The morning times., 1895-11-11

The nearness of the date for the assembling
of Congress is reviving the interest in the
many items of District legislation, aud cs-
peciaily are the desired public buildings kept
under consideration.
Whatever may be the disappointInents "t
the early future respecting District needs't
is believed to be reasonably sure that the
statesmen at the Capitol will, at the next
session, provide for the construction OF three
public buildings, the Government Printing
Office, a new Patent Office, and the mu-
nicipaI building and courthouse. There Is,
therefore, considerable anXiet expressed!est
the scramble among the real estate dealers
shall break out airesh and become an lin-
pediment to the passage of the bills.
For the municipal building the Com
missioners have renewed to the Secretary
of the Treasury their estimate Of last
year for appropriation of 100000, and
rs it then passed through to Congress
with Mr.. Carlisle's Endorsement, ii Is
not believed there viii be any objection
uponhis part tothe present recommendation
IL will have the unanimous Endorsement,
1t is understood, of the Board of Trade
and other strong organized influence.
JUST THE BEGlNNlNu
This sum OF 100000 will not COM
plete the building, as is well known,
but it. will be the pucleus, If approved by
Congress, of an aggregate that is expected
TO provide a structure capable oil accom-
modating the offices OF the entire District
government and all OF the local courts
With respect to the other two buildings
it may be said that every possible IN
fluence will be brought to bear in their
| favor, and an equally strong influence
| to prevent real estate speculations from
| entering into the consideration of either.
Several members of both Houses of Con
/ gress whose position in the legislative
councils viii in the very nature of things
| be prominent, are known to be Thoroughly
| in sympathy with the effort TO secure the
three buildings named, and are determined
! that conflicting interests shall not inter
fere Their pronounced interest in the
matter is accepted as guarantee or
systematized, disinterested effort.
Recent discussion of these projects has
revived the question of location for tht
| structures The latest idea advanced is II
line with the suggestion made 10 The
Times nearly year ago by Il gentleman
who. until recently, held a prominent
local position under the United States gov
ernment.
The plan proposed is TO place the new
buildings on the south side OF Pennsyl
vania avenue In the vicinity of the new
postoffice.
ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
This, 1t is said, is advocated by not {
few, the object being to displace by so muci
the old time tructures with handsome
government buildings and thus lay tbs
foundation for the gradual appropriation
Of the south side territory from the Peac
Monument 10 the Treasury for governmen
purposes.
This. it is argued, will concentrate the
government business and at the same tim
line the Pennsylvania avenue of the futur
with a class of buildings that Will be Il
every sense a credit to the Capital, the idea
being that all future government building
would be naturally placed there.
There is, however, another class who's
views are that the buildings should be place
on ground already owned and occupied b
the government. These believe the munic
, ipaI building should occupy the site OF th
present city hail, in Judiciary Square, an
that equally desirable locations can an
should be obtained for any other govern
ment structure now in view.
: There seems to be great unanirnity upo
r the main issue, that OF securing the appr'
t priations, and there is every reason TO b'
lieve, as voiced by one who has great fat
In favorable outcome, that "all parts
! have come to the conclusion to first secul
! the substance and fight over the shadow
later"