New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
THE SPEAKERS QUARTERS.


Speaker Fish will also occupy remodelled quarters.
His room has been prettly papered and otherwise
refarnshed. The Speaker Is so anxious 10 reach
his without running the gantlet of the lobby,
formerly that he told Mr. Easton he would go
through four feet OF wall to do il. This has been
made practical by doorway through four feet of
masonry and the wieder of the gavel may now
reach the secluslon OF his room directly from the
In the Senate Chamber the new upholstering of
covered with embossed Russia leather of a deep red
color. Here. also has the mahogany rall been ban
ishe1 and the eighteen seats for the eighteen
new Senators have been put in. The Lieutenant
eyes this year as in the past He has been called
down by the workmen. who have lowered his desk
cons derably.
The new carpet of the Chamber is a dark blue.
figured with yellow sprays of laurel held by knot.
The main entrance TO the Senate Chamber is
through the central door leading from the corridor.
brass rail extends into the corridor handsome
the furnishings Q: this pains have been spared
looking to the convenience of its occupants. Large
Portable retreats from the tresomeness of long
winded orator. The corridor will be we'll lighted by
bles supplied with writing materials and newspaper
racks containing files Of the leading papers com
lockers have been added to the Senate cloakroon,.
The toilet rooms have been thoroughly remodelled.
The sanitation is Of the latest and best style
Attention has also been given to the elevators.
The cars in which the Assembymen will slide hcav-
sign. but in construction they are entirely up to
date date H 9aS e OF the Senate eyaos have
now found the various elevators, consisting of an
arrow AFRO which moves with the car BY Its movemen,
determine the car TO be rung for. This much-needed
e1ntrvance has been absent from all the Capitol
lever system of elevator operation has succeeded the
%h in ars s yemen leG ao
sble by the setting apart of two elevators dis
tinctvely freight elevators. Much inconvenience and
overcroWding Is in this way done away with.
THE WATER SUPPLY
extensive alterations in the water supply Eighteen
inch pipes have been substituted for the smaller
ores. and tanks varying in capacity from 10000 to
1900 gallons have been erected In the cellar and at
tic These be used exclusively for the eleva-
tors
The general effect of the changes made In the
Capitol for the benefit OF the Legislature Is that
the space within which the Senators and Assembly
men stroll without being buttonholed by lobby
lists has been largely increased. The Senators have
and have shut it off from sroers through the Cap
itol and the Assemblymen have likewise taken pos
erage Senator and Assenblyman can thus have a
more comfortable existence than was possible be-
II they please, they can smoke large rooms for that
purpose having been added
Superintendent Easton stated to-day that lack OF
funds prevented necessary work on the roof Of the
Capitol The outlets TO the roof drains equal
of roof which discharges its waters into them, and
in the Of showers trouble has arisen from
the backing up OF the water This will be remedied
soon : funds provided.
Some work has been done the second floor nota =
bly, In the quarters of the Secretary OF State. The
of this suite have much brighter appearance
owing the skilful application OF light paint. The
walls OF the main room are tinted In harmony with
the delicate brown Of the ceiling and the beauty
OF the room has been materially Increased bv a
heavy blue Administer carpet. Slight changes have
been made the principal floor OF the Capitol The
porters has been reconstructed and will In
the future be devoted TO the Assemblymen II has
been furnished with lockers. in which the members
of the Assembly will be expected keep their docu-
ments and books. The room Is conveniently located
and Will do away with much unnecessary carrying
Of heavy books to the third floor Nearly all the
alterations made have been confined TO the require
ments OF the enlarged Legislature. and have been
OF Its memoirs.