The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-26
OPPOSED TO RECESSION.
Alexandria County Ayerse to hiel
Ing Up the Sacred Soil.

Five hundred people were Present at
mass meeting OF citizens of Alexandra
F. county yesterday afternoon to consider ae
proposition to re-eede to the District OF
Columbia certain parts Of the county The
meeting was held at the Alexandria county
court house. at Fort Myer Heights. The
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sense Of this meeting.
that the citizens Of Alexandria county. Va. are
opposed to the rctrocesson of said county or any
portion thereof into the District OF Columbia. g
cession Of same 90 the United states Government.
except such strip Of land NAV be necessary for
the abutinent- OF the proposed Memorial Bridge
and the approaches thereto.
James E Clements introduced resolu-
ton looking to the appointment Of . COM
mittee to investigate the proposed reces-
sion but the motion was finally tabled
Messrs John 3. Henderson. A. \. Lips
comb. Augustus Davis. Frank Lyon. NJ. f.
Church. II. 5. Lacey, " ". Douglas L.
VI. Gideon, and James +. Clements were
there, in addition TO other members of
the Board OF Development and many Clti-
zeus.
It was o'clock when the meeting opened
by the election of John b. Henderson as
chairman and Frank Lyon as secretary. As
stated in the call for the gathering. issued
by Augustus Davis. of the Board of De
yelOpment it was Ito take action on the
question Of ceding back To the General
Government certain portions OF land in
Alexandria county. bordering on the Po-
tomac River and for the election of
committee to urge upon the state legisla-
ture such action as was the will OF the
people"
When an organization had been effected
ND \ I ipgg nd Oh by 1 b,a~
ing. Hc was opposed to the movement for
retrocessiOn he said. and he desired to Of
fer a resolution to that effect He then in
troduced the resolution quoted. and pro
ceeded to support il with an argument.
lie did not believe that the land forming
Alexandria county or any parr thereof
should be traded in return for brilliant
promises OF Memorial Bridge As to
the District of Columbia" said Mr.. l. ps-
comb. "the people there are ruled by three
Commissioners who in Turn are governed
by two banks and one newspaper
Following the speech Of Mr. Lipscomb
resolution was introduced by James T.
Clements, proposing that the committee
should call upon the Senate Committee fer
the District OF Columbia and IS ertan facts
regarding the proposed Memorial Bridge
IN addition to information regarding the
retrocegsiOu proposition. Mr.. Clements
pleaded for a rational view Of the situl-
ton. saying that the assistance OF Cen
srcss in connection with the Long Bridge.
The proposed Memorial Bridge and @. her
matters was most desirable"
+. NJ. Gideon of Washington favored the
policy of deliberation.
Augustus Davis said the matter was of
great moment and could bear deliberate
thought and investigation.
The i.ipscomb resolution was favored by
Walter L. Varney. who moved to table
the Clements resolution. Great confusion
here delayed the proceedings. calls for a
vote being met with counter cries from
those opposed to immediate action on the
matter.
Finally the chair ruled in favor of
vote on the motion to table the Clements
resolution. which was carried by a vote
of 20 to 81. Then vote was demanded on
the Lipscomb resolution. This was adopted
amid confusion, the vote being 10 to 50
Al $40 o'clock the meeting adjourned
subject to the call o. its chairman.