The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-28
PHYSICAL CHANGES
 IN HOUSE CHAMBER
They Will Keep Out Members Not Interested in Debate
 and Assist Talk.
LETTER BOXES IN STACKS
Congressman Describes Trifling Duties of Telegraph Opera
 tor in Small Town.

Washington, March 2S.-This being revolution season in the House, other changes besides revision of the rules are under way.
 Plans have been drawn and all pre- parations made for a physical trans formation of the House chamber. All that is lacking to set an army of work men on the job is the final fall of the Speakers gavel adjourning the House sine die. As soon as the coat tails of the last Congressman disappear through the glass doors, the jeans, overalls of carpenters, 1ronworkers and masons will stalk in and the most tremendous upheaval ever witnessed under the big dome will begin
 The House is to be made smaller; the desks of the members are to be replaced by benches, after the fashion of those used in the British House
 Commons; and an effort will be made to let more light into the now some what gloomy chamber. To accomplish all this Congress appropriated s55o, 900 some three years ago, but up to the present year sufficient time has not been given the worknen to get at the task. Year before last Congress held an extraordinary long session, and last summer the law makers were here sweating through the hot spell mak- ing a new tariff law. This summer vent the work All the members wish to get home soon as possible any way, to look after their fences for November, so Elliott Woods, Superir direction this work will be done, has issued orders for the beginning of operations as soon as Congress quits.
 The most noticeable change in the appearance of the House Chamber will be made by the removal of the wall directly behind the Speakers desk, and the bringing in of the two walls. right and left Of the Speaker. to narrow the apartment. The present press gallery will be wiped out and the newspapermen and te1egraphers given quarters at either side of the rooms they now use. Replacing the desks of the members on the floor, will be little narrow strips or shelves, only wide enough to hold small book. The comfortable swivel chairs they now occupy will make way for. long hard benches so that when the altera tion is completed the House will look like a district school. Another and very noticeable change will be the install lation of a large table in front of the House directly before the Speakers desk, for the accommodation of the gentlemen in charge of a bill, or for anyone who for any -eeson may expect to occupy the floor for a consid
 length of time anu " lsn to fortify him. self with documents or volumes from the library. He can spread his litera- ture upon this table and if his broth CT members desire, they may crowd around the table to get a closer view or come within nearer earshot.
 By making the House chamber small Ter it is hoped that the acoustics may be improved: Just at present they are about the worst that can be found in the country. It is practically inpos- sible for anyone in the galleries to hear a member on the floor unless he has lungs of leather and exerts them to the utmost. By taking away the desks and easy chairs it is thought that those members who are not in terested in the speeches or debates will absent themselves from the cham ber Under present conditions about half of those in daily attendance while away their time by conversing with each other in loud tones of voice or add to the racket by sIamming their desks and kicking the euspidors. Su- perintendent Wood says he is experi- menting with an un-kickabIe and