Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21
DETAIL PLAN 0. KID
FOR D. c. INQUIRY
Citizens Joint Committee Ar
ranges to Give Congress
'HaIf-and-HaIf' Facts.
MEETING is HELD
AT UNIVERSITY CLUB
Residents of Washington Named to
Gather Information Needed
Along Various Lines.

\ plan III detail looking to the pres
entation of all the facts in the rela-
tions of the District to the federal gov
erHment to the joint select committee
of Congress appointed to inquire into
these relations was adopted by the
citizens joint committee, representing
the Board of Trade, Chamber of Com
merce, committee of one hundred
Federation of Citizens Associations
and Retail Merchants Association a,
terday afternoon.
The plan had been prepared by the
executive committee of the joint citi-
zens committee, consisting of Henry
B. F. Mcfarland. chairman: Theodore
W. Noyes, ID. j. Callahan, Corcoran
Thorn and E. F. Colladay. 1t was SUBJ
mitted in the form of a report.
In adopting the report the joint citi-
zens' committee went on record as ad-
vocating the ma int enance Of the ''half-
and-half'' plan in meeting the ex-
penses of the District. by which the
District pays one-half and the federal
government the other half. The execu-
tive committee was instructed to pre-
sent fully the facts in regard to the
half -and-haf'' plan to the congress
sional committee.
Committees Appointed.
The action of the joint citizens COM
mittee approving the plan of procedure
was unanimous. Chairman Macfarland,
as provided in the plan. Immediately
appointed a number of committees to
gather information along various lines,
which will be presented to the execu-
tive committee to be woven into 4
brief for presentation to the congress
sional committee. These committees,
1t is expected. will hold their first meet
ings tomorrow. and the work will be
pressed forward as rapidly as possible.
The report of the executive commit
tee. adopted by the joint citizens COM
mittee was as follows:
The chairman, pursuant to the in
structions of the joint citizens COM
mittee. appeared before the joint Sc
lect committee of Congress al, it's first
meeting Monday, March Is, and in
formed the committee that the joint
citizens committee had been organized
and desired to aid the joint select COM
power. and also at the proper time to
present to the joint select committee
of Congress the facts respecting the
fiscal relation between the United
and was informed by the joint select
committee that it was gratif1ed to
know that these representative civic
organizations had agreed to CO.
operate in presenting the matter be-
fore the joint select committee. since
fS IA re nf
committee.
To Submit Brief by August I.
The chairman arranged with the
Joint select committee that the joint
citizens committee. through it's execu-
tive committee, should submit brief
by the 1st of August; should appear on
or after the 18th of September, to
which date the joint select committee
adjourned March Is. and take part in
the oral hearing, and should. if it ap-
pears desirable after the oral hearing.
file a supplemental brief. The joint
select committee stated that 1t desired
that not more than two representatives.
should take part in the oral hearing.
The executive committee recon-
mends the following plan of action:
81 That full advantage be taken of
the opportunities afforded by the ar
rangement made with the joint select
committee Of Congress to file a brief by
the Ist of August, to take part in the
oral hearing on or after September IL.
and if desirable to file supplemental
brief.
tee. through it's executive committee.
advocate before the joint select COM
rnittee of Congress the maintenance of
the present fiscal relation commonly
called the half-and- half plan. between
-pSt taI fa@
Columbia and present fully and accu-
rateIy the facts in regard thereto.
-. That the preparation for this
presentation be begun at once.
- That in view Of the many and
varied facts that must be collated and
the necessity for prompt action the
ioiut citizens committee should ap-
pnint at once subcommittees to aid the
executive committee In the collection
Of the facts. IN which work all the
members of the joint citizens commit
tee should take part.
Three Subcommittees.
.5. That the executive committee
recommends the creation of the fol-
lowing and in his discretion other sub
committees to be appointed by the
chairman of the executive committee
and with power to the subcommittee
to add to their number if it seems ex-
pedient TO do so:
- committee on the historical
facts.
q A committee on tie statistical
facts.
. A committee on the financial
facts.
In view OF the great extent Of the
facts and the shortness of time. IL will
be necessary to employ expert assist
ance by statistician and accountant
and by stenographers. 1t will also be
necessary to provide for printing o1
brief OF briefs and for postage. sta
tionery and clerical services. There
fore. the executive committee recon
mends that the presidents of the civic
organizations represented in the joint
citizens' committee be constituted q
committee on finance, which shall
choose its own chairman, who shall
also act as treasurer of the joint citi.
zens committee. to collect, disburse
and account for funds for the neces.
Sary purposes mentioned.
"A0 the committees recommended shal
act under the direction of the executive
committee. All the facts to be collected
by them should be reported to the ex
ecutive committee not later than Ma,
IS. in order that they may be properl,
digested and presented in the brief, which
must be completed so that it may b.
printed and in the hands of the toin,
eelect committee of Congress by the firs
Of August next.
The executive committee expresses iti
satisfaction In the promise of the Com