Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-22
Room for the Representatives.

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Room for the Representatives..
Brief mention has been made in TIE STAR
of the report of Mr.. Edward Clark, architect of
the capitol, in response to q resolution intro
duced into the House at the close OF the last sas
sion of Congress by General Butler, asking that
plans might be submitted for the improvement
of the hall of the House of Representatives.
The following is the report in full
Having examined the hall OF Representatives
with view 10 enlarging and extending its sides
to the outer wall Of the building, cOntempla-
ted in House resolutions passed June 1, 1872,
have the honor to state that there great DIFF
hculties in the way OF thus enlargng this hall,
close it. To take either the north or the south
wall away would involve the construction of
new rsiters of greater span than those now
used. In consequence OF the large amount OF
labor in accomplishing this result, am of the
opinion that it Is impracticable, owing to the
shortness of the time during which it must be
done. A result might be gained equivalent, -
far relates to light and air, and also adding
greater area to the floor by abolishing the gall
lery at the south and taking out the wall which
separates the hall from the corridor back TO the
Speakers chair. This would carry the door out
to the wall which now separates tue corridor
and the Speakers room, which wall might be
pierced with doorways at the door and by win
dows at the upper story. L am of the opinion,
however, that the glare OF light thus obtained
would be source of annoyance, rs has proved
to be the case in the Supreme Court room,
where it is found necessary to drape the
windows and to depend mainly on the open
iDgs in the ceiling for light. Besides, If win
dOws should be made accessible to the Hall,
opening or shutting the same would do away
with all reliable control OF the heating, and
would moreover seriously affect the acoustics
OF the room, as ii is well known that where lat
eral ventilation is present sound is conducted
In the direction of the currents OF tina air.
There are two ways of getting room for the in
creased number of members without making
any extensive alterations in the hall. First, the
| walls under the galleries might be taken away,
supporting the galleries by columns or piers,
winch would ada the space now occupied by the
cloak rooms to the floor OF the hall. Second, by
obtaining smaller desks and rearranging them.
1t should be borne in mind that the more the
hall is extended the more difficult IL will be for
speaker to be heard from a back seat. am
clearly of the opinion that the most satisfactory
way to get increased accommodations, and the
least expensive, is TO let the hall remain at its
present dimensions and to obtain new desks vi
smaller size. which might be arranged on the
moor In manner to save considerable space.
Political Notes.
Gen. Longstreet has left the liberal fold and
| returned TO the republican camp.
The republicans OF the Milwaukee (Wis.) dis
trict have nominated Gen. Fred. z. Walker for
Congress.
The committee OF seventy I'm New York last
| night endorsed the nomination vi Wm. f. Ha-
vemeyer for Mayor. srsB fl.ri' : ~
The convention TO revise the constitution of
| Pennsylvania, just elected, win meet at Harris
burg on Tuesday, November II.
The Hon. William W. Goodrich has been
Dy the uDe1hs As a CAD 1llate tor
| Congress from the Sd n. Y. (Brooklyn) district
Stephen j. Callahan has been nominated for
| Congress in the 4fh New York district Brook
lyn). by the democrats and liberals. -
Georgia democratic papers are urging their
friends to stick to their regular cong ression sl
noniD atoms, no matter what they may do IN
fegefd % the presidential ticket III : ? LfII
| Some persons, believing that the elections
held In West Vhginis last August for Congress-
men were illegal, the supervisors Of Wheeling
have ordered the polls to be opened on the 24t6
inst. for those who fit
Governor Walker will formally commence a
canvass Of Virginia for Greeley and Brown at
once. He has authorized the following ap-
| pointments: Orange q. H., October % Alex an
dria, October g, night; Leesburg, October 2f.
Mr.. Roswell s. Burrows refuses 70 accent the
Greeieyite pSmlnaton for Congress m the 18th
press says that IL Is not the intention of the
already defunce coalition to make any other
nomination.
! At a meeting of the democratic voters of the
4th ward in Philadelphia last night charges of
corruption and vepality were broue ht against
alderman VIM. McMullin and Hon. Samuel
Josephs, prominent democratic politicians, and
both were unanimously expelled from the party.
The republicans of Massach dsetts have now
completed their nominations for members OF
Congress. They are as follows. in the order of
Districts i, James Buffinton; 2, BENJAMIN W.
Harris; 3. William Whiting;g4. samuel Hooper:
e. Daniel W. Gooch; Q, BENJAMIN F. Butler; I,
EbeneZer Il. Hoar; g, John NJ. S. Williams; 0,
George F. Hoar; 10, Alvah Crocker; II, Henry
/. Dawes. Messrs. Bufinton, Hooper, George
4. dOAr, CrOckef, anu DaWea are members of
the present House. Mr.. &. Q. Esty has been
nominated in the present 9Th district to fll the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. Geo.
N. Brooks. Mayor James Ri. Buffam of LYNN.
who was nominated by the labor reformers in
the 9Th district, has declined to run.
The REGATTA IN BALTIMORE YRsrRRDAy-
Detedt Of the Baltimore Crel0 Gy the Netc York
Cia6.-The regatta OF the Patapsco navy YES
terday was the most notable event of the kind
that has ever occurred in Baltimore. The at
tendance was immense, and the pluck of the
ARIEL III challenging club known TO have so
Ing club was generally appreciated. The New
Workers carried off the honors of the three-mile
race, beating the crew of the Arial four lengths
ana winning In seventeen minutes and fourteen
seconds, but the Ariel forced them to a hard
struggle Tor the supremacy. The first halt mile
the boats pulled nearly abreast, when the seat
OIL the stroke oarsman of the Ariel slpped, by
which accident the crew lost three strokes and
the Kerosene shot ahead. The Ariel crew how
ever, soon regained their stroke. spurted ahead.
AND passed slightly in advance of the New YORK..
ers. From this point to the turning stake the
race was most exciting, the boats keeping well
together. Both boats turned about IA 80 ~
time, and the race home was hofIv contas .le
Inc race was for set of colors a tso vii ,Ia
coat-oi- arms Of Maryland and a siIk bursaa =.
bear the name Of the winning boat. win tbe
date OF the lace. . va" 'i7
4he sHnnnd race, over 'atwo-mfis c5ursa was
won by the Cndine's boat Iris in teen minutss
good all around.
THAT GEoRsIA DUEL WITH SHor Grss
y O9tm Guard Fading i.- Fatal Neettng.-I