The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
DISTRICT AFFAIRS
GIVEN attention
Board Of Trade Sees Signifi-
canoe in Refusal to Nullify
Act of 1873.
STATEMENT ON SUBJECT
Many Members Of Senate and House,
!. Is Said. Are Studying In
terests Of Washington.

| Tue significance Of the refusal OF the
| Senate Committee on Appropriations 10
nullify' the organic act of 1878, providing
the half-and-half plan. is explained In
| the following statement made yesterday
| 10y the Board OF Trade:
Notwithstanding the continued efforts
| to dismantle piecemeal the organic act CT
1873. known as the half-snd-h half plan in
District Of Columbia appropriations. the
action of the Senate Committee on Ap-
propriations in declining TO nullify that
act, which has been judicially named the
constitution of the District. Is most sig
nincant. Among other things II means
that there arc a number OF members of
both the Senate and House who. although
much cngrossed with the natIon's bust
ness. will take the time and trouble to
acquaint themselves with the facts bear
ing on the relationship. financial and 9TH
er"ise. of the District and the Federal
government.
supply of Information.
The time Of most OF our legislators is
so taken up that IL is only with Diff
cult? that District affairs can receive all
the attention they st times require. This
has been met In large degree by the wide-
spread interest shown on the part OF the
citizens of iEe District and their various
associations. as well as the public press,
resulting in supply of pertinent inform
alton. printed and otherwise. being laid
before the members Of Congress.
Some time ago there was published by
The Washington Board of Trade a pam
phlet entitled Finances Of the National
Capital Partnership" most ably cover
ing the subject -~atcd.
Later there vas approved ssad pub
llshed by the board a report Of its com.
mlttee on municipal finance covering the
financial relations of the District of
Columbia and the Federal government
from ISL to 1912. including the origin,
development and justice of the organic
act Of June IL. 1873: its adequacy, per
manency and inviolability.'
within the past few weeks there has
been approved and published by the
board another report of its municipal
finance committee on House Joint Reso-
luton l0I. SiXty-third Congress First Ses-
sion. which resolution directs the Treas
urer OF the United States to transfer
sl,cS.23I.i upon his books from the Dis
trict of Columbia to the credit OF the
United States
Documents of Value.
"All Of these documents of the Board
Of Trade have been of great value in in
forming those interested on the subjects
treated. as they supply a mass of i'm
puI'dht iuioIHidlion NOT readily access |
ible elsewhere. Printed copies have been !
forwarded to all the members OF both |
the Senate and House of Representatives
and otherwise have been generally dis. |
tributed. In addition. there have been !
hearings before committees OF Congress |
where the rights of the National Capital |
and its citizens have been most ably |
presented.
THE citizens of the District of Column |
bia are to be congratulated upon the |
evident disposition on the part of Con-
Sress SO carefully to consider the claims |
pf the nations capital as to preclude |
the principles the organic law being |
ignored or materially modified