Evening star., 1922-07-02


committee to enter formal appear
ance for the taxpayers of Washing
ton.
Two District Requests.
Chairman Colladay has asked two
things in behalf of the citizens-I)
leave to file a brief for the taxpayers
(2) to have an accountant in behalf
OF the citizens to observe the work
of the accountants employed by the
joint committee. Senator Phipps has
assured Chairman Colladay that he
sees no objection to this and thinks
1t Is fair proposal.
conference viii be held Thursday in
spite of the fact that all the House
members of the joint committee are
now out of the city. He has assur-
Hardy of Colorado will attend, ex-
poets Representative William c.
Wright of Georgia, democrat, and has
notlned Representative Robert Evans
of Nevada
Senator Phipps says that he can see
no reason now why extensive hear
ings should be held. AS he sees the
task before his committee it is essen
TALLY one of auditing the accounts in
accordance with the terms of the
paragraph in the District appropria-
ton bill which directed that the in
vestigation be held. If examination
Of the accounts develops any question
that can be cleared up by calling in
witr"sses this will be considered later
by the committee.
No Need for Delay,
Senator Phipps sees no reason why
the adjournment of the House need
delay the inquiry and does not antici-
pate that it will be protracted He
has expressed his intention of expe-
diting the work as much as possible
He says that he welcomes the pro-
posals from the citizens joint com
mittee on fiscal relations. and has as
sured Mr.. Colladay that they will re-
ceive full consideration.
AS chairman of the citizens joint
committee. Mr.. Colladay announced
last night the full membership of the
executive committee which will be in
charge of the case for the citizens al
the National Capital. as follows
Theodore w. Noyes, chairman; Ed
ward F. Colladay. vice chairman; D.
J. Callahan. secretary: Corcorar
Thom. e: c. Brandenburg. Frank ]
Hogan. Robert N Harper. Roger ]
committee on municipal finances OF
the Washington Board of Trade
Alonzo Tweedale. James T. Lloyd. for.
merly a member Of Congress from
Missouri, and William l.. Beale
All members of the citizens Joint
committee and of this executive COM
mittee will serve without compensa-
tion. Alonzo Tweedale Is to be made
chairman Of a small committee or
accounting. A fund will be raised
as in 1915. to pay for a small force
of working accountants, who will be
under the direction of Mr.. Tweedale
but neither he nor any other mem
Der of the citizens committee will
receive one cent of pay.
Joint Committee Work.
The general citizens joint COM
mittee has been serving since 1915
during the hearings on fiscal rela-
tions, which resulted In the finding
by a joint committee of Congress that
the citizens of the District are not
undertaxed as compared with resi-
dents of other cities of comparable
size.
This general citizens committe ee
comprises 100~of the leading citizens
of Washington, including the presi.
dents of all the principal business
civic and professional organizations
and additional delegates, six each
from the Board OF Trade, Chamber OF
Commerce. Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association and the Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations and
two each from other important or
ganizations such as citizens associa-
tions, the District of Columbia Bank
ers' Association, the Washington Real
Estate Board, the Federal Employees
Union, the Cosmopolitan Club, the
Ciyttan Club and the Kiwanis Club.