The Globe-republican., 1907-04-11
PALACES GOING UP
UNCLE SAM BUILDING TWO Ho-
TELs FOR CRAFTSMEN.
White Marble Apartment Housss, One
for Senators and One for Con-
srsssmsn, WIN Soon b Ready
for DISSIPATION.

I'VE SSUAtSss SNA SbS ~ ~~ss
grsssmen, WIN Soon b Ready
for Dissipation.
& Uncle tam ID building two apart
nlsnt houses IN Washington. They
viii be the most magnificent struc.
lures Of. their kind in this country.
and viii cost t2.tOo,6oO apieCe. Exclu'
sively for, use by congressman, they
WIN be to all intsnts and purposes do
tached wings Of the capitol, though
separated from the latter BY several
hundred feet. One Of them will DO
occupied BY senators and the other BY
representatives.
These ofncial Congressional hats"
Is they might be called. will be de-
voted wholly to the personal convent
ence and comfort Of the legislative oc-
cupants, who win be surrounded by
every imaginable luxury. In effect,
they will be huge hotels, each Of them
occupying more ground than the Wal
dorf-A Astoria In New York, though not
90 high; and the dining rooms will be
on a great scale and very handsome
though quests" will be at liberty to
have their meals served In their rooms
by messengers on the government
pay roll and in uniform, II they 80 de.
sire. Also, there will be magnificent
barber shops; and, indeed. the only
regular hotel feature lacking win be
bedrooms. all Of the apartments being
intended for daytime use merely-a
fact, which, nevertheless, will not bar
occupants from utilizing their quarters
for sleeping purposes II they wish.
The two buildings, which are to be
Of white marble, will be exactly alike
In respect to their exterior. and viii
not differ, much 10 far a. their inter.
Tor ID concerned. Flanking the capitol
at either end. they win form with the
latter +, harmonious architectural
whole, the great dome, dominating the
group 10 the central feature. It would
sufice, then. to give q description Of
one, in order to convey q satisfactory
idea Of both-save for one or two DIFF
ferences, relating particularly to the
number Of rooms. In the southern
fats, allotted to the lower house,
there will be 40 rooms-one for each
representative. On the other hand. in
the northern fats the amount Of space
Comprising the whole Of three noors)
will be occupied by 90 apartments.
Nov, ut the present time there are
In the house 3S1 members and dele.
rates; 20 that 10 rooms will DO left
over for . future margin. In the SEN
ate there are. 90. 30 that quarters for
eight adidonal senators from possible
future states will be available. But,
Il win be observed. the smaller mum
Dor Of senators makes It practicable
to supply them with much more com
modious qaurters and, while each rep
rsssntatiye win have only one room,
there win bs for each senator IN
apartment In the proper sense Of the
word, comprising a room for himself,
q slightly smaller room for his secre'
tary, and . bathroom.
These senatorial apartments will be
very handsomely. decorated and fur
nished. A small army Of uniformed
messengers will be at hand to furnish
the requisite service. and, with private
staircases and private elevators for
the exclusive use Of the wearers Of the
toga, the whole outfit viii be Of tho
most comfortable, not to say luxurious
description. Furnished private apart
ments In . white marble palace, with
rent and all sorts Of incidentals paid
for by the government are not by any
means to be sneezed at, so to speak.
In earlier days, when more simple
manners prevailed. congressman were
content to rub along with fewer com.
forts and conyeniences. Though. the
capitol was q much smaller building
than It Is to-day, the space It afforded
was made to serve FOR. COMMITTEES
rooms and all other legislative pur-
poses. But congress. Of course. has
grown numerically, and. though the
capitol has been likewise greatly ex-
banded, the wants Of members Of both
houses have multiplied. For q good
many years past every senator has In
sistsd upon having his private suite,
ana. the committee rooms in the sen
ate wing being too few. the Maltby
building acress the street, has been
occupied for. the purpose. J..
Meanwhile It has seemed to many
representatives that they were not get
ting their share Of the pie, ~ It were.
and 90 they have insistsntly pushed
4 movement for the erection Of .
building outside. which would contain
suitable quarters for themselves. Thus
II was that eventually 100000 was
appropriated to put up the two great
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