Message from the President of the United States, transmitting Reorgani- zation Plan No. 3 of 1967, to provide a better government for the citizens Text of House Resolution 512 and House Resolution 515, disapproving Anderson, Mrs. Barbara A., Home Rule Task Force, Lutheran Social Broyhill, Hon. Joel T., a Representative in Congress from the State Carliner, David, cochairman, Committee To Support the President's Horton, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of Hughes, Phillip S., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget, accom- panied by Harold Seidman, Assistant Director, and Miss Patricia Collins, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice.--- Immer, John R., president, Federation of Citizens Associations... Jacobs, Hon. Andrew, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Long, Rev. Clarence M., Jr., pastor, Mount Airy Baptist Church.... Lowe, Schuyler, former Director, District of Columbia Department of McMillan, Hon. John L., chairman, House Committee on the District Nelsen, Hon. Ancher, a Representative in Congress from the State Phillips, Rev. Channing, president, Housing Development Corp---. Shipley, Carl L., chairman, District of Columbia Republican Com- Tobriner, Hon. Walter N., President, Board of Commissioners, District of Columbia, accompanied by Hon. John B. Duncan, member, Board of Commissioners, District of Columbia; and Col. Tom H. Reynolds, Acting Engineer Commissioner, District of Columbia....... Tucker, Sterling, executive director, Washington Urban League_. Turner, J. C., president, Greater Washington Central Labor Council, 55 109 81 117 164 229 228 Statement of-Continued Wilkinson, Lawrence A., chairman, Planning Committee, Brookland Page 291 Williams, Bishop Smallwood E., cochairman, Committee To Support the President's Reorganization Plan_ 184 Udel, Mrs. Bernard, board member, League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia, accompanied by Mrs. Donald L. Watson, board member, League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia___. Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by Carliner, David, cochairman, Committee To Support the President's Donohue, F. Joseph, former President, Board of Commissioners, Dudley, Tilford E., chairman, Democratic Central Committee for the 270 192 220 Analysis of the representativeness of the District of Columbia 121 121 Hanson, Dr. Royce, president, Washington Center for Metropolitan Letter to Hon. John A. Blatnik, dated July 3, 1967. Hughes, Phillip S., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget: Table McMillan, Hon. John L., chairman, House Committee on the District Maillet, Edward L., vice chairman, Brookland Area Coordinating Nelsen, Hon. Ancher, a Representative in Congress from the State of Statements received by the subcommittee from 262 237 256 256 78 124 291 109 91 118 APPENDIX District of Columbia Federation of Civic Associations, statement__ 301 301 Layton, Chief John B., Metropolitan Police Department, statement__ Letters received by the subcommittee from 302 Pollak, Stephen J., Adviser for National Capital Affairs, the White 303 Burling, Edward, Jr., chairman, Committee for Forward Looking Newell, Clifford H., president, Association of the Oldest Inhabitants Tripp, John J., secretary, Northeast Business Men's Association, Inc., sure___ 304 306 306 306 Letters received by the subcommittee from—Continued Doggett, Leonard B., Jr., president, Metropolitan Washington Board Health and Welfare Council of the National Capital Area, to Hon. Page 307 309 309 311 309 310 Morrison, Mrs. John H., Jr., member, Republican Central Committee, 313 314 Gunther, John J., executive director, U.S. Conference of Mayors, to 314 Kendrick, Mrs. Agnes C., president, East Rock Creek Park Civil 315 315 REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1967 TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1967 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10:15 a.m. in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John A. Blatnik (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives John A. Blatnik, Chet Holifield, Henry S. Reuss, Benjamin S. Rosenthal, John N. Erlenborn, Clarence J. Brown, Jr., and Jack Edwards. Álso present: Representatives William L. Dawson, chairman, Committee on Government Operations, and Florence P. Dwyer, ranking minority member, Committee on Government Operations. Staff members present: Elmer W. Henderson, subcommittee counsel; James A. Lanigan, general counsel, Committee on Government Operations; J. P. Carlson, minority counsel; and William H. Copenhaver, minority professional staff. Chairman BLATNIK. The Executive and Legislative Reorganization Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations will come to order. This morning we begin our hearings on President Johnson's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, transmitted to Congress on June 1. The plan will abolish the three-man Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia and create a single Commissioner in its place. It will also establish a nine-member District Council to be appointed by the President. The Council will have certain ordinance-making and regulatory powers now in the hands of the Commissioners. Under the Reorganization Act of 1949, unless a disapproval resolution is passed by either the House or the Senate within 60 days-in brief, unless either the House or Senate rejects or disapproves of the reorganization plan within 60 days-the plan will become law. The Rules of the House provide that all reorganization plans are referred to the Committee on Government Operations for study and recommendation. The purpose of these hearings is to make available and to provide members of this committee and citizens and the Congress with the necessary information, both pro and con, to enable us to reach a wise decision. Members of the subcommittee have been furnished a folder containing the plan, an analysis prepared by the staff, and other data supplied by the Bureau of the Budget and the Commissioners of the District. 1 |