The New York herald., 1876-12-18
THE CAPITAL OF PENNSYLVANIA.

IT'S CONTEMPLATED REMOVAL TO PH1LADEb
PHIA--THE EFFORT TAKING sHAPE-A MKs>
SAGE FROM MAYOR s-oKLEY--wHAT MEMO
RIAL HALL CAN BE USED FOR.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec IA. 1876.
year ago It was quietly rumored that Memorial
Hall, one of the permanent Centennial Exhibition
buildings paid for by the State at cost Of 500 O00
would never be used for tho museum that was its
nomin al end alter the Exhibition. II was said that
higher purpose in store for IT, as nothing less
than the leg siavc assembly Tor tho Of govern
ment of tho State. Philadelphia was to be made the
capital and Memorial Hall was TO bc tho Capitol
Nothing much was said about this during the Exhbi-
ton. but IL was remarked by few observing gentle
that u was not Tor nothing that Kingsley Dob
all the other Centennial hotels werc OF wood IL
naturally enough thought to be singularIy expensive
form OF construction tor building tnat would stand
In a desert miles from Philadelphia alter the Cen.
,ennial mushroom city had disappeared az rapidly as
IL had grown up Now II appears that the effort FOR
making Phiade phia the seat OF government takine
shape and the Transcontlnental Hotel may yes prove
70 have been built IN permanent form by men who
were shrewd enough to look into the iuturc.
MESSAGE or The MAYOR
Tho Mayor this afternoon sent INTO Councils the fol-
lowing message on the subject OF tho removal OF ths
State capital TO this city
To THE srIrcr AND COMMON CousclIs TnE CIrr o.
priey taking action looking to the removal Of the
capital Of the State Of rcnnsylvania 70 this city.
years. IN 1854 councils prepared resolution pieagnq
the faith OF the city 70 the outlay Of $loO.oUUtsN
for the erection oi the necessary buildings
ment should be removed to this city. anc
the committee whom the matter referred presented
report copy Of which hereto appended setting forth
the which would 10 citizens well
ms 10 thUseo of the State by the change.
this time still stron could be urged and
would hav. TO be incnrred The build
ings harrisburg totally inacquate for the
dat the Legislative and Executive Departments the
state government. while here commodi cdihcc, Me-
mortal Hall In Farmount Park Ii already erected ample
for all the LEGISLATURE aud officers of the comonwealth.
axegs tring could be adapted their
1he of those having business the
Of rovsrnmsn and the iacles Of inland communcston
the state afforded by Philadelphia have
exeppiihed during the year in the which
ivns Of have been transported and cared for
durisg thc continuance Of the Centennial Exhibition.
This about o. the population OF
the IL the centre ~ commercial mannfac-
tCrng interests the great market ppng point
products OF the mine and the principal place OF business Of
the corporations the State. well the focus the
Interests. all " which constantly affected by
legislation.
With the facilities OF the afforded the and
OF tbe bodies could be- given
pabcty and citizens would have better chance of
tinxing them before becoming Law. The people the State
would become better acquainted with their chief city
the jcalousies and that
have existed between city would be dispacd
and this great metropolis would be Of pride
only TO nhabitans but to those OF tho whole Com
these ations would that Councils.
by ordinance tho Legislature to
such viii change the location OF the capital and
provide tor the submission OF the same TO the qualihcd
electors Of the Commonwealth At general election
their ratification and approval provided for BY
stituticn. am. very respectfully, :, srov,vv
There was appended to this letter copy OF ,he pro-
conjunction with a similar committee OF the Legisla-
N