Evening star., 1961-06-13
House Authorizes
5000 D. c. Police
Mallory Rule
Change Voted
For Sd Time
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star staff Writer

The House has passed and
sent to the Senate a bill au-
thorizing a 3,000-man police
force for the Nations Capital.
The bill, providing the in
crease from the present strength
of 2,714 for District police, was
introduced by Representative
Harsha, Republican of Ohio. 1t
passed the House yesterday by
voice vote without a dissent.
The legislation was a prod
uct of the recent hearings on
Washington's crime wave.
The House also passed yes
terday, for the third time, a
bill dealing with the Mallory
rule. The bill would insure the
admissibility in evidence of vol
untary confessions made freely
to police and prevent judges
from throwing out the confess
sions solely because of delay
between arrest and arraignment
of the defendants.
Opponents Defeated
The controversial measure
was passed by voice vote and
sent to the Senate where its
chances are considered some
what slim. Yesterday, however,
it survived a point of order,
a motion to recommit and the
observation from one Congress-
man that under the Mallory
rule police have been using
brains instead of Drawn"
The bill was introduced by
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia, a member Of
the House District Committee,
following a series of violent
crimes in the city. Law en-
forcement officials claimed the
Mallory rule served as a road
block to successful prosecution.
Representative Yates, Demo-
crat of Illinois, and Represent
ative Lindsay, Republican Of
New York, both criticized the
bill. Mr.. Yates said police
would be able to hold a suspect
"for months" without the NAL
lory rule.
But Representative White
ner, Democrat of North Caro-
lima, called the bill vital and
necessary legislation"
Hits Testimony
sentat tive Cohelan,
Democrat of California, said
the Mallory situation was not
a proper matter for the District
Committee to take up. And he
said the only testimony re-
ceived by the committee came
from prosecution minded
| people,"
Representative Cramer, Re-
publican Of Florida, said the
Mallory rule has caused con-
siderable concern throughout
the country. He pointed out his
bill, similar to the Davis meas
ure, has cleared a subcommit-
tee of the House Judiciary
Committee. But he lost in an at
tempt to have the Davis Bill
amended to include the entire
Federal judicial system. The
Davis bill applies only to courts
in the District.
I And Representative Libonati,
Democrat of Illinois, said the
Davis bill would cause the ig-
norant to confess out of fear"
Cites Tourists Fear
But Chairman Mcmillan
of the House District Commit
tee wound up the debate by
saying the Davis bill would be
used to fight the city's increase
in crime.
I've been bombarded with
telephone calls and letters" he
said. about the unusual
amount of crime here. There
are some tourists who don't
want to come to Washington
out of fear"
Earlier, and without COM
ment. the House also approved
two other District measures:
l. A requirement that the
Commissioners be empowered to
require that all District dogs
be leashed in public.
2. A measure prohibiting the
; examination in court of a min
lister in connection with in
, formation made available to
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