The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-21
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THE NATIONAL CAPlfl "

Prs1leeat's rsvlewine stand -
arel NlleA Aav1ng saluted n
Aeat had turned hle hofse fsw1Jd ~
Heuse wing Of the capitol The sa6l
AlIes was ssen to fall sidewAya. 0c1+
eeza Miles suffered nothfne eeye ~
tmoeussaSence and anleynNn6 n -
accidant ssssiEFssls lssss; n i !.
~ Tie death Of her nsothsr. AfA
Waahtnston Mclean, Admiral Dewey's
wife has become = milli0nairA Nrs.
Dewey's mother leaves m eetAte wax
ned at abont $2.O00, 600. to be divided
among three children-Mrs Dewey, her
sister, Mrs. Ludlow. and John r. No
Lean, proprietor Of the Cincinnati En-
| quirer.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations decided to recommend further
| treaty. The committee adopted IN
amendment suggested by Senator For
akef. which declares that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty supefsedes the Clay
ton -Bulwer treaty, and also strikes out
the Hay-Pauncefote agreement, article
8. which permits the submission OF the
| Hay-Pauncefote treaty to other pow
ers and invites their acceptance Of It
While the capitol was being rebuilt,
after its destruction by the British
army in 1914, the two houses Of Con-
gress met in private dwellings. 1t was
| not until 1927 that the two wings were
completed and not until 1867 that the
dome was finished. The total expendi-
lures up to that time reached $13,OOO,-
600. Since that date two wings have
been added, with a marble terrace,
| which have brought the entire cost Of
| the building to $19,O0OOO0, which Is q
| small sum compared with that expend-
ed upon several of the state capitols,
which do not approach it in magnitude,
dignity or beauty.
Mr.. Madden. third assistant post
master general, has introduced an in
| novatlOn in his annual report to the
President. He commends by name ten
postmasters out of the $4,000 In the ser
vice as worthy of distinguished notice
because Of their efficiency. The name
of Charles U. Gordon, postmaster at
Chicago, leads the list, and the others
are: George A. Hibbard, postmaster
at Boston; F. B. Dickerson at Detroit,
| +. w. Baumhoff at st. Louis, g. G.
Dewstoe Mt Cleveland. George L. Holli-
day at Pittsburg, Richard Hayward at
Providence, 7. H. Baker at Louisville,
A. w. Mills at Nashville, Fred G. With
oft at Dayton. Ohio.
In discussing the ship subsidy bill
In the Senate, Mr.. Hanna maintained
that in order to build up the American
merchant marine it was necessary to
have not only capital and experience,
1 but 1t was necessary likewise ITO at
ford our foreign carrying trade pro-
tection-some kind of fundamentally
law" II this protection shoul, be af-
forded, said Mr. Hanna, the grl with Of
the American merchant marine would
be on par with the growth Of the
shipping industry Of the great lakes.
Discussing the rise and fall of the
American merchant marine, Mr.. Han
ma declared that the beginning Of the
decline in the industry was coincident
with the outbreak of the Civil War.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing presidential appointments: Mineral
land commissioners in Idaho. g. A.
Black of Washington. T. A. Davis Of
Idaho, H. B. King Of Idaho; also Hunt
ington Wilson of Illinois, to be secre-
tary Of the legation of the United
States to Japan; William d. Bynum Of
Indiana, to be commissioner to revise
and codify the criminal and penal laws
of the United States; B. H. Tatem of
Montana, to be assayer in charge Of the
assay Office at Helena, Montana; Dan
lei II. Mcmillan Of New York, to be as
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
New Mexico; to be major generals:
Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton and
Brigadier General A. Chaffee, United
States volunteers.
The cornerstone of the capitol was
laid by General Washington with Ma
sonic ceremonies and barbecue feast
on September 1S, 1898 Seven wears
later, in November, the building was
sufficiently completed for Mr.. Jeffer-
son. then vice president, to call joint
session In the original senate chamber.
which was In the basement under what
is now the Supreme Court. The House
of Representatives met III temporary
quarters In the basement opposite.
which Is now occupied by offices at
tached to the Supreme Court A few
months later better accommodations
were prepared In a temporary building
on the capitol grounds, called 'the
oven" because OF its lack OF vcntila-
tion The first permanent hall of rep
resentatives, which is now the statu-
ary hall Of the capitol, was occupied in
October, 1907.
Hubert vos, the famous Dutch artist,
has recently returned from tour in
the East, where he painted the most
striking type Of the several races he
was able to find, and portraits 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
tiers to a private view of the collection