Evening star., 1951-10-21


The Senator r Pasoe would all the people of the United
5 f es be in position ns make free gifts r be m
Senator that the supply of going be exhausted after
District city District Of Columbia may make
if wants to now but refuse to take money out
similarly taken out of the for other cities throughout the
United States that need hospitals and that probably need them
than does the District of Columbia"
The distinguished Senator from Texas who is prominent
alarming lack of accurate information regarding community
% e m @ q 10 ns b this ~hrn m he m has
supposedly been safeguarding the Legislature the interests of his
Columbia ''~'~'~N' '''''0'''' ''''o' 0''' V
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue disclose
Interesting regarding District Colunbas
collections the
COLLECTIONS which pass through the Baltimore Mdo office
aggregated for the of comparison with States and
furnished for the District of Columbia since the ending OF the fiscal
year 1948
probably notice of
the Senator from Texas There follows matter a quoted i from the
that the people of the District OF Columbia contribute
substantially Federal
n relation national taxes the sole function OF the District
They have nothing to like other taxpayers
the amount and kind OF taxes they shall pay and how
the fiscal ending June 80 1913 without
whatever the taxing body the District OF Columbia
paid national nternal for national purposes
the Social Security
are trust fund for the purposes Of these acts and are not paid
The District of Columbia with Representative in Congre
contributed national to be expended by Congress for
ona purposes in war and peace more than 20 states Gonnute
in 1s4a including Tennessee with II votes in Congress-
Carolina west virginia s. Colorado Nebraska s. oregon
se
a. Delaware, 3; Nevada. 3; Vermont 3 and WYOMING g.
sentave contributed in national to the fund from which
the salaries Of Senators and "a are paid @
South Dakota North Dakota New Mexico Vermont and
paid national 3147s775o and
sent to the National legislature men to vote for them
they should and how the tax
should The District of Columbia contributed
national taxes 1868 and permitted to SEND no repre-
how the tax should be raised and spent =.
"a agran of taxation without representation
impossible to conceive" -,
Constitution legslating unepresented nvol
untary This should not be re-
lightly nure the community over
which exclusive legislative control is exercised
Arousing Legislatures TO Aid National Representation
attempt enroll Legislatures appeals to
snder which district of
representation in the Senate and House Of
reached Washington that the lower house OF the
memoaize Congress favorably proposed amend
men to the for this % The ys00n in aues
unfavoraDe action the resolution to have been
that adopting the resolution would be inconsistent He quoted
that I'VE don't want Washington tell us what to do Here
attitude of Indiana House ovooks entirely the fact
Of the United States Article of the Constitution provides the
method of amending that document and shows that the
amendments effective be that the Indiana
xad e nn se and h and
fellow Americans of the District Of Columbia
national representation for the District Of
Of
California Legislature 1885 That resolution
memorial adopted by the two houses and signed on April 1872
California the distinction Of being the first
definite action Of the resolution bearing
Frank Jordan secretary the State Of Cali
fornia
obtain similar
of the California action is here
ported in full:
Whereas District Columbia with lfmiion people
the only community the United States which Is denied repre-
the National Government;
Whereas residing in the District OF
determining through vote for President
policies of the Nation
in which they live, either in in peace:
Whereas of Columbia must what
without determine the nature OF
the for which the is spent
fundamental principle of our Republic hat
from the consent OF the gov
therefore,
Assembly Senate of California, Jointly
the United States hereby
respectfully machinery for correcting TINS
residents OF the Dstrct OF
make possible for residents
President Vice President and
Representatives of Congress- and be it further
Resolved the State OF California heeoy
transmit of this resolution TO the PRESIDENT
Vice President Speaker of the House
and member OF the House
Congress the United States
and that from California hereby
respectfully urged to support such legislation
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