Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-18

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been that, In the Commissioners the executive
and legislative powers are united, and regard the
suggestion as good one. 1t Is not proper TO have
an Engineer commissioner; the engineer should be
to have a council to legtslate."
Gen. VIM. Birney, attorney at-law, said: "What
we have is far better than what Is proposed. To
have q permanent council OF fifteen tinkering
daily at the statutes and patching up the Ordf
nances would make all law uncertain. Our pres
ent laws are imperfect, but they not subject To
now, but the little finger Of the council would Re
heavier than the whole Board OF Commissioners"
Ru,ledge Wilson says that II this scheme is
only movement toward suffrage as 1t is thought
suffrage, he thinks, and should We return to 1t the
men with the most money to spend for rum would
rule and the little ward politicians be placed in
power. These would be unsafe to be Entrusted
with the reins OF government
s. Maddox said he had not studied the re-
port, and from q cursOry view does not think It
win do. cit seems that the Citizens Committee
stand alone the subject he said "fOr the report
is almost universally condemned"
7. A. Lambert, OF the Citizens Committee
says there Is no disposition to RAILROAD" the
project; that 1t Is the result OF mature delibera-
lion, with the understanding that IL should 90 TO
the local associations, and Is simply as its title
implies, ga proposal and Is put forth, as scheme
the consideration OF which may result In the
formation OF q better one.
"The Dill as proposed is probably superior to the
present form OF government" said Col. w. A. Cook
attorney -at-law. Its chief advantage consists In
securing local representation OF the wants and
views OF the different sections Of the District Its
effect would be TO do away with the Citizens CON-
mittee Of One Hundred. There seems to be force
In the idea In relation to single executive. The
bill wholly avoids the question Of suffrage and con.
templates q selection OF good and representative
men whose united action as to the wants OF the
District ought 70 be effective"
George C. Henning, says: ''It is all non.
sense, and I can see no advantage. how.
ever favor the One-man idea, for we can then
locate responsibility. ] have for Q long time
thought that the District should have two boards
one elective by the property holders and one by
the people at large, with governor or mayor
appointed by the President having the veto power
70 protect the interests OF the United States
believe that popular suffrage Is essential TO prog
ress. and II the legislation Is left entirely Y
property holders we will have no progress Con
gress has too many interests to look alter 70 egs
late properly for the District OF Columbia"
n think that the proposed form would be very
cumbersome affair."" said Health O11cer Town
| shend. 1--WE would then have lfteen sections O
the city represented, and each man would, O
course, have grievance Of his own, and thel
would no doubt have pretty warm time OF IT,
cont see bow We can Improve on the present torn
Horatio Browning, had not read tho plan fo
| the change OF government for the District pro
posed by the committee OF c1ttzenA He said b.
would want % study Il before expressing an opln
| Ion. he thought, however. speaking In genera
way, that the present form, Whils not perfsct wa