Evening star., 1946-05-12
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Summer Daylight Saving for District;
We Need Representation in Both Houses
By Jesse G. Suter
strict Summer DAYLIGHT SAVING

Under this bill which CORPORATION
Sunday following law and to continue
until on the last SUNDAY s. would
the last Sunday April continue until the last
and interest to the citizens who
support from
ss % the for
The District of Columbia in with the entire Nation
throughout Year.
unpleasant having turn out and start for
their daily employment BY moonlight and starlight in winter
clock shudder the thought mperng with
though they
clock % S the on
Statewide basis while others the East South and Midwest
York phiadephia Boston Buffalo Chicago
the months has been in operation over great many years
attempts in washnstonans
hours of daylight spring logical
With the counties eist
oft many es Of this m M that would
poitan approval is required
No Valid Reason to Limit D. c. Representation to House
reported Monday to the Judiciary Committee
New The report TO the full committee the
there ,h. the
such numbers with shall
proposed by joint
m s % m be
marooned
country through representatives
chief fault found with earlier was
considerable legislative detail which better left the later dis
The pending proposed amendment introduced the House
@ IN the e n %
would round out the regarding the
pssns citizens The the proposal lis is good
t1" M Ua an wGo @ % tine these aG.
long ' ''' '@'Ds
BY restricting the District people to the House
time amendment providing repre-
Tn pn n % @ s this woa
these voteess and people the burden
could both the Senate and the House
should
provide the grant IN the
permitted the District people on population basis If the
vide both Senate
s M sh s p eaa m
these people in both Houses
subcommittee there
will be the to which these
the District Columbia participate
The IDEA the for District
Consisting people
to be As m ~ subject the
imposed upon other Americans in the States
Of which does not apply with equal force to repre-
Senate District
With voteess
Columbia would still lack the attributes
OF a State of the Union.
muilated proposal will the
and is by right.
Those Fictitious Ex OAico Mayors of Washington
The chairman of Committee District
Columbia deep campaigning capture
the nomination another the primary election
his speeches he making opposition granting
voting privileges the people the District Columbia He
paints dark picture of conditions dangers which would
the American
mitted to operate in the National Capital.
He refers to himself ofhcio Washington,
which there other claimants His ofncio
District HOUSE
often referred also oo of Washington There
other important hairmanshps whose ncumbents
pleasantly mentioned at ocio of Washington
Appropriations Committee the chairman of District Sub
committee Of the Senate Appropriations Committee
matter ofcials of Wash
ngon and been 1871 official connection between
constitutional provision which exercise
exclusive legislation in all whatsoever OF the
Government This legislation handled first by the
mttees mentioned House of
and the Senate.
All of these a strictly legislative character
OF city on the other hand administrative and not legislative
ofncer
Various analyses government District
Columbia indicate that difficulties legislators
assuming Administrative and executive powers
This oncio business fiction of harmful
II Civic Groups to Meet
Seventeen member bodies the Peasan
Federation of Citizens Associations Library Sixteenth and
are scheduled to meet this week mont streets NV pm