Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-29
D. {. Delegate
ForHouseAsked
In Senate Bill
Cases Measure
Would Withhold
Voting Privileges
By HoroId 3. Rogers

oy HoToio b. Rogers
Chairman Case Of the Senate
District Committee today intro
duced a bill to give the District
an elected, non-voting delegate
in the House.
The South Dakota legislator
was joined by Senator Nicely,
Democrat. of West Virginia, for
mer chairman of the District
committee.
The bill, Senator Case ex-
planned, sets up election ma
chinery. 1t consists of a three
man board appointed by the
President for three-vear terms
to maintain registry and con-
duct elections.
In addition. the bill prescribes
voters qualifications, the method
of nomination and other de-
tails. The city would be divided
into precincts.
The delegate bill, Chairman
Case explained, is the second
of series of measures he plans
to introduce to carry out his
seven-point legislative program
for Washington. His first meas
ure, introduced January 81,
would increase the number of
District Commissioners from
three to five. .
More Commissioners Sought.
Also today, a bill increasing
the number of Commissioners
from three to five was intro
duced in the House by Repre-
sentative Simpson, Republican.
Of Illinois. chairman of the
House District Committee. The
measure is similar to one intro
duced in the Senate several days
ago by Senator Case.
The proviso for a non-voting
delegate, in his bill today, Sem
ator Case explained. was passed
by the Senate last year as a
part of the so-called Case home
rule bill. The delegate bill is
similar to one already introduced
in the House by Representative
Auchincloss, Republican, of New
Jersey, who also sponsored it
last year.
The delegate from the Dis
trict would be given the right to
sit on committees, enter into
debate, sponsor bills and particle
pate in the same way that dele
gates from Alaska and Hawaii
debut without the right to
vote. H..
Cite Taxes Paid Here.
Pointing out the voteless plight
of the District. Senator Case in
formed the Senate that the $780,
900 residents of the District pay
more Federal income tax than
the people of each of IS states,
outnumber the people of Is
states, buy more than the people
of Is states and served in greater
numbers in World War II than
the people of IA states.
yet they have not a voice in
Congress" the Senator con-
tinued. They cannot vote for
President. And only since 1910
have they had equal access with
other Americans to the Federal
courts.
mot only are they taxed with
out representation and governed
without their consent NATIONAL
ly," he continued, they must
obey the laws and pay nine
tenths of the cost of local gov
eminent and school system in
which they also have no voice
whatever"
Hopes for Full Rights.
Senator Case expressed the
hope that the District will have
full local and national voting
rlgnCS as soon as possible, re-
serving the proper protection Of
the Federal interest in the Ma
tons Capital city.
He said. however. that he be-
lieved that non-voting dele
gate bill should have better OPP
portunity for early action by
Congress as a first step toward
suffrage than national represent
tation. which would require q
constitutional amendment.
He predicted that his bill
would create machinery and in
stitutions that could grow and
mature with increasing expert
ence and understanding in all
quarters"