CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY. EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON House Joint Resolution 529 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF APRIL 6 AND 7, 1960 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary SERIAL NO. 18 54876 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1960 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman FRANCIS E. WALTER, Pennsylvania PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey E. L. FORRESTER, Georgia WILLIAM M. TUCK, Virginia ROBERT T. ASHMORE, South Carolina LESTER HOLTZMAN, New York J. CARLTON LOSER, Tennessee ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin WILLIAM M. McCULLOCH, Ohio Multer, Hon. Abraham J., a Representative in Congress from the Text of H. J. Res. 529- Testimony of- CONTENTS Bigio, Mrs. Samuel, 7636 17th Street, NW., Washington, D.C..... Bress, David, Esq., attorney at law, Washington, D.C. Broyhill, Hon. Joel T., a Representative in Congress from the State Case, Hon. Francis, U.S. Senator from the State of South Dakota Chamberlain, Culver, Democratic Central Committee for the District Dalton, John M., Esq., president, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Davis, F. Elwood, Esq., chairman, Citizens Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia Donohue, Hon. F. Joseph, former Commissioner of the District of Hechler, Hon. Ken, a Representative in Congress from the State of Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., U.S. Senator from the State of Minne- Keating, Hon. Kenneth B., U.S. Senator from the State of New York. Koockogey, Gover M., vice president, Kalorama Citizens Association_ McLaughlin, Hon. Robert E., President, Board of Commissioners of 112 127 Brown, Philip, Washington, Washington Home Rule Committee. Bush, Mrs. John W., chairman, District of Columbia Federation of Gichner, Mrs. Henry, vice chairman, District of Columbia Committee Gilliland, John B., District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Lindsay, Hon. John V., a Representative in Congress from the State Louchheim, Mrs. Katie, Democratic National Committeewomen Lusk, Hon. Rufus, president, Washington Taxpayers Association_ Meltzer, Sadye F., secretary, Lamond-Riggs Citizens' Association__. Morris, E. K., Esq., president, Metropolitan Washington Board of Norwood, William K., president, Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions of the District of Columbia O'Donnell, James F., Esq., counsel, District of Columbia Federation Paul, Mrs. Joseph B., president, 20th Century Club.. Prahinski, Theodore, vice president for District affairs, Young Demo- 145 140 146 Wilcox, Mr., secretary, Association of Oldest Inhabitants... Letters, telegrams of— Stone, J. Norman, president, Uptown Morse for President Club_ Wiley, Mrs. Harvey W., 2d vice president, Women's City Club of Albaugh, Bill, acting secretary, District of Columbia Statehood Barnes, Roberta S., president, Department of Elementary School Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO. Borchardt, Herbert, commander, District of Columbia Department, Cobb, Charles W., Jr., 6347 North Washington Boulevard, Arlington, 162 62 Darrin, David, 140 Constitution Avenue, NE., Washington, D.C. 163 159 Hodgkins, George W., 1832 Biltmore Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 162, 171 McCane, Mrs. Margaret P., chairman, Christian Social Action Com- mittee, People's Congregational Church, Washington, D.C... McNeill, Bertha, president, Women's International League for Peace Palisades Citizens' Association.. 58 Mrs. Robert J. Phillips, president, League of Women Voters of the 60 Sheble, Walter Franklin, Esq., chairman, Junior Bar Section, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.. Shoemaker, J. F., 156 Uhland Terrace NE., Washington, D.C. Simonds, Arthur, Jr., executive secretary, Montgomery County Edu- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION AND VOTE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1960 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE No. 5 Washington, D.C. The subcommittee was called to order at 10 a.m., in room 346, House Office Building, the Hon. Emanuel Celler (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Emanuel Celler, Peter W. Rodino, Jr., Byron G. Rogers, Lester Holtzman, Harold D. Donohue, Herman Toll, William M. McCulloch, William E. Miller, and George Meader. Also present: Cyril F. Brickfield, counsel, William H. Crabtree, associate counsel, and Richard Peet, counsel. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. Senator Keating, is your statement going to be long? I promised Congressman Multer, who has to go to a committee meeting, that he might speak briefly. Will that be agreeable to you? Senator KEATING. Yes, Mr. Chairman. We convene at 10 this morning. I am awaiting a call. If we have a quorum call or something right at the start, I would have to leave. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Multer, will you yield to Senator Keating? Mr. MULTER. Of course. Senator KEATING. I think I am safe, Mr. Chairman. I will be about 10 minutes. The CHAIRMAN. However, the Chair wishes to read a statement first. In sponsoring this legislation, which I introduced last year-September 11, 1959-I am hopeful that a constitutional amendment will be adopted in the very near future, giving the people of the District of Columbia the right to vote in Federal elections, as well as an enfranchised voice in the affairs of our National Legislature. It seems incongruous that citizens as far away as Hawaii and Alaska have the right to vote, while the residents of the seat of the government do not, especially when it is remembered that the men and women of the District of Columbia have all the obligations of citizenship, including the payment of Federal taxes, of local taxes, and service in our Armed Forces. The District of Columbia, with more than 850,000 residents, has a greater number of persons than 15 of our States and a greater number of its sons and daughters served in our Armed Forces in World War II than served from a third of our States. The District's population, in fact, exceeds the combined population of Alaska, Nevada, and Wyoming, three States which are represented by nine men in Congress, while the District of Columbia remains 1 |