Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
ROOM CAN
NOT Be USED FOR
ANYTHING
Beautiful Apartment in the
U. s. Capitol is Simply
Gorgeous Architecture to
Look At.
spccial 10 The Evcnine Herald

'i''''" W. w nv isNfNihG li'id
Washington. Aprii T. Did YOU ever
visit The throne room OF The United
states capitol' Il is not "thfoup
room, but H. poplarl, known as such
because h has the appearance and
furnishings OF one. Officially. IL ~
known as The caucus room sud AZ
such II H. carried on he capitol pro.
gran Actually u Us MOI In the cap.
tol building proper, hut ~ the slab.
orately appointed senate office build.
INK across the street from he main
structure. and connected with D. bN u
subway through which speed small
electric cars. witch carry United
state senators nom their offices 10
The senate WING Ot The capitol ami
back again
What this elegant, arranged room
Wa, originally dosign,d fur no one
seems clcarN 10 know not even the
architects who prepared the plans.
except thar they wanted To provide
something unusual and extraordinary
Tor The use of our distinguished so.
Ions u is SO unusual and 80 extra
ordinary thar the senators themselves
have never used % for any purpose
over The massive MAHOGANY doors In
beautiful golden letters are the word
caucus Room. but IN II no caucus
conference or meeting q! any nind
has ever been held. and the prospects
are thar there Will never be any. be.
cause III" room is absolutely usc,ess
except To look AT
u Is on the third oor of the senate
o'iic" building. just around The corner
from where senator Aldrich had one
ot his several offices. aud. IN fact. "
almost com nunica;cs with The suit @
wherein are held the sessions of me
monetary commission
The floor the massive pillars and
the walls OF this remarkable room are
of solid marble Inst enough motilco
20 relieve the llatc of tue prodnmi
naiing dead white The wood work,
"hat 'iitlo there H.. such a. door, and
window castings. is OF mahogany rho
windows are 81 huge Thai hey have
10 be open u and c,osol hy = spcciai-
" designed lover Oyol'hanging the
windows are massiy" curtains a. car.
hino covered Velvc. push which cns'
sh"J u pair. and lied with a cord and
asset VIC enough to adurn tho uui.
'orm of coloted drum major From
me ceiling ar uspoudcl two daz.
zling cui.glass chandeliers ana on
he side wall, there are several L. ser
ones. so that when the electric ught,
are turned on Ay switch lust ont.
side he room The place presents a
l.al, az Tight
AZ either end OF the room arc hish.
v polished solid mahogany i2.fDnt
tables. al which no one has ever been
seated. and upon which nothing has
over boon placed They might ID. of
practical sryiCe. bur ~ vel they are
entirely oinaunlal About the room
are hair "a dozen low mahogany
benches. without barks--a SORT of
Roman "mect-and 10 sii upon them
~ about as comfortable as 10 rec,inp
upon thc floor At The ends of The
room there alo Two little platform
winch very much resemble thrones
ana II Us on account Oi these. chiefly.
mat the place gets Is name OF the
throne room The carvings on them
were done by skilled workmen and
he principal hguro Is tha, OF The
\nericln eagle. bearing unon his
breast the United states coar OF
'TA'f' f''~ NV HN.'| fN az once
struck Dos ils resemblance, 10 "A throne
room
80 spacious and no low rs She room
NAV ordinary conversation sounds
IKE ~" peal OF thunder and Tho
'llshttst sound echoes aud rae,.oe-
STANDING upon one o tng miniature
thrones the sound OF spoken words
lses IN he cciins, bounds against
th, mthef wall ana then Is hurled
pack To meet other woid. until il il
'ikc the babel of many tongues Two
aersohs attempting 20 sneak M once
~ TIE room produce q rumble liko "A
locomotive Soiag through tunnel
ana because oi these neculiar ncons.
ne properties the room G, impractic.
able Tor any caucus or meeting use
What II Is FOR no ono seems 10 know
unless d IL tor show. bur for a., con.
iinctlon many thousand, nf dol ars
were paid out OF the federal treasury
Just outside the room Is private Gle.
'atOr whifh Us likewise unused. PR.
maps some day the senators may find
2 purpose 70 which This elaborate
room may he nut, bat now IL Is filled
Win emptiness In fact. ii would
inI even make u good store room. aud
Ii cost TOO much 10 devote II 10 that
purpose 80 II + lett unoccupiod The
democrats refuse 10 use II as "A eau.
Gus room, ana instead when they
meet mold their conference in a 10
30 y room on The gallery floor of ihe
nate Wing OF the capitol There
AZ" lew caucuses he'd hy The Ropuh.
'icunh OF the senate. but even when
'hey do meet they gen together In
-ome place other rhan the elaborate
rome room.
Don't figure on hard work an Of IN,