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ed, and its early enactment into law
urged upon Congress- for all OF the rea-
sons stated in the special report OF TINS
committee dated February 2o. I9lo.
Constitution Of the District has been
shown by a trial Of thirty-three years to
be satisfactory to the people; TO De a
Just division of the expenses or the GOV
ernment of the District. between the Unit
ed States and the District of Columbia !,
and under the adjustment OF the dept
proposed in the Judson financial plan. Will
require for its maintenance no increase
in the rate Of taxation for many years
to come. That said halI-and-half feature,
which has been accepted by the people
of the District in good faith for thirty.
three years as a final, permanent ana
lust settlement of the financial relations
between the United States and the DIS
trict of Columbia, cannot now be modi-
fled or repealed without violating the
plighted faith of the nation.
Justice and Equity.
"That Congress having made the city
of Washington to all intents and pur-
poses coextensive with the District OF
Columbia, thereby adding 3S,2O6 acres to
its original area of Clio acres, over
which the population has been extending
during the last decade with phenomenal
rapidity, requiring for their health and
comfort, including the proper upkeep
of the original city. expenditures fuiiy
equal to present revenues justice TO tne
people suggests that the full amount or
said revenues be appropriated upon INC
half-and-half plan.
THAT whenever Congress in its wisdom
deems it proper to appropriate less Inan
the full amount of the Efstrict revenues
taxation in the District should be reduced
proportionately, as provided for in the
act. ...,
at is manifest from the constitutional
provision reserving exclusive Legislative
authority to Congress over this Distrlct
from the magnificent plan OF L Enfant,
approved by George Washington. under
which the city Of Washington was laio
out, with its very broad avenues and un-
usually wide streets, that the loea was
that the Capital Of the nation 1 snoulo arth1, IN
of the anticipated greatness and power
of the nation itself. It was to be the
national city, under the exclusive care
and control Of the nation, free from any
controlling voice on the part hou,d ., It's no, | hs
done, Being under the exclusive care ana
control of the nation, 1t was never sup
posed that the Congress or the nauQn, IN
making the Capital city Wnat ~ WAS de7
si0ned to be, a great and beautiiul CITY,
the nations pride, would make such care
ana confrd an unusual burden upon Its
citizens or residents.
Willing to Bear Just Share.
.arhe citizens of the District nave al
WAYS recognized that this is the nation
city, and have always manifested
willinEness to bear their just share OF
the burden of making this city what the
people throughout the entire country
want it to be, the most beautiful cap
,tal in the world OF the greatest natlon
Of the world"
The board, on motion Of ]. H. Small,
chairman OF the special committee on
change in date Of the inauguration. voted
its APPROVAL OF the Henry bill, recently
favorably reported to the House by the
iudiciary. committee. recommending that
the Inauguration be held the last Ihurs-
day in April, instead OF March 4.