Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26


Pertinent Criticism
which heard regarding the
Kefauver bill follows:
qualifications holding once member of the
requirement District residence equivalent for
civilian members of the Board of District Commissioners
the and for the
Council too high
90 That the appointed members of the Council
the interests Of the United States for the reason
that overriding authority OF the sufficient
that the of the United States and the Nation
will be amply guarded
transferring its functions executive department under the
District Manager contrary to the best recognized library experience
81 qualifications holding
residence the District of
local community in directing the operations Of the public school
Serious
voting" system.
Amendments Suggested.
All Of these criticisms could be suitable
provide the requirement
that candidate for membership the Council
nomination shall have been actual resident OF the District of
during that period claimed residence nowhere else Such an amend
OF the section The thus suggested follows existing Law
90 membership Council not supposed to
fu-tme JOB has been suggested that the compensation for
that of the chairman to IS instead and that the chair
annum This would be saving Of s2s 500 per year
90 The theory Of two appointed Federal members the
and out of place legislation proporn establish
limited community Constitution
the Nation The elimination Of the salaries of such
by the bill or at the proposed reduced rate Such economies
"a Carrying the fourth necessary
amend section sol 0 by striking out the Department of Libraries
sos to strike out the Department of Libraries
LIBRARY TRUSTEES REMEMBERING the section as 1901 The
section numbered 900 ST Of
director of the Department of Libraries
also striking out the proposed adjustment
ing that the functions of the Board of Library and of
as provided under existing
Trustees should provide that such shall
before their nomination and have during that period claimed
chairman the Council and be confirmed
81 The qualifications for members of
would be amended
for the ar
60 To rid the pending bill of the so-caed dual votins"
voting rights in other Jurisdictions
qualified to vote in the District person must be an actual
resident OF said District without voting rights
eliminated person who otherwise qualified shall not be
disqualified by being entitled to vote in another jurisdiction
Probable Effect Of Amendments
Suggested changes here outlined appear
objections raised by those approve principle Of
these changes would in effect bill
Many fear the inclusion the having voting
the States Our local electors would distinct
a those bona fde residents of the
right President Senators
and this latter proup would really
be NE ones who would hold the influence
residents who lack the important political status
reasonably protection fair and stable local
Columbia found the
District of elected Senator'S Representatives
electors President Vice President Of
United States Of America rests upon this and
foundation.
powers the
governed"
One Objective of Citizens Joint Committee Achieved
The decision handed by the Supreme cou last
though by confusion Of opinions and reasoning
people Columbia without Of challenge
fundamental right sought The Citizens Joint
National for the District Of Columbia
of which editor Of Star chair
detectives the admission
aliens Of the residents
District constituting the Government OF the United
States for the being the OF the
United States under the provisions Of Article III section Of the
Constitution.
every introduced the
President and Vice President provision included
Representative Haton member
Judiciary
held
Of District and be sued the various Federal
could handled successfully
reported Of the House Judiciary Com
Summers and became Law In
April 1910 The contutionay Of this Law was challenged sevea
jurisdictions and others declaring II
reached the Supreme Court OF the United
reasoning by members OF the
sustained and permanently removed from the asnda
Citizens Joint Committee National for the
District Of Columbia