The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

served for the State Auditor, and from
 the opposite side those set apart TOT the
 Treasurer A similar corridor to the
 left, or west. leads to the library in
 the west pavilion with the offices of the
 Railroad Commission, the Board of Edu-
 cation and the Land Commission, open
 ing into it from the south, and those
 of the Superintendent of Education on
 the north side. On the next floor, these
 corridors repeat themselves in plan, lead
 ing from galleries on the east and west
 side of the dome to the House of Repre-
 sentatives in the west pavilion and the
 Senate Chamber in the east pavilion. In
 the east corridor on this floor the three
 offices of the Attorney General and the
 rooms of the Adjutant General and
 Lieutenant Governor open from the south
 side and seven committee rooms rom
 the opposite side. Into the western cor
 rider open from the south side the offices
 of the Secretary of State and one com
 mittee room, while the opposite side IS
 taken up with committee rooms. On this
 floor, over the main south vestibule, are
 the offices and reception room or the
 Governor, between and yet remote from the legislative chambers. On the next floor corricors of the same general plan lead from the galleries on the east ana
 west, the one to the galleries of the House
 of Representatives. with committee rooms
 on both sides. and the other to the gall leries of the Senate Chamber. with consultation room and five private rooms for the Supreme Court Judges on the south sideg and a namber of committee rooms opposite. On the basement floor the east corridor leads to the circular chamber reserved for the historical de- partment or Hall of Fame" near which
 is the Memorial Hall The rooms along the corridor are chiefly for records. ex- cept one, devoted to the Board of Health. The west corridor leads to q military meeting room in the west pavilion. Along
 the sides are record rooms, an apartment for militia equipment and the offices of
 the Board of Control. This gives an idea
 of the general arrangement of the build ing ana the location of the main offices. Other offices dependent or connected with the larger chambers will be referred to
 in connection with a more detailed
 description of those apartments. The dome is, first of all. worth a close | examination. It is the most noticeable 1 and imposing architectural feature of the | entire interior. It Is underpropped and supported on four sides by eight immense columns on massive marble bases that
 rise in doubles two stories in height The
 four pedestals on which they stand are placed diagonally with reference to the the rotunda, and are exactly the height
 of the first or main story. They have a Doric masSiveness. as needed to support the immense weight which rests upon them of column and dome. Each is of | white Italian marble. and is ornamented | with a circular niche, with a shell cap. for the reception of statuary and faced
 with two engaged small columns in front | supporting a pediment Around the sides | of the opening is row of electric lights 1 that add prettily to the effect at night. | Leaving the simple massiveness of the
 pedestal to observe the rest of the SUD-
 porting series one next comes to the two | immense columns that spring grandly up
 for two more stories to support the upper
 circular cofnice, which is the beginning
 of the dome proper. They are of scagliola l imitation of Italian Pavanazzo marble
 old Ivory in color beautifully veined. They
 are surmounted by the beautifully orna- mented capitals of the composite order l representing a lighter and less massiVS | form than the Doric base beneath. Be
 hind these columns is a wall of white Italian marble, with pilasters of the same
 material answering to the projecting col l umns in front and still further empha- sizing the strength and solidity of the | support of the dome. The cornice which
 surrounds the opening is octagonal at the | second floor. but becomes circular at the | top of the columns. Above the columns | themselves and reaching up to the ribbed
 and paneled ceiling of the dome is 8 stucco pedestal and pediment that com pIete the series of supports. The success | sion described is. of course, reproduced
 on the three other sides. The ceiling 1t.
 self is as pretty a bit of work as one ' could wish Sto see. In spite of the fact ! that 1t is puns white. without color dec | oration. the egect of distance. is main | teined, as well as that of immensity Around the upper walls just beneath thS