Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Case Delays Action
On D. T.. Rent Curbs
Pending U. 5. Policy

PendIng U. }. Policy
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee announced
yesterday he had decided to
withhold action on any extension
of the Districts separate rent
control until it seems clear what
Congress will do on extension of
Federal controls.
Both District and Federal con-
trolls will expire April 80 under
present law.
The Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee has proposed
extension of Federal controls for
areas now under regulation untll
September 80. and there is provi-
sion also for continuation of rent
controls for a narrower group of
critical defense areas until April
30, 1854.
Senator Case, Republican. of
South Dakota said he was glad to
receive a proposal from the Com
missioners to extend District rent
controls for two months This
was voted by the city heads, with
the new Commissioner Samuel
Spencer as chairman, to allow
time for District officials to de-
eide how much further extension,
if any, there should be.
In view of this, Senator Case
said he did not plan to introduce
the tWo-month extension bill,
but thought it would be wiser to
await Senate action on the Cape
hart bill. This will be taken up
by the Senate as soon as it dis
poses of the tidelands oil bill.
Crime Control Bill.
Tuesday afternoon, members
of the Judiciary subcommittees
of the House and Senate District
Committees are scheduled to
confer in private on District
crime control legislation. Mem
berS are to determine what con-
troll measures they can agree
upon among the provisions of the
omnibus Davis Crime bills
sponsored by the House District
Committees and the eight other
measures sponsored in the Sem
ate by Senator Case and Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia.
The full Senate District Com
mlttee may meet tomorrow or
Tuesday to act on the bill of
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado, proposing the creation
of a Metropolitan Washington
Transit Commission to take over
regulation of bus, streetcar and
taxicab operations.
This bill has been approved
unanimously by the Senate Com
merce Committee and by the
Payne subcommittee of the Sem
ate District Committee.
Opposed by Virginians.
The bill is expected to be re-
ported back to the Senate by the
District Committee with it's ap-
proval, but is expected to en-
counter opposition there from
Virginia spokesman. The bill has
been opposed by Senator Robert
son, Democrat, of Virginia and by
the Virginia State Corporation
Commission and the Alexandria,
Bancroft and Washington bus
line.
Another phase of the regional
transportation problem will be
taken up at a public hearing
Tuesday morning by the Kearns
subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee on streets and
traffic. Witnesses for various
Washington and suburban groups
are to testify on the bill of Rep
resentative Broyhill, Republican,
OF virginia TO create a commits
sion to study regional transport
tation problems and related mat
tiers. Mr.. Broyhill is opposing
adoption of the transit bill until
the problems are studied thor
oughly.
The Payne subcommittee of
H. a.
will have hearings at 10 am.
Tuesday on three bills. One of
these would give the Commits
sioners authority to determine
the fees to be charged by various
District regulatory commissions.
The other measures would. re-
wise the Districts life insurance
law and the city's boiler inspec-
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