Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-25
National Representation Still Problem No.

From the remarks
the Summers amendment there shown
of the entire matter Had the
only carefully considered OF the
Informative there reasonable that
have been different
though their vote had been the same.
One member would prefer to consider the entire subject OF
the entirely free from being political foot
ners proposal enabling provision to be added to the
oWsr Of Congress- to do with the District whatever it desires and
preserves complete by the of
questions detail control extent and kind OF
representation left the future discretion Of Congress-
amendment represents the natural evolution
to form OF amendment REQUIRED to permit congress 70 RAISE n
be actual American citizens with the right to part
the councils Of their Nation The draft OF this broad pro-
which raised during
Some of the abe lawyers have passed upon the summers
proposal and couched in language
harmonious with that Of the Constitution
Another member raised question hearing had been
held Joint Committee and claimed
that Judiciary Committee admitted the amend
form into the constitution without
the floor of the House AS to hearings
the Summers resolution an extensive nearing was o Oh ~
resolutions subject in the Sevenyh Congress and
committee participated In that
hearing time the outh before that COM
mtee voumnous records available OF each OF he
and all of them were participated IN ov Representative
O.
The Summers proposal drawn to meet the objections raised
being attempts to write statutes into
As to the supposed admission that he amendment was not in
nroper form intended during its consider
alton simply to restore its original form ana
relieve it of an -advised committee amendment The change
would permit its judgment to give the
people both Senate and House OF Repre-
sntaive this change the form was perfectly proper 10
90 into the Constitution nearly logical nor fair TO the
people.
There appeared enough transformation IN possession OF
the Rules Committee there appeared member OF the DIS
c Committee rerocession to Maryland Dill as suo-
sue Civic regard his earnest plea Tor suffrage lot te
District via annexation Maryland truly pathetic he empa
sized the Importance his proposal by telling the committee nat
would involved which Is just ABOUT
of the estimates available based on the ls4o
... -
national representation are
now inclined OF DID, here are none so
blind as those who will not s And that other None SO dea
as those who will not hear
and the people OF the District
deserve to have right assure them
delivery political bondage This proposal
sprung on usupecng ovewoked Congress- but problem
brought attention OF Congress with earnest
peadngs since the 5Oh Congress- in 1882 formal
proposals introduced Congress to this serious
Constitution that the people of the District might
have their righul place in the councils OF the Nation
Arthur of Kansas said address to
Columbia Federation of Women Clubs February
right hurl denuncaton and ephets at die
taorsp other Of the world when
almost perfect example Of such irresponsible government
maintained by National Government In our National Capa