Evening journal., 1911-01-02
STATE HOUSE A
MODEL BUILDING
Private Quarters for Governor
and ether Officials Are
LuxureuSIy Furnished
FINISH THE WORK
MlInIN APPROPRIATION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Jan 2.-On entering
the new Delaware State capitol build
INK tnis evening or tomorrow, the
VISITORS should so between the large
pillars IN the centre ana up the llal-
ian marble stairway.
Continuing over to the nortn 10 tne
Legislative halls. the visitor Will ma
himself in a dilemma. II he mas not
already been lost in the new building,
he is certain to have to call guide
in order to find the Senate chamber.
The Senators have ali along sought
privacy for their approaches, and they
have il now For while the entrance
70 the hall of the House has been ma
terially changed and the lobby rail
turned to bear outward instead OF in
ward. the Senate is approached by an
entirely different doorway, the public
having to enter a valt-like archway
and grope along in a dim light, finally
reaching the lobby door Of this sena-
torial sanctum.
The President Of the Senate has a
luxurious private Office in the larger
portion Of what was the old State
House parlor. The new Senate cloak
room is next. while. across small
hall is the House cloak room, spa
cious place, carpeted in soft green OF
> rich design and one of the few fur
nishe6 rooms of the new building. The
private ofice for the Speaker OF the
House is built over what was formerly
the winding stairway by which the
legislative halls we're approached from
the old entrance corridor. There is no
stairway there now. A back stairway.
very narrow and quite dark, is con-
stTucted over what was formerly the
old library room and this permits
private access for the members TO the
seven new committee rooms and
rooms Of the legislative stenograph-
ers, all OF which have been construct
ed in the old library.
The entire first floor Of the old State
House-outside OF these new commit
tee rooms-is occupied by the Secre-
tary of State, with his suite Of seven
Offices and vault; and. on the oppo-
site side by the Governor, with his
suite OF four offices, including a watt
ing room and private office.
Visitors to the new daylight library
may wonder what has become OF tho
States S1.000.000 worth OF books Of
'e3re and some OF priceless value.
They are all present or accounted
for, but are resting. handily I'm their
regular stacks and filing cabinets IN
the new basement below the present
new library and reading room. await
Ing the completion Of the latter, the
coming month, and for the installation
Of some minor furnishings
State officials. visitors and connoi-
seurs admit that the State has beau
tlful and commodious now buildinE
that Will answer all purposes for
years. And the most refreshing piece
hat has been divulged is
Ea.iy Saause s the many troubles
s'1 ,oe ~ ~. ib-contractors and the final
-or, thos down upon a contractors
rence -.smen TO finish the building. the
lali..ate Commission and Supervisor
Pennewill have been enabled 10 com
plete practically the building with.
ing the appropriation, so that the
State will not have to borrow a dol.
lar for its building An extra fund
for finishing touches and new furnl-
ture for the new rooms may have h
be asked for. but this is not at al
certain or decided