Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
CITIZENS ADVISORY
COUNCIL DEMANDS
VOTE IN CONGRESS
Pending Bill to Allow Voice on
Floor Without Ballot Dis
approved by Group.
REPORT CITES DELAYS
ON D. C. LEGISLATION
Half Million Taxpayers Entitled to
Consideration as Citizens,
Declare Residents.

Asking "as a matter of simple JUS
tice" that the residents of Washington
be granted their fundamental rights" as
Americans. the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil meeting last night in the Dfstrlc
Building, gave its approval to the
House resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution that woule
empower Congress to grant voting rep
resentation in Congress and the right
to vote for President and Vice Presiden,
10 the voteless people of the Natlona
Capital. .......,
At the same time the council dis
approved the pending bill for the cleo
ton of a speaking but non-voting Dis
trict Delegate in the, House.
The people of this District are not
especially DESTROYS of having the prlvl-
.eee of talking on the floor OF Con-
rress' saws the report adopted by the
council. They do, however, want q
part in the making of laws and vote
Mt national elections"
Report Is Considered.
The report in favor of antional rep
resentation in full is as follows:
THE Citizens Advisory Council, hav-
ing under consideration House joint
resolution "a. proposing an amendment
providing for national representation
6or the people of the District OF Co
lumbia. most respectfully recommends
its passage by Congress,
"This matter having been before Con-
press SO many times in recent years. II
Is hardly necessary to undertake the
enumeration of the numerous reasons
why the bill should pass and become
law. Sufficeth to say that the District
of Columbia is the home and business
field of more than half million self
respecting, loyal American citizens, who
by all the rules of logic and fair play
are entitled to as much consideration
as any other Americans.
These people pay national taxes,
obey national laws and go to war in
the Nations defense, and they per-
form these acts of citizenship whole
heartedly and willingly. Why, then
should they be denied equal rights and
privileges with other Americans? AS a
matter of simple justice, these people
should not be further denied their
fundamental rights.
THE Citizens Advisory Council
$4,000 of these votleless taxpayers, once
more urges upon Congress that II
give favorable consideration to H. j
Res. CA
Other Measures Approved.
At last nights meeting, which was
presided over by DR.. George c. Haven
ner, chairman and president OF the
Federation of Citizens Associations, the
council also gave its approval to the
following measures before Congress:
Bills to transfer the Municipal Build
ing to the Federal Government for an
amount agreed upon by specified ap-
praisers, the money to be used for the
erection of a new building in the mu-
nicipal center: for increase in firemen':
and policemen's pay; for the election Of
the Board of Education: for free text
books to high school pupils; for an ap-
preparation of $10,000,000 for the sec
ond school-building program; to dis
continue the use of dwellings in alleys
of less than 80 feet in width; to add
two Judges to the District Supreme
Court and two judges to the District
Court of Appeals; to exchange property
in the Turkey Thicket Fairgrounds, In
Northeast Washington, for other prop
erty to be used for playground purposes
and to exempt from taxation the prop
erty of the National Society Of the Sons
of the American Revolution in Wash
ington.