Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09

VI UuSlLlcoo JOudy.
That means a vote could
to speed construction Of a w,
Federal jobholders from Distric
sions of firemen and policemen
and their families.
Different versions Of the same
bills have cleared the House.
Stadium. Pension Bills
The Senate District Commit
tee amended the stadium and
pension bills yesterday in an
attempt to meet objections Of
the Controller General and the
District Commissioners, respec-
lively.
But committeeman ignored
pleas of city officials to kill the
tax exemption bill, due to de-
plete municipal revenues by
an estimated $4,000. Instead,
members in executive session
added 30 jobs to the rs that
would entitle Federal officials
to the tax melon under the
House version.
The stadium bill would en-
power the Interior Secretary
to spend $2.6 million for access
roads. parking areas and sewer
and water facilities for the
stadium on park land near the
Armory and Anacostia River.
Recommended to the Senate
was an amendment requiring
competitive bidding on stadium
construction contracts.
Controller General Joseph
Campbell complained about the
original stadium authorization |
allowing negotiated contracts.
House District Committee |
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
of South Carolina, said he
would press for House concur
renee in the Senate amend
ment If the Senate passes the
bill. He will have powerful
support from Representative
Harris. Democrat of Arkansas,
author of the stadium law.
Pensions Cut
A scaled-down pension bill
would promise police and fire.
men who retired before October
/, 1856, a 10 per cent increase,
compared to a 80 per cent
raise voted by the House. The
Senate committee version would
give a police private who re-
tired in 1914 with 30 years
service. for example. $342 more
annually, boosting his benefit
from S3.420 to $3.762.
Widows and children of such
men would receive average an
nual increases Of 80 per cent.
under both Senate and House
bills. So. most widows would
get $500 more a year and each
minor child $204 more.
Commissioners favored raises
for widows and children, ex-
pected to cost $40 million in
all. but fought the mems in
creases. The committee bill
would cost Sc million for off,
GERS, compared to an estimated
$40 million, under House terms.
Clearance of the controver-
sial tax exemption proposal
meant Senate committeeman
agreed with the House that
Federal officials who left homes
in their own States to serve
their Government here should
not have to pay local taxes.
The House limited tax free
doms to presidential appointees, Il
mainly members of regulatory
agencies like the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the
Federal Communications Com
mission.
Ten Added Offices
Senate committeeman, acting
on individual and group re-
quests. tackled on 10 Offices
filled by Congress-the House
clerk, sergeant at arms, door,
keeper. postmaster and chap
lain and the Senate secretary,
sergeant at arms, majority Sec
rotary, minority secretary and
chaplain.
The Supreme Court names
one prospective beneficiary. the
director of the administrative
Office of the United States
courts. |;
Also added were eight mem
bers of the United States Board
OF Parole, three civil service
commissioners, the Controller
General and his assistant, the
Capitol architect, the Public
Printer and three members of
the Indian Claims Commission.
Some so Of the 100 positions
are filled by District residents,
but to win tax freedom they
would have to prove domiciles
in their home States.
The Senate Committee also
urged passage of bills that
would:
Shift the current tax exemp-
ton of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars to its new headquarters
on Maryland avenue NE.
Permit domestic life insur-
ance companies to make mort
gage loans up to rs rather
than TIA per cent of the value
Of real estate securing loans.
Allow Commissioners to is