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GOMPERS RE-ELECTED,
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When nominationa were called for at the
convention of the American Federation of
Labor In Cincinnati yeaterday the name
of Samuel Gompers for Dresident was
received witb) cheers. On motion of Dele
gate John McBride, the secretary was di
rected to cast the entire Vote of the con
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pressive speech.
P. J. McGuire of Philadelphia was unani
mously re-elected vice president, but de
clined, after ten years' continuous servioe,
saying he wanted to devote all hi. time to
the Brotherhood of Carpenters. His dec11
nation was not accepted.
James Duncan of Baltimore was -re
elected second vice -president Without oppo
sition. James O'Connell of Chicago was
re-elected third vice president. M. M. Gar
land of Pittsburg, for fourth vice president,
was chosen unanImously.
Delegate Edward Hirsh of Baltizpore pre
sented the name of Frank Morrison of Chi
cago .for secretary, to succeed August Mc
Graitn. Mr. Morrison received the unani
mous vote of the'convention, and responded
with a speech. He Is a member of the
Chicago Typographical Union.
John B. Lennon of Bloomington, Ill., was
re-elected treasurer.
The names of Harry Lloyd of Boston,
president of the Brotherhoodi of Carpenters
and Joiners; Martin Fox of Cincinad
presIdent of the Iron Molders' 'Union, and
George E. McNeill, presideajt of the Federal
Union of Boston, were presented for the
position of delegates to British trades con
ges. Mess. McNeWl and Fox were
Nashvilli, Tenn., was selected as the next
place of meettn ove St. Louis Xasa
To Christen the Aa=pea
The mayor of g.napolls has nlotified the
Seeretary of the Navy that he hos selected
Miss Georgie Porter, granddaughter of ,th
late Admirat D. D). Porter, to chrteten the
gunboat nemme afterth May and eg j
which is to be lanched atanaat
N. J., next Wednesday.*
Deed at Portasmtb
The Navy Dspertmetit is informed that
Carpenter J. (O Nash, .retred, 41eda
Portsepouth, Va. "Tursday..
O'FERRALt OPPOSED
Leading Virghniauu Expres Them
selve on Betrocession.
HE STE URII[ELYO YM LAD
Attorney General Scott Regards the
Proposition as a Joke.
GEORGE D. WISE'S VIEW
Special Correspoedence.of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va., December 18, 1896.
The proposition to retrocede Alexandria
county to the United States meets with
little encouragement from the leading citi
ces of Virginia.
Gov. O'Ferrall today, when interviewed
on the question, said: "As governor of Vir
ginia I would, of course, be opposed to giv
ing up any of the territory of the state.
This question would be brought before the
state legislature before any movement
could be mnade, and I do not believe the
legislature would favor this. Indeed, I be
lieve they would oppose it. The object of
this movement, I take it, is to have Alex
andria county supplied with police from
the other side, and thereby break up the
crime, gambling and other violations of
the law, which have made that part of
the state notorious for years. The people
in the District should remember, however,
that nearly all the crooks and criminals 61n
Alexandria county who carry on their ne
farious business there came from the
Washir.gton side.
"There is equally as much devilment go
ing on on the Maryland side. 'f they want
to stop the violations of law going' on
there, they should stop sending their law
less people over to the Virginia side. I
have given a great deal of my time and
labor to the breaking up of the lawlessness
in Alexandria county, and I think the con
dition of things up there Is greatly im
prived, though, of course, ,there Is some
little lawlessness being carried on in a
clansdestine way. I am oppose4to sany ter-"
ritory from Virginia being gives away."
The Attorney General's Obtlaon.
Attorney General Sett Stated that he
was not familiar with the movement to
retrocede any portibn of Virginia to the
United States, but -)ge had heard andread
about so many pripositions of this kind.
which always turniM out to be mere talk,
wita no reasonable possibility of, being
passed, that the thing was getting to be a
huge joke.
He was sure the legislattre of Virginia
wold not seriously entertain any. saeh
propozition, and he was of the opinion that
intelligent Virginians would oppose the
movement from.the start. He said: "I am
opposed to any. proposition to surrender
any Virginia territory to any government.
