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No District Statehood Provided;
Prospect of Peoples Counsel
BY JESSE c. sUTER
No Statehood for D. c. Proposed Under New Resolution
The latest proposed solution Columbia
No to be found IN the pending resolution
Res 81 and Res 49, These identical joint resolutions
amendment to the Constitution in
clear form under which the Congress would be
regarding the Americans whose home the District of
Columbia
Under this the Congress provide
shall be in the Congress end the electors President and
Vice President members elected by the people of the District
stuting the seat of the
numbers and with Congress shall determine All
legislation hereude shall be subject to amendment and repeal
BY imagination of this
amendment be construed conrng the District
ba statehood and its admission into the Union Under this amend
ment the Congress would be permitted provide the people
District of Columbia with certain privileges of participation their
National Government denied which other
Americans of the 43 exception pema-
nently domcled of Government
The proposed amendment possibly permit
OF new State but simply provides method whereby Congress
enable the isolated votcless living
the Capital exercise the rights to which they entitled
which are by the other Americans These the right
participation in their National Government through
chosen which the only other
leans participate in their National Government
At the present time under the Constitution representation
the Congress and the presidential
people OF the States The both houses
elected by the the
servants people, State in which those
reside
the people instead of by the Legislatures
question representing they were
elected rather than the State.
The members of the Representatives represent
the people of the particular
were elected except that members at large all the
people of the State.
Originally when by legislators
held by that of the State"
but able authorities combated this pointed
ators capita and not by States
impossbty of the decision being accurately
when the two Senators should opposite
question
analysis is the people and not States that
representatives doubt
being controlling settled readily by reading of the
preamble to the Constitution. people
and established the Constitution.
stuonal Convention of making the States" instead
people, definitely and decisively rejected
Under the proposed constitutional amendment Congress
exercise over the District of Columbia its of
exclusive legislation provided
Section the Constitution With legislation
into effect the new power which the amendment would eve to
Congress, Congress would the State Legislature.
The Constitution the State Legislatures power
tve and for electors of President Vice President
restriction placed the States particular
voters in these national elections shall qua
Legislature.
The amendment would clothe the
of the inherent rights
would provide the of the District Columbia op
portuiy to participate in the ratification of amendments the
Constitution of the United States
short the proposed deprive Congress
power control
but would permit provide for voting participation
the people OF the District of Columbia the Congress and
the electors of President and Vice President would leave
ton
The concluding sentence the proposed
possible suggestion of District statehood provides
lation hereunder shall repeal
provision could not possibly apply State of the Union
Stride Toward Restoring Peoples Counsel
The Senate Committee the District Columbia
by resolved that members who
oicio members of Subcommittee Appro-
prations should strive to have funds
peoples included action
it stated at the time due to that
widespread demand for the filling this
for which funds have been provided
The Senate committee impressed with the
the filling of this Office mandatory
should
appointment counsel the
benefits which they entitled Public
deprivation of important rights the people public
utilities matters before the commission the
Citizens Associations the of the Takoa
challenged people represented
adversely intention
appeal the expected
would of the legality permitting the peoples
counsel to remain vacant
that District Committees repre-
Appropriations
further Senator
McCarran and Senator Burton both members the full Appro
praon Committee civic inspired with the that the
salary the bill Senate
committee retained bill final