Evening star., 1962-10-05
D. {. Warned
By Committee
On BiasCode
House Group
Coils for Delay
Pending Heating
By SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

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District officials have hit a
red warning light from a key
congressional committee on
their plans to adopt anti-dis-
elimination housing regula-
tionS.
A resolution urging the Com-
missioners to shelve this prof.
ect was Endorsed late yesterday
afternoon by the House Dis
trict Committee.
The committee said it wants
the opportunity to hold full
scale hearings on the proposals
to outlaw racial housing dis
elimination in Washington.
The resolution urged the
Commissioners to mark time
on their discrimination
plans until the com NIT tee e
holds the hearings at the next
Congress,
The resolution was received
by the District Commissioners
today. Charles A. Horsky, spe-
cial adviser to the President
for National Capital Affairs,
said he also received a copy of
the resolution today. Asked if
the White House was interested
in the developments, Mr.. Hor-
sky replied: "Of course it is in
terested. / am interested"
Asked if he thought action
on the regulation was urgent,
he said the matter is 'impor-
tant." He declined to say whe-
ther he felt action should be
taken before the next session
of Congress.
In the face of the commit
tee action, the president Of the
Board of Commissioners, Wall
ter N. Tobriner, said that
there would have to be "a find
ing of fact" that such a regu-
]ation is warranted before it is
adopted by the Commissioners.
Public Hearing Planned
The Commissioners plan to
submit the proposed antibias
regulation to a public hearing
lif the corporation council tells
them they have the authority
to issue such regulation. Mr..
Tobriner said.
Meanwhile, Com m issioner
John B. Duncan said that he
felt a regulation should be.
ISSUED "at the first opportu-
nifty" assuming the Commits
sioners have the authority.
The committees action puts
the Commtssioners under
strong and conflicting pres-
sureS from both ends Of Penn
sylvania avenue.
All of the Districts legisla-
tive proposals must clear
through the committee. From
a practical standpoint, this
means that any directive from
the committee carries heavy
weight at the District Building.
On the other hand, the
White House wants the Com
missioners to move against
racial housing bars in the Ma
tion's Capital.
Morse Protests Block
In a speech on the Senate
floor yesterday Senator Morse,
Democrat of Oregon, said he
was protesting q. any at
tempt on the part of any House
committee, or on the part OF
any real estate group in the
District of Columbia, to con-
tinue the shocking discrimina-
ton based upon race in con-
nection with property transac-
tions either by sale or lease in
the District !"
At yesterdays closed meeting,
several members of the new
Subcommittee on Urgent Dis
trict Problems repeatedly OPP
posed adoption of the resolu-
ton, Thirteen of the commit
tees 25 members reportedly
we're present.
The resolution was drafted by
a special five-member subcom-
mittee, headed by Representa-
tive Whitener. Democrat OF
North Carolina.
Mr.. Tobriner had, about six
weeks ago, told the Corporation
Counsel's Office to draft regu-
lations aimed at opening the
doors of Washington's all
white neighborhoods to Negro
residents.
The resolution, which was
proposed by Representative
Broyhill, Republican Of Vir-I
ginia's nearby 10th Congress
sional District, questioned this
opinion.