Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-21

| buptitotiAy ~ oN"b'" 81,
will psy no respect to tie so!s OF theil
predecessors, or 10 the public good, there
is no power to compel them y Il
the bill once passes, am not under any
apprehension Of repesl: bat II danger
OF repeal does exiai, 1t is OF that kind
sgaiust which We cannot gufri.
Mr.. Smith (Md) introduced an addte'
from B liimOre inhabitants, setting
forth what had been done AID what pro-
vision would he made II Baltimore was
selected. 10. 1868 july 6, l79O.)
NJ. Osuol (Md) Submitted memo
rial from the iDhsbitsnts oil Gsorgsto"n
on tle P, t)usc, 10 favor OF thft place.
10. 1864 July 6. 1790)
Mr. stlne (Nr) spoke 10 favor OF TIE
Potomec It's cad OF Baltimore, SO toe
Sensts had voted 10 favor OF t1e Po!o.
mac. (p. 1864
Mr.. 5eney (M6). p 1865, oppo'td
fixing toe temporary sest OF govern ment
in Philsdelphis for the ten years, and
said that ter the governmett rens'ned
in Philadelphia for ten years, the p'oba-
bIlity OF 90, ttlDg it fer the Potomac was
very slight indeed. II Congress deter
miped t. remain st Philadelphia, they
wcu d be obliged to repesl this bill hx-
Ing the permanent seat on the Potomac,
from necef sity.
So strong vas the 6ght made for Sd
timors that on the motion 10 strike ont
Potomac and insert Baltimore which
was made on July 7, 1890 (p. 1872
the vote was ayes 81, nsys 20.
The act OF March 8, 1871, conclu led
SO follows, after authorizing part Of The
district to be sou b of the Pttomsc
"Provided: That nothing herein con.
tslned shall authoiizs the erection oil the
public buildings tt1ervise than on the
Mary land side of the Potomac, IS re-
quired by the aforesaid act"
Remarks on the act locating the sest
OF governmet t.
At the fpt session of FIRST Congress a
resolution was proposed by the Ssnste
relating 10 the scat Of goverpmeut, but
the H 9use amended 1t and the session
being SO, ut to end, the Senate postponed
the nj or to the nfxs stsIion. At this
session the II use on Septem Der Z, 1889
passed resolu tons fixing tie perms'
rent sea! of government on the banks ol
the River Susqushsnns, 10 Peobsyl'
vsnis, and authorizing the president to
appoint committee To report 10 him the
most eligible situation on the bank OF
said river in Pepnsylvanls, and for the
purchase OF laud and the erection oi
buildings.
Mr.. Gale (Md), p. $50, September z,
1889, moved 10 smeud the resolutions
by adding provision thst before any
purchase or erection Of buildings, the
Legislatures of Pennsylvania snd Mary
Ia0d should msks ,uch provision for re-
moving ell obstrut tlors to the navigation
of said river, between the sett Of goverr-
ment and the month thereof, as may be
salts is'aetory to The president.
Mr.. Gales motion was lott by a vote
OF ayes "a, Gays 25.
When the bill was reported 10 accord.
auce with the above resolutions, Mr..
Gale (Md). p. S95, September II, 1889,
moved that "lhis law shall not be car
ried into feet, until the States Of Pen
nsylvanis and Maryland shall pass acts
(uot Including any expense to the said
ttste,) providing for removing the OBJ
1t u ,tions OF the same"
The vote vas ayes 81, nays 81. The
chairman voted aye, carrying the mo-
tiop.
Hsviog obtained the above amend.
msut, Mr.. G 'le, p. 1913. S'p:ember II,
1779, moved to add alter Penusylvania
"or MaryIsnd." The vote on bis motion
was ayes 27, nays 27, and the chairman
vot:d nay.
That the Maryland delegate hoped to
kill the bill, so far as Pennsylvania wss
concerned, is apparent, for he frankly
said, p. S97, that be doubted II the OBJ
structions could be removed out OF the
Susquehanps; indeed, he understood
from q gentleman we'll acquainted with
that river, that 1t ntver could be made
nsvigsbe, und be thought this point
should be sscertained before Congress
fixed themselves there
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