Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-01-12
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on the score of undue Influence. while
Others ridiculed the idea Of building DaI-
aces in the forest. Instances of Euro
Dean capitals were cited ia support Of
the claims Of New York and Philndei.
phia. The House Of Representative
passed q resolution September 5, 1889,
''Ihat the permanent seat Of government
Of the United States Ought to be at soma
cOnvenientplaCe on the banks Ofthe Sug-
quehanna, in the State Of Pennsvlvan-
ia.n This alarmed the southern nsen.-
l bers, and especially the Virginians. Who
strongly urged q location on the Poio-
mac. Mr.. Madison Thought if the pro-
ceedings of that day had been fare5een
by Virginia, that State might not have
/ become party to the Constitution. 10
was allowed by al to be a matter OF Vi
tai importance to the Union. The bill
to carry this resolution into effect rss-
sed the House by vote Of thirtV-ons TO
nineteen, and was amended by the Sen
ate by inserting Germantown, pennsvl-
vania in place of the location Of the sis-
quehanna. The action Of the Senate
was agreed to by the House, with q
amendment providing that the laws Of
Pennsylvania should continue iu force
in said district until Congress should
otherwise direct. ThcSehato p0stpuuad
the consideration Of this amendment
until the next session. Germantown
was thus actually agreed upon, but the
bill eventually failed on account Of the
pOstpOnement.
Following the example of the Mary
land Legislature, in her act Of ces5iOn,
December o, 1788, the Assembly 81 Vir-
ginia passed an act, December 3, 1889,
ceding q district of COngsess for the lO-
cation Of a seat Of government, and al
so a resolution asking the cooperation
Of Maryland IN inducing Congress to Ak
theseat Of government upon the banks Qf
the Potomac, and promising to advance
a sum Of money, not exceeding 10000,
towards erecting public buildinz5-
Maryland advanced q sum not less than
tWo-ffths Of that amount. Maryland
acceded to the proposition, and agreed
to advance the amount of money reuulf-
ed. Other States made like offers Of ter
ritoTy, in their anxiety 70 have the seat
Of government within their boundaries.
Congress was not disposed to act upon
The question, as the greatest tll-leeling
and sprint Of dessensiOu had arisen
among the members upon the funding
act. An amendment, providing Tor the
assumption of the State debts to the
amount of tWenty-One millions, was re-
! jected in the House. The North was CD
favor Of the assumption, and the South
was opposed to the inclination to locate
the seat of government on the susque-
I hanna
At this critical juneturs jefferson,
then Secretary of State, and Hamilton,
Secretary of the Treasury, met Ia c0n-
ference, and proposed a compromise Of
1 the two veXed questions. Hamilton
Through the North would consent t5 the
location Of the capital on the Potomac
! if the South would eOncede the amend
ment assuming the State debts. lit was
/ agreed that Jefferson should ask the IN
I terested parties t8sdinneE the next duy,
Z and propose the accommodation The
I discussion took place accordingly, and
/ it was decided to reconsider the vote up
/ on the amendment, and two Potomac
I members, White and Lee, agreed 30
change their votes. Hamilton under
/ took to carry the other point With the
i Northern members Thus the assunp-
ton bill was passed, and also that lOCa-
/ ting the seat of government.