The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-04-03
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list. there are certain forms OF ma
chinery used by the lumber men
which also will be put on the free list
This will enable them to save expense
and thus to meet more readily the loss
which may accrue from reduction OF
the tariff
President Standl by Platform.
There have been conferences be-
tween the senate and the house lead
ers and the president concerning the
chief schedules in the new tariff bill
Il Is understood that Mr. Wilson laid
down the rule, and said it must be
lived up to, that whatever happened
tariff legislation must meet the re-
quirements of the pledges OF the sub
ject In the Democratic platform
adopted in Baltimore. In way II
may be said that the schedules Will
be about the same as those sent over
to the senate by the house at last
summers session, but now 1t Is be-
lieved that instead of being amended
in the senate they are likely to be
passed much in the sams form as
the house sanctions them.
To Beauty Washington.
The public buildings bill passed
by the last congress, and which
was signed so reluctantly by Pres
ident Taft, has in it provisions to
continue the work of making the cap
ital city beautiful. II is said that
the reason President Taft did not We
to the measure was because 1t con
tained appropriations for Washington
which he recognized as needful The
provisions for public buildings In 9th.
er parts of the country where they
were not needed constituted the para
graphs of the measure which made
him hesitate for long time to give
the bill the force OF law.
A century ago the French engineer,
L'Enfant. drew plans which were the
guides for Washington in part as 1t
is today and for Washington as it will
be in the future.
The public buildings bill appropria.
tons are to be used during the fiscal
year beginning June 30 next There
is an appropriation for George
Washington memorial building with a
seating capacity of not less than 6.00C
people. which Is intended to be used
for great gatherings OF all kinds In
which public interest centers. This
building will cost 100000,
Amphitheater for Arlington.
1t seems finally that an amphithea'
ter and chapel are to be erected In
the Arlington cemetery. Money is
appropriated In the public buildings
bill to begin the work. The amphithe
alter will cost nearly 100000. and
the chapel will cost probably In the
neighhorhood OF 100000.
A new building for the bureau OF
engraving and printing was authorized
some time ago and it Is now in course
OF erection. 1t will cost nearly $4,000.
600 1t Is to stand on the south side
OF the Mall not far from the Washing.
ton monument. From the west side
the river may be seen, and this entire
front of the building has sentinel-like
stone columns guarding Its inner ap
proaches.
Homes for Several Services.
II is said that the United States gov.
eminent pays money enough In rent
to make 1t possible. If the money were
saved, to put up all the buildings OF
its own that Il needs and to do this In
the course OF ten years
The public buildings bill contains a
provision for structure to house
the geological survey. the Indian Office
the bureau OF mines and the reclama
ton service. These services now
have no homes of their own. The
new building will be placed Just ives,
OF the state war and navy building
and will cost 100000,
Some time ago congress authorized
an appropriation to construct foul
great department buildings In Wash
ington. The last public buildings bill
contained small additional appropria
lions for these structures. Hereafter
in the near future the department 0
state will have building OF It's own
and this will leave the present state
war and navy building for the use 0
the armed services only.
The department OF Justice, which
ia now housed In three converted pr
vate residences on Mcpherson square
will have a new home, and the de
partments OF commerce and labor ais
will be provided for with fine build
ings. 1t is probable that commerce
and labor will occupy the same built
ing, because at the time that the bill
wac passed they formed one depar,
ment.
These great department building
viii occupy ground east OF Pennsy
vania avenue and not far remove
from the treasury building Severs
business blocks must be removed I
make room for them.