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been acquired by taxation or from
licenses
And the said committee shall report
its findings relative to all the mat
ters hereby referred to it to the Sen
ate and House, respectively, on or
0efore the first Monday in Februar..
1923. The chairman or acting chair
man of said committee hereby is en-
powered to administer oaths or at
hrmations. The committee also is
empowered to compel witnesses to
attend its meetings. and to testify, and
also to compel the production of such
| DOCKS and papers as it may deem de-
sirable. Any person who has been
duly notified to appear before the
committee either as witness or wit
ness duces teoum, and fails so to do
shall be deemed guilty of contempt OF
congress, and therefore may be pun
lshed to such extent as either the
| Senate or the House may determine:
and said committee shall determine
whether the proceeding for contempt
Shall lie with the House or the Senate
me committee may employ such
accountants and stenographers to
| sary. but the same qualifications for
such accountants shall be required
as was required of accountants by
section of the act of June 80. 1874
or the District of Columbia and for
other purposes" and no one shall be
SO employed as accountant who is
or has been heretofore an officer or
or the United States No employe Of
said committee shall be paid more
than S25 day while actually at
work. The Attorney General of the
Cnted States hereby is authorized
ana directed to assign competent
attorney from his regular force of
attorneys to represent the United
States before said committee; and
any member of Congress shall be
permitted TO examine any witness
and argue any question before the
committee. For the payment of sal
| aries of accountants and stenogra-
piers. for printing and binding and
other necessary expenses of the com
mittee. there is appropriated 40 per
cent out of the Treasury of the
United States and so per cent out
OF the revenues of the District of
Columbia, the sum of $4,000 to be
paid out upon vouchers approved by
tie chairman or acting chairman OF
the committee"
-begs leave to submit the following
report:
Functions of Committee.
The committee met on July 1. 1922
organized, and elected Lawrence G.
Ihipps, a senator from the state of
Colorado. az chairman. Since said
gate numerous meetings and hear
lngs have been held in the city of
ing. the chairman reported the an
pointment of e. Brooks Fry as sec
retary, under the authority conferred
upon him by the committee, and the
appointment was confirmed
In accordance with the powers CON
ferred under the terms of said act OF
June 20, 1922. the committee employ
ed Messrs. Haskins and Sells, ac-
countants and auditors. with general
offices in New York city and Balti-
more, Md. who have stated the ac-
count between the United States and
the District of Columbia, in accord
ance with the instructions of the
committee. as hereinafter disclosed.
Those in Conference.
Among others there were called in
Oyster, Cuno II. Rudolph and Col. C.
Keller, commissioners of the District
of Columbia; d. J. Donovan, districs
auditor; Herman j. Galloway, special
assistant to the Attorney General
selected pursuant to the provisions OF
the act TO represent the United
States: Earl Taggert of the general
accounting office, J.. G. Graesle of the
division of bookkeeping and war
rants. Treasury Department, and the
citizens joint committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia The committee
also had before it certain members
of Congress, including Senators
Jones of Washington and Glass and
1NSpi STdUlpIOn ana JOhn-
son. of Kentucky
Messrs. Haskins & Sells made a pre-
liminary report in writing on No
vember 20, 1922. and filed a final re-
port containing conclusions, recon-
mendations and tables. on January
II. 1928. Subsequently written re-
ports were received from Messrs Gal
loway Taggart, Donovan. the citi-
zens' joint committee and Mr.. Thomas
Hodgson.
Conclusions Reached.
Your committee. after careful con
sideration of the entire subject, in
Guiding, more particularly, the mat
ters referred to in said reports of the
accountants and others. has come to
certain definite conclusions, which are
contained in this report.
At the outset, the committee con-
siders a brief statement of the pecU-
liar relations existing between the
federal and the District governments
TO be not only helpful. but necessary
in order to comprehend fully and
fairly the questions involved.
Washington. the capital of the ma
tion. is city altogether under the
control of the United states govern
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