| Show Senate Fight Brewing wing On Control of Rents WASHINGTON March 17 UP P The home rule rent control bill passed massed by the house rats ran head on on I into nto stiff stift s c n a at t o 0 Wednesday y A hot fight tight seemed certain In Inthe inthe I Ithe the conference committee which will have the job of trying to bring decide decide decide de de- 1 the two chambers together to cide who should have final say over rent ceilings The present stopgap rent control act expires March 31 The house chalked up a to vote Tuesday night for its bill stripping federal officials of or major How They Voted W v v A S II I N h Reps Walter K It Granger D. D Utah and William A A. A Dawson R. R Utah ot voted d for the house rent control bill bilk powers lowers over rents The measure would transfer to local boards boards- nominated by the governors of the various states full states full and final authority to raise rents or to lift controls completely This bill would continue rent controls controls' to April 1 1949 if 1919 if the local ocal boards' boards want them T The e senate flatly rejected the home rule amendment 43 to 25 when it p passed its own control legIslation leg- leg last month The senate bill Jill would continue the federal housing expediters expediter's present review and veto power over local board actions The senate bill also would extend extend extend ex ex- controls to 1 one 1949 1949 tend May 1 one month longer than Ulan the house meas meas- ure Sen Cain R. R Wash chairman of the senate banking subcommittee tee ee on rents said Immediately after the house acted I hope we will be able to t talk lk the the- hom house e out of at transferring full powers to the local ocal boards Cain said aid the constitutionality of such a transfer of federal power powers is s doubtful and added It would take away every conceivable reason reason reason rea rea- son for a national rent law Sen Myers D. D Df Pa said the house action raises a grave con con- question tion and might destroy rent controls i During the hot and heavy house debate Tuesday Democrats cried that the tho local option decision Is Isan isan an all abdication of responsibility by congress Some said many of or orth th the local boards are stacked in favor of landlords Republicans however contended that home town people know best besl how to take care of or local problems In th the showdown vote Republicans Re Re- publicans were joined by 89 Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- In support of ot the bill Opposing Opposing Opposing Op Op- posing were 57 Republicans 73 Democrats and the two American Labor party members Both the senate and house bills provide that rents could be in increased increased increased in- in creased 1 15 In cases where tenants tenants ten ten- ants and landlords agreed to a alease alease alease lease running through 1949 1919 However However How How- ever tenants who accepted a 15 voluntary hike last year could not be another |
