Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-25

Some legislators would these people limited ed, patton
In e 4oa e a OF the
these people without representation
purgng The
the face of Uncle Sam would be through grant Of national
representation which would involve the election Senators and
Representatives and presidential electors from the District
Home Rule Bill Criticisms and Changes Are Due Now
hearings the Kefauver
District of Columbia nome-rue bill s56 on Tuesday morning
was passed by the Senate House
5 g o M s 5 ts
principle but did not they had read it,
sounded in the expressed by the
Boala Of Commissioners Columbia presented by
oee e for e I pointed e out
considered defects in the proposed legislation
private conversation admit that there
Of the bill which they do not How
they insist that after the enactment Of the bill corrections
alive regard this a very uncertain method.
@ 0e ta OF then
House judiciary Committee the of explaining his
sentation, 1945 among other things said:
Thus far the
Congress and the President part of the local
d 40 ht th ticinats in te se1sction If these
such participation their part would not conflict with
would not it difficult to under
stand.
Looking to national these people
It is believed that the pending provide
through the acquisition by the people political
American citizens through national representation
chief criticisms which have been heard regarding the
Kefauver bill follows
qualifications holding member of the
council lack OF 70 that no"
required by for civilian members the Board OF District Com
missoners.
compensation and account for the
council too high s4 80
the interests Of the United States are for the that
the Nation viii
the proposal to abolish the Board Of Library Trustees
transferring its functions to executive department under the
practice.
s. That the qualifications for holding Office the
Board Of require persons
residence the District to be of the
local community in directing the operations Of the public school
system.
Serious criticism is raised against the qualifications Of
qualify would
total in their States but also in the local
in the District of Columbia.
The above criticisms could be overcome mostly by suitable
KeauVer requirement
that candidate for membership on the council the time q
for three next before such nomination and have
amendment needed substitute for clause 90 the section
The thus suggested follows existing to the two
las membership the District
h as e the the @ an
that OF the chairman to S. 600 instead and that the chair
annum This would be saving of s235oo Chased
appointed members the
ct council to safeguard the interests Of the United States
lsn limited form of home community which by
the Constitution completely
the Congress representing the Nation Elimination
OF che appointed members would
$4,000 at carried
reduced
To criticism would be necessary to
amend Section 90 Ca by striking the Department Libraries
from the list of executive named therein and Section
SO9 strike Department Libraries"
entire Section 800 with further amendments Title
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REMEMBERING the section
the section now numbered soe 81 of the BILL would be
further amended by striking out the provision transferring to the
proposed director Of the Department
OF the board also striking out the proposed adjustment
OF the librarian place of language should
trustees and the librarian hereby
powers and duties as provided under existing law"
further amendment subsection providing for
qualifications appointment members of the Board Of
Library provide that such shall
the District of Columbia for not less than
nomination and have during that
period claimed residence nowhere else The trustees shall be
Of the council and be confirmed by major
tty vote of that body
qualifications members of the Board of Education
amended require five residence in the Dis
Columbia Immediately nomination
(2equired under existing law
pending bill the so-caed dual voting" provi-
which qualify electors persons possessing voting
Sector 1906 should be amended read follows:
ITO be qualified to vote the District, must be
actual resident said District without voting rights another
jurisdiction Strike out the last sentence Of section 1906 from
lines page the bill reading follows: "A
who otherwise qualified shall disqualified by being
entitled to another jurisdiction"
Other fair criticisms in The Star editorial of February o.
stable local
eminent District possession
people their elected Senator'S Representatives
President President The American Gov
eminent rests this welesed and foundation
governed"