Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-21
An OFFICE BUILDING
Proposition Adopted by the
Senate by q Large Majority.
VOTE WAS 90 TO 10
PLANS TO BE MADE FOB EXTEND
ING THE CAPITOL.
Permission Given Providence Hospital
Directors to Mortgage Property
sundry Civil Bill Passed.

Sundry Civil Bill Passed.
to have an office building by a decided
vote of 80 to 10 and by a mall majority Of
80 to % agreed to modified form of the
House provision looking toward an ex-
tension of the east front Of the Capitol.
The vote favoring the construction of an
office building was as follows;
Yeas. 50-Alger. Alice, Allison, Ankeny,
Bacon. Ball. Bard, Bnrnham Clark, wyo-
ming; Clarke, Arkansas; Cockrell, Cullom.
Daniel, Depew, Dolliver. Dryden, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foster, Washington; Frye, Full
ton, Gallinger, Gamble, German, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hepburn, Kean, KearnA,
Ktttredge. Latimer, Lodge, Long, Nc
Creary, McCumber, McEnery, McLaurin,
Martin. Mitchell. Money, Newlands, Pen.
rose, Piatt. New York; Simmons, Spooner,
Stewart, Stone. Teller, Warren, Wetmore
Nays, 10-Bate. Berry, Blackburn, Clapp,
Hopkins, Willard. Morgan, Perkins, Platt
Connecticut: Scott
The Provision Adopted.
The provision for an office building Ia to
acquire site for the construction of a fire.
PROOF building for committee rooms folding
room and other Offices for the United States
senate and for necessary Office rooms for
senators, to be erected on square No. $50
in the city, bounded by B, 1st streets and
delaware avenue northeast, for which an
appropriation Is made of s75O000. The site
shall. be acquired and the building con-
structed under the direction and supervi-
sion OF commission, which is to be COM
posed OF Senators Culiom, Gailinger and
Cockren The building shall be Constructed
in accordance with architectural plans to
De secured by the commission in such way
as they may deem advisable. The cost of
the building. exclusive of site, shall not ex-
coed 2,250,000; the construction and let
ting Of contracts. including employment
OF skilled and other services. shall be under
the control OF the superintendent of the
Capitol building and grounds, subject to the
direction and supervision Of the commits
sion.
The commission may acquire the site by
direct purchase. If the prices are reason
be so purchased shall be acquired by con-
domination, as follows: The commission
shall notify the Secretary Of the Interior in
writing of such failure whereupon the See-
rotary of the Interior shall, within thirty
days after the receipt Of notice, proceed to
acquire such portion Of the site in the man
ner prescribed for providing a site for an
addition to The government printing office.
The appropriations made for the site and
building shall be disbursed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior
Any VdCduCy OCCuTTlDS W f6SfSIdllOu OF
otherwise in the membership of the COM
mission shall be filed by the presiding Of
dcer Of the Senate.
Extending the Capitol.
The paragraph for the extension Of the
Capitol was so modified as practically to
provide only for plans, the appropriation
being reduced to $4,000.
The paragraph, as adopted by the Senate,
provides that with a view of considering the
extension and completion OF the Capitol
building in accordance with the original
plans by the late Thomas U. Walter, with
such modification as may be found neces-
sary or advantageous, and for every pur-
pose connected Herewith, $4,000 be apprO-
priated. The construction shall be made
under the direction Of joint commission
composed OF Senators Wetmore, Alger,
German and Representatives Cannon Hep
burn and Richardson. This commission
shall employ three eminent architects joint
ly to prepare designs, working plans, details
and specifications, and to supervise the
work, under the direction of the commits
sion and with its approval. The commits
sion shall report to Congress such designs,
working plans, details and specifications as
it shall recommend, which shall be APPROX
ed by Congress before any further action
is taken toward the construction of the ex-
tension.
The superintendent of the Capitol build
ing and grounds, subject to the approval Of
vision of the commission, whenever it shall
be authorized by Congress- shall conduct
the making of all contracts for the con-
struetion after proper advertisements and
the reception Of bids, and the superintend-
ent subject to the direction and approval
of the commission, shall employ such serv-
ices in connection with the work as may be
necessary. Any vacancy occurring by resig-
nation or otherwise in the membership of
the commission shall be filled by the pre-
siding officer of the Senate or House, ac-
cording as the vacancy occurs in the Senate
or House representation.
Senator Fairbanks moved to strike out the
above paragraph, his motion being lost by a
vote of d to 81. as follows:
Yeas. 28-BacOn. Bailey, Ball. Bard
Blackburn, Burrows. C1app. Fairbanks, Fos-
Hopkins, Kean. Kittredge. Lodge, McCum-
Ter, McLaurin, Willard, Mitchell, Money.
Overman. Platt Comm Plat (N.Y),
Quarles, Simmons. Stewart, Teller.
Nays, S2-Alger. Alice, Allison, Ankeny,
Bate, Clark CWyo) Clarke (Ark.). Cockrell
Cullom, Daniel. Dolliver, Dryden, Dubois,
Elkins, Fulton, Gallinger. Gamble, German,
Long. McCreary. Martin. Morgan. Nelson,
Newlands, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Scott,
Spooner, Stone. Warren. Wetmore.
Providence Hospital Indebtedness.
Senator Newlands then offered an amend
ment. which was adopted, providing that in
order to enable Providence Hospital to OBJ
tain the amount Of money necessary to pay
the Indebtedness incurred In the construc-
tion. reconstruction. and completion of the
buildings used for hospital purposes on
square 764, In this city, the directors of
the hospital are authorized to raise by
mortgage or other incumbrance on the real
estate and improvements on that square a
sum not to exceed 100000. which said sum
shall be In addition to the 100000 which
was authorised to be raised by the directors
OF the Providence Hospital by act approved
February 6. 1901, and these sums shall be
a first lien on said real estate and i'm
proyements