Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-13

passed but had no great hope OF OBJ
tanning the capital, The members
from the middle states wanted the
federal government established in
Philadelphia or near by. These fac
lions combined against the south, but
the opposition of the south rendered
the efforts Of the combination unsuc-
cessful. Meanwhile Alexander Ham.
ilton. who had drawn up the "assump-
ton bill sought to have the vote re-
considered, and, meeting Jefferson, he
begged his influence to aid in forming
a compromise and save the credit of
the union" The famous Jefferson
dinner party was the outcome, at
which Alexander White and Richard
Bland Lee, of Virginia, were persuaded
to change their vote-much, however,
against their inclination-and thus the
assumption bill' was finally passed
Then to mollify the south, to which
the passage of that bill was bitter
dose, it was proposed to establish the
seat of the federal government at
Philadelphia for 10 years, after which
it was to be permanently removed to
Georgetown on the Potomac" And
this fully agrees with the attitude
which General Washington assumed
on the subject. 1t is said that when
iii camp at Cambridge Mass, in Octo-
Der, 1775 he stated that a Colonel
Byrd was the first man who had point
ed out that a place not far from the
fall of the Potomac was the best cen
trail seat for the capital city And he
not only signitied his approval of this
suggestion, but attested his approval
by deciding to give his 90 shares in
the Potomac company which had been
presented to him by the state of Nir-
ginia, for founding national uniycr
stty in the federal city.
Anticipating this as the final out
come, boil Virginia and Maryland had
passed resolutions pertinent to such
an expectation. On December 81, 17SS
the general assembly of Virginia had
agreed to give 10 miles square of any
part of the state This resolution was
laid before the house of representa-
tives on May Is, 1889. A similar prop
Csition from the Maryland legislature
was offered in the house by Mr., Seney
on the following day On December
10, 1889, the general assembly of Viz
ginia informed the general assembly
of Maryland that it would advance
100000 toward the erection of public
buildings in the rcW federal city if
located on the Potomac, provided
Maryland would agree to give three
tifths of that sum. AT the November
session OF the Maryland legislature
C19O) the required amount ($12,OOO)
was appropriated This sum, however,
never was returned, the word 'ad-
vance having been construed IN the
sense OF gift,
1t now seemed regarded as certain
that the future capital OF the United
States was to be somewhere ON the
banks OF the Iotomac, ana on july J.,
Ii9O, the Iong-looked-for Dill was
passed by the mousse or representatives
locating the capital ON the banks OF
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Shortly atterWard the Dill passed the
senate and was signed by the presi'
dent. And Massachusetts sent reply
IN similar vein.
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