Evening star., 1936-06-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Flag Day, But No Star for District Pleas for
Representation Are Made to Conven-
fions of Both Parties.

passage of the bill, rather than a
continuing resolution. The fedora
ton will also appeal to the Presi-
dent to use his influence and good
Offices In behalf Of the District bill.
The District Commissioners plan
to make q similar appeal to the
President. They are to have a
conference with Senator Thomas
as preliminary for further action.
While the passage of a continuing
resolution in lieu of the bill would
be serious setback to the District
through the loss of a number of
capital items, expansions of service
and new work, there are many citi-
zens who declare they would like to
see this controversy fought to a fin
ish-to see whether the power of
exclusive legislation over the seat of
the Government of the United
States is to be exercised by Con-
gress, as provided in the Constitu-
ton Of the United States, or by a
self-constituted dictator.
The District Contributes Largely for
Support of the National Government.
GTUDIES of the District of Co.
lumbia as payer of national
taxes are OF special interest in con-
nection with the deadlock between
the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives as to the amount Of
the Federal share of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. In the
handling of this problem the atti-
tude Of the House seems to be that
the District of Columbia has no in
terest whatever in the Federal
Treasury, to which residents of the
District of Columbia have contrib
uted through the payment of Fed
eral taxes.
For the fiscal year ending June
eral income and miscellaneous
internal revenue taxes, $12,638,1 ,144.
This amount is greater than the
payment in the same period by
each of % States and considerably
more than the combined payments
Of nine States.
This payment by residents Of the
District to the United States treas
ury formed part Of the funds
from which the expenses of the
Government are paid. This Dis
trict payment Is equivalent to
$1,053,178 per month. The amount
for one month would pay the SAL
aries for one year Of all the mem
bers Of the House and Senate, in
cluding the extra compensation to
the Speaker, and the salaries Of
delegates and resident commission
ers, the President, the Vice Presi-
dent, the members Of the cabinet.
the Chief Justice and the eight
associate justices Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, and
leave an unexpended balance of
nearly $4,000.
If the aggregate salaries Of these
officers of the National Govern
ment were deducted from the Dis
trict's payment for last year there
would remain S11,632, ,944, from
which a substantial lump sum
might be paid toward the expenses
of the National Capital.
The payment last year by the
District people for the support of
the Federal Government amounted
to over a quarter-million dollars
per week, or over $4,000 per day.
The nine States whose combined
payments were less than that of
the District were Arizona, Idaho,
Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, South Dakota, YER
mont and wyoming. These States
were represented in Congress by 18
Senators and 18 Representatives
and will have SO electoral votes in
the coming presidential election
while the District Of Columbia has
no Senators or Representatives and
no votes for President and Vice
President