Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-13
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Territorial Government Not as Planned;
Affirm D. G.. Right to Representation
By lessee. Suffer

eonteng people still larger the right of local
Congress for system of which the
people desired.
great and popular movement favor of territorial
in the winter and spring of 1870 At
to apply Congress
the matter before the Congress
appointed subcommittee of 81 bill
submitted Congress bill drafted and the
fun After Ma mo- NE
government which the people desired
provided municipal
putting
provided for of the
Assembly consisting houses
people Delegate the House OF Representatives
elected by the people was also provided
The legislative Assembly prescribe by law the subordinate
officers how they be chosen their and duties
by that drafted
the pill In snort it provided form OF government ESSENTIALLY
could desire"
immaera amendments spring s7o-n
passed the 1 House the h su mem House
Committee consideration of the until the next
session.
bill passed by the
House with which mp hanged o the
of committee and mold it in the form which the few
opponents desired.
Some of the same candene lobbyists managed to get the o
hurried through the Senate before in thousand Of the people
AS bill such not in five
the had thought of asking for or would have
These designing said member Of tt the Citizens
and Secretary and appointment conferred
upon the President OF their
members superior all appointed by
the moi TO cav ba so o o
Of the District have to make their own
Of without consent of coordinate
further also appointed by the same authority
The feature Of the bill one of the s
not say good
Such the territorial which replaced first by
commission in 1874 and then by the
permanent commission government in 1873
Voteless Delegate Only Pending Genuine Representation
which February 81 1922
national for the
delegate Representatives of the committee
the Senate District Committee the election Of
Representatives included in the homerule bill which
disfranchised people
the poSde are this bill to H
Of the Of Of ns
to allow the District Of
the electoral college and realizing that should such an
several would necessarily elapse before such
States the committee believes
desate Congress from the District Of Columbia Tor
In the national government and that CONGRESS should pov
delegate.
tn. District Of Columbia under our system of
political by all Of the citizens Of the
republic that enn Of h aUes
Columbia Federal district established as the seat OF the National
without disturbing interfering with such
should be allowed
political rights and privileges OF all other
American citizens"
An Equitable $3.50 Basis for Financing the District
One Of the virtues Of the District OF Columbia organic act OF
assumption the Federal Government OF an
the Of financing the National
Capital regarded sharing equitable basis
and District
expanding identifying and maintaining
Federal Government At the time OF its enactment
such arrangement
reduced 1880 basis under
paid
derived from local taxation Penny
number Of able annually
to substitute definite proportionate
finally obtained the
equitable propoonate method OF sharing without
reduced reach low
Instead $3.50 1880 share
Federal Government has dwnded to
low from 10 to IL per cent.
method in the sharing Of cost have
on expansion the Federal Government plant has largely
This been 1urther
holdings
by national organizations exempted from taxation
Another into this problem the
relieve its members and
employees the Federal Government
from local taxation arbitrarily produced by action
Of the which people
Columbia represented The resulting sua-
indicate that the $3.50 division OF costs was
iustihed in i be equally justified In 1880
The organic 1873 provided ITO the extent to
of said estimates Congress shall
thereof and the remaining
estimates shall be levied
United States OF the District OF Columbia
On column carried suggestion that
provision the organic act would
smply materially complicated fiscal relations problem between
CfA tho Nf tho