The Washington times., 1910-06-23
More Than Thirty Bills Left
UnconSidered This
Session.
REMEDY DEMANDED
IN DISTRICT RULE
Men Prominent In the House and
In the Capital Suggest
Changes.

With the work Of the present s ession
Of Congress practically over and with
more than thirty bills. many of great
Importance. undisposed of upon the Dis
trict calendar, citizens of the District
are interested today as never before In
the problem of how to remedy the situa-
ton on Csnitol Hill
That the District Of Columbia. as
pointed out in an editorial in The Wash
1ngton Times Of Tuesday. has again re-
TeiveG the short end" OF il from the
Eolons is generally admitted Even some
members Of the House are willing TO
concede that the District this year. as
heretofore. has been showed aside for
other sections and other legislation.
The neglect of District affairs in the
closing weeks Of the present session,
however. is more palpabIe than hereto
fore on account of the vast amount
OF Important legislation which has been
1avorably recommended by the House
District Committee, and the House has
refused 10 consider District affairs have
Jared just as unfortunately, and more
so, i'm some instances. in the Senate.
That Neutrality-suspicious. are deeply
concerned over the situation is indi-
Gated by the tenor of the expressions
OF scme Of its leading business men
and citizens. The only diversity Of
opinion comes as to the best manner
OF improving conditions as they exist
At the Capitol, in order that the Dis
Itict may get its just deserts.
Definite Plans Proposed.
Five definite plans were today pro-
posed as a way out of the wilderness
OF unp0ssed District measures. They
were.
&c have A delegate upon the floor or
the House, one VINO is entirely con-
versant with what the District needs.
and what IL needs worst
TO enlarge tine powers or the pres
ent BOar- OF Commissioners, so as to
relieve Congress Of the great amount
Of petty Iegislating that It is called
upon TO do for the District-legisIa-
tiOn that would be enacted by a city
CouI ell in other places.
To have the Chamber Of Commerce
petition Congress direct.
To give the District a local legislature.
To consolidate the committees having
TO DO with District affairs, so that the
same body Os men might work in con-
junction both as to leSiSlating for the
district and approprtating for it.
II was also suggested that the Dis
trict should have an accredited repre-
sentative on the floor, just as the States
nave, entitled TO a vote and with the
IJI powers and perqUiSites Of a member
OF Congress Constitutional objections
however stand in the way Of this plan,
and delegate is as much as can be
hoped for.
District Delegate Urged.
The District needs some one upon the
floor of the House TO look out for hcl
Interests" said Representative Talbot
cf Mary land. The city council idea
l. not practicable. It was tried here
oL@e and did not work successfully. II
the District had a delegate upon the
JooT, however. he could, at least, in
form the House what is most needed
and his advice would mean something
because he would represent the people
themselves"
Representative KronmilIer OF Mary
land said:
THE District does not get the legis-
lRtiOn 70 which she Is entitled because
she has no one with sO-called local
pride to fight for her.
Local pride Is a great thing, and il
builds up cities. Members OF city COun-
ellis have local pride. Here in Washing
ton the District must depend for legis-
latiOu upon men who have their own
constituencies to care for first It is
remarkable chat il receives the attention
given IL. i'm the absence Of any bona