Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
APPEAL IS UNHEEDED
Senator Galknger Not to Serve
on District Committee.
MEETS LOCAL DEMOCRATS
Will Always Be Friendly Toward
Needs Here, Though, He Declares.
MUST ALWAYS BE ON GUARD
Warns Against Infringements on
.Half-and-Half Principle of Max
ing Appropriations.
MEETS LOCAL DEMOCRATS
MUST ALWAYS BE ON GUARD

Reaffirming his friendship for the Dis
trict Of Columbia but at the same time
reitefatfng his determination not to
serve during the coming Congress on
the Senate District, committee, Senator
Galinger, who for years has been
chairman Of the committee, today told
a committee OF local democrats that he
would at all times take a keen interest
in Legislation affecting the National
Capital. The committee, composed Of
William NICK. Clayton. chairman. w. v.
Cox, Robert N. Harper. Capt. James F.
Oyster, NJ. i. Weller, Charles w. Fair
fax and John s. Miller. called at Sen
ator Gallinger's Office to ask that the
senator reconsider his decision and be
again q member Of the Senate District
committee.
To this Senator Gallinger would not
assent He said that he had made UP
his mind four years ago that he would
not be a candidate for reelection to
the Senate. and that he believed he
was entitled to rest from the District
committee for the next two years he
will be in office. He added. however.
that as a member Of the committee on
appropriations he would continue to
serve on the subcommittee Of that
committee in charge of the DISTRICT
appropriation bill. and would give his
best service to the District.
Warned to Be on Guard.
Senator Gallinger urged upon the demo.
cratic committee. which was a subcon-
mittee of the District of Columbia auxil-
larry comittee to the democratic nationa
congressional committee, the necessit,
of constantly being on guard against IN
fringements Of the half-and-half princi
pie of appropriating for the District. Ht
referred to a sentiment existing among
some of the members of the House II
favor of doing away with the half-and
half principle by which the federal gov
eminent pays one-half the expenses o.
the District Senator Gallinger said tina
II the National Capital Is to be developer
along national lines. the federal gov
eminent must continue to pay Its share
Of the expenses.
Senator Gallinger spoke in praise OF
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, who. It has
been unOf1cially announced, Will succeed
him as chairman Of the Senate District
committee, saying that Senator Pomerene
ID an active worker who has the interests
Of the District at heart.
Wants Men From Large Cities.
Robert n. Harper discussed with Sena.
tor Gallinger the need for having the
members Of the Senate and House Dis
trict committees selected from members
Of Congress who hail from large cities
Mr.. Harper pointed out the need that men
who are to govern, in large part, the des.
TIMES Of the National Capital should be
men who have had experience in large
municipalities and not men who have
lived the greater part of their lives in
rural districts.
Just as men who have knowledge OF
the law are chosen as members of the
committees on Judiciary, 80 men who have
knowledge about city government should
be chosen to the District committees, he
said. Senator Gallinger agreed heartily
In this proposition.
The local committee will seek to i'm
press this upon Senator Kern. chairman
Of the Senate committee on committees
and Senator Pomerene, who is to head
the District committee. The local com.
mittee will also present this argument
to tha House ways and means committee
which will select the members of the new
House District committee.
Senator Gallinger Thanked.
M. 1. Weller and w. V. Cox both con.
veyed their thanks and the thanks Of the
District to Senator Gallinger for the fine
work which he has done for the District
in the past. Mr.. Cox speaking particu.
larly OF the legislation for the public
schools which Senator Gallinger aided in
putting through.
Mr.. Clayton congratulated the senator
upon the legislation just enacted pro-
viding for q public utilities commission
for the District. Mr.. Clayton, first as
president of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, and then as chairman of
q special committee of that Organiza-
ton, has worked hard to bring about
the enactment OF this legislation. Sem
ator Galiinger spoke in praise of the
work done by the federation.
1t was the intention of the local COM
mittee to call upon Senator Pomerene
and discuss with him District affairs
today. but Senator Pomerene was en-
gagged in conference as a member Of the
Senate committee on committees. and the
local committee was forced to postpone
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