Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03

ment party on the right ~ the speak.
er, ana the opposition on The lcff.
leaving an aisle down the middle M
the room from the Speakers chair 10
the door. The members on the two
sides ~ the House fnce each Other
instead Of all facing the Speaker ~
In our Capitol.
The Speakers throne is ono ~ M
most interesting points about inis
room. n Is n replica ~ the Speakers
chair In Wcstmineter Hail. London.
IL is a real throne ~ British OAK. very
ldignihed with ~ elaborate carvings.
and with the royal cosf-Df.nrma over
lit. This cOat-of- arms is probably fha
most historically valuable object lu
the building. n was carved 0uf ~ "a
beam from OLD Wcstminater uan "a
building that dates from 1900. 1ha
chair and coat Of arms were "a glf iD
the House ~ Commons.
The Senate chamber is similar in ns
general plan ~ the House. iied feather
is here substituted for green. nDfn
rooms have beautiful floors of Aua.
traiian teak. light brown Wo0f leff
unpoiished. The cracks bcfNorn fhn
broad pianks are niied in with ebony.
and round wooden pegs ffru in fhe
floor take the place N nails.
The decorations. such as gliding ~
the ceilings. marble and wood cary.
lngs, and most of the detail ia different
In the two chambers. The eon1fo. f0r
the present. has its walls derwafof
with "a fine series ~ eight nrrf war
paintings lent by Canndi1n artists.
Eventually fhefo wili bn replaced hv
I H..HH
the work In an ready fOr some Cana
dian artist 20 start work
few n the portrait paintings n
past speakers we're saved from ihe
fire % decorate the dim. 8rchod cd.
ridors ~ the new structure.
Canada has her Han m Fanr IN
one of those corridors where rfafuas
and portraits ~ her best known Mem
bers are 20 be placed This han ends
az the entrance % the Parliament fl.
brary which joins the building 1n faIs
side. The library corresponds fa our
Library OF Congress. DO ln rot lm-
? pressive az a collection. ta 800 900 voi-
, ums seem Insignificant beside our
national collection ~ .O00 600 hoopa.
The CANADIAN official library b. how.
ever, beautiful building. o. .s "a ra'v-
: gon--a sixteen-sided ediaro-uifh
spires 20 give 80 height. and lavish rr.
b narnenfatiOn both outside ard ln The
outstanding feature of the readIng
room IL a marble statue ~ the voBnr
z Queen Victoria carrying soepfre and
, a wreath IN her hands.
o The fire Of 1915 came dangerously
, close 20 the Library, which ioi0s fhs
Parli9ment Building on the ono side
. Yet very little damage was done The
n parquet floor, warped By water which
Z flooded f. is the only visible aign "A
8 the catastrophe a good many book,
L were soaked. though. and after nua
Z years. these injured volumes are atlf
r drying out. No artificial heat has beer
K allowed % hasten the drying process
e The library holds a firm place in 10.
n affections and admiration ~ Ottawa
Otherwise. 10 would before now hav.
g been replaced by a large. aae0uat.
- structure with stack rooms. rradin.
. rooms and Offices. This may bo don.
e some day. But in that event aerfl
! ment would demand that the Iibrar,
) be left just az 10 is structuraiiv. d
: would probably be made a vaihalla
. something ike Statuary Han in fh,
I Capitol at Washington.
r The new library r. probably n ION,
II way on now. The Parliment conasruc
4 ton bill is costing Canada befpve.1
y sl0,000.000 and 81 .O00. 900. and Il
10 not propitiOus time for any bu
N strickly urgent projects. The ParIia
is ment Building was urgent and Canad
= Is making a good job of it. They clair
,s its masonry is 20 solid that u shoul
stand a thousand years.