The Washington times., 1915-11-08
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stituted proceedings In the courts. A
Jury OF Washington residents fond
resident here. The Court Of Appeals
approved that verdict. II went to the
Supreme Court OF tho United States
and the Supreme Court lodged the
Mr.. Lancaster said the decision Of the
Supreme Court had never .svcrsed the
lower courts II was preoicatcd on a
teehnica1ity. @ .Mns; he insisted with deelam-
Now. Mr.. Lancaster" said Senator
Ing that tho supreme Court dodssd nm
Issue. The committee cannot approve
Of such statements. II YOU make them
here you do 1t on your own responsible
ity. and n YOU think that course Of ar
snment ,,r will do yom any good you may
II will take the chances" said Mr..
Lancaster.
"I do not think these renectior.. on
the courts are proper here" interiected
much OF that sort OF thing already. l
am growing tired Of H."
Mr.. Lancaster endeavored to con-
tfnue. but Senator Works proceeded
saving:
NOW. am In sympathy with the
general principle Of home government
by residents OF Washington. So ia as
the Newman case Is concerned. that was
a disputed question. ! happened to be
a member Of the Senate District Com
mittee which passed on his qualifications,
was evidence submitted on both sides
1t has since been in the courts and Is
now q settled question:
mo. It isn't settled" shouted Mr..
Lancaster. That's the point. We are
going to see that Congress amends the
law and gives US the right to test the
legality Of such appointments. Con-
gress will amend the law. for the Ameri-
can people will demand IT."
Mr.. Lancaster said that u Congress
were recreant to its duty in this re. ,ect
an appeal would be made to the fair
mindedness Of the American peorle. who
would bring about home rule In the Ma
Mr. Lancaster then read from the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court IN the
Newman case. wherein 1t was held that
q mere taxpayer could not bring SUIT
TO oust q public official. and such was
not the intent OF Congress. This. he
said. was a curtailment Of the rights or
American citizens.
Calls It Technicality.
1.-THE Supreme Court goes OF on a
tangent" he continued. ''it takes a
tschnicslity. 1t does not touch the main
question OF whether this man was a
TesiucHt. Out tHt Souit u'NlNca
FIVE to three ON the side issue that 1t
was not intended by Congress to per-
nit such proceedings"
In previously denouncing the johnson
plan, which Mr.. Lancaster said would
Virtually mean that the people here
would maintain the Capital unaided. he
exclaimed:
Such a plan is raising financial hell
the words OF Holy Writ, Saul. Saul
why persecutest thou me?'" "
Mr.: Lancaster suggested that the
people here trust Congress once more
do the right thing, he suggested. the
American people will right the wrong.
Il will even take the stump myself
to tell the American people Congress
Lancaster exclaimed.
Don't saddle us with a carpet-bas Z
government. Federal or otherwise" he
said. leading up to the Newman case.
POmerene . Visitor.
Senator Pomerene, member Of the Scn-
ate District Committee. was a visitor
at the hearing this morning. and wal
given a place at the Joint committee 8
table.
Joseph I. Weller made a statement In
which he took issue with certain por-
tions OF Commissioner Newman's re-
marks concerning the condemnation
proceed Pr"Gesd'nGs ns.h for . the site OF the new
C.. b. Hemingway offered a solution
10 the fiscal relation Of the District and
Federal governments by applying for a
what he called proxies from every citi.
zen Of voting age in the District. Mr..
hemingway charged that the citizens
associations here are mainly self-con.
terested In getting special privileges"
Early in his address this mornins
Colonel Lancaster again launched into
an attack upon Congressman Ben John
son, and charged that Mr.. johnson s
fiscal plan for the District would breed q
financial hell here in Washington.
The alleged movement OF population
servant problem. and the reason for sc
many apartment houses in Washington
were among the other high lights in tbs
opening remarks Of Colonel Lancaster.
tate in the more sparselv settled por
,lons Of the District were doing 50 at 4
!oss.
Have you lost any sleep over you'
IT have lost sleep and sweated owe
It," replied the speaker. Had my fore
sight been as good ms nv hindsiEht,,
would have laid away $4,000 or so BY
'up ''b', "'i' "ouiuh nave ohN hhoh
cial Worries"
Lo!onei Lancaster complained tha
Rock Creek Fark had partly beer
bought with the peoples money an,
left out there for SQUIRRELS to feed IN.
He said that Congress had done it's dut,
when it paid for the entire outlay FOL
Potomac Park. but that this question
had violated the half-and-haf principle
Would Make District Pay.
Perhaps we could remedy that b!
making the District pay its half" sail
Congressman Rainry.
we are not only responsible for al
that" said Senator Works. but we ar
not called upon TO ferret out the mis-
takes Of Congress"
you have been informed here tina
assessments have been increasing unit
today VIC are practically bankrup
city" said Colonel Lancaster. "Ther
are s,cCo hovses IN Washington toda,
for rent. and We are paying taxes Of
them. Yet the assessor tells you h
increased the assessments cnormousl
in the face of the fact that there ha
been no commercial or industrial prog
ress here"
How do you account for so man
dwellings being for rent? Have pcopl
all gone into apartment houses" aske
Senator Works.
Real estste mon are putting UP ney
houses. and then cur tenants for | ow
some of the older houses, look sroun
and see that they have hasemen