Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Partial Vote
For D. {. Asked
In Broyhi|| Bill
BuIIot for President,
Vice President Is Aim
Of House Measure

District residents could vote
for President and Vice President
under legislation introduced to-
day in the House by Representa-
tive Broylhill. Republican of Vir-
ginia. proposing an amendment
to the Constitution for this pur-
pose.
The measure was referred to
the House Judiciary Committee
for consideration. Such a pro-
posal. which requires a vote of
two-thirds Of both House and
Senate. and ratification by
three-fourth of the State legis-
latures. is the principal objective
this session Of both the WASH
ington Board of Trade and the
Washington Home Rule Com
mittee.
The House resolution omits a
requirement carried in previous
National representation legisla-
ton which would authorize elec-
ton here of members of both
House and Senate.
Mr.. Broyhill dropped his meas
ure in the House hopper today in
the same form in which he pre-
scented it to the House in the
Bath Congress last February.
Amendment Proposed
Returning to the House for
the first time since he was
stricken i'll about the middle of
December. Mr.. Broyhill also in
PRODUCED a separate resolution
which proposes a different con-
stitutional amendment to au-
thorize residents here to vote for
members of the House and Sem
ate in the same number to which
this city would be entitled if it
were a State.
Mr.. Broyhill, referring prin-
cipally to the amendment for
election Of the President and
Vice President, said he felt it
was not as broad as some peo-
pie would hope for but he be-
lieved that it was the most that
could be obtained from Congress
at this time.
Other controversial District
issues will be up for considera-
ton in the 85th Congress, in
GLIDING the problems of schools
bridges over the Potomac River
suffrage and the need for an ad-
lditional airport.
Real action probably will not
get started for some time after
committees are set up and hear
ings get under way.
May Outline Policies
President Eisenhower,s prin-
cipal policies relating to the Dis
trict may be submitted to Con-
greSS in his state-of- Union
message next Thursday. The
District budget for the fiscal
year beginning next July / will
go to Congress as part of the
Governments annual budget
some time after the state-of-th
Union message.
The wrangle over an addi-
tional airport to relieve over
crowded Washington National
Airport is slated for some kind
Of consideration. probably by
the Senate Interstate and For
leign Commerce Committee. The
committee strongly urged a
second field against the objec.
tons of Maryland and Virginia
legislators.
/ Two Potomac River bridges
authorized years ago are GER
tain to receive attention in
efforts to iron out objections ir
Congress which have blocked
their construction.
/ The controversial report by q
House District subcommittee
criticizing Indignation in the
public schools probably will gel
early attention by the House
District Committee.
/ School officials want authority
to borrow $40 million. There
were no clear indication today
on what kind of a reception
legislation for this rurpos:
would get.
A site for the proposed sta.
dunn in this area will be con.
sidered by a subcommittee o.
the stadium commission in the
office of its chairman Senator
Case. Republican of South
Dakota, Monday. Other mem.
bers are Representative I.ank.
ford. Democrat of Maryland
and FLOYD Akers, Washington
civic leader and businessman.