The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-08
brief ON FISCAL
FACTS OUTLINED
Skeleton Of Report Is Pre-
sented to Joint Citizens
Committee.
FAVORS PRESENT PLAN
Data and Fiscal Relations from 1870
to Present Time Cor
roborated.
FAVORS PRESENT PLAN

A skeleton Of the brief to be presented
August ! by the joint citizens committee
! on fiscal relations to the Congressional
commission appointed to investigate
! financial relations existing between the
| District and Federal governments was
presented to the citizens committee yes
terday afternoon by Chairman Henry B
+. Macfarland at q meeting of the COM
mittee in its headquarters. S12-S13 Evans
Building.
The executive committee Of the citizens
committee reported in detail the work 1t
so far has accomplished Mr.. mcfarland
announced that the committee on finan-
cial facts, OF which Capt. James F.
Oyster is chairman, and the committee
OH historical facts, of which Chaplin
Brown is chairman. had completed their
tasks and filed their reports with the
executive committee
Statistical Data Gathered.
He said the committee on statistical
facts. of which E. c. Graham is chair
man. had it's work well under way. He
reported that the executive committee.
through Theodore W. Noyes. had. with
expert assistance. analysed the tables on
municipal statistics reported by the
United States Census Bureau.
Mr. Macfarland said that enough had
been reported to the executive committee
to furnish general conclusions for the
brief now in process of preparation for
presentation before the inquiry commits
sion on August /. He said the executive
committee did not intend that the brief
should reveal important discoveries, but
that it should verify and corroborate
every statement Of fact concerning fiscal
relations made from 1890 down to the
present time.
As to the brief, he stated that the ex-
ecutive committee would execute the in
structions received from the joint citi-
zens' committee at its former meeting.
March %, namely, to advocate before
the joint select committee of congress
the maintenance of the present fiscal re-
lations between the United States and the
District commonly called the half-and-
half plan,' and present fully and accu-
rately the facts in regard thereto"
Describes Experts Work.
Mr. Macfarland described the services
of A. NJ Fisher, the statistical expert
employed by the committee. He stated
that the finance committee composed OF
the presidents of civic organiza lions rep
in the joint citinzens' commit
tee, with P. T. Moran, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce, as president and
chairman, had collected in small amounts
and from a large number of subscribers
the funds necessary for the expert. and
clerical and other incidental expenses.
Those present besides Chairman Mac
farland and A. Leftwich Sinclair. who
acted as secretary Of the meeting in the
absence from the city of Richard B.
Watrous, secretary of the committee,
were: John Joy Edison, Theodore w.
Moves. A. S. Worthington. George Trues-
dell. Corcoran Thorn, Edwin c. Brandon
burg. James F. Oyster. D. ]. Callahan.
E. C. Graham. Chaplin Brown. H. H.
Classic. A. Schulteis. NJ. A. Leese, c. J.
Columbus, Judge c. S. Bundy, Edward F.
William E. Fowler, William
Mex. Clayton. ]. G. McGrath, William T.
Galliher, Evan H. Tucker. Frank P.
Leetch and E. r. S. Embrey. Messrs.
R.. P. Andrews. B. H. Warner. Richard
B. Watrous. and D. A. Edwards were |
out of town. |