We have ro rnore territory than wer can
take care of, and when the proposition
crmes up, if it ever does, there will be a
general fight agai-st it. It will be a colder
day than this, and I will be a much older
man, when Virgini* gives any of, her ter
ritory away." .
Geo. D.. ne's Portion.
Geo. D. Wise when seen by a Star cor
respondent said: "I am opposed to the
proposition. It would never be carried
through the Virgin legislature, I am sure..
Virginia has alreqtY lost too much of her
territory. She wa*,Jone of the original thir
teen states, and d4l' more toward organiz
ing the Union thali any other three states.
She let go Wiscobtin, Minnesota, and all
that northwester-. territory, and the
Pierrepont legislature at Alexandria dis
membered Viiginia by zpaking West Vir
ginia a keparate te;' This was uncon
:titutional. If TJfta was dismembered
ikgalfy then why as the Pierrebont gov
ernrher.t set up in this state during the
War? If the dismembering of Virginia had
been uneorstitutior al the Pierrepant gov
ernment was unconstitutional. Virginia
was robbed It 1;e* VirgiMia.
: "I am unalterbW opposed to this state
losirg any of her territory, and I am sure
this proposition will never go through. We
want all the teiritory we have."
Morton Marye, auditor of public accounts;
Gco. K. Taylor, clerk of the supreme court
of appeals, and others said they were op
posed to the proposition.
Mr. Clementa Enthusiastic.
Mr. James E. Clements of Alexandria
county is quite enthusiastic over the Mc
Millan resolution. Mr. Clements said to a
Star reporter this morning:
"It is a good thing, and it' carried out
will prove a great benefit to Alexandria
city and county. I hope it will end in re
trocession. The navy yard would, In all
probabilities, be moved to Alexandria,
where there is an excellent water front
and much deeper water than at Washing
ton." Mr. Clements thinks that Alexan
dria county would be benefited by having
the necessary bridges across the Potomac
connecting it with Washington, as the
property at, Arlington would be much im
proved and the surrounding country much
enhanced in value.
He is of the opinion that Alexandria
city would be the manufacturing portion
of the national capital, and its business
largely increased.
All RIGHT OF POSSESSIO!4.
The Supreme Court's Decision in the
Phillips-Payne Case.
In the case of Phillips vs. Payne, referred
to in the discussions of retrocession, the
Supreme Couirt avoided the question of
whether the retrocession was in violation
of the Constitution, expressly deciding the
case upon the fact that VirgInia being de
facto possessed of the territory, neither
that state nor the United States ever hav
ing objected, a taxpayer in Alexandria
county cannot question the validity of the
retrocession.
The -syllabus of the opinion was as fol
lows:
Syllabus: "Slnce 1817, pursuant to the ac-t
of Cong ress of the preceding year, the
state of Virginia his been in de facto pos
sesion of the coutni sof Alexandria, which,
prior thereto, formed a part of the District
of Columbia. The -political department. of
her government has, since that date, uni
formnly asserted, and - -the head of her
judicial department expressly affirmed, her
title thereto. Congress has, by more than
one act, recognized the transfer as a set
tled- fact. A resident of~ that county, in a
suit to recover the amount paid by him,
under protest, for- taxes upon'*his property
there situate, is, therefore, estopped from
raising the qurestiorfs -sto the Validity of the
retrocession." -
This case was ecided by -the U'nited
States Supreme .~y' -In 1875, Mr. Justice
Swayne deliverin ' the opinion of the
cOurt. The plaintit i error, the plaintiff in
the court below,i bought to recover the
amount of taxes ,3gdd by him to the de
fendant, on the grudthat the act of 1846,
antd the law of Vfgnia reannexing the
county to the sit and extending Vir
ginia's jurisdiction6er it, are contrary to
the Constitution ofd United States, and
illegal and void. 1111ie defendaht demurred
and-the court belo4 -Sian the demurrer
and'gave judgment orhe defendant.
In sang fnr - e Supresme Court, Mr.
