Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Not Much Hope of Getting Any at This
Session.
The Need for Many is Conceded, but
Southern Economists object to
Appropriations.

In comparison with its most recent pre-
decessors the Fifty-third Congress bids fair
to become Noted for It's abstinence from
public building appropriations. Although
two sessions have nearly passed, and al
though many bills, large and small, have
been reported from the proper committees.
but one solitary act has succeeded in pass
Ing the gauntlet of Objectors in both houses
and obtaining the Presidents signature
The Chicago Post once.
After the experience of Wednesday. when
the House committee on public buildings
was given the day and could not succeed
In passing a single bill on the calendar be-
cause OF the economical tendencies of sew
eral members from the SOUTH those who
pinned their faith upon the success of sun
dry building projects for their districts
have abandoned hope of securing anything
which Involves an appropriation. Particu-
larry Is this true of the Chicago members,
v no have wegei an arduous and uphill
cani'dlsn TO bring to the attention of Con
SrSSS the needs OF the postal service of
their city for adequate housing. In the
spring they worked for some time to in
duCe the committee to visit Chicago. After
that visit, which convinced the committee
men OF the necessity for new post office
there was no trouble in securing a recon-
mendation, but that having been obtained
there was struggle TO bring the bill up
on the floor. After Wednesday's setback
they are greatly discouraged and hardly
expect to be able TO do anything
Need of New Printing once.
Various expedientS have been resorted to
to push bills through other than the regular
channels Several public building amend
ments were tackled to the sundry civil bill
in the Senate, and have caused a disagree
ment between the cOnferees. Most import
ent Of them is the provision for the pur-
chase of ground for a site for "a new gov
ernment printing office. No one in Wash
ingtOn doubts the need for new printing
office building, the structure which now
shelters three thousand people being
crowded ill-ventilated and sure to become a
death-trap in case of fire. but there has
been Il continual disagreement between
Senate and House over the selection OF d
new site. The House committee recon-
mended the use of land already owned by
the government, while the Senate commit
tee reported in favor of a square other than
tho Malone lot, which 1T considered too
high-priced.
The New York Appraisers Warehouse
Besides the demand from Chicago there
has been strong pressure brought to bear
for the completion of the New York APP
praisers' warehouse, which was planned to
be all cleven-story building, but has been
stopped at the fourth story, because of lack
of money. the bill for its completion was
to have been called up after the Chicago
building on Wednesday, but that Inflated
measure blocked the way. From many
smaller cities come appeals for government
buildings, but there is small chance for
their bills this session, and the outlook for
the next is not considered bright unless
the economical directors should be con-
verted from their present tactics.