Evening star., 1915-11-13
SIX HOURS is ALLOTTED
FOR CITIZENS SPEAKERS
H. B. F. Macfarland, 7. W. Noyes
and A. S. Worthington to Be Heard
in Halfr-and-Half Plan Defense.
TWO HOURS FOR OPPONENTS
Herbert J. Browne and A. D. Mac
kenzie to Divide Time in Speak
ing Against Act of 1S7s-Res-
idents Uphold System.

The stage today was set and
all arrangements were made for
closing the public hearings before
the Joint select committee ot
Congress on the fiscal relations
between the United States and
the District of Columbia at [
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
committee. which for the last
three weeks has been holding
daily hearings, today closed the ,
taking OF evidence and decided
to devote the time until Tuesday
afternoon only to arguments III
rebuttal.
The representatives OF the JOINT
citizens committee will be given
six hours to speak in defense OF
the half-and-l hall plan. The time
will be divided among Henry b.
F. Macfarland, Theodore ".
Moves and A. s. Worthlngton.
Herbert J. Browne and A. ID.
Mackenzie, opponents OF the halt
and-half plan, were each granted
an hour, the time they requested.
Several other speakers who have
been heard by the committee
also were granted time for re-
buttal.
The hall -and-half plan was
earnestly defended today before
| the committee by L. c. Branden-
burg, president of the Board OF
Trade Evan II. Tucker, president
of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association, and l..
Heiskell. At l o'clock the COM
mittee adjourned until 10 o'clock
Monday morning.
For Liberality to District.
When the hearing began this morn
ing, e. F. ColladaE. president OF the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
read to the committee letter from a
friend in Hutchinson. Kan, explaining
thai the people Of that part of the
country were in favor of very liberal
treatment of the District by Congress,
and that the burden of the expenses OF
the capital should be borne. not by the
residents of the District. but by the
people of the entire country
Before Mr. Collada- left the stahd,
he was asked if he had NOT told COM
missioner Brownl0w that the cltiZehS
associations We're favorable to the plan
suggested by MIR. Browniow EnereoN me
federal government was to pay all the
expenses of the District. the citlZehS
being taxed a reasonable amount.
Mr. Colladay replied that he tod MT
Rrownlow that the sentiment OF the
members of the association was tor the e.
retention of the half-a nd-half plan. hut
that if they could not have at least a
"a ner cent contribution by the federal
government they would prefer the
Rrownlow plan to accepting less per-
centage.
Evan II. Tucker on Stand.
Evan H. Tucker. president of tho
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation and a member of the joint citi-
zens committee took the stand in the
defense of the half-and-hal plan. He
told the committee his grandfather had
come to the District in 1872. that his
father had been born here and that he
himself was native OF the District.
For that reason he said he had sentI-
mental regard for the District which
perhaps others did not have.
Mr. Tucker said he believed there
was a difference between the plan
suggested by Senator Works. whereby
the government would pay all the
penses of the District. but the District
government as such WAS to be done
away with and the government here
to be a branch of one of the federal de-
partments. and the plan suggested by
District Commissioners Brownlow and
Newman. which provides for the pay
ment of the expenses OF the District By t
the government, but would keep the
same form of government here
Senator Works explained that there
was no real difference in the plans. be-
cause he proposed thai the present ma
chinery of government be retained ard
merely transferred to the federal gov
ernment.
Fears Outside Politicians.
Mr.. Tucker said that if the present
form of government. were done away
with, politicians from outside of
Washington would be put in to head
theS bureau running the District. and
they in turn would surround them
selves by politicians.
"Oh, no." said Senator Works, II do
not change the law which applies to
the appointment Of District Comms-
sioners in my plan. They would still
be appointed as in the past"
What special brand of angels do You
have here to select Commissioners
from, since you object to politicians?
asked Senator Chiffon. What is your
idea of a politician? That's what
George Washington, Thomas jefferson
and all the other men who amounted
to anything in this country We're"
"Our Commissioners here always have
been citizens who were not mixed up
in politics." replied Mr.. Tv v;ker. Il do