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Vigorous protest was made in the House yesterday by three members of high standing that the Cramton amendment entirely changing the fis- cal, relations between the referal and District government whith have been in effect for more than fAfty years, or any other . fundamental change regarding the treatment of the National Capital ought not to be made without careful considera- tion and thorough' independent leg- islation instead of by an amendmetit to the appropriation bill. The Cramton amendment was placed in the appropriation bill by a vote of 28 to 5 during consideration of the measure In committee of the ‘whale. Representative George Holden Tinkham of Massachusetts, who has served for four years on the Dis- trict legislative committee and six years on the cubcommittee which drafts the District appropriation bill; Representative Carl R Chindbloom, Republican, Illinols, 2 member of the ways and means committee, and Representative R. Walton Moore, Democrat, Virginia, a member of the joint committee which is considering the reorganization of the adminis- trative branch of the government, all urge that a special investigation should be made before the fiscal re- lations were disturbed in any way. Representative John C. Schafer, Re- publican, Wisconsin, advocated a con- stitutional amendment, if necessary, granting the people of the District & right to protect their own interests In legislation and especially in re- gard to the tax rate and how the money raised by taxation should be spent. As long as the people of the District are subject to taxation with- out representation he advocated that the federal government should bear the entire expenses of the National Capital. Charges Contract Breach. Representative Tinkham argued at length against the Cramton amend- mont as a violation of a moral con- tract and said: “When I said ‘contract’ I meant that what is now law, was an asser- tion on the part of the United States as to what it proposed to do for five years with regard to its fiscal rela- tions with this District. It calls for accumulations of momey on the part of the District which have been to date accumulated, and if the District or its representatives would not agree to a change in the contract—I call it @ contract; you may call it a policy —1I should deem it improper for the Congress to repudiate it. “In my opinion, you are violating a moral contract upen which the Dis- trict of Columbia had a right to rely and under which they have accumu- lated a surplus, or have performed their part, which contract two years after its adoption you propose to re- pudiate. The agreement, or policy, if you wish to call it so, was to hold Eood until 1927 and must if honorable conduct and high standards are to be maintained by Congress. Argues Policy Should Stand. “It was a solemn arrangement, that was to continue in effect for five years in_ accordance with its very terms. Particularly should it stand when there has been no hearing be- fore a legislative committee, when there has been no hearing before a commission, when the proposition is simply offered from this floor with only fifty members present, a com- plete change in an asserted policy for & term of years. “Why did not the honorable gentle- man from Minnesota (Chairman Da- vis of the subcommittee in charge of the District bill) two vears ago pro- pose this policy which should have been adopted then—this policy that he now proposes in the bill? Sees Conf! Resalting. “Is there not enough confusion al- ready existing In the fiscal relations between the District of Columbia and Congress_because of the many new policies that have been adopted with- out end? Fix a policy such as was fixed in 1922 and stand by it. the only sound course of procedure. Change it if necessary, but in a regu- lar way and upon the date upon which the policy is to terminate by its_terms. . “I ask the honorable representative from Michigan (Representative Cram- ton) why he comes here two years after he has made that arrangement, Wwhich has been satisfactory and ac- ceptable to the District of Columbia, and proposes a new arrangement Which, if it is right, should have been oposed two years ago?’ P Nepresentative McKenzie of Il- linols, acting chairman of the mili- tary affairs committee, asked Repre- sentative Tinkham: “In view of the fact that your anclent ancestors came over on the Mayflower and your more recent ardeostors stood at Conocord and Lexington fighting for a prin- ciple, is not your principal animus against this legislation due to the fact that you believe it Is taxation without representation?” Ropresentative Tinkham replied: “I think there is an important ele- ment of that principle in it—that s, that we are disposing of matters vitally affocting the taxpayers of this District, who are not represented here, in a most cavalier and casual way, and that having implied for five years that the relations were to be upor a certain fixed basis and then lightly to repudiate that basis, the fact that they are not represent- ed here has a bearing and an im- portant one upon my opposition to the treatment of the question that is now under discussion.” Sees Obligatien Definite. In an ment with Chatrman Snell of the rules committee, Repre- sentative Tinkham sai ¢ this Con- gress enacts into law a statute which purports to fix for five years the finan- cial relations between the United States government and any person or organization or federal district, and for a period of two years that ar- rangement is carried out by the na- tional government and carried out by the other party, it seems to me there is an obligation, in reasonable honor, as a business matter, for them to carry it through, unless something has arisen which should change the status of the arrangement.” Cites Cltizens’ Petition. Representative Tinkham read to the House the petition from the citizens’ joint committee on fiscal relations between the United States and the District of Columbia for preservation of the just principle of definite pro- portionate contributions by the na- tion and the people of Washington In the Capital upbuilding, as a reply to Congress from the leading business and civic organizations in the Dis- trict regarding how the District is harmed by the proposed change. Représentative