New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
CITIZEySHIPS IN THE DISTRICT.
. BILL IN REGARD TO 4 QUORUM OF THE COM
MISSIONERS PROVOKES LiNHN
DEBATI~ARGUMENTS FOR AND
AGAINST SUFFRAGE

DEBATE-ARGUMENTs FOR AM
AGAINST SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON Dec I'm the senate TO day Mr. lngaiIS,
rron, IN. G. mittec on tn District o. Conh'i' 'ePorO
a bill defining a quorum Of tie Conm-sio'r, y, II" ~
trct Of Columbia II provides that TWO Vi ~, NJ
Commissioners shall constitute a Pn'r"" -" -
engineer officer detailed az shp''V''o V' w
nccr commissioner. when absent OF u'''ol,' ' ~
form all tbe dute, imposed by law upon tic d''cT'
NJ yoor,ecs uro,n,,cd against the employment Oh
ON Army ogcor I'm the government OF the blSIlI o.
Colum,5a and said that. since the dlspEi'cI"r"' -
c,,,.i, uoxio the Office had been dsGIa'ed Dy III
competency and dishonesty. lie Ns''1'" wv
system a, "A burcsquc upon comhoh'e''e' 49,,
Mr. ingalls, admitted that ire EoNcr'"'". VI Wv
District Of Columbia was al a''''"~ - 49,, ,i,
anomaly in municipal government II N'S ''o -
1o an tho continent. at least under the NhcF'',''
a., rrhor, The pcople had no voice whatever III '0
administration of their OWN local AFFAIRS -i"I -.
rot wholly 10 the praise OF republican m9"' -,
cav that Washington waN the best toNeF'Vu'''F
I-!ted states, The experiment ol PoP"N" -.
had been tried in Washington for number u 'V''9 .
a., mani. wears Of experience II had bFh ueIIp
-. ahol+shod since 1875 the affairs u INC b''
,,ct mad been administered through congress ''
Commissioners; and it was no eAaeSeiitio' y, - ,,
uoro was no municipal community 'haV vas ~ ,
Governed so chcaply governed ana 30 S""'''' '''''
governed as the city OF washington.
a. ulair did not coincide with Mr. lngaI's state
o,ort lie believed the government OF the D's'Ilo' VI
,,up,bi, f., be a despoti,m. o0rrodlhs Ga "or AZ Wv
n - ,hc institutions of the United states. lie olu
,,, l.ioye Washington to be a well s'NcIhc' ''H. -
, ,ot,,n ver, tn day put 10 q vote nIhe-'ch"N VI
, ,,..t. q the District would vote Tor p"p''"
an. d., rovcrument They desired representation j"
o., .,ratc ard In tie House OF Eepfeseh'"">c9' ""'
ought O. have it, d. no,-r
rho discussion was continued by MesSrN' p"'f"'
stewart. Reagan and Morgan. me hSt IL "lo' ''o
,,,,,, . ,nair. Al the time when the regime Of Tie
then du.ter legislature" WAS abollNhet, ana ~
.-tcd NJ Allison who had been a member ol ''o
,ofumitte, which recommended the change WHAT TIC
urcy.ill.r cause 4 the change was.
Mr.. ALISON thought that lie pm ipl mo We Vas 40
,c, ~ rho enormous dobt of The District me IoN'"
et e.t,i.hed in 1873 ad been iutcnled to C N C
,o,,no-,ry. and the dGty OF providing permanent
Government had been rceeaied TO tile Two houses ou
b, du,v had never tceu peri rmcl. and the Temp ray
sfotutes a. q permanent government, a4"F 4'''' "'
and COuSd ration o.,,,.,rod ~
NJ Norcau resumed his remarks ana coinliIeu t'c
.ix,it,ou of the District government III 80 /" Wv
+ NJ harm I'm order 20 get rid of the ratS-,he
,.fs heinz the negroes and III i'stfI custer 1 -
lima There might have hccn, he sail' ~ lc" ,.
80. limiting the right OF suffrage IN mo pl't 49,, u
tb.r7. was no reason for taxing from IN 49, A.,
noonIo and property owners OF the D-lii't 49,,
The government merely hccaus' t''sr W ' ~
.DralS among the voters at that uLle; ,,,'.ia
coud lie limited suffrage I'm the II -'I', ~ va " =,
II Was better that matters shoAld ~tN "' nv -
Mr. E41r al O'Clock when th' Zee ilo Ll, -, a.,
ND IN order. and NJ II ar dec,.ncH -, oTiT youd
f,t hin stand aside temporarily I'll MI BI@l' "'uN
end what he desired 10 say.