Evening star., 1936-01-03
VOTELESS DISTRICT
IS RENEWED
Senator Capper Prepares
, to Press for Early Con-
greSS Consideration.

Renewed efforts to focus the at
tention of Congress on the voteless
status of the residents of Washington
will be made at this session by Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas, who
long has been active in behalf Of Dis
trict legislation.
Senator Capper is co-author Of the
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tional amendment that would empower
Congress to extend national repre-
sentation to the people of the District
The Senator said he is ready to push
the question by asking for hearings as
soon as local organizations are ready
to present their case.
More Receptive Attitude Seen.
Congress is becoming more recep-
tive to the idea Of national repre-
sentation for the District each year, "
Senator Capper said THE people in
other parts of the country whom see
can hardly believe that the residents
of the National Capital are voteleSS
taxpayers without representation"
The Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation is making
plans to go forward with the .ques-
ton. The joint committee is com-
posed of civic, trade, labor and other
groups, and represents more nearly
the unanimous sentiment of the Or
ganizations of the city than any other
movement.
Women's organizations, local and
national, have been especially active
In cooperating with the joint COM
mittee. Among these are: The Ma
tional League of Women Voters
which, under the direction Of Miss
Marguerite Wells, has been appealing
to State leagues to urge their Legis-
latures to memorialiZe Congress in
support Of national representation for
the District: the General Federation
Of Women'S Clubs, which voted in
June to recommend that local clubs
give the subject special study; the
American Federation of Teachers,
the National Council of Jewish
Women, the National Woman's Trade
Union League, the Medical Women's
National Association, the Service Star
League and the women's Homeopathic
Medical Fraternity.
The American Federation Of Labor
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are
among other organizations that have
taken action on the movement in ma
tional conventions.
Scope of Amendment.
The proposed Constitutional amend
ment would clothe Congress with the
power to give the Capital City repre-.
Sentation in the House on the basis
Of population; one or two Senators
as Congress may determine; the right
to vote for President and Vice Presi-
dent. and the same rights in respect
to access to the courts of the United
States that are possessed by citizen,
Of State.
The resolution is pending in the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Chairman
Ashurst Of that committee referred
the resolution at the last session to 9
subcommittee headed by Senator King
Democrat, Of Utah, who also Is chair
man of the Senate District Committee
Other members Of the Suffrage Sub
committee are Senators McCarran
Democrat, Of Nevada; Burke, Demo
crat, of Nebraska; Norris, Republican
Of Nebraska, and Hastings, Republican
Of Delaware.
Representation Endorsed.
Meanwhile q resolution adopted By
the National Council of Jewish Jun.
iors indorsing joint resolution pend
ing in Congress to grant national rep.
resentation to the District was re.
ceived today by Chairman Norton oi
the House District Committee.
The council adopted resolution al
| its recent biennial conference here
and told Mrs. Norton it is in entire
sympathy with the national repre-.
sentation movement.
There Is stil1 taxation without rep
resentation within the United States,
the resolution declared.