Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
SENATE BULWARK
FOR THE DISTRICT
Sure to Check Efforts to Ab0I-
iSh HaIf-and-HaIf
Plan.
STATESMEN EXPRESS
BITTER ANTAGONISM
Demand Fair Play and Justice for
National Capital, Which
They Laud.

Ihat the Crisp bill doing away with the
naif-and-half principle of appropriatine
LOT the District of Columbia does not
stdnu ghost of a show of passing the
senate was apparent today. The fact that
MT Crisp has changed his plan and will
not attempt to place his bill as an amend
Inent to the District appropriation bill
now pending in the House and will let
the measure take it's chance as separate
Dill still further simplifies the situation.
Had the House accepted the bill as an
amendment to the appropriation bill,
while the Senate undoubtedly would have
stricken the amendment from the bill.
the controversy between the two houses
over this item might have held up the
whole appropriation bill But now, even
II the House should pass the bill, II will
come to the Senate and will be referred
1t is expected, to the District committee.
ana there 1t viii die lingering death.
Express Disapproval.
Senators today continued to express
their disapproval of any plan to do away
with the half-and-haIf principle of an
preparation for the District.
| Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee demo-
committee. declared himself absolutely
opposed to such a change US proposed.
He pointed out that the capital of the
nation is located in the District of Co.
lumbia and that it was impossible to con-
slider Washington in the same light as
other cities
Senator Salisbury of Delaware, demo-
crat. a member of the District commit
tee, said:
Il believe in being absolutely fair to
the District of Columbia The present
plan seems to have worked very we'll
Washington is the capital of the nation
and should be made the most beautiful
city in the world. I believe that the peo-
pie of the United States are in favor
of this
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, republican.
said:
Il am in favor of giving the District
OF Columbia a square deal.''
more Than Mere City"
Senator MARITIME Of New Jersey. demo-
crat. said:
There are a thousand reasons for
maintaining the existing law and not one
I'm favor of changing ii. This is the capi-
tai of the nation. Washington's position
among the cities of the country is unique
Our management Of it's affairs is not to
be considered in the light of control of
any other city In the country Here we
have streets and pavements three times
in width Of any required for the business
needs. These are for the identification
of the city The government exercises a
control over innumerable things. and
Congress exercises the powers of common
council. Washington is more than a
mere city.
1t Is the seat Of the national govern
ment. There would be neither common
sense nor decency in imposing upon the
people who live here the cost of the up
Keep of these wide streets, these many
parks and reservations, which were con-
structed, not for their particular benefit,
but for the benefit of every American
citizen who visits his National Capital
No Patience With Attacks.
Il have no patience with such talk as
We have heard on this subject elsewhere,
and do not believe the Senate will be
a party TO a plan that would mean moth
ing short of confiscation of the private
property of those individuals who have
helped to make this capital the magnifi-
cent city it is, and which is gong to de-
velop into much more magnificent one
unless we lose all our sense of fair play
and all our patriotism
Senator SmoOt of Utah. republican de-
clared himself as absolutely opposed to