The native American., 1838-04-07
SENATE OF MARYLAND, MARCH 2Sth, 1888.

SENATE OF MARYLAND, MARCH 2Sth, 1885
MR. LEE, from the select Committee the Retroces.
sion Of Georgetown to Maryland, presented the follow
The select committee 10 whom was referred the me
mortal Of the city Of Georgetown and that portion OF Wash
ngton county which lies without its limits, and west Of
Rock Creek all Of the District Of Columbia have had the
under consideration and beg leave unanimously to
submit the following report thereon The object OF the
memoriasts, necessarily contempates iorits accomplish
ment the action Of the National Legislature as we'll
that Of this State and to each body it will present III
some respects different questions. Your committee have
however, deemed it proper to limit their examination to
those considerations that appear properly TO address them
selves TO the latter bodyThe territory represented IN
the memorial it is known formerly constituted part OF
the county Of Montgomery, IN this State and was coded
to the United States for the accomplishment OF an OBJ
ect Of national importance. In reviewing the history
this cession your committee discover in it valit
objection on the part the State to accept retrocessol
the territory provided that the Congress OF the United
States shall pc willing to suIrendsI .heir peculiar .s
ssOn Of territory population and wealth that be
annexed to the State without mpairing the comPacness
ofits limits General policy obviously dictates the accep
tance fsuchofer, and your committee are opinion thai
far from the present Instance presenting an exception
to this policy, there some considerations which
render the territory peculiarly desirable to the State II
will give the State important commercial port on the
Potomac the only eligible one she can ever command Oh
the tide wat, of that river and which from its position
with reference to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, may
he rendered important auxiliary 10 the commerce ol
the State, through that channel 1t Will also give the
State an almost unlimited artificial water power for
featuring purposes created by the canal, very elgbly
situated and such the State where else com
mand. Throughout this country, where manufactures
have prospered they have been found greatly to contr
butte 10 the wealth. the happiness and morals Of the State
aud your committee believe that the menoaliss are not
too sangune in their anticpaons, that under the protec
ton ofa judcious and fostering Legislature, Georgetown
may be made to rank in manufacturing Importance WIN
any city in the Union All which is respectfully sub
mitted with the following resolutions.
Resolved That the General Assembly of Maryland do
to the recession OF Georgetown and That portion
of the county Of Washington ia the District OF Columbia
lying west of Rock Creek formerly included within the
limits of Montgomery county provided, that the Con-
gress of the United States do agree to yield its exclusive
jurisdiction the sane ard in such event the SAT-
territory shall there upon be held and deemed portion
the domain of Maryland, and the citizens thereof subJec
to all the laws, and entitled to all the immunes ant
privileges of the citizens of this State and the protection
and continuance Of all the corporate powers which ma,
have been granted by the Congress oil the United States
Resolved That so the Congress OF the United
States shall by law recede the said city and territory
MARYLAND the same is hereby declared to be accepted
and annexed to the county of Montgomery, and sha
constitute the sixth election district OF said county, and
the citizens thereof shall vote at such suitable place IL
&c orge town. as may be designated BY the Judges O
election to be appointed by the Levy Court OF Mont
gomery county; provided, that shall be entitled to
Vote al any election who shall have resided twelve
months in the State or District.
Passed the senate--too late for the House.