Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-04
soUANDEHEp WEALTH.
The Repairs" Which are Annually
Made on the eaPitOl.
n,sa The Buildings and Greands are "u'
tiht.d by Alleged lmprepemeats
The Senate Chambet-Gcf-
geous Rs6ttings.
NEWS As6 GOSSIP At WASERs1oS

| wear few weeks before congress c0iiieS V,
4ether the capitol building and srouhoS
are overhauIed and put in stae OF re-
pairs. Evidently there is viglanS man
at the head OF this branch of the govern
meat industry; but his vigilance lacks
common sense. Since the adjourn
ment of congress in August iast'
specias care has been taken that the
capitol grounds should not get OUT
of order. Instead of commencing as soon
as Copg.ess got away the large improve,
ments, they have waited, and now great
show of work is bei1gdone in order 70 ira'
press upon Congress'the
Need efI.arSe APPROPRIATIONS.
To the right Of the seasterw1Hs OF the Cap
itol there is fine marble walk that 'ads
through beautiful grass plot to the rect
To the average person this could
not be improved pEps, oet q week
ago men were set 10 WORK, anu
have commenced to Olga iaSYe e6caNa-
t;on III ere sipoply for the purpose OF fillii lg
II in again with stone and BUILDING lare
stairway. II is entirely useless and wha
is more will spoil the beauty or the ground
in that locality. The cost of the new stair :
way will probably be considerable, as it liz
nronosad fo b1Sld il of marble with fancy
work thrown IN, By the. time Congress
gets together they will have large pile OF
dirt in lieu of the sidewalk and an insight
ly heap will probably
DisRgure the Place An Wioser.
Congress will be compelled to appropri-
ate money TO repair the damassdone. The
stems of the front entrance are In very
had Condition. having been built many
wears ago. They are broken off in spots
and nearly every step IS cracked ana
weather-stained They present great
con trast TO the other parts OF tne onilding
If half of the money that will be used to
buiId the useless stairway at the Senate
wing was expended in fixingup the mai n
entrance it would be sufficient to make this
much needed Improvement.
Inside the CapitO, a generaH cleaning up
is going on. Tie Senate chamber is re-
,ceiving the most attention. Herea
New Carpet of Velvet
will be put down. 1t takes eight hundred
wards to cover the floor of the chamber,
and it will cost about 5000 to put down
the new carpet.
Oneof the officers of the Senete this morn
ing said the Senate hadn't had new car
net for six years. Last summer, few
weeks before adjournmsnt, the Senate
adjourned over from Thursday un-
til Monday in. ordef to allow
the workmen to put down tight straw
mating. Ths, mating cost one dollar a
ward, and the total cost fSP putting it down
was over one thousand dollars. 1t is not
Injured any now. but it will have to go, to
make room for the more luxuriant COM
petitors
what VIII you do with the matting?"
was asked Of the same Official.
sell IL at AsAction,'.
he replied smiling sagay.
Selling condemned government furni-
ture in Washington Is the nea-est thing
to giving it away, that has yet been de-
vised.
The chamber will look very we'll in its
new dress. 1t has been repainted and re-
yarnished until it fairly shines Tne cloak
rooms have nes been forgotten.
New furnitura including easy
chairs rugs, etc, have been
thrown around in them with reckless dis
regard to expense that is refreshing. The
committee rooms. also the Vice presidents
and Presidents. room have all been fixed
I'D ior the return Of the senators. Some OF
the furniture in the committee-rooms
would not be regarded by q straight-laced
person as
Absolutely Necessary.
If the confding constituent could see his
representative helping himself to some of
the pest Kentucky whisky from the ele-
CANT side boards in the committee rooms
be would be apt to think this world hol.
low sham, and the Congressman and Ssna-
tors the worst of the lot All Of the chairs
and sofas in the Senate chamber have been
recovered with Russian leather, and will
afford the visitors 10, the chamber consider
able amusement il, wearing them oat this
wiRter.
The Hall ef Representatives
has not been much improved, altt Ongh, the
RECEIPT on rooms have all had their furni-
ture touched up. The main hall has been
thoroughly cleaned, however. That is
about all YOU could reasonably expect,
frcm ordinary workmen, as the hall was
about as dirty as a place could well be i'm
agined. The Eoor Of the hall OF
Representatives after the members have
been in it for about a week is
a sight to behold. The floor is covered
with tobacco juice, and a cong.omeration
of mixtures that are hard to define. Out
side the capital rs well as inside, considera.
bic psint has been used and the place will
be fairly presen,able when the Congress
men shall present themselves at its doors
in December.