Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11


the exercise OF its to the extent quality of
and electors of President Under such
by or two Senators or even by spokesman Without
voting privilege But the great advantage that
to higher degree o. representation
The pending amendment a provide
the same exby with the idea of granting to the Congress
in its Judgment to determine the extent of the
who are directly under the exclusive legislative control
@ dsa o IN ne M for the
detail which should be left subsequent Many are firmly
absolute requirement Constitution provides that
Senate shah be two State And
be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate"
Senate District Committee in the hear
ing of 1922 Quoting the following his
discussion may help overcome the objections.
Views Of 7. w. Noyes at Senate Hearing
Said Mr. Noyes: 1T magnify unduly
Constitution caused by the proposition Of State
The real shock SO much less than that imagined that possible
to without any amendment
of the Constitution at
1.-THE Constitution explicitly prohibit
State with genuine voting representation which
of the attributes of sovereign State 1t declared that
all the American communities States
must be precisely the footing be shaped denticay
the same mold Perfect equality Of the States is doubtless assumed
State shall without its be deprived its equal suffrage
in the Senate
Does not this provision imply that with
be Of its equal frs the for thai
sent unequal representation the Senate for example
attribute
the Senate not also with its lack other a
butes of sovereign State and still exist State under the
situtional provisions in regard
which they exercised Of creating this Capital
controlled District Twtirds CONGRESS and
exercise to give to the people OF this unique District equally
woodward Discussion and Remedy in 1901.
SOME se o the of srsory foa
ba by Augustus Breyoor Woodward in sol-2s In his Paper
regard its Terory of columba) connection with the Federal
Government two INQUIRIES present themselves whether
and in one s only in WI ves
20 nas s M sa the ana
order of questions will be
at State and what df from IA Sa
association OF men, for civil purposes under peculiar ana singular
authority t uou s,sou. T., ,,. nor,,,,r
that whereas the Federal Government entitled by the Constitution
State only the sta pa
session of its sovereignty others the Territory OF Columbia
sovereignty of the United States and itself of the
attributes of State sovereignty.
be the people of the United States such they
people participation
administration of their general Government
original principle repubcan
Territory ought to be- in
the legislature the United States and to have voice in the cleo
the House Representatives only the Senate also?
The Senate ate Of the United States part Of the ss
whom that to operate should possibly be
their transactions Would
the Territory footing with and
two Senators; ought a distinction be made?
Solution Suggested.
GAS distinction exists in fact between the Territory State
appears this distinction giving
ton the Senate AS it cannot distinction made be
equality State possess be
at all with less than would advisable
to allow it vote and to assign it one Senator
"The Territory then stand in the situation Of
State and when considered that its population be
day the smaller States for instance Delaware
would nequitabe give it half the weight Of
censusDsrict Columbia population exceeds
the combined population of three
States)
with to its representation in the other house. there
opinion ought be entitled
ton in proportion to its population"
This early 10th century opinion of Judge Woodward states the
voteess people Of the National
a coney completely These people richly deserve voting