The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
CONFIDENT JOHNSON
RIDER" IS DOOMED
4. B. F. MacfarIand Declares
There Is No Demand for Re-
peal of HaIf-and-HaIf Plan.

Confidence that the Senate will
rike out the Johnson rider" in the
istrict appropriation bill is express.
q in a statement by Henry B. F
acfarland. chairman of the execu.
I've committee of the Committee OF
20.
\ change of forty-four votes /!
eeded in the House to defeat tht
r- easure when il again is voted on
lays Mr.. Macfarland, who urges citi.
MS to petition Congress by personal
Interviews with members and by let.
ars for continuance of the present
svstem Of maintaining the Capital.
Tactful and courteous ways of inform
ing Congress of the necessity for con.
''nuing the half-snd-half plan are sug
Easte6 by Mr.. mcfarland. THE execu-
tive committee is ready" he says, "tC
furnish Senators, Congressman, or any
citizens with citations to Congressional
rOmmittee reports and United States
nansus bulletins containing the history
4 the National Capital. the reasons
or the hslf-and-hslf plan, and the com.
narad We taxation of Washington and
other American cities.
For Governmental Purposes.
'Roiled down. these facts are: That
Washington and Jefferson founded
his city for purely governmental
That Il is and must he absolutely
Under control Of Congress.
That iive-sevenths of TIE original
ga. still the most valua Bile, was Civ
en- for nothing to the United States.
That IL has the fee simple title u
he streets and reservations q Peters.
y, and can sell or close them at
II: that Il has withdrawn large ad-
= tional tracts from taxation for its
ayn purposes and by exemptions.
That Mt least one-half in value OF
al estate now belongs to the United
S-ates, which can pay no taxes.
That the magnificent plans OF
Gorge WASHINGTON aFd the reports
't Congressional committees alike
now the whole country was TO main
'7in its Capital. and not simply the
W residents.
Progress Under Act.
That under the 'half-and-half' plan
Vorked out by 1--WE Congressional com
n tees. including two joint committees
Studying between 1874 and 1873. embodied
Il the act Of June l. 1878. called by the
preme Court Q35 U. S 2l4O) the or
tanic act and the constitution of the
! strict and not to be lightly or hastiE
e anged. Washington has made its pres,
progress.
That continued progress depends up
4 plan: that the people of the coun-
Try generally are proud of what has
"@en done and want Washington to be
l7 all respects the best capital on
earth.
That they do not begrudge the small
Ter capita annual contribution, about
-nts. which they make under the half
and-half plan. as against 81 per capita
gwen by District residents
Repeal Not Asked.
That our fellow countrymen are not
asking for the repeal of the 'haIf-and-
half plan. but, on the contrary, want
The Government to do more for its Capi-
a. in Carrying out the plans for its phy-
slcel and moral Improvement.
mat those plans presented 10 [ on
! SIS during the last fifteen years by
District Commissioners and Others
luire annually the appropriation of
l.. valuable revenues OF the District
o. Columbia and a corresponding equal
nHtTloution Of the United states If
-I2gress is not to be halted
hat IL would be impossible for the !
20 residents to do properly the task
tne 100000 Americans in maintain
= the common Capital