS h0me State OF West ViPs
alnla
H. Commissioner Fr Jesaph Henu
9hHe continued hls opposition 10
epenlng Tho relief rolls here By
statlnR IN hls weekly pAdl9 bpeads
east that tho names already are
available 10 enough people 10
constitute q "pHblie conscience"
Senator PRsteFe, welfare subs
committee chairman, said that his
subcommittee will 80 into eKeeus
tive session 10 consider the local
public assistance bill Az soon 10
the pressure Of legislation eases,
g-l For Disclosure,
Senator PastoFe has opposed
opening tho relief rolls TO puhlle
inspection, His colleagues, SEN
ator Smith, Democrat, of North
Carolina, and Senator Butler, Re-
publican, Of Maryland, have In
dicated they favor limited dis.
closure Of relief rolls,
The Virginia Assembly actien,
opening the relief rolls there, was
urged by Gov. Battle In his OPEN
Ing address to the Assembly.
Several protective clauses for.
bid use Of recipients' names for
political, commercial or "iin-
proper" purposes and publication
OF names Of children receiving
public aid. s,,
| Otherwise, the new law requires
that persons seeking to examine
relief lists must first sign his
name to an application.
star Article Quoted.
In the only speech from the
Senate floor on the measure, acs
cordlhs TO the Associated Press,
Senator Harry r. Byrd, jr., Of
Winchester, quoted literally from
an article BY an 6n-the-seefie
staff writer Of The Evening Star,
Herman r. 5ehadeh, indicating
that there have been no abuses
OF available information since rec
lief rolls were opened 10 The pubs
lie In indiana four months aa0,
1--WE bills which weuid open Fes
lief rolls In Maryland sill are
pending before The General AS
seinbly IN Annapolis One In the
state senate proposes seinlsADs
lual publication OF the rells, while
the other, In the House. would
make The records available 10 The
public,
In prince George County, Wels
fare Director H. Susan HpndpIeha
Sald that whlle the Welfare Board
H. IN IAy0E 0f fnaklnH the names
OF relief clients available 10 hTas
Hp0nBlbleu persons, II 0ppOaas pubs
lleAtl0n Of nameAy Al present, Res
eFeeH Applleh under htAta law,
tOEeV Against phAnGe,
WILLIAM w. H0NeG, dlpepl0V OF
lhe montgomery County Weliapa
heRlal SAID Yesterday that tha
board thepa fealA no change ID
needed In the present law II als
lows no Hald, inspection Of the
records bv Au0h officials "A The
legislature, U0uTtA and arAnd Inps
le1, ~ we'll aB others tha board
feelb u pAn trust,
Mrl DOh0hun, In hlA weekly
IAHl1 bl'0Aehell ''ttepart 10 The
FHDplHl" !" Anld lAAt hlahtl
"sllde UhaFe hAh baeh no abuses,
hhd hlheH tha public e0hAelanaa II
TpprHaehted | hee no VeaS0n f0P
tuflliHP publication N Tho names
" ppEA6IiA obtaining public assists
aleel" "
iie said that In addition 10 VellRf
care workers. The names ATa RValls
able 10 the Welfare BlyegLOr, the
Board Di public Welfare, and
nearly 20 charitable agencies In