New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
GP[AL Of TARSNEY ACT
AROUSES ARCHITECTS
usaus Return to standardized
Pubber Stamp Type" CaSS
Gilbert Says.
,oF OF NEWLANDS STIRRED
,,vocates Creation of Bureau
of Public Buildings and
Wants to Keep Them Out
of Spoils System.


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Washington, NUS 49, -
,o,iop of the office Of the superNlslI's
GAM with a view Of creating bu-
archl',0' ,...,-.,,.,s with the commits
reau OF p"'"' ..,7,.fso,.,. ,di,Dct *
~, NJ fine arts as an au\INoIS "uJ"''O' -
HVu ,i,t.l bv Senator Newlands in an
c0nlelnP'" d. ,..onoeed to the do
amendment una
s.encv bill to-day.
~ ,,1,,,crt WAS offered to offset 4
Inc ""'1 ,... ci-u bul r.uaoI-
rrovs.On ln INC S"''"''
tbe TlI,ucy act, NhlOh II twenty
W7 l ,royidaS for competition
years Oi"' "'' ;,,.i,.,. 80 ,,,,I,-
among arcinJttIs 'H '"'
l;idirrs Senator NcwlandS NiCor-
NC ,l,.. r.D,al of the TarSpcv
ously oipoN'' -. , H.. ,,.,,
art. which originated WIN 'He 'i""S' GIN
ros rejected I'M the Senate ana f'ln''r-
- IN. m, confcrrceS upon the i'm
pora'eu ~ ..,l.,,,l,,.,.s
sstence OF 'II' ''''''
Senator Ncwlands addressed tho senate
e.--,o,, .1.G set forth mis- ideas in q
tRiS o. H. I.oid 3, mart.
orcible manner. ''' '"'N '' f'''
lit, t.,;ld;,,gs
A proper scheme Oh PUBIC ouIn,i''eS
involves the ci'dllYh VI nIiIT" t,l
nnblic BUILDINGS ana dIlS' IN WllVH y, 4 l.
present SUPERVISING NlChlle'' o', NJ
should be nleiseu, 90, - - IN. arie
%opld enter upon a system that Wo4iu
involve The ui!.llatIp ,. % N.Y. NE 'o,,rtTt
teets anu 49, remains 10 h. done i'm this
iireetion. tho TarSnoy act was a 0ls
hnct advance, Nv - - aTcbitCrts nf
smPl nCnntrv uIdcr a competitiva system.
II has advanced public art ana mas az
minished the auiLill,,S,, TIie 49,, which
DC eI.a go InTbiic LuUdinCs out of the Spoils
system and established them on the merit
system, has oe'h repedlTu "i 'Ii'' Hr'iln
adelya'eS enotU tb@ whole repeal being
practically accom- lished by the mem'eLs
Of the Appropriati,o .,l,ticl}, CO.
House. So c"rfarrees MO action.
'' By this act of new legislation upon an
appropriation bi inc hlC,l ot'le,,o,.il ~ ,'
important , Az buiIdince has D. en- r,-
Dsaied without public discussion, ana
without cons Iteration by the %Pi'. O.. . ta.,,,
committee ~ ,,-stb The Oi-.npeidcr.G
CANS contained in the legislative oiH
regarding the clVll serNlc- aCqu.,sU us
IN whlcr oy -, 1-.T o'I n% th1 House cor
g fsprses I desire TO enter my protest
against this kind of legislation nioh "p-
preparation OliiS'
The n. VS. that the Tarsney act was 70
10 repealed as the result Of compio-
misc reached Yesterday between the -oA-
fcrrces of the House of Representatives
and the Senate was received 10y arcntecI
and artists ln this city as a serious 'io"
10 the bset interests Of art IN this country.
Nernbers Of the American lrSutut" 'l
Architects and artists in general OK
p-esses che opinion that the action 'i
Congress meant distinct step backward
which might again bring about an era Of
sereotyu,d and hideous architecture iA
Uvernment buildings similar 20 ''''
which characterize. d the structures pu-o
M for The federal government in the va
rjous large cities Of the country prior To
the nassinc Of the Tarsncy act The 3nl.
hone hold ont for the cause Of art was
no, president Taft would veto the bill
Gee r,rn,,., ono NJ the best known
,,obi,ec,s ic This civ and q rcmbcr Of
~. .,,,.-;,ar Institute ,of srchiteCts
es,5 l,s4 ,,robt ,nat the repeal Of the
Tarsre,. act would mean a serious set
hack r. architecture i'm this country, as
# would undoubtedly moan return To
the standardized rubber stamp C'pc of
architecture I'm government buildings.
which nroduced such cine" structures as
the New York PostUffice Building IN FdIh
Row
"rbo rene.l n the Tarsnev act viii he
q dis,i,ct etsr, backward" said NJ. Gil
bar, ,r+ ,.;i aToct the architecture Of
ro,.o.,,r,s~, r,tldings most unfavorably.
Ia .ha T-orsre, act Government build
, -, - -. eractnd more economically and
Nc. ovrodi,iouslv and were better de-
.,1naa ar1 trilt than those prior 10 the
go 80 ,h,s act
p1 IT, - - g 90 course tho question In
- g. tho re,eal Of the Tarsnev act
80 ~ vhethor measures Of TINS kind.
,r Laws should be enacted by
'a ~ r,3ars ON appropriation bills.
-. .,,oa,,droept has been forced,
-. .o,o,,g, - the merits of the measure