Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-16
COMMITTEE CALLS
ON COMMISSIONERS
District Heads to Supply Facts for
Use in Congressional
Inquiry.

Stating that they were open minded
on the subject of the fiscal relations Of
the District of Columbia to the federal
government. District Commissioners
Brownlow and Kutz yesterday after
noon told committee from the joint
citizens committee for the presenta-
tion of facts in the case to the congress
sional Investigating committee that
they would honor any request that
came to them from the citizens com
mittee for facts that might be in their
possession.
Members Of Committee.
The committee, which was composed
Of Henry B. F. Macfarland, chairman,
and Edwin c. Brandenburg, president
Of the Board Of Trade; P T Moran,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce; Edward F. Colladay, president
of the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions. and R. p. Andrews. president Of
the Retail Merchants Association. call
ed upon the Commissioners at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Macfarland made the statement
which the committee had been in
structed to present to the Commits
sioners, seeking their cooperation in
mittee all facts in the fiscal relations
of the District, and added a specific
request that the joint citizens COM
mittee might be furnished from time to
time with facts in the possession of
the District government which the
committee might desire in its prepara-
ton of data for presentation to the
investigating committee.
Builders to Be Represented.
The Builders and Manufacturers Ex-
change Is to be represented in the in
quiry to be made by the joint congress
sional commission by a special COM
mittee composed of E. S. Kennedy,
chairman: S. J. Prescott, Samuel Ross,
T. W. Smith and E. r. s. Embrey This
committee is to organize in a few days
and commence the compilation Of data
bearing on the subject.
The executive committee Of the joint
citizens committee will meet at the Of
fee of Mr. Macfarland. the chairman, to-
morrow afternoon to draw up a plan of
presenting the case Of the District to the
investigating committee, and this plan
later will be submitted to the citizens
joint committee for its approval.
First Hearing in September.
Members Of the joint select congress
sional committee stated today that the
committee would take no further action
until September Is next. when the pub
lie hearings are to begin. Senator Chill
ton, chairman, has returned to West Vir-
einia, and Senator Salisbury Of Delaware
probably will leave Washington Thurs
day.
He is planning to go with a party of
senators and representatives to Homo
lulu, and will himself go on to Japan
and possibly China. he said today. re-
trrninp to this country in time for
the opening Of the hearing. Senator
works of California will be in Wash
inRton for several weeks. and is pre-
pairing to study the fiscal relations of
the District during the summer.
Representative Gard of Ohio. one Of
the House members Of the congress
sionaI committee, who was too Ill to
attand the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
Yesterday, was reported today to be in
much improved condition. Representa-
tiyes Rainey and Cooper. other mem
hers of the committee, plan to leave
Washington at an early date.