Hearings

Ross, Mrs. Elizabeth Healy, in behalf of Washington Chapters of
American Association of Social Workers, American Association
of Group Workers, American Association of Medical Social
Workers, American Association of Psychiatric Workers_-
Sharpe, C. Melvin, chairman of the Committee of One Hundred
of the Federal City, of the American Planning and Civic As-
sociation

100

125

273

249

254

Taggert, Etta L., president, the Washingtonians__.

250

Watts, Glen E., executive secretary, Washington, D. C., Industrial

Union Council, CIO_

133

White, James H

273

Wilson, Mary Faith, executive secretary, Home Rule Headquar-
ters, Washington, D. C.-

271

Telegram of CIO Legislative Department to District of Columbia

Industrial Union Council, CIO....

134

HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION FOR THE DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1951

UNITED STATES SENATE,

COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Washington, D. C.

The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a. m. in the District of
Columbia room, United States Capitol, Senator Matthew M. Neely
(chairman) presiding.

Present: Senators Neely, Smith of North Carolina, and Case.

Also present: Robert H. Mollohan, clerk; Gerhard P. Van Arkel,
committee counsel, and William P. Gulledge, assistant committee
counsel.

The CHAIRMAN. The committee will be in order.

The committee has convened to conduct hearings on S. 656. The
text of this bill is as follows:

[S. 656, 82d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To provide for home rule and reorganization in the District of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, divided into titles and sections
according to the following table of contents, may be cited as the "District of
Columbia Charter Act".

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE I-DEFINITIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions.

TITLE II-STATUS OF THE DISTRICT

Sec. 201. Status of the District.

TITLE III-THE DISTRICT COUNCIL

PART 1-CREATION OF DISTRICT COUNCIL

Sec. 301. Creation and membership.

Sec. 302. Qualifications for holding office.

Sec. 303. Compensation.

PART 2. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Sec. 321. Functions heretofore exercised by the Board of Commissioners.

Sec. 322. Functions relating to zoning.

Sec. 323. Certain delegated functions.

Sec. 324. Ordinances.

Sec. 325. Legislative proposals.

Sec. 326. Limitations on powers of District Council.

Sec. 327. Creation and abolition of advisory boards and commissions.

PART 3. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Sec. 331. The Chairman.

Sec. 332. Secretary of the District Council; records and documents.

Sec. 333. Meetings.

Sec. 334. Form of legislative proposals and ordinances.

Sec. 335. Minimum period for considering legislative proposals and ordinances.

Sec. 336. Procedure for zoning ordinances.

Sec. 337. Investigations by District Council.

TITLE IV-ACTION BY CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ON LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS:

PART 1-LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Sec. 401. Deposits and publications.

Sec. 402. Disapproval by the Congress or by the President.

Sec. 403. Emergency authority with respect to legislative proposals.

Sec. 404. Reservation of congressional authority.

Sec. 405. Printing in statutes at large.

PART 2-RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE

Sec. 421. Rule-making power of Senate and House.

Sec. 422. Resolutions disapproving legislative proposals.

Sec. 423. Concurrent resolutions received from other House.

Sec. 802. Director of the Department of Finance; powers and duties.

Sec. 803. Work Programs; allotments; control of appropriations.

Sec. 804. Accounting supervision and control.

Sec. 805. When contracts and expenditures prohibited.

Sec. 806. Lapse of appropriations.

Sec. 807. General fund.

Sec. 808. Contracts extending beyond one year.

PART 2-ANNUAL POST AUDIT BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Sec. 821. Independent annual post audit.

Sec. 822. Cost of audit.

Sec. 823. Amendment of Budget and Accounting Act.

PART 3ADJUSTMENT OF FEDERAL AND DISTRICT EXPENSES

Sec. 831. Adjustment of Federal and District expenses.

Sec. 913. Department of Professional and Occupational Standards.

TITLE X-CERTAIN AGENCIES NOT UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE DISTRICT

Sec. 1001. Zoning Adjustment Board.

MANAGER

Sec. 1002. Public Utilities Commission.
Sec. 1003. Board of Tax Appeals.

Sec. 1004. Redevelopment Land Agency.
Sec. 1005. Executive officers.

TITLE XIII-APPOINTMENT, RECLASSIFICATION, AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS AND

EMPLOYEES

PART 1-APPOINTMENT AND CLASSIFICATION

Sec. 1301. Application of the Civil Service Act.

Sec. 1302. Status of officers and employees of the District in the Federal classified civil service.

Sec. 1303. Selection of District employees.

Sec. 1304. Noncompliance of the District with requirements of the Civil Service Commission. Sec. 1305. Application of the Classification Act of 1923 to officers and employees of the District.

Sec. 1306. Compensation of certain employees of the District.

Sec. 1307. Payment for services rendered by Civil Service Commission.

PART 2-RETIREMENT

Sec. 1321. Liability of District.

Sec. 1322. Payment for services rendered by Civil Service Commission.

TITLE XIV-MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1401. Agreements with United States.

Sec. 1402. Personal interest in contracts or transactions.

Sec. 1403. Saint Elizabeths Hospital.

Sec. 1404. Register of Wills and Clerk of Probate Court.

Sec. 1405. National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

Sec. 1406. Certain functions now administered by Federal agencies.

Sec. 1407. National Capital Housing Authority.

Sec. 1408. Compensation from more than one source.

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