Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Congress toAei
On Six Bills
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For District
Home Rule Issue,
Fiscal Troubles
Also on Agendu
By ALEX r. PRESTON
star stan Writer

oy ALEX II. fHESION
star stan Writer
At least six District bills are
scheduled for congressional
committee action this week.
Two more issues, dealing with
home rule and the city's fiscal
problems. also are on the
agenda. sk
In addition, floor action in
the House and Senate is slated
on other legislation related to
the District, including the con-
troversial Freedom Memorial,
deferral of lease purchase
building projects, and appro-
priations to pay policemen to
work on their days on In an
effort to hold down violence
in the streets.
Tomorrow is District Day"
In the House but no local
measures are on the calendar.
Principal business will be three
hours Of debate on the military
pay raise. bill.
District Bills
The House District Commit
tee, however, will hold public
hearings at 10 am. tomorrow
IN Room 445 of the old House
Office Building on five pieces
OF legislation. All have cleared
the Senate. They are:
l. To permit up to rs foreign
students to attend District
Teachers College without pay
ment of tuition, the same as
District residents. a
2. To amend the District
Public School Food Services Act.
This would allow payment Of
funds for free lunches for chill.
dren (a) whose families receive
public assistance; (b) Who are
members of large families Of
low income, and Co who are
suffering from malnutrition.
3. To permit employment Of
retired teachers as substitutes
in the school system when it 10
not practicable otherwise to Sc
cure qualified and competent
persons.
4. To allow the Recreation
Board to pay 10 per cent night
difterential to its employees for
unscheduled work.
Paternity Cases
S. To make it easier, in some
for the natural father Of
a child born out of wedlock to
acknowledge his paternity.
At 10 am. Tuesday. the Fis.
cal Affairs subcommittee Of
the House and Senate District
Committees will continue Joint
public hearings on the city'S
financial problems.
Civic and business organiza.
tons have been invited to tes-
tify this week. following last
weeks appearance of the Com
missioners and department
heads.
Representative Smith, Dem.
ocrat Of Virginia, has been pre-.
siding over the sessions which
are considering proposals to In.
crease the authorized Federal
to the District from
S23 million to $32 million q
year, and to permit the Treas
Try to lend 500 million to the
;ity to help finance a public
works program.
Independent Units
On the House floor Tuesday,
Iction is scheduled on the $6.5
'illion appropriation bill for
agencies. In its
eport on this measure, the APP
Committee ordered
abandonment of lease pur-
hase construction projects and
proposed to spend SIT million
o finance construction of Sc
throughout the Ma
ion by direct appropriation.
Excluded from these projects,
However. were four Office build
ngs here that would have cost
1874 million under direct APP
ropr!ation, or $3.50 million
lnder lease-purchase.
The Freedom Memorial pro-
osal, for which one hour Of
ebate has been set aside, is
ue to follow House action on
he independent Offices appro-
'riation bill. 1877
The Senate District Commit.
zee will hold an executive ses-
ion at 10 am. Thursday to
continue its study of two con-
letting proposals for home rule.
At IL am. Friday a Senate
district subcommittee will hold
/ hearing on the House.
bill to amend the
Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act.
Some time during the week
he House and Senate are ex-
,ected to act on a conference
eport, agreed to Friday. on the
2.8 billion second supplemental
appropriation bill for the cur
ent fiscal year.
Included is $4,000 to pay
IA policemen to work an extra
lay from 6 pm. to 2 am. 10
educe the number Of yokingS,
and purse-snatchingS
n the streets.
In addition the conferees al
owed $4,000 for the National
,apital Planning Commission
0 complete the mass transport
alton survey.
Course Is Scheduled
n Great Books Study