Excerpt from Hallet Kilbourn on Congress and the District of Columbia
Often, when the annual appropriation bill of the District of Columbia is taken up for consideration in the House of Representatives, some member arises and antagonizes its passage, asserting that it is both unconstitutional and unwise to appropriate the money of the United States to pay one-half or any consider¬able portion of the expenses of the government of the District.
They contend that the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to "exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such District," carries with it authority to impose a direct tax upon the citizens and property located within its limits to an extent necessary for the government of such District.
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