odre ~ of Virginia introduced a resolution providing for a joint committee from the House and Senate to investigate and report to Congress regarding what change might seem “fair and eqyitable” re- garding the fiscal relations. In this connection he read to the House a letter from Cuno H. Rudolph, presi- dent of the board of Commissioners of the District, whom Representative Crampton had sald favored the lump sum appropriation, in which it was stated that the Commissioners “most strongly feel that no change should be made in the existing fiscal rela- tions between the United States and the District, except as the result of careful investigation and consider- ation by Congress of the equities in- Yo e Commissioners belleve that Congress, through the appointment of a committeo of senators and repre- sentatives, should conduct such an in- vestigation, as otherwise it would be oxtremely difficult to ascertain the cquitable proportions of Appropria~ tions that should be borne. by the Tnited States and the District of Co- lumbla. The proposal to substitute the lump-sum contribution should wait upon the results of this investi- gation.” Representative Moore based his res- olution on these recommendations of the District Commissioners. His resolution provides ‘that the joint committee should be composed of three senators, to be appointed by the president of the Senate, and three representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. This joint committee would be authorized and directed to Inquire into the present fiscal relations between the United States and the District of Columbia with & view of ascertaining and report- ing to Congress the present percentage proportion basis of appropriating for the expenses of the government of the District should continue. Might Report New Plaa. If it was so decided, the committee would report what percentage of ap- propriations should be paid by the United States and the District, spectively, or whether the United States should contribute a fixed or lump sum amount annually as its share of appropriations for the Dis- trict in lieu of the -existing or any other percentage -proportion. basis, and, if so, what would be a fair and suitable amount to be contributed. Under the Moore resolution the joint committee would be further au- thorized and directed to inquire into the relations of the government of the District with departments and branches of the government of the United States, with a view to ascer- taining and reporting whether there should be vested in municipal officers certain duties and responsibilities in connection with estimates, appropria- tions and expenditures of the District of Columbia now vested in the tederal officers. Munieipal Changes Possible. The joint committes would be fur- ther authorized and directed to make a survey of the administrative serv- ices of the government of the District of Columbia and report what changes, it any, might be desirable or expe- dient in the present municipal organi- zation. The resolution provides that the officers and employes of all adminis- trative services of the government of the District shall furnish to the joint committee such information regard ing powers, duties, activities, organi- zation and methods of business as the committee may require. It also provides that the committee or any of its employes when duly a: thorized by the committee shall have access to and the right to examine any books, documents, papers or Yec- ords of any administrative service for the purpose of securing the informa- tion needed by the committee in the prosecution of its works. The Moore resolution would require a report of the committee's findings AN EXCEPTIONAL Now Is the Time to Plan ROSEBUSHES e Columbia, Premier, American Legion, Mme. Butterfly, Ophekia, Yellow Ophelia and Many Others These Bushes Are Pruned Ready for Planting and Will Give Abundance of' Bloom This Summer On Sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday of This Week Only Price 69c Each; $8.00 per Dozen White & Co., Inc. 14th and H Sts. N.W. : - re- | f on or befor first Monday in Jan: -uary, 1925. ive Chindbloom insisted ought to maintain the Dresent law for the five-year period reed upon in 1922, under which the istrict was to butld up a fund which would put it on a cash-paying basis. He gald be thought this was as fair an arrangement s can possibly be ade ®1 the present time until the Der committee of Congress, or some wpecial committee, has had an op- portunity to investigate subjeet of relations between the Di: trict and federal government, and is in & positioh to recommend to Congress some permanent policy. | Weuld Benefit Capital.’ “That would be statesmanlike; that would be businesslike;- that would be for the benefit of both the federal government and the District of Co- lumbia, the Federal city,” Representa- tive Chindbioom sald. In presenting his argument Repre- sentative Chindbloom spoke as fol- lows: “I want to say to the committee I think this House ought to leg- islate mere intelligently and more permanently upon this subject. Every year since I have been here this question of the apportionment of the appropriations for the istrict be- tween the federal government and the District of Columbia has come up during the consideration of the ap- propriation bill, and every year the question of the tax rate in the Dis- trict of Columbla has been discussed In connection with the appropriation bill. - Those subjects do not belons here. In my opinion, the proper com- mittee should frame and report to the House a permanent law or 2 proposal for a permanent law to establish the fiscal relations between the feedral government and the District of Co- lumbia. Denounces Tinkering. “At this particular time I want to voice my protest against any further tinkering with this matter. I do not take the position that seems to have been taken by some gentlemen, name- ly, that we made a contract with the District of Columbla {n 1922, but I do sdy that we adopted a provision in the District bill for 1922 which was in- tended to be in force for five years. The debate upon that bill will show it and the language of the bill itself shows the intent that that arrange- ment should continue for five vears. The arrangement began as follows ‘That annually from and after July 1, 