The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-16
The Real Boss of Washington
This TAX Dodging'(?) City
By. BILL PRICE.

The nowerful Congressman MADDEN, of the House APP
preparations COMMITTEE sent word thought ne would
that there be public bathing places for Washington
this summer There may be next It all de-
ponds on Mr. Madden and a few of his associates in the
House who frame the District appropriation bill
In putting strong fist down bathing places for Wash
ington people, you get glimpse OF the real boss OF the
of Columbia to large extent the real boss OF Con-
gress Mr. Madden however is just little more eau
tous in applying arke methods to general matters
Congress than he District matters We are voteless
here We have representative in House Senate to
put up fight that might do Mr. Madden and members OF his
committee harm back in their respective Congressional dis
trcts We have no political strength in Republican
tional conventions or elsewhere We just much
NOTHING eyes of members of the House Appropriations
Committee.
This has for years the treatment Of the
District by that committee Mr. Madden's committee
which changed the $3.50 plan of financing the District The
committee brought about the 5040 plan and then over
CRroN Of Michigan That nsfaious scheme which
approximately 1926 plan Of caring for the needs
Of the District the Federal Government contributing even less
the remainder not to be changed the House cotere can
help it They have prevented more generous attitude ~
bringing up the District appropriation bill just about the
adjournment of each Congress and then serving notice that
before permitting the proportions to be changed they would
let the District go without appropriations In this manner
they have forced the Senate to accept their terms
is idle TO say that the House whole favors the
annual lump plan. The whole scheme originated In
1addens committee and that committee its great in
fusnce sandbag the House well the Senate into
Mr. Madden Is elected Congress the second district
Of Chicago His district embraces all portions of Wards
same question Of bathing places for people Of those wards
before Mr. Madden that he would act he has done in
this District case? Does anybody believe that he would defy
public sentiment in his district in any important local matter
has done here7 Just and fair treatment for
Chicago should be just and fair treatment for vOess
Washing tonians.
That Mr. Madden exercised the full rights of Gear in this
matter shown the fact that the Tidal bathing beach
pealed Mr. Maddens committees simply refused to make
preparations for the beach for this summer went step
further however. and put in appropriation for tearing
preparation made nu1lify law and it all done
in the final rush Of Congress to adjourn.
Before Mr. Madden's committee finally put the hooks
into the people of the District in diminished Federal parc
with speeches taxdodging Washngtonians. All that
the purpose of increasing the taxes local people that
they might bear larger proportion of the responsibility Of
Income figures made public again show that the tax
lodging talk was the meanest kind Of bunk According
official figures larger proportion of the population of the
District of Coumbia filed 1928 reports than in
any State of the Union"
The District also paid the second largest per capita income
tax in the United States exceeded only by New York where
many wealthy people live. While only 694 per cent Of
the nations population filed income returns for 1923
1892 per Of the Districts population filed The
amount of tax paid per return in the District was
$1O6 $500 greater than the tax paid through
out the country
And all this in tax lodging" Washington which has
been bounded In the House for years.
These figures be added the income
turns for many years which show that the District of
umba pays money into the Federal Treasury each
than any of fifteen States of the Union these States
being represented in the United States by SENA
TORS EACH besides congressman in the House their
interests.
In the light of all washingtonans getting
who pay than threeourhs of the money which
this Federal City be denied the privileges and pleasures
suitable. modern bathing beaches?
nNNE OTTEDc