Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-03

4 should he chose to do so, but ample
r file cases and lockers will be put In
and all records kept in a systematic
( manner. Strangers from the north
who have visited the present quar-
] ters of the governor invariably COM
ment on the poor arrangements and
lack of privacy accorded the chief
executive.
To the right of the governor the
secretary of state Will be installed In
quarters amply large for all his
records, the most valuable In the
possession of the state. These rooms
are large and airy and excellently
arranged. The attorney general and
his assistant will also have their
quarters TO the right of the governor,
and the Acknowledgement and the
lieutenant-governor will have their
quarters on the left.
The quarters of the Mississippi
national guard, and storage rooms
for the military equipment are lo-
Gated in the basement, and this ar
rangement will save the state O
heavy storage charge. which is now
annually paid.
In connection with the legislative
chambers, there are offices for the
speaker of the house, the clerks and
secretaries, waiting rooms for
visitors, cloak rooms and toilets also
fitted and equipped In the most mod
ern style.
The arrangement in the legisla-
tive halls is somewhat out of the
usual order, and in accord with de-
sign original with Mr.. Link. The
speakers stand and the lieut-gov-
the entrances, while the desks of the
members are arranged in semi-clr-
cular rows in the manner of amphi-
theatres, each member sitting with
his back to the outer windows. The
galleries for visitors are over the
speakers platform, consequently
visitors will face the members of
the body, instead of the presiding
officer.
The first floor, while 1t will not be
frequented to the same extent as the
second floor, is to be furnished with
an artistic elegance equal to any
other portion of the building. The
supreme court will have Its cham
bers In one wing and the state IL
brary will be in the opposite wing,
both apartments being of ample pro-
portions. The remaining offices on
the first floor will be occupied by the
Auditor, Insurance Commissioner,
Land Commissioner, Treasurer,
State Revenue Agent, Superintend-
: ent of Education and the chambers
of the Railroad Commission. Provi-
sions are also made on this floor for
the representatives of the press.
The ground floor is on level with
the grade surrounding the building.
The west pavilion will be set aside
for the hall Of fame aud the depart
ment of archives and history, with
adequate provisions for storing away
the priceless manuscript and relics
of the days of long ago. This room
is circular with an attractive colon
ade, and handsomely decorated.
Other parts of this floor, aside from
the storage rooms for the national
guard, will be used for the storage of
: records from the Offices of the Audi
ftor, Secretary of State and Treasurer,
with a private staircase from each to
the. respective department to which
it belongs.
The state board of health will have
all office on this floor, and daughters
} of the confederacy are provided with
+ needed rooms, and there Will be
plenty of room left for bacteria
logical laboratory should one be es-
tablished by the legislature, and a
set of rooms for the prison board of
control and storage quarters for the
state library.
1t is in the decorative effects that
the new state house makes one of it's
lchlef claims to distinction. The
walls and corridors show the handi-
work of some of the finest artists and
skilled workmen in the country.
There is no mural work apparent,
although it Is hoped that the leglsla.
ture will make PROVISIONS for some
decorative features Of this kind later
on, and one Of the most noted mural
painters IN the country recently sub
mitted estimates of the probable cost
of needed work, but i'm the marble
effects excellence of high order is
shown. The finest of materials have
been used, Italian and Egyptian
marble being imported in large qran-
titles and dressed and polished on
the ground by skilled artisans.
Granite has also been freely used
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