Evening star., 1953-05-17
Due
On Area Transit
Regulation Unit
Senute-Pussed
Bill on House
Aqendu Thursday


Senate-passed legislation to
establish new Metropolitan
Area Transit Commission comes
up for public hearings Thursday
and Friday before the House In
terstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee.
Representative Hyde, Republi-
can, of Maryland, sponsor Of an
almost identical bill before the
committee, is expected to be a
leader among proponents Of the
legislation.
He said he favors the Senate
bill, but with some technical
amendments to clarity it and to
strengthen its constitutionality.
Some opposition to the meas
ure is expected among House
members, but it was not clear
last night what witnesses will
be heard. Sessions are scheduled
to start at 10 am. each morn
ing.
FavOrs 9-Member Body.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia, said last
night he favors instead his own
bill for a wholesale survey of all
metropolitan area problems by
a presidentially appointed COM
mission of nine members.
"The Senate BILL" he said,
might jeopardize the sounder
approach to the whole area
problem proposed in my meas
ure." The Broyhill bill would
authorize a study not only of
transportation, but of highways,
bridges and other problems af-
fecting Greater Washington.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia said he was in
clined to support the Broyhill
bill, instead of the Senate-passed
measure for a transit commission
to regulate passenger carriers
in the area.
The Broyhill bill may come
before the House District Com
mittee for action tomorrow
morning, but there was some
question as to whether it would
be reached. 1t has been ap-
proved and sent to the full
committee by a District sub
committee.
Measures Ready.
Ready for the full committee
tomorrow are II measures ap-
proved last week by the District
Judiciary Subcommittee, headed
by Representative O'Hara, Re-
publican, of Minnesota. They
include one to give the Com
miSsioners authority to set fees
charged by city regulatory
agencies for a number of profess
sional and trade groups. Bills
sent to the House by the District
Committee tomorrow are ex-
pected to reach the floor for
action May Is.
The Senate is slated to act
tomorrow on recommendations
of its Appropriations Committee
to keep alive the Capper-Cram-
ton program for purchase of
parks and rounds S in
Greater Washington.
The Senate appropriations
committee recently increased
funds allowed by the House for
the National Capital Planning
Commission, and in the Inde-
pendent Offices Appropriation
bill added items denied by the
House for land purchases in
nearby counties.
Hope For Teachers Fund.
District officials hope funds
now pending in a supplemental
money bill soon may become
available for rent control work.
erS and substitute teachers here.
The Senate added to the
House e-passed measure funds for
District Civil Defense, and in
creased the estimate for District
Veterans Service over funds al
lowed by the House. So House.
Senate conference committee
must meet to resolve differences
between the two versions of the
legislation.
The Senate already has ap-
pointed it's conferees and the
House must name its conferees
before the joint committee can
meet oo the LEGISLATION.