Review of reviews and world's work (1890) (14597778097)

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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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THE CONGRESSTONAT. LIBRARY BUILDIKG ON THE CAPITOL HILL. A HUNDRED YEARS OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. 67;
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THE CAPITOL BUILDING, AS DEVELOPED BV SUCCESSIVE ADDITIONS FUOM THE SKCTION FINISHED IN 1800. tricts, one on tlie Delaware and tlie otiier on tliePotomac, with the idea of alternating betweenthem. His plan was actually adopted by Con-gress, though soon afterwards repealed. The final decision to have a separate nation;dcapital was made in the convention that draftedthe federal Constitution in 1 787. The ratificationof this Constitution by the States carried with itan authority vested in Congress to exerciselegislation in all cases whatsoever, over such dis-trict (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, bycession of particular States, and the acce;)tance ofCongress, become the seat of Government of theUnited States. This was in form permissivei-ather than mandatoiy ; but the state of publicopinion on the subject was well shown by thepromptness with which, in the very first sessionof the first Congress electc^d under the (Constitu-tion, the subject was taken up and thoroughlydiscussed. A