Evening star., 1941-03-02


accomplish this result to omit from the 1912 bill rider
roneousy continued year
reopeng of the laboratory will the District about $4,000
nuay than having
tests made as at present at the Bureau of Standards
Senate Committee to Consider D. c. Problem No.
hearing promised by subcommittee of the Senate
Judiciary Committee the Capper joint resolution proposing
the Constitution granting authority Congress
representation power
such of its legislative desire local
This is known j. Res IS which identical with the Summers
resolution (H. j. Res. 28).
of the Judiciary Committee who is
friendly proposal following
McCarran of Nevada
chairman and Senators Tom Conna of Texas Carl Hatch of
George of Nebraska Warren A. Austin
Early hearings promised.
In all the years that the question of national representation
hearing by Judiciary Committee courtesy
the Wesley Washington resolutions
have been twice referred the Senate District Committee when
holding hearings on somewhat similar questions
The District Committee held hearings in 1916 and again in 1921
occasions District Committee eamed this favorable action
report a valuable campaign document and
thousands of been circulated by the Citizens
Committee National Representation District
ubia Senator result discussions of the
report with individual Senators notifications the
draft
Upon the joint resolution
him. introduced Arthur capper Kansas
in the present when he substituted the draft introduced by Repre-
sentative Hatton W. Summers of Texas In brief statement at the
introduction of the resolution Senator Capper explained
thought that the
Congress
AS explained repeatedly column
Capper proposed the Constitution is simple
provision added to the Constitution under which the
powers Congress Government of the United
increased These will round out the
enable the really exercise effectively its power
of legislation in all whatsoever
Congress the to admit new States
specified conditions but does not have the grant to
the people of the District OF Columbia the right OF voting repre-
the House of Representatives and the Senate and to
President and Vice President The Congress also lacks
delegate its legislative duties for the District Of
have the courts declared null and voo certain
of late District Territorial Legislature, but even
regulations of the District have been set aside
held in each instance that Congress could not delegate
such powers.
will have to prepare for proper and in
formative presentation of their The House Committee the
much by the presentation of the
the The hearing brief and there less
repetition the former hearings Though that hear
ing seventyfth Congress the committee in the Seventy
sixth Congress based its action on the record and reported out the
without further hearing The only outsider to be
invitation Paul Le discuss for the committee
features upon which additional light desired
Well-organized advised the Districts friends
comprehensive with supporting facts
and approval by the supporting citizen groups will go much further
with the committee than long hearing of many ndvd
uals who will repeat over and over the same ideas.
General Federation of Women's Clubs Support Urged
District of Columbia Federation Clubs
urge the General Federation its coming annual convention
adopt resolution favong the of the Sumnersapper
proposed amendment the Constitution of the United States For
the question of national representation for the District
Columbia has been the study recommended to
suen bodies Now the District group striving to get complete
approval
rather than national
action by the national organization The District
by pointing out that the amendment of the Federal Con-
suon required the voteless unrepsented Americans
National Capital community their natural born
participate the councils of the Nation The amendment requires
of the branches tWothd of
Then it be ratified by the Legislatures of foths of
States local insist that this much national
question the proposal admit a
Union However this is proposal make State of the Dis
trict of Columbia
District sumners-Capper amendment would
continue exclusive legislative Congress-
being diminished they will addition
Congress would have the amend repeal legislation
which it under authority of the amendment.
Tax Exemption Lists Being Reduced
The being made under direction of the District Cois
resulting in the putting taxable estate
lists number of pieces of taxexempt property The organized
civic whose agitation through Federation Citizens
Associations chiefly responsible lists
disappointed that the District Committee had
the lists published to be available the public They feel
District desire detail these
lists believe taxpayers could
material assistance the the lists available for such
close scrutiny.
that they know what exempt and why it is
heved from the thereby increasing the burden
their Such lists printed Senate documents number
of but the lists greatly increased since that
time 1t that the Federation Of Citizens Associations