Evening star., 1953-07-31
7 Senators Selected
For 3-Man Probe Of
Area transportation
By Harold B. ROGERS

Procedure for a Congressional
investigation of the Capital
Transit Co. and other lines serv-
ing the District will be decided
soon by the Senate District sub
committee of three members as
signed to the task.
Subcommittee Chairm a n
Payne, Republican, of Maine,
said he would call his unit into
session as soon as possible after
the third member is named.
Two Republicans, Senat tor
Payne. and Senator Beall, of
Maryland were designated yes
terday, and the third is to be
selected by Senator Neely,
Democrat, of West Virginia,
ranking minority member of the
full District Committee.
Wants Morse.
Senator Neely, who was chair
man of the District Committee
last Congress, said he expects to
name the third member today.
He remarked yesterday he would
'be delighted" if Senator Morse,
Independent, of Oregon would
accept the post.
The three man subcommittee
was ordered yesterday by the
District Committee to carry out
directives of Senate-passed
resolution for the probe.
Committee Chairman Case,
Republican, of South Dakota,
proposed two different recon-
mendations for the subcommit-
tea membership of three or a
membership of five. Senator
Barrett. Republican, of Wyo-
ming, said he considered five
more unwieldy than three. On
motion of Senator Lennon,
Democrat, of North Carolina, the
committee voted unanimously to
make it a three-man subcom-
mittee.
Also adopted by the full COM
mittee were rules for the sub
committee providing that any
two members of the Payne unit
should constitute a quorum. This
would apply for issuing sub
poenas, administering oaths, TAX
ing testimony, ruling on the adj
instability of evidence and call
ing or adjourning any hearings.
The subcommittee may operate
during the recess of Congress.
Senator Payne said he hopes
his subcommittee can get to-
gether soon to plan early action.
He wants first to have a staff
selected. If a firm should be
hired for such staff investiga-
ton, the full District Commit
tee may send the contract with
the firm to the Senate Rules
Committee for consideration.
Up to subcommittee.
Selection of the staff will be
entirely up to the subcommit-
tee" it's chairman emphasized.
= Among the firms previously
mentioned for such work was
Ernst & Ernst, engineers and
management consultants, which
served Senator Payne when he
was Governor Of Maine.
Preliminary to public hearings
which may not be held until late
October or early November, Sen
ator Payne said he hopes the
staff will build up pertinent
factual information on all is
sues. so we can have the facts
clearly before U.s."
Senator Payne is an account
ant by training and experience.
He served as chief auditor for
large chain of theaters in
Maine and New Hampshire with
more than 100 houses. He was
an industrial consultant to the
Central Maine Power Co.. was
Mayor of Augusta for six years,
State commissioner of finance,
and director of the States
budget. Serving as an expert
in the armed forces, he had
duty in Air Force stations in
various parts of the country, and
finally became budget and fiscal
officer for the Air Force in the
Pentagon here. Later he be-
came Governor.