Evening star., 1948-05-30
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Home.Rule Bill Has Day in Court;
Democrats Disregard District Plank
By Jesse c. Suter

were-ay g. of resulted in roll call
IT. l not voting 1o So the reou
Chairman the affirmative and
of Arkansas for the negative The only speakers
Mr. Auhncloss and Mr. Allen OF Cali
the subcommittee in support of the bill and Mr. Harris against
During period Monday the of the House
e sno sn I'm are usually
District Columbia business under
10 Duns ring the d1a the en s
and other conversations between members
the House different parts Of the & CHAMBER % @ Td @
helpful made in support Of the measure sure
Supplying logical reasons deprivng the Column
Government e Under which they live.
with forcefu and eloquent
had the debate and re stated that that to-day
devised in 1878 there re-
favor Of giving people through constitutional
the right representation in the Congress and vote for
debate the clerk began the reading
have crippled materially and voted down
ing 1 sn oaS %
the we're s % MI The a u
and 10 TO- the N motion s WAS m s ihe the
and which were ordered "a and roll roll call showed the yeas yea
the Committee of the Whole resumed with reading
Throughout the
raised other delays by the dis
the bill out Of total of so the
national and international business
District charter bill day this week as the unfinished business
Without question greater interest
the District Of oo!um0. people repre-
Sepresened based on their population friendly
n their m and h ud % he
from the District of Columbia elected by our
proceeding the last week is striking illus
for their possession
those iunuamf4 n he ngn5S ao as American ' "
Representative Deane democrat
of
the Federal The here re in the Dis
Government .,. o..ou...
win when all must m De cns oa oW th the the o
will the residents Congress must
its Judgment the absence of any authoritative local
How Binding Are Platform Pledses to the Voteess?
sion the Democratic national platforms of 1910 and 1914 Of brief
hs stated in this column recently the delegations
ns p Of h m e
constitutional amendment and sub
met with with ss su was
carry broad for & the of o to a the
EXPRESSING m m the granting Of the fullest measure
o4 for So A s xs sna hs1 s sns
the extension of the right suffrage the people Of the psfet m of
delegation highly grathed to have obtained even this
interesting connection with the
by the s of % o ns St 10asr D ee % a
This suffrage for local District Council
Degae the Hou All Of these
vdes suffrage of the local residents
popularity the situation rests the ct that this proposal
advanced House of Representatives controlled by the
its party platform
National Capital community the other hand the
opposition voting the pending bill In the early
language states That
the extension Of the right of suffrage the
of the District of Columbia
analysis OF the roll call votes Is OF IN
eres adoption the special rule
47 with LOT not voting
and @ voted for the
against consideration This result would
the rule increasing the Republican
Democratic opposition to a. This indicates that
the House the extent OF l34 members
voting pledge the Democratic platform while
opposing the carrying out OF the pedge
major attempt kill the charter BILL 1877 Republicans
supported Labor members voted for
Republicans voted to strike out the
into
the 1914 national platform raise the total
It believed disappointment to the
laboed
earnestly inclusion which has been
dregarded the OF their the
people offer nducment what
platform promises The old has
made but something to get In
District of Columbia enjoy the privilege OF
the parties but they do
influence the most valuable commodity politics
that is to deliver the vote.
Retail Sales Tax and Modified Personal Income Tax
Subcommittee of the House District
this retail sales and modified
bill follows the general idea OF the Pond
Of the District officials and Washington
taken
a number of civic
The closely the sales tax law IN
Maryland and thus expected to avoid between