Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-12-31
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
ADDRESSES BY Able MEN
Before The American His
toricaI Association.
ANOTHER PAPER FIRM FAILS.
The Marine Conference Re-
assemblies.
THE TARIFF HEARING.
Statements Regarding The
Chemical Industry.
H1srox1cAL ASSOCIATION.

HIS kOhACAA ASSOC1A1kONs
Many Able Papers Read BEFORE the
American Association at Warrington
Yesterday - Professor Simeon Il.
Baldwin Speaks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The second days
session Of the American Historical associa-
ton opened with the reading of a paper by
DR.. g. Brown Goode, assistant secretary of
the Smithsonian institution, on the origin
and early history of our national scieneifc
institutions. He said that when Washington
became President there were but two
national and three private scientific associa-
lions in this country Washington was him
self interested in scientific progress, and con-
tributed one of the first papers on agricul-
tural science to the young associations. Dur
ing the war of Independence the Father of
His Country was looking forward to an op-
portunity to found national university.
Mr.. Goode rapidly traced the growth of
Columbian college and institute from their
foundation.
DR.. William B. Scaife of Vienna read
paper on the development of international
law as to newly discovered territory.
DR.. William A. Dunning of Columbia COLI
lege. New York, followed by reading paper
on the Impeachment and trial of President
johnson. He described Johnson's personal
qualities and attributes and told of the pro-
ceedings resulting in his impeachment. The
speaker said that in the impeachment pro-
ceedings the western people took the lead.
ing part, while the eastern men were luke
warm. The explanation was that Senator
Wade. of Ohio, was booked for the success
sion liz case johnson was removed. Wade
was not hot favorite among eastern men.
DR.. Dunning succinctly stated the views
of the different parties respecting the i'm
parchment, and the theories which prevailed
of the proper definition of the Presidents
powers and functions.
General Marcus J. Wright of the War Rec-
ords Office delivered an address on the trial
and execution of John Brown. He summar-
lied Browns connection with the antisla-
very movement, and especially the details of
his capture of Harpers Ferry, gave an an
swer to DIR. Herman Won Halst, who charged
that Brown did not have q fair trial, SUBJ
stantiated by notes taken at the time of the
trial. In this connection General Wright cit
ed the evidence of Hon. D. w. Voorhees,,
who defended one of the prisoners and of
Brown himself as to the fairness of the trial.
The paper closed with a full account of the
execution written on the evening after the
event by an eyewitness.
The last paper read this morning was one
by DR.. Freeman Snow, Of Harvard UNIVERSE
ty, entitled, ga Defense of Congressional
Government"
At the night session held at the Colum-
bian University, William B. Weeden, presi-
dent of the Brown University Historical and
Economic association, read paper on the
Economic and Social History of New England
from 1920 to 1889.
Other papers were read by VIM. Henry
Smith, of New York, on the correspondence
of the Pelham family and the loss of Oswego
to the British, by Professor Simeon E. Bald
win, of Yale university, on the early history
of the ballot in Connecticut, and by Civil
Service Commissioner Roosevelt on certain
phases Of the westward movement during the
revolutionary war.