The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
new COMMITTEE
URGED FOR CITY
Members Of the House District
Committee Denounced by
Citizens Association.
"RDERS" ARE OPPOSED
Jones' orks Bill Declared to Be lnju.
rious to the Business Interests
Of the District.

In arraigning the attitude OF the Dis
| trict House Committee, which he alleged
had been consistently antagonisttc to the
| best interests of the District of Column
| bia, William J. Neale at yesterdays
| meeting Of the Central Citizens Associa-
ton, at the North Capitol Savings Bank.
| said: Its not right to have a man
House District Committee There are
other members on the committee like
him. They deprive the District of the
most necessary legislation, and are in
directly responsible for the danger to
which the citizens OF the District are
exposed by the lawless element by rea-
son of not providing sufficient police pro
lection. Mr.. Johnson and the members
of the committee are playing politics.
and when they go homo they tell their
constituents how they saved millions of
dollars to the taxpayers by cutting down
the District appropriations, when in
truth they deprived us Of most urgent
legislation, and even declined to hear the
delegates of the Federated Citizens AS
sociations." Mr.. Neale said the Senate
committee had been more agreeable to
the interests Of the District. He suggest
ed that the true attitude OF the members
of the District House committee should
be made known to their constituents,
defeat them for reelection to Congress.
William j. Neale moved that the as
sociation express its disapproval Of the
merging Of the District appropriation bill
with the Jones-Works bill, the public
utilities bill. and other Senate riders" ."
Mr.. Neale suggested that each OF the
bills should be dealt with separately.
The motion was carried
The association unanimously adopted a
tpt
a committee of three TO communicate
with the next chairman OF the House
Committee on Committees and inform
him of the opposition Of the association
to the reelection of any OF the members
of the present District committee on the
same committee when the new Congress
convenes. The committee will include
William J. Neale Leo Rover and Dr.
Mulcahy. the president of the associa-
ton.
A motion informing Congress Of the
disapproVal of the Jones-Works bill by
the association was unanimously adopted.
Thomas S. CuIhane. who made the mo-
tion said the passage OF the proposed bill
would work injuries to the business in
terests of the District.
r. r. Eckloff made a motion to invite
a suffrage speaker to the next meeting
Of the association to expound the SUI
fraee doctrine. The motion was not sec
onded. Mr.. Neale said the question was
excluded from consideration by the as
sociation by the constitution which pro-
hIbited the discussion of political and
religious matters.
DR.. Lochbuehler of the membership
committee reported that some of the
members of the committee neglected
their duties and moved that their places
he filled with new members. The follow
ing new members were named on the
committee: II. c. Reinhardt. Joseph Dam
hakeI. William J. Neale and James Rich
ardson.
The resignation of James S. Doran as
chairman of the street committee was
accepted. Mr.. Doran resigned on account
Of illness.
sence OF the president, DR.. Mulcahy.