Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-06
Local Interests to Receive At
tention in Congress.
INQUIRY INTO CONDITIONS
Addresses by Representatives Before
Northwest Suburban Citizens.
Lancaster Commended.


e-Representatives Rothermel Of
! Pennsylvania and Lobeck of Neb-a ska =
will be champions Of the District o. Co
! lumbia when its affairs are to he looked
after in Congress. Both want the people
Of the District TO look upon them as
/ ready and willing to look out for their
interests at all times They SO an
nounced at meeting Of the Citizens
/ Northwest Suburban Association in Ten
/ leytown last evening Representa- tiN e
Rothermel was especially earnest saving
: that the resident OF the District OF Colum-
I bia who needs representation OH the
! floor of the national House will be as
welcome in his office as one of his con-
Stituents from the county OF Berks, in
+ Pennsylvania
! Proposes Rigid Inquiry.
Representative Lobeck. who comes from
: Omaha. and who is new member ard
formerly controller of his home city. '!e
! clared that he proposes to see whether
the residents Of the District are getting
their rights in a number OF instances,
and in this connection said that Is chair
man OF the subcommittee in charge of
telephones. lights. etc. OF the District
committee. he proposes to make search
ing investigation into the telephone rates
in effect here.
Both representatives were frequently
apnlauded and at the conclusion Of the
meeting were the guests or Charles {.
Lancaster president. and members OF the
association, at collation. served in their
honor.
Praise for President Lanscaster.
Early in the meeting Fulton Gordon
presented a resolution commencing the
work of President Lancaster. who mas
been at the head of the association for
the last fourteen years. 1t was unani-
mously adopted. Mr. Lancaster replied
briefly. saving he regarded the occasion
as the proudest OF his life.
Dissatisfaction was voiced with the
present method of having the committees
on appropriations of the House and SEN
ate make appropriations for the District,
il being dec AIRED that the House commit
tee on the District OF Columbia should be
in direct charge of this work \ resolu-
ton voicing this sentiment set forth that
"as the bill making annual appropriations
for the government Of the District of Co
lumbia under the rules OF the House and
Senate. is prepared and reported by the
committees on appropriations or the
House and Senate thereby unnecessarily
dividing the legislation pertaining exclu-
sively to the District, and king IT nee
essary for the people Of the District to go
before two committees in both the House
and Senate, when one committee OF each
House-the District of Columbia commit
tee-should have entire control of all leg
islation for the District OF Columbia :;
therefore we are unanimously opposed
to two committees OF the House and Sen
ate having charge Of the legislation for
the District Of Columbia. and are equally
in favor of the bill making appropriations
for the District being assigned to the
committees on the District OF Columbia OF
the House and Senate. and we are salts
fed with our experience under the pres
ent system that the interests Of the peo-
pie Of the District Of Columbia will be
better served by one committee or each
house'-the two committees on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Sewer Question and Assessments.
The sewer question Was discussed at
length. and A protest made against the
passage Of Senate bill 1855. providing for
;he amendment and repeal Of certain sec
tons of the act OF April 90 1894 whereby
asse ssments may be made and collected
for the laying of water mains and serv-
ice sewers through unsubdivided acreage
property. which il was declared is con-
,;ary to the policy laid down ~ the wise
and lust provisions of the act of April
-. 1904.
In this connection IL was resolved nat
We protest agant the passage or Senate
bill 1888 because it provides for the pay
mcnt of assessment for tie laying OF
water mains and service sewers which the
owners of unsubdivided acreage property
cannot use and opposed to paying
for something which we do not get We
believe, and so declare, that the passage
Of Senate bill 1885 vas not recommended
BIZ any Of the property owners, and would
work a great hardship on owners OF un-
LII. ts.h
ing 10 lis location and surroundings. can
not be subdivided 10 the advantage of
tire owners"