Evening star., 1947-01-26
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Our Pending Constitutional Amendment;
What Is That Red and White Flag?
By Jesse c. suter

by Senator
capper proposes Constitution empowering Con-
the Congress and electoral college to the
Judiciary which Senator Alexander Wiley
tive session of that committee last Monday
Because Of the of this matter the fact that at the
hearings available further consd
e @ With
be confusion in the minds of Senators to
with for local. and the
the
For there has been far greater anmiy
affecting the District This by petitions
and h the s vote in the a % S 1o ,na 1888 aaa n @ m s
granting the right representation congress
cent voted per cent against representation
The for national for the
directly sGssa ndrecy local
somewhat remote incident in the
long Of these ts and ha people ssS for .n1 e
fractional participation in the
so BY he Of hs
after # 1 s
have the interests at stake in the legislation
citizen the IS States They
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die Just same me s5tss they e ] M 1sssp ef cSs Of on basis
equality Nations laws bearing its
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which express vitalze American citizenship
This Government of repued to be Government
Of the people and for the m matter nen Of fact
for = all Il Of Of the neonie paw - ~ ~ " "
Americans ae's Of right
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Under the which gives the Congress the p power to
the there is no provision whatever Tor In
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proportion Of
senaon the Senate and House Of Representatives
fellow Americans calculation
n are the ne the m0ers of and the
fact Just fellow Americans it not
Congress which Legisaus1 effective
be 5 a the the
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the Congress regarding the people of TIE seat
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briefly the Congress considerable lat
The proposed clutter the
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people whose residence at the Nations Capital de-
what the should be and other details
with its present constitutional power over the seat of the Govern
The proponents of proposed
be granted and other incidental questions can be
For instance objection
m the o and %
Now the constitutional amendment should
entitled the Congress- which Is
both Senate and the House would be
to necessity another campaign further amendment
representation in the Senate
just the House OF Representatives. In
which people need represenato for it the Congress which
hem taxes them and sends them war; and not just the
House of Representatives.
have respect for the ability of the
Eigheh Congress- they such optmss as to oenVe hat 1ue
high qualities and good Judgment
Eghiet might be unwilling by subsequent LEGISLATION
representation the Senate But they
amendment shut the
Congresses providing such representation in their udg
required by justice
proposed amendnent as penohe pro-
shall subject amendment and
Congress authority this closing sentence surely
though at first the District people might
given the Congress could be later
expanded modified and safeguarded IN any way WHICH ue
of Congress might determine
opportunity answer any spenc
favorable report by the committee and favorable
action by the Senate
The identical Joint introduced the House
expected that favorable action oy e
will consideration by the House conmHtee.
Scientific Alcohol Tests Need Shown in the Turnage Case
additional of the proposed eg-
involved In auto
should supply 1t amply here was
public official and prominent citizen who cohdd WIN
with driving while ud tne o
defendant denied and witnesses tnat ty
believed that that he not intoxicated
the court taken up with ucn
Immediately after the accident all
removed the tests proved negative the
ndcated and the case Snofe
order
Our District of Columbia Flag and Its Symbolism
Some the Congress attending the recent Board
acquainted dinner wanted to know e o m
red and placed beside our national emblem some
unable identify the flag and those
who did identify it as flag District Columbia had difficulty
District people should know the emblem Oh
voteess and unrepresented District OF Columbia
1888 and the design
selected by commission The flag