Justice Swayne saEthe question presented
wasn whether there'~h err in that ruling
of the lower coura WThen he goes on to
say- thast the SupyMeCourt, in af~rming
the judgment beldb'ased its decson not
on the questlon preg1ted by the plaintilt in
error, but upon - e~tat that Virginia was
de facto in possession of the territory in
qusin ethrT~ii nor the United
staes as ve obeets to-the-retrocession
of.- the territory. ?Tgerefore, he says, "the
plaintiff in error iqestopped from raising
the point hese to e .dissded. He
e~nat iier he tgnees;i vcriou.
lyraise a.. question, znor' for'ct upen ~the
partles to the compact an- C 'Which
O Mdirke *o0 I this
litgaweare qosrined to- recognise
the. doeet. mflttaa f hnga. which
exists with referapes, to the ont of
Alexandria as conclusive f. She - Eights of
the partie, before tm.
Au. -Agsma ~ Payes et.
county was moduram saUan is 18N0 ane
agitation among brainess men, both of
Alexandria oemty and Washington, in fa
ver et sme legishmules which woeld re
unite the retroceded territory to the Dis
trict of Columbia. A bill was. prepared by
Mr. R S. Lacey, 'who filed It in Congress,
together with a petition signed by many
citizens of Alexandria, city-and county.
The text of the bill then prepared is as
follows:
"That the act entitled an act to retrocede
the county of Alexandria, in the District
of Columbia, to the state of Virginia, and
approved July 9, 1846, be, and the same in
hereby, repealed: Provided, however. That
all rights and privileges, duties and obU
gations heretofore received and incurred
under zaid act of retrocession shall be fully
preserved, and shall in no wise be affected
hereby."
Mr. Lacey, as the representative of those
Wrho were agitating for the return of the
retroceded territory to the United States.
prepared an argument In favor of the bill.
which Is quoted above, and which was
used in support of the bill, but tile matter
was at that time soon dropped. Mr. La
cey's argument is interesting at this time,
as It reviews the laws and decisions bear
ing upon the question of retrocession, and
especially upon the alleged unconstitution
ality of any act to divest Congress of its
exclusive jurisdiction over the whole or
any part of the District of Columbia. After
quoting the section of the Constitution em
powering Congress to exercise exclusive
legislation ever the District to be ceded by
the states to become the seat of govern
ment of the United States, the Maryland
and Virginia acts of cession, and the act of
Congress, July 16, 1790. accepting the terri
tory ceded, Mr. Lacey's argument goes on
to say:
On the 3d of March, 1791, and before the
survey provided for by the preceding act
was completed, an act of Congress was
passed providing that so much of the Dre
ceding act as required that the whole of
the territory, ten miles square, be located
-above the month of the East branch, be
repealed, and "that it-shall be lawful for
the President to make any part of the ter
ritory below the said limit, and above the
mouth of Hunting creek, a part of said Dis
trict," * * * and the territory so to be
included shall form part of the District,
not exceeding ten miles square, for the per
manent seat of government of the United
States
On the .0th of March, 1791, George Wash
Ington, President, by his proclamation de
clared that the whole of said territory
should be included between four lines, as
follows: (describing them, including Alex
andria county, Va.)
He also declared and proclaimed "that
the said territory, when surveyed, should
be the whole territory accepted by the said
act of Congress as the District for the per
manent seat of government of the United
States."
By an act of Congress passed July 19,
1846, "it is provided that with the assent of
the people of Alexandria and Alexandria
county, all that portion of the District of
Columbia ceded to the United States by the
state of Virginia be, and the same are here
by, ceded and forever relinquished to the
state of Virginia, in full and absolute right
and Jurisdiction, as well of soil as of per
sons residing or to reside thereon."
This grant of exclusive power of legis
lation over the district thus selected,
chosen and dedicated, when once exercised
became forever thereafter obligatory and
as much a duty as the discharge of any
other obligation Imposed upon Congress
by said article, among which are the
powcr to regulate commerce with foreign
nations, ar d among states, and no part of
which can be exercised by a state; the
power to establish post offices; the power
to establish judicial tribunals inferior to
the Supreme Court, which power the Su
preme Court has held cannot be con
ferred by Congre ;s except. upon courts
created by Congress.
