Evening star., 1943-06-20
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Statehood Not Proposed for District;
Quoting T. w. Noyes' 1921 Discussion


Quoting T.W. Noyes' 1921 Discussion
BY JESSE c. sUTER.
of vehicles and will intro
duce notifications inspection program To avoid
undue hardship motorists would be
permitted minor in their car. and equipment
checked their instead of having to
visit the Official inspection station Depart
en Vehicles and Traf specially prepared no card
by their service station attendant indicating
repairs had been made
rate-makng structure of the Capital Transit Co..
together with complete valuation be thoroughly investigated
by the Public Utilities investigation
by unanimous vote of the Commission in to
requests from organizations fare
Most ask for token sales of four for 80 cents weekly
for ST. volume required is said to
promise Of long drawn out proceeding
On Tuesday last the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Appropriations began hearings on the District
appropriation bill for the fiscal 1914
asked additional items to the BILL passed House.
introduced in the Senate bill 8 1924
to designate the Public Library public
depository publications. He also for
himself and Senator OMahoney proposing to increase
the salary of the recorder
So salary superintendent of
the National Training School for Girls
No Statehood By Snmners.Cabper Joint Resolution.
In the of the hearing
Committee the judiciary Repre-
sentative and Senator referred the
Citizens Joint Committee D c. National Representation
io lhs entirely erroneous Tor 1t simply proposes
to add enabling amendment the Constitution granting
Columbia.
this becoming part Constitution
that there shall be the Congress the electors Pres
dent and Vice President members
trict constituting the of Government the United
in such numbers and with shall
temne Congress also given the amend repeal
such legislation
is true that the amendment would enable give
the people OF the District Of Columbia limited the
imagination would the District of Columbia attributes
of State The District Columbia decisions
Supreme Court of the United States always recognized
State for purposes OF requiring its citizens to the burdens
which fall all national Americans has regarded
State only when the of fundamental privileges
involved.
confusion persons question
due to the rather general acceptance of the idea that only the
citizens of sovereign State voting representation
IN the Congress and the electoral college.
T. ". Noyes' Tiews Unque Cure for Unique Condho
Theodore Of the Citizens Joint
Columbia
cu this verv question before the House Committee on the Judi
ciary January 1921 Said The Of this
admit the District the Union
the exclusive control Congress citizens
State Congress and the electoral college Not State
but political status is created evolved.
amendment operates supplement of the lOmiles
provision defining explicitly in view of the changes Of
than the political the residents OF the Federal
college representation American constituency
with in Congress and the electoral college,
State but politically uped District of Columbia enanchised
square, already created and made unique by the Constu
tion
This new factor in our scheme repre-
senation peculiar extraordinary
unusual peculiar and extraordinary the original creation and
10miles district physically within the United
Capital politically outside of the
United
The States uniting under the Constitution had the
which they this unique unrepresented
Capital Nation controlled District Twohrds
and threefouhs of the States have the which
they should exercise to the people this unique District
equally unique political status.
1T not contemplated that the of the Government
should become sovereign be relieved exclusive
the whole Nation
contemplated the other hand that American community
ceedng in population intelligence and taxable resources
of the should denied
National Legislature and in the electoral college The problem
harmonic these fundamental American prinpto
resident the District
which take their property by taxation and their
lives sending them at the time retain that
control representing Nation
which necessity
for the national welfare.
THE pending constitutional amendment harmonzes these
vital American principles"
Though this discussion by Mr. Noyes occurred than 20
the amendment which differ
from the pending H. 81 S. 80, 1t
picable today every particular.