Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-17
THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
Opposition In the House 20 the PropO.
sts On 10 Place 10 Under the Chief 81
Engineers.

The Senate committee on appropriations have
nnaily deciced TO commit the construction OF the
new Library building 10 the chief OF engineers
AS WIS announced In The STAR several weeks ago.
the House adopted section OF the sundry civil
Dial declaring for a stoppage OF all work and the
SUBMISSION OF the question OF new plans TO pre-
scrloed number OF architects, It being provided
that the plan adopted should limit the aggregate
expenditure. In this shape the bill went 10 the
senate, and from the first IL was apparent That
neither the Senate committee on appropriations
nor the body Il represented would consent TO .
Cessation or work On the LIBRARY or, TO a-y
material change OF the plan OF construction. The
subcommittee to whom the bill was committed
summoned before II ali the persons from whom II
was believed any Information could be obtained
Ine mouse appropria, ions committee recon-
menueu provision aoolishing the Library COM
mission and committing the work 10 the Secretary
OF the Interior. But this d d not go far enough
Tor the cheese-paring economists OF the House.
ana they adopei as substitute the paragraph
already misunderstanding a cessation OF work
and the preparation OF new plans upon pre-
scrlbed Limitation Of total expenditures 1His
proposition excited Immediate and Determined
Opposition In the Senate. and the subcommittee OF
The later body endeavored TO ma some plan by
unnecessary delay and The cost could be kept with
IN a proper limit. They called before them
the members OF tie commission, the architect, and
tne Secretary OF the Inferior.
AFTER MANY DAYS OF DELiBERATloN
the Senate appropriations committee determined,
as was announced exclusively in yesterdays
STAR, to abolish the commission and place the
entire matter in the hands OF the Chief OF En-
gineers OF the Army. This decision was regarded
Casey S nominated for Chief OF Engineers. 1t
was argued that he had had charge OF the erection
or the War, STATE, and Navy Department building,
important work he had acquitted himself with
great credit; that his experience marked him as
tue very man 10 take hold OF and complete the new
Library. The members OF the Senate committee
on appropriations apparently felt that they had
most happily settled question that promised an
ugly controversy, out tney are yet 10 encounter an
oOstacIe, 50 II seems that will he dificut 10 over
come Some Of the democratic members OF the
Hou st do not seem willing TO accept the Senate
plan. They maintain that Secretary Villas has
demonstrated his capacity TO manage the matter
or the Library and That as the work is TO be done
under a 0emVcI atic administration IL is but fair
and right that II should he done under democratic
controi. Nhlie there may be but slight ground
for this political aspect OF the question IL looks
now as II 1t may cut quite ngure. There are
members OF the House VINO say that they will vote
10 abolish the new library and devote the site aud
materials To some other purpose before they WAL
assent to the "scheme OF The republican Senate"
Tue plan oil transferring all authority ana direc-
ton In connection with the construction OF the
new Library 10 the Enief OF Engin, ers seems TO
meet with the general approval OF Senators and VI
many members OF the House. II Is not believed
that the suggestion made 10y some or political
motive Will nave any weight In fact the demo-
repudiate anything OF the kind, and say The plan
was adopted upon its merits. There will, no
doubt be some opposition in the House, but II will
come from members VINO opposed 10 the erection
OF te Library building. They want 70 stop the work
aud hence viii antagonize any pan FOR Its prose-
cutlon. Every ody comedies Col. CaSeys eminent
Qualification for The WORK, ana members OF the
Senate appropriations committee express the
opinion that under his direction the building will
90 forward rapidly 70 completion. Architect
Sntbmeyer Will not be disturbed, nor Will Sec
rotary Trainer, but the commission WAL be
abolished.
THE PROBABLE OUTCOME.
Notwithstanding the favor with which the pro-
posal TO place the new Library building In charge
OF the Chief OF Engineers is met, there friends
OF III" library enterprise In Congress who predict
that II Will not adopted The House conIerees
Oh the sundry civil bill win be Messrs. Burns
Forney and Ryan. Mr.. Randalls illness Will, or
course, prevent MN from serving.
Representative Bvrns Is an outspoken opponent
Of Tie pan 10 erect "A splendid Library building.
Representative Ryan Is the author OF the propo-
sition tuat was adopted In the House TO
STOP the work, and Representative Forney, though
not as antasonistic the other Two, does not
look kindly upon the project When the
bill goes into conference II Is believed that
the House conferees Will oppose any plan
LOT The continuation OF the WORK.
The Senate conIeree win insist upon carrying IL
forward. They Will not assent TO any sUoppage
A disagreement may be the outcome and that
would continue the present system, with the COM
mission In cnarYe OF the structure.