The power to define and punish piracies
and felonies committed on the high seas,
to declare war, grant letters of marque,
to r.ise and support armies, to provide and
maintain a navy and to provide for call
ing forth the militia, are powers which are
conferred in the same section. and by the
sam- words, as the power to exercise ex
clusive jurisdiction over the District of
Columbia.
The Supreme Court ha- frequently de
cided] that whenever the terms in which
a power is granted to Congress requires
that it should be exercised exclusively by
Congress, the subject is as completely
taken from the state legislatures as if
they had been expressly forbidden to act
upon it..
Tae act of retrocession (July 19, 18461),
undertook to relinquish or retrocede to
Virginia onty about one-third of the whole
territory of the District; but the extent
of the territory undertaken to be divested
can make no difference. The power to
retrocede or relinquish jurisdiction over a
part, carries with It the power to retro
cede or relinquish the whole, and it is no
-nore unconstitutional to retrocede the
whore than a part. Ar-d If it was lawful
to relinquish Alexandria county to Vir
ginia in 1846, It is lawful to cede Wash
ington county to Maryland in 1890. But
neither was lawful then, or is lawful now.
Congress, having accepted the cession,
cannot divest itself of exclusive juridlc
tion and its seat of government. By ac
cepting the grapt, and exercising exclusive
jurisdiction, a contract was entered into
between the government. the ceding states,
and the pe3ple of the whole District, which
could not be dissolved without the con
sent of all the parties.
It is believed that no sound, conserva
tive or satisfactory argument has ever
been made establishing or sustaining the
constitutionality of the cession, relinquish
ment or surrender of the whole or any
part of the territory of the District of
Columbia, or the relinquishment or trans
fer of the whole or any part of the exclu
sive legislative jurisdiction of - Congress
over the same.
There is but one ground upon which the
pretension of the legality of the attempt
ed retrocession of Alexandria couinty can
be rested, to wit: Long acquiescence in the
jurisdiction which the state of Virginia
has, in fact, exercised over the territony
in question--though that Is confessedly an
unsatisfactory foundation to stand on, but
It is the best there Is, and it must be con
sidered,
If Congress had no power, and was
therefore forbidden to divest itself of ex
clusive jurisdiction over any part of the
District of Columbia, could it, by an un
constitutional act, transfer the territory
and jurisdiction to the state of Virginia,
so that the state, by accepting the grant
and exerciring the jurisdiction, could ren
der the unlawful act constitutional and
lawful? Manifestly not.
The state never could and never has
claimed title or jurisdiction by acquies
cence, lapse of time, or long occupation,
but has always claimed under the act of
1846, end as a grantee thereunder,
In the case of Phillips vs. Payne, 92
United States, 130, It was attempted to
bring the constitutionality of the retro
cession of Alexandria county to a final de
cision, but the attempt practically failed
for the reison that the plaintiff was, as
the court said, "estopped from raising the
point which he seeks to have decided."
But the court does say, "The state of Vir
ginia is in de facto possession. * * * She
(Virginia) does cot complain of the re
trocession. * * The United~ States have
not objected. * * Both parties to the
transaction have been, and still are, en
tirely satisfied." A government de facto
In firm possession of any cduntry, is
clothed, while it exists, with the same
rights, powers and duties, both at home
and abroad, as a government de jure.
The estol~ped referred to arose because
of the fact that the act of July 9, 1346,
was on the statute book unchallenged. It
was, however, only an enabling act. Noth
ing was thereafter done by Congress, but
the legislature thereupon passed an act
declaring that the county was reannexed,
and formed a part of the state.
The validity of that state statute de
pends, of course, upon the constitutionality
of the act of Congress of July 9, 1g46.
So this is not the case of a de facto gov
ernment, which, finding itself in possession
of territory, continues to possess and oc
cupy, and to levy taxes therein; but it is
the care of a do jure state governmnt
which passes an act to annex to its terri
tory, and thereunder a==m jurisdiction
over a portion of the District of Columhia,
Such a claita rests etuslvely' upon thae
valIdity of its own legislative act; and
that, in turn, -rests for its authority solely
upon .an bnconstitutional act of Congress.
