Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-14
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

army in ISii. the TWO houses OF Con
gr.ss met In private dwellings IL was
not until 1877 thai the two wings WERE
completed and not until 1877 mat the
dome was finished. The total eSpenui-
lures mp To that time reached Si3,'
O1p. Since that date two wings nave
been added. with n mnrbl" terrace:
which have brought the entire cost OF
the building TO $la.ODSD. which "
small sum compared with that expend-
sd upon several Of the state capi'ois'
which do not approach II in magnitude
dignity ar beauty.
Mr. Madden. third assistant post
master general. has introduced an IN
noyation In his annual report To the
President. lie commcnds by name ten
pos,ina sters out of the SOsS in the ser
vice ns worthy Of distinguished notic"
bccnns. OF their efficiency. The name
of Charles u. Gordon. postmaster n'
Chicago, leads the list. and The others
nrr: George 4. ilibbard. postmaster
at Boston: 4. II. bickcrson nj Detroit
i. W. Eaumhoff at 81. Louis. Z. y
Dcw~.o. nj Cleveland. George L.. lioiii-
day nj rftisburI. Richard Hayward AT
Providence. T. II. Baker NJ Louisville.
\. W. Mills at Nashville. Fred q. Win
oft nj Dayton. Ohio.
In discussing the ship subsidy blil
In the Senate. Mr. Hanna maintained
iha, In order To build up the American
merchant marine u wns necessary To
have not only capital and experience.
hut IL was necessary likewise TO AZ
ford our foreign carrying trade pro-
t,s.tion-som- kind of inducrment-by
law II this protection should bc AZ
for,i.i. said Mr.. Hanna. the growth OF
Ill. American merchant marine w"uih
iI- on n par with the growth OF the
shipping industry OF I'll. great lakes.
Discussing the ris. and fall OF the
American m.rchnn, marine. Mr.. Han
nm declared that the beginning OF the
d.ciIn. In the Industry was coincidcnt
with the outbreak Of the civil war.
Strong opposition Will develop TO any
ntt,mpt that may h. made To reduce
the tax OF 10 cents pound upon tea.
Republican members OF the ways and
means committee explain that when
,i. wnr revenue bill was under con
sidcrution the principal Importers OF
ten and merchants appeared ana cS.
pininci that only the refuse or poorer
grades OF tea were being sent tn this
country, and advocated n tax upon the
ground ;lint II would Insure the impor.
.ation OF better aud purrr article. II
l. asserted that the tax has had the cf'
feet desired. nnd that the tea now I'M
ported Is not dclcterious to health. but
is nutritious and of good quality.
The Senate has confirmed the follow.
Ing presidential appointments: Mineral
land commissioners In Idaho. q. a.
Black Of Washington. 7. \. Davis OF
Idaho. II. II. King of Idaho: also Hunt.
lnston Wilson OF Illinois, 10 be sccrc-
tnry OF the legation OF the United
States 80 Japan: William u. Bynum OF
Indiana. to bc commissioner To revise
aud coaify the criminal and penal laws
OF the United States; Il. II. Tatcm OF
Montana. TO be assaycr In charge OF the
assay office Mt Helena, Montana: Dan
lei II. Mcmillan OF New York. to he ns-
socin,c Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
New Mexico: 10 he major generals:
BrIEntlicr General Lloyd Wheaton and
Brigadicr General 4. Charfcc. United
States volunteers.
The cornerstone OF the capitol was
laid by General Washington with Ma.
sonic ceremonies aud a barbecue feast
on September Is. 1893. Seven years
later. In November. the building was
sufficiently completed for Mr.. Jcffcr-
son. then vice president. to call n joint
session In the original scnntc chamber.
which was in the basement under what
Is now the Supreme Court. The House
OF Representative met III temporary
quarters in the basement opposite,
which ~ now occupied by offices at
tachcdi TO the Supreme Court. A few
mouths later better accommodation
were prepared In temporary building
on the capitol grounds. called ''thc
oven" because Of its lack OF ventila-
tion. The first permanent hall of rep
resentativcs. which is now the statu-
nry hall of the capitol, was occupied in
October, 1907.
Hubert Nos, the famous Dutch artist.
has reccntl- returned from tour in
the East. where he painted the most
striking type Of the several races he
was able TO find. and portarits of the
king Of Korea and prominent men Of
that nation and several of the most
noted princes Of the Chinese court. He
invited the Chinese and Korean minis
ters to n private view of the collection
and they We're naturally delighted to
find the familiar faces OF their friends
upon the walls Of the art gallery. But
Minister WI turned out to be as sharp
Il critic OF our art as he h of our
morals and religion, and his comments
upon the pictures of his cOuntrymcn
were both amusing and instructive.
While he was viewing the collection
the art school in the adjoining room
was dismissed and n hundred or more
students came pouring into the room to
see the famous Nos collection. With
these young people as an audience Min
lister WI delivered an impromptu lee
ture upon American art thnt afforded
them immense entertainment.
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