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Show D. C. Wants Changes in Its Government! A PLAN of government more responsive re-sponsive to the needs of the growing city is particularly needed In Washington, according accord-ing to Senator Capper of Kansas, newly designated chairman of the senate sen-ate District committee. Senator Capper Cap-per enumerates steps which he believes be-lieves would bring about a change for the better, as follows: First. The election of delegates or members of congress to represent the ! District, and to act as Its spokesmen on the floor and In committees. The trouble lies In the cumbersome j way we have of governing the Capital j city. The fault lies with congress, if anywhere." Senator Capper said that personally he was strongly In favor of granting to the District national representation, by which the people of the District would be authorized to elect members of the senate and house and to vote for presidential and vice presidential electors. "While I believe the Constitution should be amended so as to give the Second; The delegation of greater power to the District commissioners over certain legislative matters which are of importance but which congress could well leave to the commissioners. Third. The consideration of District legislation by Joint senate and house District committees or subcommittees, following the plan which was adopted with so much success during the last session of congress with respect to many bills. "Washington Is trailing other municipalities munic-ipalities In its development," Senator Capper said. "I say this In no way to condemn the District commissioners. people of the District these rights," said Senator Capper, "I believe that perhaps we will first have to provide for the election of a delegate or representative rep-resentative In the house, or perhaps more than one. While the states undoubtedly un-doubtedly would agree to the proposed pro-posed constitutional amendnment, I believe be-lieve that the opposition In the senate to giving Washington the right to elect two senators Is too strong to be overcome now. The most Important thing, to begin with, I believe, Is to set up election machinery In the District Dis-trict and prove Its success. This would be a long step forward." |