Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-10
GOVERNORS OF THE STATES.
A Notable Gathering at the Ebb1tt
House Today.

| HOuSc kOO8ys
PROPOSED MEMORIAL MONUMENT At pHuA-
DELPHA TO coMMKMoRArE THE NATIONS
cENTENNIAL-A BILL TO BE SUBMITTED TO
| CoNGREss-CoMM1rTEE APPorNTED.
More than q score Of sedate, and for the most
/ part elderly, gentlemen were congregated this
morning in the red paror Of the Ebbitt house.
Some of them we're governors Of states and
some Of them merely represented few of the
other governors who could not be present They
had been brought together by desire to have
| Congress do something material in the way Of
assisting them to erect in the city Of Phila-
delphia, grand memorial structure which
shall suitably commemorate the greatness
which was made apparent in the first few years
of this nations history.
| STATES REPRESENTED.
| At 11:30 Gov. Green of New Jersey took the
great leather-uphostered chair which had
been set apart for him, raped on the green
covered table and said: 1.-THE meeting will
come to order" Secretary A. P. Colesberry
called the roll and when that was con-
cluded the following named persons were
shown to be present, representing
| the states which precede their names: Della
ware, Gov. Biggs; Pennsylvania, Gov. Beaver;
New Jersey, Gov. Green; Connecticut Gov.
|
Island. Gen. Elisha Dyer, jr.; New York. Gen.
| John q. FarnswOrth; North Carolina, Gen. G.
| W. Sanderlln; Maine, Representative c. A. Bou-
telle; Ark. ex-Attorney General A. H. Garland;
Wisconsin, Representative L. B. Caswell; MIN
! nesota, Gov. Williams; Kansas, Representative
| b. w. Perkins; New Mexico, Hon. ]. b. Bow
man; wyoming. Delegate J. NJ. Carey; Mis-
souri,, Hon. j. &. Prather; Arizona. Gov. Wolf
ley; Kentucky, Representative John G. Carlisle;
Iowa, Hon. G. NJ. Dodge.
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tee OF Philadelphisns appointed at the last
meeting OF governors whose duty 1t is to aid
| the governors in the matter they have in hand.
Inc committee consists Of Jno. w. Woodside,
A. +. Colesberry, A. P. Bowles, Jno. Lucas, Col
Jesse +. Peyton, N. j.
GOV. GREENS OPENING REMARKS.
Gov. Green said that the work before the
meeting was the memorializing of Congress to
the end that proper structure be erected in
birth OF American independence and the
framing of the federal Constitution
lie then proceeded to cite the history of the
movement and showed how the first idea of a
memorial by the thirteen original states had
been enlarged and amplified until now all the
states and territories were represented and
hnally Congress was to be asked TO make an ap-
preparation for the object they all had at heart.
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS-.
The committee appointed at the July meet
ing reported the draft of bill which will be
introduced In Congress Immediately.
| Gov. Beaver suggested an amendment in
the language OF the bill, and Representative
Bouteiie referred to expressions which he
thought, from congressional standpoint, were
somewhat faulty. A general discussion ensued,
| III the course of which ex-Attorney Gen
eral Garland said that if the idea
was to present bill which would
pc satisfactory to the committees of both
|
mistaken one; it could not be DONE 1t was
enough to present ground work on which the
legislative bill should stand but never in the
history of the country had Congress passed
bill just as 1t was drafted by outsiders.
AS TO THE COST.
Somebody asked at this point Glow much will
| the proposed memorial cost2' and there was
a visible disinclination on the part Of the Phil
adelphia committee to say anything about that
| important feature of the subject
Mr.. Woodsde deprecated any attempt at fix
| ing sum which might or might not be sufti-
| Gent for the completion OF the memorial
| Under little pressure MIR. Woodsde at last
| said something about million and half of
| dolars-the sum which Philadelphia turned
| into the national treasury as the net result of
| the centennial of 1876.
IF We mention any sum in the bill " said Mr.
| Woodslde, Il think 1T ought to be 81. 900 O0O
and then let Congress give us what it pleases"
EA-AltOrNey wanted tOkn0W whether
| S2,OOO.OOO would be enough and Mr.. Woodside
! quoted Mr.. Peyton as saying that the country
| ought to spend 81, 0OO Oh it.
| committee of five was then appointed to
discuss the question of expense, and it was en-
! powered to put any sum in the bill which they
| thought necessary. The committee consists Of
| Gov. Green. Gen. Dyer, Gov Beaver ex-At-
torney General Garland and Gov. Buckley.
Mr. Garland made an earnest speech advocat-
| ing organization and rapid work for the reason
I thak t.l
money for the worlds fair it would probably
! be economical for some time thereafter. 1t
was therefore necessary that the memorial
matter be pressed to conclusion.
| COMMITTEE WAS THEN APPOINTED
| to urge the matter upon the attention of Con-
gress and the following were named: Gov.
Lldd, Gov. Beaver, Gov. Leo Gov. Biggs, ex-
Attorney General Garland. Gen Farnsworth
and Col. Peyton. An auxiliary committee of
Phila ielphians was also appointed. 1t is made
up of Messrs. John w. Woodside, A. p. Coles
berry, John Lawson, Z. c. knight, f. NJ Brook,
James Pollock, John Lucas.
Gov. Biggs handed the secretary a page of
typoscript aud moved that it be substituted for
the preamble of the bill 1t went over a con-
siderable portion of the nations historical
ground, and when its reading was concluded
Gov. Beaver said: 1.-The other preamble is very
much better; we don't want to give Congress
an elementary lesson III history" Others
picocut dsiccu Win INC IeuuSylVaQlaQ, Tor
4 they voted the substitute down.
Mr.. Woodside said that it had been arranged
! some time ago to have President Harrison re-
ceiye the governors at the White House. The
President, he said, was now absent from the
city, but he would return tomorrow and q
meeting might be arranged for tomorrow even
ing. Mr.. Woodside referred to the death of
| Mrs. Scott Lord as reason why the occasion
would be very quiet one.
Gov. Beaver SAID that in view of the domestic
| bereavement which had just tak9n place the
| President ought not to be disturbed by any
kind OF a reception and the majority of those
present were of like mind.
| LATE GOVERNORS
Representative B. w. Perkins, acting for the
governor OF Kansas, arrived shortly before the
close OF the meeting, and behind him came
| Gov. Lee of Virginia.
| Gov. Beaver greeted his Virginia brother
| executive quite warmly, and then in a loud.
voice said to the assemblage: Gentlemen, let
| ME present to you the late Gov. Lee.'
Three or four people laughed, but several
Others had to have the matter explained be-
| fore they dared to smile. The Virginian was
| more than two hours late.
| At 1880 the governors adjourned to meet
| again this evening at o'clock.
| THE BILL,
which will be presented to Congress and which
this mornings meeting amended until it was
almost unrecognizable, provides that a sum