Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-30

Joint meeting will be wednesday afternoon
This follows precedent established last year.
Erroneous Ideas on What Nation Does for Its Capital
Columbia aD0rs under serious h sf0n
The ~ rdeTal Government and the
visualize the fact the Econ e tine thu Una
state community t In it this
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required be developed and maintained on
grand Capital of Nation would be only M
heavy cost Some good people labor under the
s s Of he Dets bills fom the
m 3os be s 1sst
income required deposited in the Treasury of the United States
saa saa Dc Of s
submits the District of Columbia for the next
candidate for the presidency 20 or more years
the that the Federal In money n. was o
With at the record which he found in the budget message OF "
District people things from visitors occasions
e the veSa s the ad ns
skwsy torlan bridges the Potomac
TN National S
sSa eSpnditres for the Capital
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Of the District the cost Of
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50 cent and the remainder would be raised by Local
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ssa e TS s an per- the
on n eW Of III. great growth Of
times and the fact that the amount Of s1,: LAND has
probably be fairer than it was in 1878 such
District Of Columbia individual
The this nequtable probably
the ideas regarding what the Nation does and
District People Need Representation in Congress
legislative District Columbia complete which
ems definite for ant the right
the District This has always been and will continue to be District OF
this the thoughtt and people the District
Of the Was here grant
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Americans be represented the
president footing equal with their fellow
the Of United either either
people the States have interest in the and
the than have these yotees ones who owe allegiance to the
While provision
whatsoever
thereby the local legislature
Of remembered the Congress
national legislature of these voess and unrepresened
Of
right should be entitled participate in their local
the and the
that the people Of the States represented in
that President
belief that the people the District OF Columbia
should right for President that he favors
constitutional amendment for such purpose However he appears
overlooked entirely the equally pressing need grant by the same
right voting representation in the
noted recently that apparently
increasing Representatives them
Constitution which would grant
people in both of the
the electors of President and Vice President
initial be taken by the Congress would be to adopt
twohds resolution proposing amendment
the Constitution Lest forget the Of this proposal known
recognition of the that the District which is
the United popuous
permanently political unit which, keeping with its special
should become State State and
that the effective rights citizens resident District
including participation the United
similar those citizens resident
mparing authority the said
its Capital Therefore, be it
Red the Senate House Representatives the United
States assembled tothds OF each house
ratification Legislatures the
which, ratified Legislatures ourhs
States within the date of shall be valid
q a of said Constitution namely
shall that shall the
Congress President
members elected by the people Of the District constituting the Of
be subject to amendment and repeal"
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