Evening star., 1922-06-28
FISCAL RELATIONS
PR0bERS NAMED
Speaker GiIIett Appoints
Evans, Hardy and Wright
to Represent House.

Speaker Gillett has appointed Rep
resentative Robert E. Evans of Ne
braska, Guy Hardy of Colorado and
William c. Wright of Georgia to rep
resent the House on a joint investi
fiscal relations between the federal
and District governments and to de-
termipe whether the federal Treas
ury owes the District s5,000,0o0. Rep
resentatives Evans and Hardy are re-
publicans and Representative Wright
is democrat.
Inquiry Probably in August.
The appointment of the joint in
vestigating committee is authorized
the fiscal year starting July l next.
New tax regulations for the District
which contemplate putting the Dis
trict on a cash payment basis. will
be greatly Influenced by the decision
of these investigators regarding the
District. 1t is not thought. however,
that this investigation will be made
before August.
Represe ntative Evans Is a member
of the subcommittee on District ex-
penditures of the House appropria-
tions committee. and served as
conferee until he and Chairman
Davis of the subcommittee were re-
placed owing to their absence from
the city, by Chairman Madden and
Representative Cramton of Michigan
in the final conference on the new
fiscal provision. He is lawyer. was
county attorney and district judge.
Bar Association. This is his second
term in Congress. He took leading
part in putting through legislation
giving the District a new conduit for
safe and adequate water supply.
Hardy In Publisher.
Representative Hardy Is an editor
and publisher of several daily and
weekly newspapers. He taught school
in Illinois and Florida. He was presi-
dent of the National Editorial Associ-
alton in 1S1S-19. He is president and
treasurer of a building loan associ-
alton. For several years he has been
president of the chamber of COM
merce in his home town, Canon City
Colo. He was appointed postmaster
OF canon City by President Mckinley.
rms is his second term in Congress
Representative Wright is lawyer.
He was for two years chairman of
the state democratic executive COM
mlttee. He came to Congress to fill
out the unexpired term of the late
III.
term in Congress
Square Deal for District.
Representative Wright. the minor
ity MEMBER. has always been interest
ed in the National Capital even before
he came to Congress He believes
that 1t is the duty of Congress to fol-
low out the wishes of people of the
entire country to make this city the
most beautiful in the world. He is
s!mpathetlc in every way toward the
beautihcation of the city and making
1t model to be admired by visitors,
VINO come here not only from every
state in the Union. but from other ma
tions.
"hlle entering upon his duties con-
cerhed with the investigation. of the
fiscal relations between the federal
and District governments with an
entirely open mind" Representative
Wright says he believes that IL is
only fair and just that the much-de
oated question of fiscal relations
shouid be settled in an entirely equt-
table way once and for all, and not
be discussed in the House frequently
by those who have not Informed
themselves thoroughly regarding the
real situation.
Representative Hardy was selected
for a place on the joint committee
because he has never taken any stand
in the least conspicuous in contro-
versies affecting the District. Speaker
Gillett picked Representative Hardy
because he wanted a man with some
business experience, who was not al
ready labeled either as a great friend
or as an antagonist to the District
Representative Hardy is going into
the investigation from a business
mans standpoint. He has no preju-
dices against the District and has not
been influenced in any argument be-
fore the District or appropriation
committees, because he has not been
a member Of either committee. II is
his purpose to give the District abso-
lutely square deal