The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-11
MR.. CANHOA'S PLANS ~
FORGONGRESS QUARTERS
Would Complete Rotunda
and Extend Capitol.
COST WOULD BE 100000
Provides Also Fox New Office Bli.--..
for House Of Representative &C.
Cost of S4,ooo,cOo.

II the plan suggested by Representa-
tive Cannon. the chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations is carried out.
the House Of Representatives will. with
in the next three years. have erected for
the use OF its members handsome Of
fee 6uildiuE--an accommodation for
which there Is a constantly growing need.
An Office building for tho House has
been contemplated for several years. and
last month while the sundry civil APP
preparation bill was being framed, Mr..
Woods. the architect Of the Capitol. sub
United 70 the committee three sets OF
plans for the erection OF such n struc-
ture. and the matter was discussed at
length. II was agreed. however. that an
item providing for such a building. if
placed In the bill. would clearly be sub
ject to a point of order when the meas
ure came up for consideration in the
House. on the ground of new legisla-
ton
A Pretentious Structure.
Mr.. Cannon, however, decided TO Of
fer the provision as an amendment, and
urge It's adoption when the bill should be
discussed in the House. This he did
plan for the proposed edIfice.
Mr.. Cannon called attention to the
great necessity for an office building for
the House. fact which all members ap-
preciate. He gave a description of the
proposed structure. which he Sad would
cost not to exceed s., Zoe, 900, according
TO the plans submitted By Architect
Woods. and approved by q majority of
the committee as the best of the three
presented. He would ask, he said, for
an additional appropriation OF S750. 900
with which 20 purchase a site, although
he-expressea the opinion that one could
be bought for $500. 600. The entire cost
OF the building and site. he assured his
colleagues, would be less than 81 .009.-
600. Mr. Cannon suggested the site OF
the Congressional Hotel at New Jersey
Avenue and B Street, as a location for
the proposed structure, or the property
south OF New Jersey Avenue on Street
and opposite the Capitol Grounds.
The Office building as described by Mr..
Cannon is 10 be three stories in height.
with a basement and sub-basement and
a subway connecting it with the Capt.
toll. II would contain about $4,000
equSLt lSEk VI llVOL SpdCe anu AAOiu oA-
TO 400 rooms. IL IS not improbable that
the folding and document room may be
placed in this building and that the
lleating plant may be transferred TO il.
EnlaTging the Capitol.
connection with the subject of a
" Office building AIR. Cannon also gave
f5sice of another amendment carrying
an appropriation of $500. 600 for improv-
ing and completing the Capitol by ex-
lending the east front Of the building
los feet from the Senate and House
wings and 325 feet north and south
This extension would provide sixty-six
additional rooms for the use of the Sen
ate and House and the Supreme Court
This improvement also contemplates the
completion OF the -rotunda Mr. Cannon
in urging. the amendments said that
while he was opposed 10 extravagance
he believed that these much needed i'm
provements should be made. and with
plenty or money in the Treasury there
was~no~ reason why they should not be
made---He -thought-the work might be
completed in three years at a cost of
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