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Committee.
Commissioner Mclaughlin. re-
turning to the stand OF thu
Clark Subcommittee, referred II
the conference early in the day
with the President but gave M
details. He said the Commits
sioners wanted to discuss thu
legal effect of certain point!
that came up in the conference
with the President.
He later declined to outline
to reporters what the questions
were.
To Resume Tomorrow
The hearings are to be re.
sumed tomorrow at $50 am
Chairman Clark had raised
some questions about election
of assemblymen by wards
Commissioner Laughlir
cleared this up by saying that
while candidates would bt
nominated by wards, the cleo.
ton would be at large.
Schuyler Lowe. director OF
general administration, said a
voter would have to vote for
three candidates from his own
ward and in addition he could
vote on all the rest of the Is
assembly candidates or ignore
those outside his own ward.
On the question of school
administration. Commissioner
Mclaughlin said the admin
istration bill would leave that
to be determined by the assem-
bly,, but he added Il don't be-
lieve the Commissioners or the
administration would quarrel
if Congress wanted to define
this and make it an elected
board.
Borrowing Reviewed
Chairman Clark reviewed
with city officials the city bor-
rowing provisions. THE point
is to be sure you don't over
borrow, said Senator Clark.
He suggested that District Of
f1cials give further study to this
point.
Commissioner McLaughlir
also agreed to restudy thu
question of how many regis.
tered voters must sign a peti.
ton to assure a referendum or
city issues. This was a point
sharply raised yesterday BY
Senator Morse.
At the Capitol. where home
rule hearings were resumed BY
the Clark Subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee, the
administration bill won stronl
support from most of a score
of witnesses.
There were suggestions thai
some civic groups would prefer
something different. at least ir
provision here or there, but
the general thought was II
take what can be enacted.
AS witness after witnes.
agreed to this, Senator Clark
Democrat of Pennsylvania. for
mer Mayor of Philadelphia
suggested to them you aere,
with the half-a-loaf philoso'
ply"
Enactment Urged
First witness today was Sen.
ator Allott, Republican of Colo.
RADIO. former member of the
District Committee. who urgec
enactment of a bill along The
lines. of the administration
measure. and stoutly declared
there is no doubt home rule
can and will work in the Dis
trict."
Senator Allott said Puerto
Rico now has attained self
government but pays no United
States income tax. He said this
was because Of the claim that
lacking representation in the
House and Senate, Puerto Ri
cans have no voice in the dis.
position of Federal tax reve-
nueS.
On this he asked: Are We
Justified in treating residents
of the District of Columbis
more shabbily than those Of
Puerto Rico?"
Answering questions from
Chairman Clark. he said the
people of the District should
elect officials in charge Of
schools. but added he was afraic
such provision would not pas:
the House. He said he thought
the administration bill lis the
most We can get" at this time
He added. however, it woulc
always be possible to amend the
charter later.
Backs Territorial Form
Louis Brownlow. former
Washington newspaper CORE.
spondent and former District
Commissioner (19l5-l920 tool
a similar view but was more
specific. He said he would pre-.
fer territorial form Of city
government here and that ii
the beginning at least hi
favored the appointment of tht
governor He suggested thai
later this might be changed Il
provide for election Of the city.
chief executive.
Mr. Brownlow and Chairman
Clark agreed there was con.
siderable doubt about the neec
for a lieutenant governor. alsC
appointed by the President
This was one of the provision.