Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-27
Gaillard Hunts Paper Before the
American Historical Society.
LOG ROLLING IN TIRE EARLY DAYS
Two Simultaneous Sessions Of. the
Organization This Morning.
o T H ER PAP Frs RE D

Two sessions of the American Historical
Society's meeting were held simultaneously
at the Colun bian University this morning,
and both were fairly well attended by the
members and residents interested in the
subjects treated by the various scholars who
had papers to read. In the main hall the
addresses related to the political history Of
America, and began with an interesting
Congress by Herbert Friedenwald of Phila-
delphia.
Locating the Capital.
He was followed by Mr.. Gaillard Hunt
of the Department of State, who addressed
himself to the locating of the capital and
gave valuable contribution to the history
of Washington. Mr. Hunt said the two
measures arousing the most heated dis
crssion during the first Congress which met
Under the Constitution were the assump-
ton bill and the bill locating the future
capital Of the United States. BY a species
of legislation now known as log rolling"
the two measures became dependent upon
one another. The east and the middle states
combined to give the capital to the middle
states and carry the assumption bill but
failed by a narrow majority. Alexander
Hamilton thought that the tension was so
great that 1t threatened the Union, SO ne
appealed to Jefferson to help him.
The latter called a conference and several
Potomac members of Congress, White and
Lee of Virginia and Daniel Carroll of Mary
land agreed to vote for the assumption bill
II enough votes were delivered to them to
locate the capital on the banks of the Po-
tomac. The bargain was carried out ana
George Washington was permitted to choose
any ten miles square between the Eastern
branch and Conogocheague creek. He gave
his personal superiI tendence to choosing
and securing the site, and the responsibility
or credit for the locating of the capital rests
with him. Mr.. Hunt was warmly congratu-
lated by many of the older historians pres
ent on his lucid presentation of the facts.
Other Papers Read.
The other papers read in this section
were:
Commodore John Barry" by Martin l.
]. Griffin, American Catholic Historical So
ciety of Philadelphia.
THE Employment Of Indians in the War
of 1872" by Ernest Cruikshank of Fort
Erie. Ontario. -..... ..-
THE Agreement of 1917. Reduction of
Naval Forces Upon the American Lakes
by J; NJ Callahan of Johns Hopkins Uni
Electoral College for the Senate Of
Maryland" by DIR. b. c. Steiner, associate
in history, Johns Hopkins University
Light on the Underground Railroad"
by Prof W. H, siebert Of Ohio State Uni
The Political Aspects Of the Homestead
Terry of University of Chicago.
Some Bold Diplomacy of the United
States in 1861" by Gen. Marcus j. Wright,
War Department. Washington. D. c.
1.-The Battle of Gettysburk" by Harold
P. Goodnow of Cornell y. University, and
THE Historical Monograph by Rev. An
son Titus of Tufts College, Massachusetts,
In Graduate Hall.
In the graduate hall the subject of
J.. A
by number of distinguished students, and
among the audience weret many prominent
members OF the revolutionary societies, and
especially the Daughters Of the Revolution.
The papers and those who read them were
as follows: "Ralegh's Colony and Its Pres
ent Remains" by Talcott Williams of Phil
adelphia; Governor Edward Winslow-His
Part and Place in Plymouth Colony" by
Rev. VIM. c. Winslow, d. D., of Boston,
Mass; Political Activity of Massachusetts
Towns During the Revolution" by Harry
A. Gushing, A. NJ, of Columbia College;
by Prof. H. l.. Osgood of Columbia College;
THE Land System of Provincial Pennsyl-
vania." by William r. Shepherd of Brook,
Ign, N. Y; Suffrage in the State of North
history. Trinity College; Colonial Culture
in North Carolina" by DR.. Stephen B.
Weeks, bureau of education, Washington,
d. c.; Historical Work in Canada" by DR..
of commons: Colonies of North America
and the Genesis Of the CCmmonwealths of
the United States" by DR.. J. NJ. Toner, Ii
brary of Congr ess; Slavery in the Prov
ince of South Carolina uG70-177W." by Ed
ward McCrady Of Charleston, S. c.
Session ut the Arlington.
This afternoon at o'clock there will be
a session at the Arlington Hotel, when
European History will be the subject
of interest. Four papers of interest will
be presented, including, 1. "A Plea for
the Study of the History of Northern Eu-
rope" BY DR.. A. c. Coolidge of Harvard
2. THE French Revolution Seen by the
Americans of the Eighteenth Century"
By DR.. Charles d. Hazen, professor of
Smith College.
3. "Napoleon's Concordat With Pope Plus
VII" BY Professor Charles l.. Wells Of
of Minnesota
4. THE German Imperial Court" By
Oswald G. Willard of Harvard University.
The concluding session will be held to-
night at Columbian University in the main
nall at o'clock.
After the reports of committees are re-
ceived papers will be read on How Far
Was Prmeval Man a Modern Savage?':
By Talcott Williams of Philadelphia.
Democracy vs. Aristocracy in Virginia
in 1890" BY DR.. J. r. Bracket of Balti-
more. A..
Historical Testimony" By DIR. James
nOulef OF BOSTON,.
"Dismemberment of the Turkish Empire.
An Historical Sketch" BY Professor Ed
mund X. Alden of Packer Institute, Brook
lyn.
THE French in Mexico and the Monroe
Doctrine" By DR.. Frederic Bancroft Of
Columbia College.
Last Nights Session.
A large and interested assemblage was
present in Assembly Hall of the Columbian
University last night at the opening session
of the eleventh annual meeting of the
American Historical Society. 1t was dis
tinguished gathering, too. and embraced
many of the most noted historical scholars
and writers in the country The session be-
gan with an address by the president Of the
society, Senator George F.G Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, who took for his theme Popular
Discomfort with Representative Govern
ment." Mr. Hoar prefaced his address with
congratulatory remarks upon the record
and work of the society during the past
year, and after defining the requisite char
acteristics essential to a good historian as
being truthfulness and impartiality, he pro-
ceeded to his subject. He was sometimes
astonished, he said, at the fame of patriot
ISM which burned in the American breast
when he considered the toneoof the press,
of men of letters and of, some historical