Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-21
hing sgsiust which no provision can be
n.de, If those states that may have q

will psy no resPrect t, tie acts OF their
predecessors, OF to the public good, there
ia no power to compel them : Ii
tae bill once passes, am not under any
apprehension of repeal: but II dagger
OF repeal does exiat, 1t Ia of that kind
against which We csunot gus RI.
Mr.. Smith (Md) introduced an add.ef
from B l;more inhabitants, setting
forth WHIST had been done aod ~hht pro-
vision would he made il Baltimore was
selected. 60. 1868 July s, l790.)
M. Carol (Mt) submitted memo.
rial from the iuasbitsnts oil Georgetown
on the P,t,usc, 10 favor OF that place.
(p. 1864 July 6. 1907
Mr.. Slime (ur) spoke 10 favor OF tie
| Potomac irs cad OF Baltimore, ss the
Senate had vo'ed Ia favor OF t1e Poso.
mac. (p. 1861
Mr.. 5sney (Nd), P 1865, oppo'sd
fxing toe temporary sest OF government
in Phllsdslphia TO, the ten years, and
said that after the goye,nme; remained
| in Philadelphia for ten years, the p-oba-
bility OF 90. ttiDg It fer the Potomac was
very slight indeed. If Congress deter
uiped t, remain al Philadelphia, they
wcu be obliged to repssl this bill hx-
ing the permanent seat on the Potomac,
from necef sity.
So strong vas the fight made for B j.
.imors that on the motion TO strike ont
Potomac and insert Baltimore which
was made on July 7, 1890 (p. 1879
the vote was ayes 81, nays %.
The act of March 8, 1871, corc!u led
IS follows, after authorizing part of the
district to be seu b of the P,tomsc:
"Providsd: That nothing herein con.
/ tsIned shall authorize the erection OF the
public buildings tt1erwise tbau on the
Mary land side of the Potomac, ss re.
q1ired by the aforesaid act."
Remarks on the ACT locating t1e sest
OF governmel t.
At the fret session of frst Congress q
resrlct,ou was proposed By the Senate
relating 10 the seat of government, bat
the House amended 1. and the session
being SO, ut to end, the Senate postponed
the mt er to the mex. session. At this
session the II use on Septem BERT, 1889
passed resolution fixing tae perma.
rent sea! of government on the banks oil
the River snsqushanus, in Peubsyl.
vanis, and authorizing the president to
appoint committee to report 10 him the
most eligible situation on the bank of
said river In Pennsylvania, and for the
purchase of laud and the erection OF
buildings.
Mr.. Gale (Md), p. SS6, September Z,
1889, moved 10 amend the resolutions
BY adding provision that bsfore any
purchase or erection of buildings, the
Legislatures of Pennsylvania and Mary
land should mske tuch provision for re-
moving ell obstruc tiocs to the navigation
of said river, between the sest of govern
ment and the month thereof, as may be
satisfactory to the president.
Mr. Gales motion was lott by vote
OF ayes "a, nays 25.
When the bill was reported In accord.
auce with the above resolutions, Mr..
Gale (Md). p. S95, September II, 1889,
moved that "lhis law shall not be car
ried into fleet, until the States of Pen
nsylvauis and Maryland shall pass acts
(uot Including any expense to the said
state') providing for removing the OBJ
It :tions OF the same"
The vote was ayes 81, nays 27. The
chairman voted aye, carrying the mo-.
tior.
Hsviog obtained the above amend.
meut, Mr.. G lie, p. S9S. s'p.ember II,
1779, moved t, add after Pennsylvania
cor Marylsnd." The vote on his motion
was ayes 81, nays 81, and the chairman
vot:d nay.
That the Maryland delegate hoped to
kill the bill, so far as Pennsylvania vas
concerned. is apparent, for he frankly
said, p. S97, that he doubted II the Oh
structions could be removed out OF the
suaquehanDs; indeed, he understood
from a gentleman we'll acquainted with
that river, that 1t ntvsr could be made
navigable, und he thought this poin.
should be sscertained bsfore Congress
fixed themselves there
| ANNALS OF CGNGRESS.
Mr.. seney (ud). May l6. 1889, p S56.
p,eser ted to the House an act OF eglslatur
Of Maryland Offering to tle acceptance OF
Congress ten miles eqaare OF territory,
In any part OF said tie, for the seat of
the federal government. (Note word
permanent not used
sunmsry as 20 the cons!i!u slonalty o.
| the set OF retrocessior:
l In the constitutional convention no
permanent or ether seat OF government
was Fixed.
2 Congress was lett entirely free to
fix 1t aud change 1t a. pleasure.
8. A resolution was offered to give
Congress power "To fix and permanent
ly:es:aslish..the seat of government \ X"
But the effort entirely failed.
4. The Congress that established the
District Of Columbia as The seat of gov.
erpment, uniformly aud expressly, in
the debates, ADMITTED that Co5grets CT u d
change it at will.
sThst part OF the sest OF the g)veru-
meEs south OF the Potomac having been
grossly neglected, congress, In 1S46, as
simple act OF jus:ics and right, retro
caded Alexandra county and city to
Virginia.
Il must be admitted BY sll uapr H.
diced minds that there eau be no qres-
tion OF the consttut:oaslity of the act OF
retrocessiop.
Animal Reunion, United Confederate
Veterans.
For above occasion Southern Railway takes