The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-07-01
ADDRESS

January tie 4th, 1889.
The report Of the special committee appointed to
make arrangements for the removal OF the Senate
from the old TO th- new Chamber having been read
ana adopted
The VICE PRESIDENT said
SENATORS: have been charged by the COM
mtee % whom you coufded the arrangements
Of this Nv. with the duty Of expressing some Of
;hr reflections that naturally occur in taking f.
nal leave Of a Chamber which has SO long been
occupied Jv the Senate. In the progress Of our
country and the growth OF The representation,
lhis room has become too contracted for the rep
,esenlat!vrs oflhr States now existing and soon
to exist and accordingly you are about to ex-
change ii fra Hall aiTJrdiHE accommodations
ai-ulat, 10 the prrseH, anl tn future. The
occasion Suggrsts many interesting rem}n iscen-
ces and NAV nbe agreeable, in the fast place,
to occupy a few minutes with short account
nf the various places al which Congress has as
srmoled, of the struggles which preceded the
permanent location of the seat Of Government,
and the circumstances under which it was final
Is established on the banks Of the Potomac.
The Congress Of the Revolution was some
times fugitive, holding its sessions, as the chan
c4s of war required, at Philadelphia, Bilimore
lancaster
the npriei b-rW fef' me cotftsSion of peace and
the commenccmrnt Of the present Government
3, met at Princeton, Annapolis, Trenton, and
New York.
After the idea OF permanent tnIon had been
executed In part hy ihe ADOPTION OF lht articles
"f Confederation, the question presented 'lSeII OF
fixing seat oi Government, and TINS im'nr-
"'ateiy called forth intense interest anu fi'ai-
~.
nat the place S"oolo o' Ce""a'' n'<'"5 'F-
gard to the population ano territory oil 'he on
i'drFacy' was 'e o"Iy Eo'n' I'''''',''. IN {" M.
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=, ~ tI - a.I
:, d.. us.,I,.al ,hat hniIl;r., far ,,,,, ,,s,
or Conqrss, 10 erected near tbe falls Of the Del
.,,.ara Tb;s vas soon after modified bv ra-
o.-i..tI, t,,;I;,s =, bs oaractaJ mar
.b., oi,ba p>lo,,ar ,r,,, ~, residence of
rr.,,,-.,., -,;rf ..t,rraie bat,,aan tbosa nlacse
prt ,h, question v-aS not allowed 10 rest. and at
Iso~th amer freouent and warm debates. if was
rss.lycd ,hat the residence NJ CONGRESS should
-,cr;,,,o at.,,s ,l,cc.. and commissioners were
-,o;-. ,,.;,b f,,I r,o,,.er D., la,, ont . ds,rie,
i6r FeJaraI town near the fails of fbe Dele
u..ro and IN The mean time Congress- assem-
5J4I alternately at Trenton and Annapolis bit
,h, ~o,,-cs.,,,i;ras of other st,,es were nm
,.,,,;r, n avert,,ne for their snect,vs local.
,,a. ',,'''''o
~, a., 2Ql ofD.,ornbor 1874 # was resell
r.5 =, -, -. lso civ. of Nh, Yorl, and to
,.; -,;I ~, h,,,r,r ~, tho Ilsra,,.oro
,5"I ~, .o,rI.tad ond scCor;,,olv on the
r,tb ar :" T,rma,. 11s5 the Conrrsss met At
T,a. vi. ,,.E.'.a ,b,,, ca,t;rnpd to boI5 their
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rha CoDs,;,.,,;an
TIA C.ro.a;..;o,..r. 8, I,,. ON, . town IN the
DsIa rsrortsd their nroceedinus to Con
orsss Ln, on r,r,ber stsps wore taken 10 carry
the rss,ln,;an ,n,o ef,,c,