Smyrna times., 1884-01-30

begin or the eighteenth of next month
In many respects this is the most inn
portaht and interesting old building o
them all. Many associations of tn,
carry days of the Government atta,.t
10 the place. 1t was the first Dpnart
mental building constructed bv Nh,
government. Its two lower storiC,
were built in 1898, and at that timf
Chere was enclosed within the wall,
lour departments of the young povern,
ment,-State, Treasury, War and NAVY
IL VIII be but few years before aIl
the old historic land marks of the
capital will have passed away to make
room for the new city. ~ ''''
Inc new State, War and NAVY De-
partment, which is built of granite and
Is TO occupy the entire square. will he
the largest and handsomest denartmen-
tai building. 1t already forms an i'm
posing flank to the left side of the
White House, and will greatly en-
nance that executive centre of the
Guy This executive section comprises
three squares which bar Pennsylvania
avenue and cause it to describe am
angle around the nest of Government
nulihlngs. In the central SQUARE is
situated the White House, surrounded
Dy a beautiful park with flowers. foun-
tains and railings. At the right of
thls park is the Treasury, while on the
square at the lett is being reared the
new structure. At night especially
thls section presents an attractive
scene. From the Treasury depends a
nelt OF electric lights, and the White
House Is radient with the glare of the
many gas lamps upon its porticos and
about the grounds. The north. south
and east wings of the new bnildin~
nave already been built and the debris
OF the old Navy Department will he
cleared away i'll time to permit the
commencement of work upon it's west
wing by the first of April. The con-
Ventlonal massive pillars and columns
OF Tie present department will be
missed from the new building. II is
OF modern architecture, and illustrates
the departure which has been made bv
'he government of late years I'm lis
structures. The new Pension building
tne National museum, the Bureau Of
En@FaVlng and Printing, and the Aeri-
cHItuFai Department are all brick
structures. They are also examples of
thlS architectural departure, and afford
a pleasing change from the CONVEX.
tiOnal marble Of the Interior Dnnort-
me neht, IT. tne Post Office Department and
Inc showering of reports from com.
mltteeS proves that Congress is busiIv
at work, although the routine proceed
lhgs on the floors of the two bonsas
are ; as yet OF no particular interest. A
IaTge part OF the general legislation
winch will be considered at this session
is already reported or in a very for.
ward state Ia committee. But the
ihoS' important bills have vet to come
H., The appropriations and the wavs !
thu means committees are both of /
!hem silent as yet, and the bankinU |
ing ana currency committee has made |
no sign. Two tariff bills are soon IN
De submitted to the committee nm /
ways and means. One bv itS rh,;r
nan |. provides for the horizontal reduc-
non OF twenty per centum in existing
'ateS :; the other, by Mr.. Hewitt. Is
'a9eo on comparison of existing
'a'es ana the various tables that have
'rc', III use OF proposed for adoption
~ the government.
In the House, the best part of the
yenit was consumed by the three hun
lred amiable geRtlemen who don'tknow
much about the war, but Who insist ON
nat perennial theme the Fitz John
'orterr bill: When this bill gets to the
resident his soul will be sorely tried,
WITH Senator Logan at one ear and
Grant at the other, he NAV
veil sing with Captain Macheath-
Hoy happy could be with either
We're tolher dear charmer away"
The senate had the courage to adopt
resolution providing that every
ehator not the chairman Of a com
llttee may employ clerk or private
ecretary at a per diem of Sc.
LENOX.