Evening star., 1953-01-14
D. {. Senate Group
Meets Friday TO
Organize Staff
By Don 5. Worren

Now ready for work with seven
OF its nine members, the
Senate District Committee is
scheduled to hold an organiza-
ton meeting Friday afternoon
to select its staff and get things
moving.
Senator Case. Republican, of
South Dakota, the new chair
man. lost no time yesterday. after
the Senate confirmed his selec-
ton as chairman. The Senate
also approved all other assign
ments to the committee except
that of Oregon's Senator Morse,
the Republican who bolted his
party and turned Independent.
Senator Morse still may wind
up on the District and the Public
Works Committees, but he says
he hasn't given up hope that the
Senate yet may create places for
him on his old committees
Armed Services and Labor.
Should that move fail, as some
Senate experts say it will, SEN
ator Morse said he will accept
service on the District and the
Public Works Committees.
May Discuss Legislation.
Senator Case scheduled the
Friday District Committee ses-
sion as soon as his eight men,
bers were confirmed. At that
session. called for 2 pm, there
likely will be some discussion of
the legislative program. But the
prime purpose is to get the staff
in motion.
The ink was hardly dry on
the Senate action yesterday
when Senator Smith. Democrat.
of North Carolina submitted his
resignation to Minority Leader
Johnson.
Some of the Senate leaders, it
was said, are attempting to talk
Mr.. Smith out of resigning, or
at least to persuade him to stay
on for a while.
One of the reasons for Mr..
Smiths decision. reliable sources
said, was that he had served
on the committee for two years
and felt that he should have
been given two instead of one
of the national committee posts.
Some of the freshman Demo-
Gratis were given two of the big
ger committee posts.
One of the top jobs, that Of
clerk, is to go to Robert c. Al
brook, former South Dakota
newspaperman, who has been
serving for the past two years
as administrative assistant to
Senator Case.
Something more definite about
the District program may be
known after a New York con-
ference tomorrow with President
elect Eisenhower. Senator Case
and his assistant, Mr.. Albrook,
and Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Illinois. the incom-
ing chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, are to attend
this meeting.
In addition to Senator Case,
there are only two holdover
District Committee members:
Former Chairman Neely of West
Virginia and Senator Smith.
both Democrats. New members
are Republican Senators Barrett
of wyoming, Beall of Maryland
and Payne of Maine, and Demo-
Gratis Gore of Tennessee and
Mansfield Of Montana.
Other Proposals.
Senator Case has advocated
a seven-point District program,
headed by a separate bill to in
crease the size Of the Board Of
Commissioners from three to five
members, allowing for the ap-
pointment of q Negro and a
woman.
His other proposals would in
clude bills for an increase in
the powers Of the Commission
ers. pending home rule; election
of members of the Citizens Ad-
visory Council and election of a
non-voting District delegate in
the House. He win sponsor a
home rule bill for an elected
city government but regards this
nc a lonp-ranpe 0hiective