The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-07

I rots for a living. Their homes would be
in the very heart OF ''Sweildom."
The Fish Commission would be at the
Kellogg street school house; the Medical
Museum at the corner of Kellogg and
Washington; the National Museum where
Kellogg street crosses the Rock Island
the Smithsonian Institution at the cross
ing of the Santa Fe; the Agricultural De-
partment at Orme and South Emporia
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
at the corner Of South Topeka and Kel-
Iogg; the Fish Hatcheries near the Maple
street fridge; the Washington Monument
at the corner Of South Main anu Lewis
streets
Center Market. where William Henry
Harrison. Chief Marshal and Daniel Web
ster used to buy their cabbages in per-
SON for their own tables would occupy
the territory now occupied by the Frisco
and Rock Island depots; the new post
office would be on the site of the Carey
hotel, and Williards would be on the
Manhattan corner.
The Treasury would occupy the two
squares between Lawrence avenue and
Market, Douglas and Second; the White
House would extend along First street
and the Presidents Office woulu be al
most on the site of>the intersection of
North Main and First streets: the State,
War, and Navy building would cover the
block on which the old Missouri Pacific
depot stood and Concoron's art gallery
would cover the block from the new
Missouri Pacific depot north.
The reason have for giving the above
geographical skeleton of Washington is
this: That in the future l may write
something of an educational character,
concerning the functions of the various
departments 1 have mentioned, in the "a
ministrative scheme of the government.
and as it viii be designed especially for
young people what l have said above. as
well as what 1 have yet to say, will have
some value, if remembered.
l was always taught to believe that 4
revolutionary soldier was the next thing
TO a god, that is, that he was the per-
lection of mans inherent love of country,
but some OF them had a very highly de-
veloped love for the Almighty Dollar
Washington therefore. and for that rea-
son, is in existence When the fathers
were in congress in Philadelphia these
same Revolutionary soldiers, officered by
sergeants. secured up their old muskets
and laid siege to Congress, demanding
from a bankrupt country payment for
their services. For five days the pa
triotic-statesmen were in the hands OF
-
orable Congress stole out the back door
and fed to Princeton, in New Jersey.
1t then resolved to locate a Federal city
where it could 60 the business of law
making without molestation. This started
a real live western Kansas county seat
war" Practically every state wanted the
Capital and the question of its location
not only made brooches between friends.
but led to duels. Elbridge Gerry was
the first one TO take a definite proposition
by resolving that Federal Capital be
built on the Delaware or Potomas. Moth
ing came Of this at the time, but in f7Sj
when the Constitution was adopted, and
the confederated states became a nation,
the agitation was renewed.
When the first Congress under the Con
stitution met at New York a resolution
was passed locating the new capital at
Wrights Ferry in Pennsylvania, but it
failed because a slight amendment the
other body of Congress attached to it..
Germantown, a suburb Of Philadelphia.
was next in favor but the southern men
objected for the reason, as they said,
that Congress would be annoyed to death
by Quakers demanding the abolition of
slavery. The issue became so warm that
the dissolution Of the union became i'm
minent. by New York and the New Eng
land states threatening secession.
one day Thomas jefferson and Alexan-
der Hamilton met in front of the Prcsi-
dents house and when these two wise
heads consulted something generally hap
pened. Hamilton proposed 10 jefferson
that if he would agree 10 get the south
TO vote for the assumption of the state
war debts by the government. he (Hamil-
tom would get the north to vote in favor
of locating the Capital on the Potomac
jefferson. Madison and Washington were
great boosters for the Potomac site. and
when Hamilton made his proposition the
ShrcWd jefferson invited him To dinner
Immediately an act was passed provid-