Evening star., 1951-01-14


The community sentiment appears sustain DR. Corning over
M A and to favor his at the a Of ,n his
children in the schools the opinion that would Be
public spirited and patriotic action the medding member Of
the board would tender his resignation.
The New Unwonted District Delegate Bill
Periodically 1916 bills been introduced Congress
in the House The latest of such proposals
bill introduced last week by James
granting voees unrresented Amer
No argument support this which
applied with far greater force the granting to these
people of the representative participation in the
country citizens Of the several States These
single allegiance Their allegiance to the
State of the Union The Congress not only their national
legislature but their local legislature as we'll
All attempts in the past to enact such District voeess delegate
Of the snd the
opposition such legislation has based its ut and
would assume demand
for voting representation House Senate and the electors
of President and Vice President
When the District a Delegate, 1s71-1s75.
Under the so,eaed territorial form Of which was
sion form of 1874 District citizens granted
senates who would in House. participate
bate committees and receive the members
The Districts Delegate during that brief period was Gen.
and one of President Grants closest friends His unavamg
for the public schools notable though brought forth all the
had been guilty showing He asking the CONGRESS to
aid which G wv was given to the States and territories
Gen chpman applied himself earnestly to the task of
to for his constituents his footing
@ as s M m @ 1 n m s
which were ELOQUENT logical pleas for the community which he
When this the only Delegate in Congress which District of
Columbia had ended his March 1875 with the passing
the AID Congress- the of that carried notice his
official retirement or words of commentator On the other hand
legislation appropra-
tons for the District of Columbia.
No Particpation in Legislation.
In discussing the question OF Voteess delegate DISTRICT
before the Senate Committee the District of Columbia in 1922
Theodore chairman the Citizens Joint Committee
National Representation for the District of Columbia said
Without participation the voting there
a e in The D Sna xo M at a
before the legislative body differentiated by law from unofficial
facilities for presenting behalf the petitioners
n0 5 Soeoa e fe s sa % a
House Senate BOTH obviously endow them with the
them out from the They are y and outside
the application of the whether House Delegates
THE idea that permits representation
the House which forbidden the Senate out of the
fact that concerning the territory has given to their
iton stage between the territorial and the State status
particular should be put the territorial basis other pa
s Especially should be Of the pending
majority Of CONGRESS wills it. genuine voting representation in both
Mr. Noyes held to the idea that providing the District
voteess deeate would be timely and appopriate only after
men felt that delegate helpful in the
State Legislatures.
Board Of Trades Consistent Opposition
When the Paddock voee delegate pending Board
of Directors of the Washington Board of 1s4
approved the brief form Of to the
Constitution which would provide Congress
and the electoral college elected by the
Columbia The directors also reamed
1921 opposing the Pondexer voteless delegate
they declared that the mandate adoption
ona amendment included authority legisla
tive proposition which defeats threatens defeat real
representation.
held further the conviction that grant to the
District of voteess territorial delegate
stutiona amendment would indefinitely postpone and tend to
defeat the securing of national representation"
are to work earnestly
in the 82d Congress for the by the the