HOME RULE

HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 6

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

ON

H.R. 141, H.R. 461, H.R. 501, H.R. 502, H.R. 503, H.R. 504, H.R. 1576, H.R. 1805, H.R. 2579, H.R. 2893, H.R. 3352, H.R. 3568, H.R. 3963, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4821, H.R. 5564, H.R. 5732, H.R. 5794, H.R. 8105, H.R. 9128, H.J. Res. 91, and H.J. Res. 195

BILLS TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF HOME RULE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PROPONENTS' TESTIMONY

NOVEMBER 18, 19, AND 20, 1963, AND FEBRUARY 24, 1964

HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 6

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 141, H.R. 461, H.R. 501, H.R. 502, H.R. 503, H.R. 504,

H.R. 1576, H.R. 1805, H.R. 2579, H.R. 2893, H.R. 3352, H.R.

3568, H.R. 3963, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4821, H.R. 5564, H.R. 5732,

H.R. 5794, H.R. 8105, H.R. 9128, H.J. Res. 91, and

H.J. Res. 195

BILLS TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF HOME RULE FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PROPONENTS' TESTIMONY

NOVEMBER 18, 19, AND 20, 1963, AND FEBRUARY 24, 1964

CONTENTS

Page

Comparison of home rule bills.

1, 56, 84, 170, 193, 195, 197

H.R. 141, a bill to provide for the District of Columbia an appointed

Governor and secretary, and an elected legislative assembly and non-

voting Delegate to the House of Representatives, and for other purposes

(H.R. 2579, H.R. 3352, H.R. 3568, H.R. 3963, and H.R. 4237 have same

provisions).

H.R. 502, a bill to provide for the District of Columbia an appointed

Governor and secretary, and an elected legislative assembly and non-

voting Delegate to the House of Representatives, and for other purposes

(H.R. 504 identical).

H.R. 5732, a bill to provide for the District of Columbia an elected Gover-

nor and Lieutenant Governor, and an elected legislative assembly and

nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives, and for other

purposes--

H.R. 5794, a bill to provide an elected mayor, city council, and nonvoting

Delegate to the House of Representatives for the District of Colum-

bia, and for other purposes (H.R. 8105 and H.R. 9128 have same pro-

visions)--.

H.R. 461, a bill to provide an elected mayor, city council, and nonvoting

Delegate to the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia,

and for other purposes (H.R. 503, identical).

20

29

53

56

84

113

H.R. 501, a bill to provide an elected mayor, city council, school board,

and nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives for the District

of Columbia, and for other purposes--

H.R. 1576, a bill to provide an elected commission form of government for

the District of Columbia, and for other purposes--

H.R. 2893, a bill to establish in the House of Representatives, the office

of Delegate from the District of Columbia; to provide for the elec-

tion of the Delegate; and for other purposes (H.R. 4821 identical) ---

H.J. Res. 91, joint resolution to provide for three civilian Commissioners

for the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 195 identical).

H.R. 1805, a bill to establish a greater measure of home rule in the District

of Columbia by providing for three civilian Commissioners for the Dis-

trict of Columbia and by requiring officials and employees of the Dis-

trict of Columbia government to reside in the District of Columbia,

to prevent the use of public funds to establish a permanent pattern of

housing discrimination in the District of Columbia, and for other pur-

poses--

H.R. 5564, a bill to retrocede a portion of the District of Columbia to the

State of Maryland..

STATEMENTS

Albaugh, William A., secretary, Equal National Representation Committee_
All Souls Church, Mrs. Duncan Howlett, legislative chairman, Women's
Alliance__

Americans for Democratic Action:

142

170

193

195

196

197

411

429

Green, Donald, chairman, Home Rule Committee, Greater Washington

chapter---

Strout, Arthur__.

267

267

223

402

436

III

Auchincloss, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State
of New Jersey-

Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Sturgis Warner, Esq----

Brown, Huber I., the Oldest Inhabitants, Inc., of the District of Columbia__