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rres, shan determine but such representation and
powers shall be no greater than those Of State A
All legislation hereunder shall be subject to amend A
The Language at the
but such representation and powers shall be no Jesse sss
Inc reoUn t sthd ~ de the pstr,ct not and
other the rights of its citizens
should be par with those of the citizens OF
The amendment would not impair the supreme authority OF
the Government over its Capital 49, -, J.,
committee hearing granted the proposal in
Senator cappe prened forcefu state
men and M appeal before an executive session the senate COM
Hatch Subcommittee Favorable Report.
proposal to Congress grant
the District OF Columbia voting representation in the
the electors of
President September 945 before subcommittee OF the
judiciary udsr the &C q
in concluding with favorable
don to the full committee The committee recommendation re-
Resolved by the Senate and House of
hern that the following article hereby
~he1 rssia BY the Of
shall have to provide that there
elected Of the District con
ing ns o % 1. number Of @ members
two the Senate number in the House Of
W b which the authorizes such Dis
trct to in Representatives All
shall be subject and rspe.
amendment the Constitution the Legislatures
within Its
which this favorable
addition Chairman Hatch consisted Senators
Wheeler of Montana wherry of Nebraska and Moore
The modacations made by report
limit definitely the representation of District Of Columbia
President This modification made satisfy objector who
feared that the amendment in the form as introduced would en-
provided the fear had been
possessed BY State The subcommittee however
report ignored latter question. as,s2@..:
form Of amy such fear Of
form reported afford ali Of the potec
people of greater and than
those possessed by State.
~ Participation National Americans ....-s
No reason exists confusing demand for
national representation with movements for so-caed local SELF
Any mere and m r
When granted that they would then have only
the Congress- through their elected Senators and Repre-
true m that with national acquired the District
Comba elected Senators and would mem
local which would be provided charter
after their american right right
the interests at stake in the ano
of the Government the United states as every
the same hs s;,sn. and
Of state The District people nght bleed and die just
the as M ny % ae ss the p Of on basis
equality obyng the Nations laws and bearing It's
when to possession Of participation
which vitalize American citizenship
Of Is reputed to be Govern
the people and for the as matter
fact Of part Of the people, by part OF the
people Of all of the people.
deprive intelligent and in every way worthy
participate IN the Government OF their
When noted this exceeds in num-
of 13 States such denial does make sense
Constitution which gives the Congress the power TO
exercise legislation whatsoever the seat
provision whatever for representation
for and the electoral college An
Constitution the form proposed in the pending
required to supply this omission
enable the passage OF
remedial legislation.
Reasonable Demand
nothing unreasonable in such demand on an Amer
an Congress fellow Americans who by every
the members OF Congress
and sent them to Washington
of just between fellow Americans 1t Is not
unrepresened Americans to ask
the their egisatrel to provide for their
the Government OF their country On the
other would to be the grosse presumption on the
part Of Congress vital citizenship rights to fellow Amer
leans District whose only fault any, is that they are resi-
dents of the seat Of Government
For years greater unaniy Of organ
support representation than Of other legisa
ton affecting District This shown numerous petitions
vote the unofcia pebce OF
1898 these total OF 9924 votes cast
favored cent $685. opposed the
granting in the Congress and the electoral college,
The pebsc showed total vote OF 166811 85
cent voted for and cent 260 against such
representation
Hopeful Outlook for Early Success