The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-06

VICE PRESIDENT RElKINRIDGE.

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50 long been occupied by The Senate In the progress OF our
country ana the CROWN o. the representation TINS room
has peeoe TOO CONTRACTED io inc representatives q TIE
nhtes no" eAts,lhS ana soon 70 exist ahh aceofngly
you are about 10 exchange IL for hall aoTdng accom-
modatons adequate to the present and The future The
occasion suggests many interesting "reminiscences and
may be agreeable IA the ist place 70 occupy lew min
utes with short account OF The various places at winch
Congress has assembled on the struggles Which preceded
the permanent location OF the seat OF government and Of
The circumstances der which IL was hnly established
on the banks OF the Potomac
Inc congress OF inc REVOLUTION was sometimes a iuB
tive holding S sessions as the chances OF war required
az fhliadelphia, baiamore Lancaster, Annapolis anu
forktown During the period between The conclusion OF
peace and the commencement OF inc present government
II met at ffinoeton Annapolis trenton and New YORK
After the idea OF permanent Union had been executed
Ia part by the adoption OF inc Articles OF Consideration
The question presented itse OF hxns seat OF govern
ment and this Immediately called ioth intense interest
and rivalry
ihat inc place should NC eeht" having regard 10 inc
population aud territory OF inc coeaeracy was The only
point common TO the eontendng parties Propositions
OF all kinds were offered debated and rejected some
times with intemperate warmth Az length on The lth
OF october 1885, me congress Dehs ~ ifinceton with
or they had been driven nom fhadelphab by the insults
OF Doay oil armed men IL was iesosed ,hat pudng
Tor The use OF Congress be erected near e ais OF The
Delaware This was soon after modified by requiring
suitable buildings TO be also erected near the is OF the
Potomac that the residence OF Congress might
between those piaees. pu' 'e QUESTION ws o' nii"weu
y was resolved that the residence Of should con
unue at one place ana commissioners were apponteu
Win inii power 70 Jay gu. diS'fce or eucfai Town
pear the aiis OF the De'a"fe ana ia inc esh 'iiie
Congress assempeu uteihatcy a. trenton anu hhaPo-
us but the representatives oil other states were uniem
ing IN exertions ior their fcspecuse localities.
On the Hou % DecenoeI' - was eso'Vea 70 ~
move 70 tne Guy oi r'pw ,oiN' "u ~ ,e'h 'c,e u,F
IN the puiiuhS On INC poN'"ue ano9u po eonipeteu
and accordingly on the tn o. January 1852 the
congress met AT new ioN where 'ey ooh.inue 70 hoo
Their sessions un'ii 'he coeae'oh gave pace 70 ee
consu'a''oh'
Inc commissioners 70 Jay on. Town on .ho pe'aWaie
reported Their proceedings 70 congress pue no ufher
s'es were s3"Ih 70 carry 'uo ie'ouon NV eey'
"hch .he ponus Vi o'i'oi Neio u law oaoSei py
itution on the Sd of March 1889 the subject was re-
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was conceded on all slues that the residence Oh congress
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s;nsIi onnnvod M saner T,sn,hsrs With shem,s 81
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rasnI,ad ...hat nv ssat ~ g,yarn
800 a,',h ~ ~, :. as, vfanat naco ~ th h
Of the sasauehanna On the INTRODUCTION Of bill to
give effect to this resolution much feeling was exhibited
especially by the southern members Mr.. Madison
thought If the proceeding of that day had been oescen
by Virginia that State might not have become party
the constitution. The question allowed by every
member ~ be matter OF great importance. Mr. Scott
said the future tranquility and we'll being of the United
States depended much this rs on any question that
had could come before Congress and Mr. Fisher
Ames remarked that every principle OF pride and honor
and even of patriotism, engaged For time, any
agreement appeared TO be impossible; but the good ge
MUS OF system finally prevailed and on the 2sth OF
June 1890 passed containing the following
a 81, . l,,1,,, % ,, ~ "a is, p,s :, sonrooo u,oaeo
ba mouth. az the eastern branch and tho
be- hereby accepted the Of she
government o. the pmea states uN ltst
The same act provided that Congress should hold its
sessions at Pilaephia until the first Monday in Novem
her lso0 when the government should remove to the
district selected on the Potomac Thus was settled a
question which. had produced much sectional feeling
between the States But all difficulties we're not vet sur
mounted for Congress- either from indifference the
want of money failed to make adequate appropriations
for the erection of public buildings and the commission
ers were often reduced TO great straits to maintain the
progress Of the work Finding it impossible 10 borrow
money in Europe, to obtain it from Congress, Wash
pgtoa, IN December lIa6, made personal appeal to
the legislature af Maryland which was responded 10 by
advance of 500 300 hut ia 50 deplorable Q cond
lion the credit Of the federal government that the
ca. - '-~d. as guarantee OF payment the pledge OF
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-. . u 'e.,,arss,nont III establishment here wa.
p p ~ 49, o. ~ IL, ;nauanca n was his wis.
do,, nnd n,,ence that committed disputes and settled