Th of -Congress referred to was the
btnot a justification for the act
of Virginia. The plain .and mantrest rem
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slo, with proper prevlslon in the repeai
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Terms, $6, $8 ai
$350 Rogers Upright . $190
$4oo Baumeistcr Upright..$225
$600 Bradburv Upright... .$275
Swiss Music Boxes.
Ws ha d to return thwa Swim, %i
,de BIxe. =~'a te errls...lso late. Imt
the nufacturer wird s to cldae theim out
hektre Christnuas at less then ,s.adbe
would stand the loss. It'd a Iu-*. * hanee
ftr you gift giers.
WAS. Now.
4-air Box ..................~ $I.. Pw.
8-nlr Box............ 1 ?1;..
*12-air Box. wrih zte . X
1Ofli r Box. with zither .... $491 $i~
10-air Box. with zither....... $4 $37.WJU
Bradbury Fact(
1225 Pa. Ave. an
FREEBORN 0. SM
V. P. Van Wickle. Manager.
Gt Sun
Pape1,rs
and look for our announcelnei
then only half the great holid;
We're going to make Mt
and Thursday of next week w
buying. The biggest aggrega
has cver appealed to you will
days. We cast aside all thot
ished. The only complete ho
turn their stock of holidav noi
useful and ornamental-loose
If you can't come (tiring
We'll be open.
If you want your purchas
do that promptly and properly
This'is the s
"your credit
Hoiuse & I
Liberal F
Cor. 7th an
A SILVER CONFERENCE
Views Brought Forward at a Gathering at
Senator Teiler's House.
Elfort to Preserve Harmuony Among
Members of Parties Favoring
the White Metal.
The z.earest thing to a formal caucus of
siver men yet held was at the house of
Senator Teller the other night, numerous
leaders being present. Representatives
Hartman and Towne were among the num
ber. Gen. A. i. Warner, president of the
Bimetallic League, was also present. Gen.
Warner outlined the proposed plans of the
executive committee of the Bimetallic
Union for a continuance of the campaign
for silver, and these plans received the
hearty indorsement of the gathering.
Those present agreed that a campaign of
education should be kept up. One of the
matters discussed was the resumption of
the publication of the Binmetallist, the or
gan of the union. It is expected that the
paper will resume publication. It will be
heartily supported by leading silver men.
There was no formal discussion of the
attitude of the silver men in Congress.
There is a general understanding that
events will be left to care for themselvcs.
As It is not probable that thege will be any
tariff or financial legislation a~t this ses
sion, it was considered unnecessary to talk
over a question which had not been reach
ed. The sanounced intention of the siver
men to hold a formal caucus was based on
the supposition that the Dingley bill would
make its appearance.
It is generally agreed among silver men
that when the extra session Is called, they
will meet in caucus and shape their policy.
It is proposed that this caucus shall be gen
eral and that there will be no discrimiama
tion. If there Is a strong division of senti
ment in the caucus, the chances are that
to prevent il feeling, or a .sptit, each man
will agree to act as he thinks best. Above
everything else, it is understood, the si
ver men of all parties hepe to prevent
bickering, so s not to disrupt the union
that existed In the last ecampaign. This, of
course, sounds pretty, and to a sentiment
whieh all forces can freely express now.
Whether it will turn out in ths desired
way -is another .nestion. Pears ar e en
sinaily expressed that the estatry between
itse -dmeat@ and poenfat partase may
produe-an outbsa at an uuepeessda-o
mint, which as Jast through years.
p
-- Cone Awended.
Oara Cra ii d of suglaser. has
austhe centmne ser'te Jn~-~o
en em at Pet 4anun
ame ammmen" o East
dIs eet-uM
antil Christmas.
Piano, $145.
