Evening star., 1941-06-29
CivicBodies, Civic Problems
Voteless ID. G.. and independence Day;
Senate Adds to d. G.. Supply Bill
BY JESSE c. SUTER.


Tomorrow the day year whether the
District year
remains to be the Com
me on Appropriations completed its hearings early the
wrote up the bill and reported Thursday
was passed on Friday. There possibility
coming law time the House accepts the Senate amend
ents which raise the total S2246O00
total The s6OOoOoO lump payment retained by
the Senate Committee continued that no ad
diuonal taxation will be required.
The reign of crime has during accompanied
oy aoolona criticism of the police facilities
OF such criticism has Congress to provide
larger force and with equipment The House District
committee at its meeting last Monday enlarged sbcommit
tee the job of conducting Police DEPART
mnt The committee already its task which it promises
is TO be constructive a
The District Commissioners appointed committee of
hree District officials to conduct independent
Fonce department. Both OF these inquiries designed
tain whether the department personnel in equip
mnt as well as how with cities 1t is the
aim of both to avoid demorazng the Police Depart
ment during proceedings.
The National Capital Park Planning Commission held its
tVo-day monthly meeting Thursday Friday.
interest report purchasing officer of the COM
mission that with the completion pending purchase the entire
Fort drive acquisitions will have been completed Authorization
for the purchase of additional Fairgrounds
gesed highway changes and street closg
sion agenda The motor parking problem
sideraton.
The District lost its day Monday when the
House adjourned early Pat
Harrison Mississippi scheduled to be considered had
to The bill these has been
promised consideration next TUESDAY, or Wednesday The ober
being the protect certain confidential records
of the Board Public raising the authorization for con-
of new office for recorder of deeds from $3.50 ooo
ana TO amend minor provisions of the Unemployment
ton Act make conform the laws go over to
the next District day, July a.
independence Day and National Representation
Next Friday the deAmericaned people District of
Columbia will assemble in their organzaiona neghborood
groups and with and enthusiasm the 165th
Birthday of their earnestne and natrotc
feo they homage Independence and
Wnat smnozes 1t will be impossible to distinguish
those sovereign American citizens who repre-
senaton in the Government.
After the lapse wears the people of the National
Capital community find themselves position respects
not unlike the people of the 13 their grievances
parallel closely the items of the bill particulars against King
George III The problem not for
seat of the Government of the United continues to be
problem and Problem No
since the year 1902 the citizens of the Federal District
begged to grant them the right of suffrage
IN the Congress and the electoral college These pleas
have been made with increasing support individuals and organ-
cations AS the population and importance have
grown the weight OF for participation
Nation has increased largely.
While there have point in the Constitution
carrying provision for representation the national
for small territory whose population entirely
unknown there particular point excuse for the
failure to provide representation for the people
community containing population greater than
y States These the sentiments
whose homes are located in the District Columbia
Continuing to seek these rights voting repre-
sentaon in the councils of the Nation they petition
and argument in April and May before subcommittee
Senate Committee the Judiciary They
Caper Joint resolution proposing enabling amendment the
United States Constitution Congress would be en-
powered to grant the people of the District of Columbia
representation.
Copies report this hearing have Just been printed for
of the Senate addition the testimony
document contains digest the testimony pre-
pared by representatives of the Bookings
What the organized civic favorable report
by the Senate Judiciary Committee the passage
by Uohrds the Then would the
Committee the Judiciary under the leadership
w. believed promptly follow
required passage
to the States ratification.
present the Country entire
this time emergency requires only the patriotic
votio and all forms of burden bearing by all Americans
his participation the business the Nation
which he must and which must serve him.
The organized of District citizens by whatever
known and many sypathng individuals believe that these
appropriate
Senate Amendments Meet Many Civic Requests
satisfaction shown civic
improvements made by the Senate Appropriations Committee in the
appropriation starting capital
example doubling the
additional city
needed the earliest possible relieve the refuse d
vision from the necessity of pepetuang the nuisance of burning
trash open dumps within the District
Schools needed and the idea of the committee that
the work be expedited Immediately available
provided small