Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
Senate Votes Statues to Jef-
ferson and Hamilton.
COST LIMIT 100000 EACH
Senator Bacon and Senator Lodge
Sponsors for the Measures.
WASHINGTON NAMED AS SITE
Men Of Opposite Parties Pay Respect
to Political Leaders Of
Former Years.

Jefferson day" was celebrated in the
Senate this afternoon by the passage Of
bills providing for the erection in the
District Of Columbia of statues of
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Ham
ilton.
Senator Bacon advocated the Jeffer-
son statue bill, asking unanimous con-
sent to the honoring of the great lead
er's birthday anniversary by providing
this tribute to his memory. Senator
Lodge, who comes from Massachusetts,,
would not give his consent until reas-
sured by democrats that they would
not object to the passage Of his bill
for memorial monument to Alexander
Hamilton. Then both bills were passed
The statues are to be placed on prop
erty already owned by the United States.
The Jefferson statue Is to cost 100000,
and the Hamilton statue 100000 plus an
amount to be contributed by the Alex
| ander Hamilton Memorial Association.
Spirit of Amity.
There was much comment about the
Senate OF the indulgent spirit shown 10y
the present-day leaders Of the two oppo-
SAbC pOutlS0A pal lies Ill COuSlOcI1u8 proper
tributes to the two leaders Of the oppo-
| site political parties of over century
ago. Not one indication of partisanship
| marred the action Of the Senate in thus
determining to honor the real founders
of the first two political parties in this
country.
Soon after the Senate met this afternoon
Senator Bacon called the attention OF the
Senate to the fact that this Is Jefferson
day., the anniversary of the birth OF the
famous pioneer democrat. He introduced
| bill providing that a commission, COM
posed OF the Secretary Of State and the
chalrmen OF the committees on the library
of the Senate and the House of the Sixty
second Congress. shall select a site on
ground owned by the United states in the
National CapltaI tor statue OF Thomas
Jefferson, and to secure designs ana spect-
ncatiOns for a statue that would cost not
to exceed $1OO,OUO. For the preliminary
work An appropriation OF $5.VUU Is pro-
vtded.
Senator Bacon asked that the d., be
read and not referred to a committee,
as is usually done. He recalled the fact
that Congress has passed q provision IN
the sundry civil Appropriation bill OF the
FIFTY y-eighth Congress exactly identical
with tnAt proposed today. LII health. he
declared, served to defeat the purpose OF
that enactment In the first place, the
then Secretary Of state, John hay, was
| Ii 0S40 1otCE ulcus tic the SCulptOT, 0dlnt
Gaudens, to whom the commission for the
Design OF the statue mad been gwen, be-
came all and delayed the WORK. by the
time the commission was ready to pro-
with new new sculptor it was found
that the appropriation had lapsed.
Another Obstacle Encountered.
At the last session, it was also re-
called by Senator Bacon. the Senate
agreed to provision Of similar char
acter, but 1t was lost in conference
This is one man to whose memory
the government should erect a statue
in this Capitol" remarked Senator Ba-
con. He was the first president ever
inaugurated in Washington. He was
the great apostle of a distinct line Of
governmental science and the founder
of a great political party that has con-
tinued for over 100 years. His name is
linked with two great events in the
history Of this nation. Senator Hoar
once remarked that Thomas Jefferson
will walk down the halls of time with
the Declaration of Independence in
one hand and the title deeds to the
great Louisiana purchase in the other.
This is the 16Sth anniversary of the
birth OF that man, and 1 hope the Sen
ate will pass this bill for the honoring
of his memory this day.
Mr.. Gall1nger's Suggestion.
Senator Gallinger was On his feet. and
Senator Bacon yielded to him.
Il do not rise to object" Senator Gal.
linger remarked. thus relieving Mr.
Bacon's anxiety, but 1 suggest that
the bill be amended so that the statue
cannot be placed in the grounds of the
Capitol or Library. That is customary
with these bills"
Senator Bacon agreed to the sugges-
ton.
Senator Lodge then caused more
anxiety for Mr.. Bacon. Rema rking that
it was entirely appropriate to erect a
statue to Jefferson in the National
posed bill for a statue to Alexander
Hamilton. "who did a very great work
in the organisation of the government"
His bill. he said, had been referred to
II have no objection to action on this
bill il my bill for the Hamilton statue is
also considered" he concluded.
Bailey Appeals for Action.
LET us not burden this with condi-
TONS" pleaded Senator Bailey. democrat.
II suggest that the senator from Massa-
chusetts let this bill go through and then
bring up his bill, and, SO far as I am con-
cerned, 1 will give consent to its consid-
eration."
This bill ought to pass at once" re-
marked Senator Cullom, the veteran re-
publican from Illinois.
No further objection was raised. and
the bill for the Jefferson monument was
quickly agreed to unanimously.
A minute later Senator Lodge called up
the Hamilton bill. 1t gives a commission
composed of the chairmen of the Senate
and House committees on library, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and the pres
ident and secretary Of the Alexander
Hamilton Memorial Association power to
select q site on government property in
the District Of Columbia for a monument
to Hamilton and to procure plans and de-
signs.
1t specified that the United States
! should appropriate $4,000. in addition to
the amount to be contributed by the
memorial association, for the erection of
the monument.
Appropriations Made Equal.
Il move an amendment" Senator Ba-
con said. increasing the amount OF the
appropriation to 100000" This act, evil
IDENTIFY done to make the appropriations
for the two statues equal. started a mur-
muir OF approval through the Senate
chamber.
The amendment and the BILL as
amended were agreed to unanimously q