The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-10

Goldfish in the house of representatives.
Permission was granted, and for 10 st.
Patrick's days the sacred Goldfish has list
ened to legislative cratory and has doubt
less grown drier every year in conse-
1Uencc.
The new statehouse is called an annex
TO the historic old statehouse Immediately
behind it CT Beacon hill, but in this char
acteriZation the tail may be said to wag
the dog for the reason that the new struc-
ture is much larger than the old. The
cornerstone of the annex was laid by Gov
-ernor Oliver Ames on Dec. 21, 1890, and
the amount appropriated for the work of
constructing the building was So, 500 900,
but the completed structure will represent
total outlay of about 3d. 600, 900. 1t is
built of marble, granite and buff brick
and Is an imposing example of the Italian
renaissance style of architecture. The an
neg is to be connected with the old state
house by an arch across Mount Vernon
street, and it is extremely probable that
the entire old front will soon be torn
down and replaced by a much larger mod
ern fire proof front modelled on the lines
of the original Bulfinch front. This icon
ocIastic move will not be made without a
protest, for Boston is very proud of the
old building that has overlooked the com
mon for nearly q century.
One Of the most cQnSQicQQuS features Of
the a1T6x Is the new house of represent
atives, the future home doubtless of the
sacred Goldfish. This great hall is said to
be the finest state Legislative hall in the
country, not even excepting the assem- blv
hall of New York's capitol, the notorious
structure that was to cost 81 600, 600,
that has already cost over S21, 600, 600,
and that will cost ut least $50, 600. coo be
fore it is fully completed. The annex hall
is oval IN form, has Il slipping floor like r
zhcater. and there arc three galleries il
is finished III white mahogany, and the
frieze ct the ceiling contains the names OF
50 Massachusetts men prominent in the
stato's ard nations history. Tho first
ramo IS that Of John Carver, the first gov
.ornor CT Plymouth colony, and the last is
that Of Phillips Brooks, late bishop Of
Massachusetts,
From an oval ceiling Of glass a food Of
light descends upon the desks of the leg
islators below, and the main entrance to
the chamber is u beautiful piece of work
IN deliberately carved Carrara marble. There
are numerous coatroonls, a reading room,
a smoking room, postoffice and rooms
for the speaker, the clerk and the press
On the top floor of the building is spa
cious restaurant, where hungry legislators
may regale the inner man. The rooms of
tho varicy:s state officers are large and
elegantly furnished and decorated. The
state library room is really half a dozen
rooms thrown together The bookcases
are of steel, and the library is as ireproof
as it can well be made. The doorway
leading to the library is of carved marble,
and the doors are artistic but very sub
stantial creations in bronze. All the cor
ridors in the annex are laid in mosaic,
the building is heated by steam automat-
G-xI ,1.N,
various rooms of the building at the rate
of 9, coo, 600 cubic feet per hour, and with
due regard perhaps for the probable
presence of the sGcred Goldfish the house of
representatives is given Is, 600 cubic feet
minute when the Legislators are at work.
just 100 years ago the coming Fourth
0f July the cornerstone of the old Boston
statehouse was laid by Governor Samuel
Adams, the Father of tho American Rev
olutioTf5'' who was assisted by Paul Re
we're, the hero of the famous ride. Revere
was then grand master of the Massachu.
sets grand lodge of Nasons. The land
on which 1t stands was purchased from
the heirs of J Chr Hancock the first gov
Crnor of Massachusetts. It was formerly
Hancock's COW pasture. The building
was finished in about two years ut n cost of
SI3J coo, bat number of expensive i'm
prorcmcrts have been made to it from
time TO time. Dnric hall contains q large
number CT battle.iags OF the rebellion and
Revolutionary relics. These ere in con-
slant danger of destruction by fire and
will doubtless lie removed TO the annex.
The original ''oiG: staJehousc CT Boston
still stands at the head OF State street. 1t
was built in 1713, and from the east win
dow on July IS, 1875, was first read to
the people of Boston the Declaration or
Independence. In the old representatives
hall at the west end of the building the
sacred Goldfish was first elevated ON high.