The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-04
BUS1S Of VICE PRESIDENTS.
Marble PrcS"ntments Which AFRO Being
Placed In Senate Chamber \iches.


Placed in Senate Chamber inches.
On Edward Clark, architect OF the
capitol, rests mainly the responsible
itv of furnishing to the capitol tho
works Of art provided for by con
gross The task is naturally full Of
difficulties. 40 two visitors to tho
great structure OF Capitol hill aCreo
rs to the merits Of the pictures and
sculptors displayed there. Mr. Clark,
like the pianist in the wild and wool .
ly mining town, is doing his best
and, according to the New YORK
Times, will be gratilcd if the public
will please not shoot. just now he
is giving considerable thought to
the task Of providing marble busts
of men who have been vice prcSi-
dents of the United States. TO be
pcrpetuated in marble Is ono Of the
few compcnsations Of the vice prcsi-
dent. Once he takes tho oath of
Office he becomes eligible to a niche
in the senate chamber, in which his
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more or less indefinite period. In
1886 the senate adopted a resolution
to the effect that marble busts of
those who have been vice presidents
of the United States should be
placed in the vacant inches in tho
senate c.,ombcr from time to time.
Architect Clark was directed to
carry ouy the provisions OF this res
, olution, sub Get to tho approval Of
the senate committee on library.
This committee decided that $500
ought to purchase a good vice prcsi-
dental bust, and MIR. Clark received
, instructions to secure first the busts
of living cxvice presidents and
aftcrward take up the list chronO
logically. Five busts were deemed
! by this committee sufficient for ono
i order. 1t was also thought proper
that the work should be given to
: sculptorS from the states which fur
nishcd tho vico presidents. Mr..
, Clark has followed his instructions
, 10 the lcIJcF. NO SCuiDtot mas IT,
ccivcd moro than $500 for q single
bust OF vice PRESIDENT His sclcc-
;, tions have been made from sample
! plaster casts. Tho privilege of
- naming the sculptor has been given
- to each subject when possible. In
- the case Of Chester A. Arthur there
- was some embarrassment, owing to
y his selection of the sculptor ST..
- GaudCns. ST. Gaudcns does not
= 4, turn out busts for $500, and he would
," not make an exception even to please
) the then president of the United
8 States. Finally an arrangement was
! effected by which friends Of MIR.
~ Arthur agreed to take q replica. NJ
D. St. Gaudens proceeded with the
~ work. and two marble photograph:
le of Mr.. Arthur instead of one came
T. from his model.
III Thus far eight busts have beer
placed in the inches in tho senate
n galleries. They represent John
of Adams, the first vice president
ne Thomas jefferson, who succeeded
"a him; Daniel Tompkins, who servc'
e, from 1917 10 1925; Hannibal llamlin
ed the associate of Lincoln in 1863
ne William A. Wheeler, vice presiden
en- from 1877 to 1881 ;Chester A. Arthur
ne vice president and president, 1881 t
IS. 1885; Thomas A. Hendricks, Mr.
w. CievcIand's first presidential run
NO ming mate, and Levi 7. Morton, VIII
ne lately gave way to Adlai E. Steven
he son. The latter, by the way, has a
le. ready arranged to sit to sculptor
Of There are fifteen vice presidents yc
to be provided for, and with ohl
-, twelve vacant inches remaining. til
~ architect Of the capitol will one da
90 be confronted with serious mGsh.
s aa matical problen.