$10 down, $7 monthly.
te I ojust on Pian. baais Pikd
at rendrnt fivea iOe hats or "spessah'
AEered during our grand Mamufacturer'
tCssilomas Reducibna 1Mie. Stagninren
-ithtlffy ti.t full uptiget .rned Pinso
in beaut iftl dmit r,-'uiwn4 aer. .en
liamous iings tp sod fall Iard. Cest
$M iO. Only. . .................. $1
SIe Ae and $7 utnnthly.
Reteatiful iHard-wind atool Sa Jaji
vnese SIIL .arf in utlded.
ves in Pianos.
id $10 monthly.
$5oo Webster Upright.....$290
$6oo Webster Upright.... $350
$8oo Bradbury Upright....$390
$65 & $75 Regina
Music Boxes, $30.
311-t fl.. 1,'ft -f 11ie l[sra Satm Reiit
FWM !.ii. o that Oter d'sters sell1 for SM
and $75. To ewe theis not teeferp Virist.
mna day. take your eboir for . ive tur
W1h 4:1an suat l oak taiIe ielp-ded.
1te~e "mianNtst tende.rs" ove a 'Ierto.ire
--f 'er 1.UUU t -uIa.
ory Warerooms,
id 1216 E Street,
ITH, Manufacturer,
Thone 747.
d(ay'S
it. It takes a half page-and
i% story is told in detail.
inday, Tuesday, Wednesdav
>nder days in house-furnishing
lion of genuine bargains that
Lempt fou during these four
ights of cost-profits are ban
ise-furnishers in Washington
eltics-which includes both the
for your special benefit.
l he (i --come in the eveling.
es hcid and delivered later we'll
tore where
is good."
JerrmTann,
urnishers,
d I streets.
CALARY EgDEAV.REU,.
Rtepors-t ead at the Annala Eentta
of the C. E. lretety.
ILast Surday evening the Christian En
deavor Society of Calvary Baptist Church
celebrated Its sixth anniversary, the regu
lar church service being given over to
the Endeavorers. The programn conasited
mainly of reports from the three Christian
Endeavor societies of the church. and ad
dresses by Dr. S. H. Greene. pastor of
the church, and Mr. Miles M. Shand, presi
dt of the District Christian Endeavor
After singing and devotional exereises,
the "adviser" of the Junior Society. Miss
ivah Richards, read the report of the
Junior Society for the year, which showed
that during that time the society had
grown tcur-foid. the present membership
[betng seventy. The report showed great
growt h spiritually, as well as numericaly,
and detained the lines of work that the
society is now following, especial mnention
beIng made of the missionary work being
done at the Children's Hospital.
Miss E. Pauline Wise, adviser of the
Intermediate Society. presenrted the repoit
for that society. These boys and girls
the church of the future-are most enthu
slastic in their work and their prosects
are certainly "as bright as the promises oc
Ior the Senior Society. Miss M. M. Bart
lett. the retiring Dsmident, read a very en
couraging report, showing growth along
all lines. The year has been one of the
most blessed of the seven. particularly
because it brought the great international
convention. and because of the opportni
ties which that aftorded the mnember. for
work and the influence which it left.
Besides the work of the convention and
the entertaining of the Pennsyivanja dele
gatlon, the society has inaugurated sey
eral new movements. amnong thmen. being
the holding of evangelistic meetings at
Washington barracks. In this work they
have been joined by other societies of the
city. Meetings ,are also being heeld at
Chery Chase, under the direction of thme
missionary connittee.
FI~Iowir.g this report an able address
was delivered by Mr. M. M. Shand. presi
dent of the District unto., on the topic.
"Loyalty to the Church." In which Mr.
Shand based loyalty to the chugeh upon
Individual responsiettity.
The closing address by the pastor, Rev.
Samuel H, Greene, D.D.. was ongrateta.
tory and at the ameo time a salute to the
"Church of temorrew" en behlalf et thme
"Church of today." Dr.. Greenme w to
renewed efor't on the part of aD thee En
deavores end eupremd the ba.f that
the twentieth cetuary woeld s suchs
progress along the ines et Chuistian west;
athe wend has never seen.
After singing "Goed Be With Yeu siU We
Maet Again.** thme Mspaan beeneots was
r-eae and the --sedmy edm4e.