The Washington times., 1923-01-27
SENTIMENT.
IN FAVOR
Of PLAN
"a" SO
CROWS
Members of Congress and Dis
trict Citizens Flock to Sup J
port Amended Measure.

A new District delegate bill, tors
include the amendments outlined =
in The Washington Times, prosf
viding for the election of the civils1
ian Commissioners, one to serve
as delegate, will be introduced inrsf
the House next Monday by Con-.
gressmen Reed and Sproul, it vase
learned today.
Sentiment FaVors Bill.
Sentiment favorable to, the pro-
posed changes in the original Reed {
measure. reintroduced early In the s
week by Congressman Blanton, ore
Texas, is growing fast among mems
bers of the District Committee and
citizens of the Capital. Y
As a result of the announcements
in The Times that such amend
ments are being considered by CONT
mittee members, a flood of tele-
phone calls and personal visitss-
to the editorial rooms of the paper
have been made by persons anxious q
to express their approval. IS.
Three more committee members
have signified their intention of
voting for the measure in its re-
vised form. Congressman Lam :
pert OF Wisconsin said he believed .
the changes are a step in the right.
direction. - 8
FavOrs Enfranehisement. ai7
"I am In favor of complete en-
REIMBURSEMENT for the District" hes
said. today 'tBut as a Constitu-
tional amendment to bestow this
privilege seems so far distant, 1
am certain that the plan as out 8
lined by The Washington Times
will meet the situation, at least
until a better condition can be
brought about. I am not only in
favor of electing the civilian Conn
missioners by popular ballot, but, !.
would also stand behind any move-
ment to elect the members of theH
Board of Education. ca
"The plan as tentatively outlined
to elect the civilian Commissions sE
ers," he continued, meets with my -.
approval. I think it will serve to a
clear the atmosphere of any con.v
templated clash between the aug
thority vested in the Board of Comr9
missioners and that reposing in thew
delegate, as provided for under ethe,sp
original bill. The people of the II
District are entitled to representae-a
ton" -
Congressman Hammer of North a
Carolina also announced HIMSELF
as favoring the changes in the
original Reed measure to include
the election of the Commissioners.
Deserve Voice i'm Affairs.
IT am for these changes" he
said, ''and will support them when
the matter reaches the committee
The right to elect their Commits
sioners would give to the people of
the District a say in the affairsss
of their local government which ~
they deserve and to which they are
entitled. This is a move in the
right direction" s1
CONGRESSMAN Fitzgerald of Ohio
said today that he had always BEEN
a stanch supporter of the Dele
gate bill. He leaves today for his
home, and declined to give out
statement as to his views regarding
the proposed amendment. He saids
however, that while he had not !.
studied the measure and the pro-
posed amendments it was likely he
would give them his support. 2
The amendments as outlined in
The Times, and which the commit
tee is considering AZ AnNoAdpAC f
light, provide for the election of
a board of civilian commissioners,
the one receiving the largest vote
to act as chairman ex-officio of II
the board and also as Delegates
in the House. Members of the
committee favoring the changes
have not as yet decided whether
they will incorporate in the bill a
provision for four civilian Com
missioners, or for the election OF
two, which is the present number.
This will be decided today, i'm
mediately following which the bill {
will be rewritten to conform to the
changes, and made ready for intro
duction Monday.
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