The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-28


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fcrrc,l 10 The tpnmiticD ~ fpfciEn N1nirs
rather than ~ tho Committee on iho
District ~ Columbia IN ansvor Nv nn
inquiry why tho parties Interested did
not sock Incorporation from sumo soto
Legislature rather than from tho tom
gress. Mr.. ioVGwuRtH told Nv" House
that EVERY state required u majority II
tho proposed incorporates io b" rcai-
dents ~ that State M n condition prccN-
dent 10 granting n charter, while the
proposed incorporators In this case wcro
scattered about in 80 many different
states that II VIVA practically impossible
TO comply with this condition. In fact,
the voluntary association which 10y
becomes a corporation under this act Of
Congress Ia the parent Of about sixteen
affiliated societies In various States Of
the Union.
The objection 10 special legislation Of
this character. which was emphasized
by Mr. CLARK and supported by Mr..
GARRETT Of Tennessee in the course Of
the discussion, is that it encourages ap-
pliCations to Congress based upon tho
idea that II ia a part of the general blsI-
ness Of the Federal Government to grant
charters TO corporations. Besides, there
gapmS IN no n upparnl irpnroCGipp TINT ,
corporation deriving its right to exist
from the Federal Government is entitled
to a higher place in public esteem on that
account. Mr.. CLARK disavowed any
feeling of opposition to this particular
measure, but he declared that Congress
had no right to go into the general bust
ness of granting charters to corpora
tons, saying that there was no reason
on the face of the earth why these in
%corporators should not go down to the
District Of Columbia officials and get a
charter from them instead of applying
to Congress.
Mr.. LoNGwoRTH declared that he
agreed with Mr.. CLARK that it was a
mistake to give general charters of in
corporation by act of Congress. He
pointed out, however, that the diversi-
fed residence Of the proposed incor-
porators constituted the same obstacle to
obtaining a charter in the District of
as existed in the several States;
that in this particular case in
corporation under the national Govern
ment would give the institute a prestige
which would aid it in getting oppor-
tunities to make researches in foreign
to an extent which would
be impossible if the society was acting
under a State charter. The object
the organization being not only to de-
velop archaeological research generally
in foreign countries, but to maintain
schools abroad for instruction
in archaeology, the purpose was purely
patriotic in its character, as well as
wholly unsel6sh, in being designed to
further no pecuniary interest whatever.
This line of argument evidently appealed
to the House, as was made manifest by
the large majority in favor Of the passage
Of the bill.
A precedent for this legislation may
be found in the recent enactment by
Congress of the bill to incorporate the
Art Academy in Rome; and
must be conceded that the reasons
which led Congress to grant the charter
that case are equally applicable in
of the incorporation of the Arch
biological Institute Of America.