HOME RULE HEARINGS BEFOR SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTOF COLUMBIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON HR. 11216, H.R. 4290, H.R. 9432, H.R. 11471 AND S. 2163 H.R. 14176 NONVOTING DELEGATE TO THE SENATE H.R. 11215, H.R. 11170 AND S. 2164 H.R. 669 REFERENDUM, CHARTER BOARD AND MUNICIPAL CHARTER RETROCEDE PART OF D.C. TO MARYLAND H.R. 6175 AND H.R. 11565 ELECTED MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND NONVOTING DELEGATE H.R. 14715 COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION OF D.C. GOVERNMENT H.R. 18562 ESTABLISH BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO REPLACE D.C. COMMISSIONER AND CITY COUNCIL MARCH 10 AND 16, APRIL 28, MAY 8 AND 25, JUNE 12 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia 47-573 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN L. MCMILLAN, South Carolina, Chairman THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi CHARLES C. DIGGS, JR., Michigan DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota WILLIAM L. HUNGATE, Missouri ANCHER NELSEN, Minnesota JAMES T. CLARK, Clerk CLAYTON S. GASQUE, Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE No. 3 JOHN DOWDY, Texas, Chairman THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi G. ELLIOTT HAGAN, Georgia JOEL T. BROYHILL, Virginia WILLIAM H. HARSHA, Ohio LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, Maryland EARL F. LANDGREBE, Indiana (II) CONTENTS H.R. 11216 (Nelsen et al.), a bill to establish, in the House of Representa- tives, the office of Delegate from the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Election Act, and for other purposes-- H.R. 4290 (Nelsen et al.), a bill to provide for the election of a Delegate H.R. 669 (Sisk), a bill authorizing referendum, charter board, and mu- nicipal charter for submission to the voters and to Congress, and for H.R. 4276 (Kyl), a bill to retrocede a portion of the District of Columbia H.R. 6175 (Bell-Calif.), a bill to provide an elected mayor, city council, and nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives for the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for other purposes.. H.R. 11565 (Conyers) a bill to provide for the District of Columbia an elected mayor, city council, board of education, and for other purposes- H.R. 14715 (Nelsen et al.), a bill for the establishment of a Commission on the Organization of the Government of the District of Columbia.. H.R. 18562 (Broyhill-Va.), a bill to reorganize the government of the District of Columbia by the establishment of a Board of Governors to replace the Commissioner of the District of Columbia and the District American University Park Citizens Association, Alfred S. Trask, President_ Arlington County (Va.) Democratic Committee, Robert L. Weinberg, Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, Major Bar Association of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Affairs Section, Richard K. Lyon, Chairman, and Craig Bamberger, Chairman, 283, 287 Broyhill, Hon. Joel T., Representative in Congress from the State of Camalier, Hon. Renah F., Former District of Columbia Commissioner___ Monsignor Ralph Kuehner, Executive Director, Office of Urban Affairs of the Archdiocese of Washington, Representing Interre- ligious Committee on Race Relations, Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, Council of Churches of Greater Washington, and the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington... D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Simon L. Cain, President.... Democratic Central Committee, Bruce J. Terris, Chairman District of Columbia Republican Committee, Henry A. Berliner.. Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia, Brigadier 303 General Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. William H. Hasebroock, Page President. Gude, Hon. Gilbert, Representative in Congress, from the State of Mary- Hechinger, John W., Former Chairman, District of Columbia Council.. Horton, Hon. Frank, Representative in Congress from State of New York. McMillan, Hon. John L., Chairman, Committee on the District of Colum- Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade, Elwood Davis, Past President_ National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union, Steven J. Pollak, and James 472 275 405 273 279 240 431 1,280 418 297 389 387 National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Washington Section, Mrs. Cath- 392 252 Nevius, John, former member, District of Columbia Council. 309 449 Ripon Society, Frank E. Samuel, Jr., President_ 317 Spencer, Hon. Samuel, Former District of Columbia Commissioner- 451 413 Warner, Sturgis, Esquire... 345 375 374 Washington Home Rule Committee, David Carliner, President.. MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Albert, Hon. Carl, letter to Cong. Dowdy, dated March 14, 1970- American Association of University Women, Dr. Elizabeth O'Hern, American Veterans Committee, Chester C. Shore, letter to Cong. Dowdy, dated March, 1970__ B'nia B'rith Women, statement. Brown, Leonard S., Jr., letter to Chairman McMillan, dated April 28, 1970- Federal Bar Association, District of Columbia Chapter, E. Winslow Gurner, 412 295 342 342 411 296 400 394 411 343 340 411 400 340 Lyndale Community Association, Henry Desing, President, letter to 339 412 Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, J. C. Turner, oock Mount Pleasant Neighbors Association, Wolsey Semple, president, letter Page 412 [ary. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, John W. Turnbill, 393 342 e of President's Messages to Congress: Ripon Society, District of Columbia Chapter, Frank E. Samuel Jr., 262 257 318 Schley, Mrs. Julian L., widow of the later General Schley, former Assistant 467 412 cal United Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns, statement of staff__ 296 295 Washington Teachers' Union, William H. Simons, President, letter to 3.99 Young Democratic Clubs of America, Mrs. Marie H. Cunningham, 282, 293, 298, 304, 309, 314, 317, 318, 335, 345, 377, 382, 406, Government Employees in States Comparable to the District of Columbia_329, 333, 432, 449, 454 243, 250, 278, 282, 284, 287, 303, 323 Home Rule.... House Rule for Delegates and Resident Commissioner.. 360 253, 268, 282, 285, 294, 298, 304, 309, 317, 318, 328, 334, 345, 355, 240, 277, 300, 330, 437, 440, 442, 446, 454, 461 Section-by-section analysis of S. 2163 and H.R. 11216 (District of Columbia |