1822." ‘Annually’; not for the years 1923, 1924 or 1925, but annually each vear, 60 per cent of the expense should be paid by the District of Co- lumbia and 40 per cent out of appro- priations by the federal government. Then the act went on to say that the taxes collected in the District of Co- lumbia should be levied upon tho full value of all property for a period of ve years, naming the vears 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1327, in order that the District of Columbia might, during those five years, -place itself upon a cash-paying basis, and so it might catch up with the deficiency which it was having annually. “We did this in 1 some time; let us legislation some the District a chance for the five-year period we fixed. But every year, in connection ~with the appropriation bill. we bring in this legislation, be- cause whatever may have been the technical ruling—and I have no doubt the technical ruling was correct upon the point of order—the fact is that this s legislation, and every year when we go to make up the appro- priations for the District we try to es- relations between But I say: Let us maintaln the pres- nt law for: the agreed upon in 19 Thinks Arrangement Fair. “I think it is as falr an arrange ment as we can possibly make at thy present time. And then let the prop- er committee, the District of Calum- bia committee, or some special com. mittee, if you please, take up this whole matter of the relations between zrrlofl which permanent policy with reference to taxation in the District and the contribution of the federal govern- ment toward the expenses of the Dis- trict. That would be statesmanlike; that would be businesslike, and that would be for the benefit both of the federal government and of the Dis- rict.” In presenting his plea that the people of the District of Columbia should not be subject to taxation without representation, advocating a constitutional amendment, and that until such time the federal govern- meut should bear the entire expense of the National Capital, Representa- tive Schafer spoke in reply to a sug- gestion by Representative Hastings of Oklahoma that the tax rate in the District should be based on the average pald by comparable cities. He sald: Faveors Committee Probe. “Those citizens of the cities upon which the average tax rate would be fixed have taxation with representa- don. They have a voice in_th municipal government, have a right to determine what rates they shall pay, and, furthermore, they have a right to determine for what purposes the money raised by taxes should be expended. We, as members of Con- gress, sit here and legislate and spend the people’s money in the District of Columbia and they have no voice in the District government or the ex- penditure of money raised by taxa- tion. Should we then say to those people of the District they shall pay the same tax rate as other cities, and we, the Congress, should spend the money and run the District govern- ment. “The people in other municipalities do have a voice in their municipal governments. 1 belleve we should have an investigating committee to investigate the possibilities of bring- ing before this House of Representa- tives legislation which will give the people of the District of Columbla the same rights as the cltizens of other municipalities have under the Constitution, the right of suffrage and Ki-MoiDs AFTER MEALS SURPRISING RELIEF FOR INDIGESTION AT ANY DRUG STORF The Connecticut Inn 1124 Connecticut Ave. Bet. 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RENT PAYING.A SILLY WASTE OF GOOD HARD-EARNED MONEY. Prices, $8,100 to $9,500 Why Pay More o—Drive across the Q Street Bridge, tarn ‘north one and drive due west to 36th Street {right next School). Or_take P Street ‘car to. 35th Street R _Street, or Wisconsin Avenue car to R Street est to' 36th- Street. MAY 2, 1924, oice in the gov. the District. ntative Blanton re- e _reason.the peo- trict haven't the vote the Constitution so pro- 5, Representative Schafer said, If that |4 so then let us amend the Constitution. We have had various other amendments to the Constitu- tion. Let us give them the right to vote.” In reply to questions by Representa- tive Hastin; he said, “I should say any rate, whether 20 cents or $1.20, is too kigh If they have not the right to vote and have a voice in the gov- ernment. I should say they ought not to be taxed without representa- tion."” ——— NEW BOOKS ON PLANTS. Public Library to Distribute List of ‘Wild Flower Society. The Wild Flower Preservation So- clety of Washington has compiled a list of books recommended for plant study and has placed a supply of these lists for free distribution at the Pub- lic Library. The books are those which will be most useful in enhancing intelligent pleasure in the plant life to be seen by ramblers in and around Washing- ton, or to be observed elsewhere dur- ing summer vacations. The list s printed in the form of a bookmark and the library call num- bers of the books are given so as to make the use of the list as convenient possible. ~ ALUMNI GIVE $1,000. Fund for University of Missouri Stadium Is Helped. Washington Alumni of the Univer- sity of Missouri, at their annual din- ner last night in the University Club, subscribed $1,000 to the campaign- for a memorial union and stadium on the campus’of the university at Columbia. Phe’ dinner marked the opening of the campaign here for funds. Dr. J. C. Jones, president emeritus of the university; Dr. Stratton D. Brooks, the new president of the university, and John M. Evans were among the speakers. Dr. Joncs announced that more than $450,000 of the $800,000 re- quired had been contributed. ‘The incumbent officers of the local alumnl assoclation were re-elected. They are: Walt Mandry, president; F. C. Hilder, vice president; Jacobbens Brandenberger, secretary-treasurer; Louise Marbut, corresponding secre- tary; Charles G. Ross, director; Victor max, director, and Sara J. Daven- port, director, el jCOSTA RICA PICKS CHIEF. Ricardo Jimenez Elected President for Four Years. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, ed President of Costa Rica by Con- gress for a four-year term. "Carlos Maria Jimenez, Jorge Volio and Felipe to fully appreciate the Alvarado w eleeted vice presi dents. 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