Evening star., 1946-02-05
Fight Goes On
For Full D. {.
Representation
Proponents Object te
Voice in House Alone
Action Set for Mondu,

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representation in the House only.
The Central Suffrage Conferenc,
sent a delegation to the Capita
from the Columbia Typographical
Union and Virginia Carolina Typo
Graphical Conference to urge a con
stitutional amendment which woule
permit Congress to grant full rep.
representation, along with a vot,
for President and Vice President.
The delegation pressed Senate
Judiciary Committee members tt
support the Summers -Capper resolu-
tion as reported by the Hatch Sub.
committee, but emphasized it should
be reported out favorably even II
amended to preclude District repre-
sentation in the Senate.
Speak for AFL Groups.
The groups spoke for II AFI
unions in the District and North ano
South Carolina, representing an esti-
mated 175,000 individuals in Wash
mgton alone.
Heading the delegation was Jesse
B. Manbeck, president OF the Co.
lumbia typographical Union, ar
affiliate of the Central Labor Union
AFL. Also representing the union
were Guy A. Caponnetto, j. C.
Schroyer and j. c. Turner.
The Virginia -Carolinas Conference
spokesman was E. Stephen Grattan
secretary-trea
The action followed announcement
last night by a conference spokes-
man who opposed changes in the
Sumner-Capper resolution. Pro-
posed changes would permit repre-
sentation in the Senate.
Speaking over WWDC, James S
Beattie, chairman of the groups Ma
tional Representation Committee
announced its intention to "redouble
its efforts" to obtain favorable Sen
ate Judiciary Committee action on
the measure as it came from the
Hatch subcommittee last October
and now waits action before the full
committee.
Action Postponed.
Basis of the suggested compromise
is an amendment to the Hatch SUBJ
committee plan, offered yesterday by
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, which would restrict Dis
trict representation in Congress to
the House alone.
THIS proposed amendment was
q prime factor in yesterdays de-
cision of the Senate Judiciary Com
nittee to postpone action on the
Joint resolution until next Monday.
It was one of two proposed
changes submitted by Judiciary
Committee MEMBERS UThe other, a
substitute measure, bore the sigma
ture of Senator Kidrews Democrat,
of Florida. Though the two Sena-
tors are aligned with the cause of
District suffrage, both their proposed
changes would restrict the Capitals
national representation to the House
alone.
Mr.. Beattie, speaking for the 81
organizations and 1000 individuals
who have campaigned for the Sum-
newspaper resolution over the
past fortnight, demanded an ex-
PLANTATION of why certain Senators
deemed it proper for the District to
have representatives in the House
alone.
Lines Up Support.
"Is the District half man and half
beast that it should deserve such
halfway participation in it's Gov
ernment?" he asked, and added: "It
is our belief that every American
citizen is entitled to a voice in both
branches of the national Legisla-
ture."
Mr.. Beattie said his organization
was lining up whole new barrage
of support" for the Sumners-Cappel
measure. Included, he said, woulc
be delegations to visit Judiciary
Committee members, speakers ane
radio discussions.
Judiciary Committee opposition tt
reporting the Summers -Capper reso.
luton apparently hinges on the ole
question of Statehood" Granting
the District representation in bott
houses of Congress as we'll as the
electoral college, it was maintained
would endow the District with the
same qualities as any State.
Advocates of Senator O'Mahoney'.
plan argue that since it contains nc
provision for Senate representation
the Statehood" controversy is thus
automatically removed. It is theil
contention. too, that State ratifica.
tion-necessary to any move for the
franchise entailing an amendment
to the Constitution-would be more
readily forthcoming if grounds fol
possible jealousy on the part of the
various States were removed.
Opposed by McCarran.
High on the list of those in oppo.
sition to national representation be.
cause of the Statehood" question i.
Chairman McCarran of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. He has ad.
vanced this argument while support.
ing his own ideas concerning Dis,
trict suffrage, embodied in his so.
called home rule bill" now bottled
up in a subcommittee of the Senat,
District Committee. Mr.. McCarran,
measure would grant the District {
council-manager form of self.
government.
Those inclined to go along with
. the amendment proposed by Senato
O'Mahoney included Senator Cap
per, Republican, of Kansas, CO
author of the resolution bearing hi
name. However, the other co-author
Representative Summers, Democra
. OF Texas, argued vehemently agains
either change.
while I would like to see the bill
! reported out without change" MI
Capper said, II see no reason to shu
/ off legitimate debate. The commit
tee has every right to consider it il
the light Of the change proposed b,
Senator O'Mahoney."
MIR. Summers opposed any chang
! because the measure as drawn i
only enabling legislation. He pointe,
out that it would only empowe
. Congress to exercise its own judg
mentp on the extent of nationa
representation to be granted, ant
suggested letting "the Senate or th
+. whole Congress decide what limita
tions to impose"