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DC. Committee
sobobIe Majority
Expected to Back
Home Rule Here
BY Don S. Msrren

By Don 5. Wqrren
The new lineup Of the Senate
District Committee was put into
final shape today, with Republi-
cans naming their choices for
this and other Senate commit
tees.
Three new Republican menu
bers were named to the District
unit to serve with Maryland's
Senator Beall. They were fresh
men Senators Allott of Colorado,
Clifford Case Of New Jersey and
Hruska of Nebraska.
Senator Case, so, is a lawyer
who served nine years in the
House, resigning in 1853 to be-
come a $40, 000-a-year execu-
tive with the Ford Foundation.
He resigned that post last year
to make the race for the Senate.
He was an Eisenhower supporter
and the President spoke for him
In the campaign.
Colorado Freshman.
Senator Allott. AZ. also is a
lawyer, and like Senator Case.
also is q musician, a pianist. He,
too, was an Eisenhower sup
porter in the last presidential
campaign. In Colorado he was
active in politics for many years
and was lieutenant governor be-
fore he ran for the Senate.
Senator Hruska, so, is q reIa-
tive newcomer to politics. He
practiced law in Nebraska for
% years before getting into the
national political game as q
member Of the House, where he
served for two years. He ran
for the Senate and won the seat
formerly held by the late Sem
aGOr hugh Butter.
The Republican Committee on
Committees. headed by Senator
Bricker Of Ohio, met this morn
ign, and its recommendations
we're called up for action by the
Senate Republican Conference.
meeting later.
The decision Of both the Re-
publicans and the Democratic
Steering Committee, announced
yesterday. are subject to adop-
ton ii the Senate.
A check Of the prospective
District Committee roster, how
ever. indicates q majority Of the
line-membef unit win favor
some form Of Washington home
rule and q fair Federal payment
TO the National Capital.
Active Interest.
Active interest also is being
displayed by new and veteran
members in other District prob
lens. such as public works,
bridges, transportation and river
pollution.
Under the present lineup the
District Committee will keep only
four OF its $50 Congress mem
bers: Senator Nicely. Democrat.
of West Virginia, who win re-
sumo the Craftsmanship: Senator
Gore, Democrat. Of Tennessee:
Senator Beall. ranking Republic
can and Senator Morse, inde-
pendent.
Leaving the unit are former
Chairman Francis Case. Repub-
lican, Of South Dakota; Repub-
lican Senator Payne of Maine
and Democratic Senator'S Mans
field Of Montana and Erwin Of
North Carolina.
A new drive for an elected
home rule government for the
District is expected to be
launched by Senator Nicely soon
after he regains the reins as
chairman.
"Ciinics" in Prospect
It is likely he will cali for a
new series of legislative clinics, /"
to highlight public desires, as he
did in the 81st and 82d Con-
crosses. These spotlighted de.
mands for suffrage for the Dis
trict.
Five Of the prospective mem
bers Of the committee are ex-
pected to approve the general
idea Of a new suffrage bill.
Senator'S Nicely, Gore, Beall
and Morse voted for q revised
home rule bill. reported favor
ably from the Senate District
Committee last year. 1t never
was called up for Senate action,
however, because Of belief that
it would be buried. like two
earlier ones. by the House Dis
trict Committee.
Among the prospective new
members. two said they favored
local suffrage, at least in general
principle. They are Senator'S Nc
Namara Of Michigan and Case
Of New Jersey