Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-22
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oual,tv The main entrance to the
anartnents rs reached from the ro-
tnnda In the same way as the Library
~ Congress was formerly entered The
little lobby between the rotunda and
,bs new committee rooms Is highly or
namental. Two marble columns, with
carved capitals, support a marple cell
lug The side walls are also OF marble.
9Io marble balustrade SURROUNDS the
stairway leading 10 the lower moor,
Many Or nrOvements OF a minor char-
actor hay cen made about the Capitol
building 'o Congress was last IN ses-
sion. Thl 5om Of the Senate commit
Zee ON foreign relations has been redec-
Grated I'm an elaborate manner and ne"
furnishings put In 20 match the decora-
lions. Green and gold work Is tNe
color scheme. and the effect ia strike
inr The room Of the House committee
ON foreign affairs has also been newly
ornamauted. as well as some other OF
the committee rooms Two new cloc-
tria elevators have been placed In the
House wing Of the Capitol 20 replace The
slow and cumbersome old machines.
New filing has been put IN the base
ment floor or the old building and The
machinery OF the venillatIng plant has
hosn completely oyerhauled. Altogcth-
rr the congregational recess has been an
exceedingly busy time FOR the archi-
tects office
Speaking Of Capitol betterments, II
may BE- noted that there is a strong som
J'ment in favor or improving and beau
Trying tho r1unda. one suggestion rs
to line the wallis with Siena marble
similar fo that used in the Library NJ
Convrogs as 40 rs said that this would
blend better with the colors OF the
frIeza and dome than anything else
The contemplated improvements would
include q MOSAIC floor instead Of the
old granite slabs and the removal OF
the nuted columns around the walls,
which now appear as II they We're COM
posed OF plaster OF paris. The heauti-
mi entrance % the new committee
rooms consisting OF marble columns
with carved capitals and marble side
walls and ceilings, serves 70 throw into
unfavorable contrast the dingy rotun-
Ia, and many senators and representa-
tiyos have commented upon II.
Another matter In connection with
the Capitol building which concerns the
IN Congress IS what Is
10 ho done with the additional mem
hers ~ the House which II Is supposed
that the reapportionment bin viii pro-
vide There is apparently no way with
the present accommodations to seat IS
additional members, and Il Is probable
that there will be some radical changes
In the hail Of the House,
The reapportlonment question, which
comes 10 the front as q result Of the in
creased population as shown by the
twelfth census Is likely 10 precipltate
d pretty lively fight IN which the party
lines win be sharply drawn. The forces
NJ The minority VIII be marshaled by
Congressman James d. Richardson, the
Democratic leader Of the House.
Since the last session OF Congress Mr..
Richardson has, by the way. been the
Of a new honor one Of which
wen his most pronounced political OPP
)Onents freely recognize that he Is en-.
lrely worthy. He Is now one of the
most exalted MasOns I'm point of rank
n the United States. being the sover-
ign grand commander OF the southern
Ancient and Accepted
scottish Rite OF Ffeemasonry, to which
position he succeeds through the death
# the late Grand Commander Thomas
Hubbard Caswell, who died In Califor-
lia a few weeks ago. The officers OF
he Scottish Rite unlike all others I'm
Masonry. hold their rank and stations
eutenant grand commander, becomes