Evening star., 1949-07-31

election of would be ep in the right
certainly would tend make the top city
officials responsible to the will of the people
people seemed with the novelty of the suggested
frequently discussed and least twice definitely proposed.
Plan of IA Citizens Associations-1S0s
1908 advocated
reorganization, principal follows
Il In place Of three Commissioners there shall be
than prior his election to such Office by the qualified
Commissioners
shall have resided the District for not less than three prior
appoint five other than those
e Of and M that M five U e % the poe sa
be selected ted from five different sections Of the District
exercise executive powers and
authority vested by law the three and such
other authority Congress degate to him He shall have
now Exercised bS the Board Of ad other e
lative authority Congress delegate.
5 Inasmuch as the District of Columbia contributes in
States Union there shall be Delegate the House Of
Representatives who shall have been resident
less than prior his election
s. No male shall be qualified voter in the District Of
@ d m not sh less than than three d s months lbs to the day of sS
paid taxes not less than $500 assessed real
qualified voter in of the States shall be the District
"7. That all under the
secrebalot system and stringent registration and election laws
with severe penalties for fraudulent registration voting
Capper Elective Government Bill.
Senator capper of Kansas 1928 in the 6sth
Congress for election of delegates to the
district Commission and Board of Education
bill to elect two in the House
years qualified of the District
tho Corps Engineers would constitute Board of
of the District 1t also provided for the election IN
composed of nine members The bill further provided
then vested in their predecessors
deeates to the House Of wv Were to IS
Delegates the House Of from
the Territories of United States. f'
Dyer Advisory Referendum.
Representative L. Dyer II, 1917 introduced
District of Columbia advisory referendum on
number of Included among the questions to be
in the proposed referendum the following: .
Columbia the right Of suffrage in said district with
and members of the school board?
Congress by a delegate? -
10 Do you favor the initiative and referendum?
Do favor the recal2
you elective nonpasan commission form of
Some Inaccurate Statements a the Recent Hearing
of District of Columbia not at all
statements made the course of
rule bills It almost invariably held
legislation for the District Of Columbia that inject
AS example several witnesses stated that the Democratic
rule plank analysis of nks prior to the convention
such rule did not involve the exercise OF the
territories and the appointment local
local Offices The first District of Columbia
platforms Of 1914 and ls4a
of the Republican platforms carried panks pledgng ap
offices local communities, but
carry District Columbia suffrage plank until 1s4s Iea
believed have been honored in the breach than IN the OBJ
distinguished Of Representatives
sponse number inaccurate statements On assuming the
witness chair chairman of the
leading authority the Con-
With becoming modey and reluctance the witness
astounding statement made that tax
alton representation reaedhat taxation has nothing
whatever to do with representation
the gentleman overlooked entirely
Constitution in Article section e. of the
Constitution stated: Representatives and direct taxes shall be
apporioned States included
="
rayng that taxation without representation is tyranny
right under the
under the Territorial Government 1871 He
this unconstitutional
repealed the delegate withdrawn from the District
of Columbia in the House.
voeess delegates representing bodies in
the delegates doubtless the
general either in the concluding clause of Article section
Article ~, section 8, second paragraph
Somewhat the 1871
District
free the people of the District and that
this government tTeo the District into bankruptcy and
abolished 1874 incapaciy Of
the District people for self government.
The authentic facts these both interesting and
Illuminating Instead OF the in 1871 being turned over
debee locally elected there existed at that
bonded noatng Indebtedness
Georgetown and the washington County,
The people which witness refers consisted
Of Governor appointed President and confirmed by the
Senate and legislature of branches Council OF IL members
appointed President and confirmed by the Senate and House
OF Delegates of % members elected by the people.
All legislation required of the appointed Council
legislature overrod his
p4orI Dyhin Nfod tho