The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-30
SENATORS WANT
NEW QUARTERS
Bill Authorizing Additional
Building Excites a Lively
Debate in the Upper House
CRITICIZED BY SPOONER
Wisconsin Member Charac-
terizes the Annex as a
Disgrace to the Country

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The bill
authorizing the erection of an addition
al executive department building in
Washington to-day was again the sub
ject of spirited debate in the Senate,
and after several hours debate it re-
mains Enacted upon. Senator'S divided
largely on the question of location, but
there also was talk as to the necessity
of better office accommodations for the
Senate and the Supreme Court.
Fairbanks said that the Government
is now paying an aggregate rental in
the District of Columbia of $316.249.
Spooner contended that attention first
should be given to providing proper ac-
commodations for Senator's The Sem
ate annex, or Maltby building, which is
occupied by Senators as an office build
ing, he termed a disgrace ito the
country
Allison said that the proposed addi-
ton would make sixty-siX rooms, and
in the past there had been unanimous
assurance that the House would sur
render some of the rooms in the south
end of the building, so as to give
sufficient number of rooms for all SEN
ators. Replying to Newlands, he de-
clined to express an opinion as to
whether there would be sufficient ac
commodations for Senators from the
new States.
Il think he said, that we might
take care of Senators from one or two
more States, but / should not want to
enter upon the question as to whether
we are to have two or four States, or
as to whether the outlying possessions
are to be admitted to Statehood"
Teller thought the proposed depart
ment building would be none too large
for the Department of Commerce and
Labor alone, saying that under the
law creating the department its scope
is limited only by the appropriations
given it. In view of the probable de-
mands of the future he suggested the
wisdom of a building commission to
have charge of the entire matter.
Teller declared the pension building
should be torn down because of it's
character. He thought the Government
should buy all the property south of
Pennsylvania avenue west of the
Capitol and locate all future public
buildings on that ground.
AFTER 1urtnef DEBATE the senate re-
jected the amendment of Gallinger fix
ing the fees of architects at 21z per
cent, and at $50 o'clock adjourned
For the want of speakers, general de-
bate on the sundry civil appropriation
bill in the House to-day was closed sew
eral hours before the time agreed on
and the bill was read for amendment.
Seventy-five pages were disposed of,
the only important amendment adopted
being one providing for an initial ap-
preparation of 100000 for the compile
ton of the Capitol building according
to the original design.
Campbell of Kansas and Williams of
Mississippi were the principal speakers
to-day, the former defending the pro-
tective tariff policy of the Republican
party and the latter denouncing the
Republicans for failing to investigate
the Postoffice Department.
Williams said that the scandals in
that department will be an important
issue in the coming campaign. He ar
raigned President Roosevelt and At
torney General Knox regarding the
trusts.