The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-22
ARCHITECT MADE
A VERY TIDY SUM
Spoiled the Executive Mansion
and Drew Down $4,000.
CRITICISM IN THE SENATE
HOUSE EXPUNGEs A SPEECH
FROM THE RECORD.

Washington, March Elm the SEN
ate today Mr.. Hoar introduced. by re-
quest. a bill to organize a colonization
bureau which he said was prepared
by officers of the Salvation Army for
the purpose Of securing settlement on
public lands. he said it was prepared
upon the advice of the late Senator
Hanna, and had he lived would have
been introduced by him. The bill was
referred to the committee on public
lands.
/. Mr.. Carmack introduced a resolution
directing the committee on judiciary
10 inquire and report as 10 the legality
of the recent order Of the commission
er of pensions granting pensions TO sol
diers Of the civil war who had reached
the age Of 81 years. The resolution
went over until tomorrow.
A bill was passed creating an addi-
tional land district in Alaska
The senate passed the following
measures:
To promote the efficiency Of the rev.
enue cutter service.
For the delivery on the Pacific coast
of two light vessels now being built In
Architects Criticised.
The bin to provide for the purchase
of a site and the erection of a building
for the departments of state, justice
and commerce and labor was laid be-
fore the senate as the unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. Newlands took exceptions TO crit
icisms that have been made against the
architect of the White House additions.
He said that the architect did not know
the Office building was TO be construct
ed when he first took hold of the mat
ter. Mr. Newlands said that the ar
cades on each side of the White House
were in accordance with the original
design. He also asserted that the cost
had been reasonable instead of eXtrava-
CANT.
Mr.. Newlands, discussing the White
House offices. said that there had Eeen
no material change in the general ap-
pearance Of-the exterior whereupon
Mr. Teller said:
Addition a Monstrosity.
"They have added to it what think
is a monstrosity and destroyed the
beauty OF the building 1 have yet to
see any one who has not agreed with
me-"
Mr.. Hale declared that. the intention
of congress had not been carried out.
There should have been a twO-storY
building so the president would have
his offices upstairs, and We who go
there would not have TO be put into
holes and corners. Mr.. Hale said that
members of the appropriation commit
tee went to the president and urged
him not to have the original plans OF
the White House changed The presl-
dent assured them that IF he had to
sit up nights he would see that the
original plans We're not disturbed by
any architect"
Got a Big Rake-off.
Mr.. Hale spoke OF what he termed
the impudence'' of the architect in de-
claring that the executive office was a
temporary affair. The idea Of the com
mittee. he said. WAS that it was to be
a permanent affair and the appTOpria-
ton bill so provided. He criticised the
payment of enormous fees to the aTchi-
tects employed in connection with the
White House improvements. and said
they had received $4,000 for the plans.
Then. he said, they charged a percent
age on the whole contract. as we'll as a
percentage on every payment of the
contract and drew out of it S47 900. Bis
cussion OF the bill had not concluded
when the senate. at 500. adjourned out
OF respect to the memory of the late
Representative Thompson of Alabama,
who died yesterday. The president pro
/ tenn appointed a committee 10 represent
the senate at the funeral.