Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-15
REMOVAL. on rnr UArrrAI..

What Mr.. sRPGeat. sf California. Thinlss-
TIE Obstacles IN the Way Of Change
Of the seat Of oevernmeut.
Mr.. Sargent Mr.. Speaker, Wish 70 speak
TO the question before tho HOUSE; have no
tics IN four minutes The gentleman kvm
Massachusetts, Mr.. Dawesl says that he DO
iisyes In this prulect and win he willing % make
this appropriation when We have no other use
for the money. The position Is absurd, Why,
cir, IN the midst Of tho war we completed this
Capitol We went %, year y year and or
pended millions In order % complete this mag.
nlncent extension and make the proportions and
beauty Of this building such az they now are;
and about the close OF the war We erected the
ngure ofliberty and put II upop the dome. The
would have stopped ali improvements on thc
Capitol al that time Yet he voted for them.
We certainly do not need money now a. We did
when all our energies we're taxed 10 carry on q
But, says the gentleman from indiana, tMr
UOburn, We may have no further use Tor this
building Sy and X ii Y making ri; spprG1
ialmoyinE ls dead, then am, for that reason
also, In favor Of this appropriation. IL the gen
tlsman from Indiana speaks for the wsst,
como q thousand miles 70 got to this capital
mlns come three thousand miles. Upon the Pa
cine certainly, and throughout the great West,
spOt q sfUaad dodcd y he Father 81 oSI
Country as the capital Of the nation, Hnd used
AZ such for theso many years. There are holy
memories SSnnsSssd yth y T ts, an iS
national territory, and never, as believe, will
u DO exchanged Tor another with the Intelligent
consent Of the people Of the United states.
why, sir, n the capital were 70 DO removed
where should we Eol To some city where Their,
are adequate means 10 supply tho wants Of tn,
peoples representatives when they meet there
departments Of the oovornmcntfein such a olty
you would not have tho jurisdiction necessary
Tor the protection Of the Interests Of the Govern
menu ,,es M Wptsd Stat" Soa
exercises over this District. Chicago, ST. louis
Cincinnati, or any other great city o. the West
ifit could supply the other necessary elements
would not gfvo us that Jurisdiction.
n you 20 upon unsettled land 10 secure Iaris
| dictlon you must start with shanties; you mus
expend hundreds Of millions u dollars beior'
| you could have a Capitol building o. for occu
psney, a Treasury, aod interior and Post o. me,
| Departments, aud public buildlnEs generally
| OraAmented public squares, 40. You mus
mSst build up a city, You must INTRODUCES waite
and gas, or dispense with them until a city has
grown up; II would DO years before thore wOult
30 any hotels which would % insoitaolsl 40.
| other 0fhcers Of the Government must put NJ
with accommodations entirely inadequate to on
able them TO discharge properly the functions Q
Besides all this, the removal Of the records o
| the Government would cause confusion whlol
| twenty i've years Of careful labor would no
/ remedy. No man can say how long II woul'
| take tho officers Of the Government 10 get tn
| records In such . condition as they now arr
when reisfenoo can DO made 10 any year o
| month or day, TO any subject extending bao
nearly century. All these documents wOul
| have 10 be huddled into and transported In Doxe
/ 10 q place whero no proper accommodation
| would be provided 10 receive them. Man
would be lost, and tho loss might be Of evidence
i OF payment Of claims that would afterwards ool
the people untold millions.
| Here the hammer fell.