Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-27
CHANGES IN The CAPITOL
Object Now Aimed at is Purely
Architectural
Under These circumstances II In worth
While Ia Consider the Question.
Whether the Changes should He
Made at Aii-lIow the story OF
the Capitol II Intcrtw lined with
the History of the NatiOns


Few question to come before Congress
a. the December session arc of greater i'm
,uitance that that involved in tho proposed
enlargement of the capitol 1t will be re
called that the Senat" last spring. inst al
OF authorizing the enlargement Of the CAPT
toll which the House had for second
mc voted. ut the nod Of Speaker cannon,
established II joint commission 10 investi-
gate the subject. says the Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Transcripts Its
report Is nearly ready. OF the two plans
chiefly under ronsidcra ion. that involving
III" smaller extension will probably be re
commended, which means that the front of
The capitol will be- brought out inst far
enough to give the dom" Il solid base in
stead of having ii rest on purtIcO on lis
cast front. aS now
This will satisfy the needs Of arclitcc-
turr. without Hffurding the large amount
al additional SpaC" within Tho building.
which was at one time regarded as an ar
runent for the change. rhc new Office
buld,ng> for senators and representatives.
one already authorized and the other under
construction. will answer This purpose. The
change i'm the capitol thus becomes pure
~ question of archIi",t ural eject Thor"
has never been any dispute rs 90 its dcsir-
suitable auspices. and speaker cannon and
Elliott Woods have Yielded. ON their office
building and here. to- the Intelligent de
mand for architectural supervision. by re-
tanning tarrcrr X Hastings. Therefore.
,hc question this winter assumes in two
ways new ASPECT rher" will he inteli
pcnt architectural supervision and the OH
iert aimed at will be purely architectural.
In tdcsc circumstances shall the change he
made.
'Ih" question thus presented observes the
most careful attention OF IN" cultivated
peoulo If the United States. Tn" capitol
T. almost alone among our public buildings
III having through more than century of
growth expressed in sandstone and marble
ON cuuntry'S history No ono could mas
t"i the story of the Capito without leArn-
Ing the story "f the nation. Let us see
how these have been intertwined.
FIRST DECLARATION OF NATIONAL
in l7".. before the seat of the GOVERN
mcut was removed to Washington. work
was begun on thi, building: ii was then
known as tho congress House in disllnc-
tiuu from the "PresidentS HOUSE" at the
other end of Pennsylvania avenue. The
erection al this logislativ" hall amounted
10 a declaration of faith in the stability of
Americas new experiment in government.
cit may ho relied upon, wrot" ,ierrs"
Washington 10 the commissioners. 1t is
the progress of that building that is TO in
spire dcprcSs public confidence.
az thi. ORIGINAL ,,o,ituI .orsidorai,lo
smaller th,n thn nroernt ndiiro tho Son
ste wing was first romulet.d This cham.
Der is now used for the supreme Court.
though its floor level has been raised The
t,oreo of REPRESENTATIVES, n, frst nccunicd
Tho room across the corridor. which ie now
,ccunied nv tho marshal Of the Supreme
..ourt Uut In IittIn moro thon n vcar the
Uouse grew restless I'm these crampcd quar-
ters and erected for itself temporary
brick building near whore Statuary Hall
now stands, called. becaus. Of its clliptical
shape The oven" The heat Of tho SUN
mcr sun descending Oh it, Hat roof may
have added to the appropriateness Of tho
title
The Owen" was connected with the Sen
NJ" wing by temporary wooden passage
way an Arrangement when iaSteo wni'
fathers of the republic built the wings be-
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