Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-18
THE STATE OF COLUMBIA.
Suffrage Men willing to Concede the
Capitol Grounds to Congress-,

The advocates of local suffrage styling
themselves the home rule committee of
the District of Columbia, who have con-
ceived the idea of having the District de-
mand admission to the Union as a state,
met last night at No. 33S Indiana avenue
with Col. A. E. Redstone in the chair and
Patrick II. Loughran as secretary.
Inc committee on ways and means re-
ported that the Commissioners had prom
ised police protection to the open air meet
ings which 1t Is proposed to hold.
A preamble and resolutions, offered by
Mr.. Alva Udell, were adopted, setting forth
the general arguments by which the right
OF admission as state is claimed, and
granting to Congress the right to exclusive
legislative control over the Capitol buildings
and grounds. The text of the preamble
and resolution is as follows:
Whereas the Constitution gives a power
to Congress to dispose of the territory and
other property of the United States. and
also power to divide such territory into
states and admit them into the Union; and
proved May 8. 1872, entitled AN act to in
corporate the Inhabitants of the city of
Washington. in the District of Columbia"
drawing of lotteries; and whereas, by en-
actment of the general assembly of the
state or Virginia the sale of lottery tickets
was prohibited in that state which in the
year 1921 caused the arrest and conviction
of certain persons for selling lottery tickets
in the state which had been authorized by
the federal corporation of the city of WASH
mston, in consequence of which a sovereign
state was dragged to the bar of a federal
court; and whereas. by sundry other pro-
ceedings OF the general government too nu-
merous to mention, the police power of
free and Independent states has been coun-
the emu of IN of
Congress over the territories and other
property Of the United States; and whereas.
1886. entitled IAN act to retrocede the
county of Alexandria, in the District of Co.
lumbia, to the state of Virginia" it was
ought to be held under the exclusive legis-
iaslon gwen to Congress over the District
which Is the seat of general government
Of neS Ss the
District Of Columbia, which contains more
population thar either of the states of Del
aware. North Dakota or Idaho, and more
than twice as many people as the states of
Nevada and Wyoming combined. should be-
come one of the United States; and whereas
9. 1850. entitled IAN act for the admission
of the state of California into the Union"
1t was declared that 1.-The people Of Califor-
for admission into the Union, which consti-
tuition had been presented to Congress- and
on examination found to be republican in
ifornia was thereupon and without any
enabling act admitted into the Union; there
fore be IT
Resolved, That the citizens home rule
committee Of the District Of Columbia urge
the people of the District. regardless of
their past political affiliations, to unite with
them in preparing a state constitution and
in securing the admission Of the state of
Columbia into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original states in all respects
whatever; and In the constitution Of said
state of Columbia the boundaries of the
state should be described substantially as
follows: Commencing below the eastern
branch of the Potomac river, at the point
of intersection of the boundaries of the
states Of Maryland and Virginia. thence
along the boundary of the state of Mary
land, northerly. westerly and southerly, to
the point of intersection Of the boundaries
of said states OF Virginia and Maryland;
thence easterly along the boundary Of the
state Of Virginia to the place of beginning.
Reserving to the Congress of the United
States the right of exclusive legislation in
all cases whatsoever over said District
situate in the city of Washington and
bounded on the north by B street north,
on the west by LIST street west. on the south
by B street south and on the east by LIST
street east, said District not exceeding ten
miles square. as required by the Constitu-
ton of the United States, the same being
occupied as a seat of government for the
United States: and Congress shall exercise
like authority over all other lands that are
or may become the exclusive property of
the United States.
District of Columbia was adopted, adj
dresses made, and at late hour the COM
mittee adjourned. to meet again on Monday
night