Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

an inseparable part of the chamber
In the course of time.
The American flag will be placed
behind the speakers chair, hung as
at present. but framed in a columned
motif and flanked by sculpture SYM
bolizing the Nations law-making
body. The historic oil paintings of
Washington by vanderlyn, and of
Lafayette by AIRY Scheffer are to
be placed on the same wall of the
chamber, centered between the
doors, and suitably framed.
In the scheme of decoration of
the room, the base and the central
motif. centered around the speakers
rostrum. will be Of a marble of a
depth of color and veining such as
that used in the old Supreme Court
room in the Capitol. The walls, with
their f1uted pilasters and panels.
and the cornice are to be of wood
cabinet work, painted in the man.
ner of the Early Republic, the frieze
In the cornice being a. darker tone.
A new clock to go over the ros-
trum. to be done by a sculptor. will
be of marble and bronze flanked by
|allegorical figures.
Bronze grilles for the sound am
|plifying system will be over the
doors.
More space is to be provided for
the House Press Gallery. To do
this the wall of the chamber will
be brought forward about a foot.
The press gallery will be widened
and enlarged and provided with
new desks and seats.
"NOiseless" Seat for Public.
The new gallery floor construc-
ton will be of fireproof materia1
arranged in steps The face of the
steps will be of marble, the floor
platforms of noiseless material
such as cork tile.
The gallery for the public will
have new upholstered seats of lat
est, comfortable design. They are
to be "noiseless," and of a design in
harmony with the new room.
The door frames in the House
chamber and the wainscot will be
Of light marble. Over the doors
will be sculptured panels in high
relief depicting symbolically such
subjects as the trade and COM
merce of the country and its nat
ural resources, or appropriate in
cised inscriptions. The panels be-
tween the doors will be acoustical
material. faced with velour bro
cade.
The main cornice of the room and
the coffered border of the ceiling
will be Of painted plaster.
There will be great improvement
for the comfort of the members of
the House. Old seats on the floor
Of the chamber will be replaced
with new and more comfortable
ones. They will be rearranged so as
to eliminate the seats in the row
nearest the south wall, which are
inferior for vision and hearing
More seats will be placed in the
section in front of the Speakers
desk. In this Encouragement, the
aisles will lead more directly to the
exist, and space will be obtained for
enlarging the galleries.
To Remove Busts.
| Plans call for removal of the sew
en- portrait busts in inches of the
upper walls. They are to be placed
in more dignifled setting, probably
In the domed lobby of the old House
ONCE Building. 1t would be i'm
possible to have busts all around the
room, 1t was pointed out, as some OF
the inches are without adequate
depth.
1t also has been proposed that the
fresco painting of Washington at
Yorktown by Brumidi be reset in
a suitable location elsewhere"
Concerning the plans announced
today, it is anticipated by officials
and architects, that some further
changes may be found necessary or
desirable in materials, methods and
design as the working drawings are
developed and opportunity is af-
forded for more detailed study of
the problems involved /"