Evening star., 1949-05-10
EIIender Acts
ToDelayN New
Senate0ffices
Resolution Seeks
To Block Cleoronce
OF Building Site

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Sxsaies Essenzsef Dcsfaecsss -
louisiana. arscixt!ras ar Ga1
need IL introduced .les s,ss "a
YESTERDAY to eleek clearance ot
the rsw senate essscs building Ais
already acquired by t4ss oetesu.
gnent
The site h~tween n and c
streets faCins First Stg~et NE.
opposite the present srnAts Of
nee Building would es elesrwd
soon II plans alivAdy unaeg Way
carry through Bids arr 10 ee
opened Friday taa raalng al sisse-
lures on tlre AREA, Including tie
aums In Schoits Alley TaN
would make way toy construction
later.
The Senate JOINT Resolution IN.
trodueed by Senator Eliendey.
would suspend temporarily tie
demolition and removal OF build
lngs from tGr site
Committee tsels Measure.
The measure aent 10 the senate
Public Works Committee. whose
chairman. Senator Chavez Drmo-
eTat Of NeS Mexico, Is = cham
pion Of the new Senate once
Building He also is chairman
Of the Senate ONCE Building
Commission
Said Senator Chavez L think
the building Is needed badly He
pointed out the structure had been
approved by the Senate once
Building Commission, including
himself. Senators Green. nrmo-
crat. Of Rhode Island. SPARK
man. Democrat, of AlahAmA.
Bridges, Republican. Of New
Hampshire, and Malone, Repuh>
liean. OF Nevada. None OF these,
he said. could be accused OF be.
tnR very wasteful.
Senator Ellender charged that
study might show SUFFICIENT
dead spaee" could be found IN
the. present Senate once Building.
He wants to save at least $40
900 900 which Congress has au-
thoriaed for the new baliding
itself The site ttsell already has
cost seSs 900. according 10 agree
ments made with all property
owners. This Ia s20. 600 less than
the 81 .oos 900 appropriated for the
site.
Housing shortage Cited,
Senator Ellender thinks that IN
View Of the present housing short
age the Government should not
tear down the half block nf build
iags. most Of which are residences.
Furthermore. he charged. space
IN the present once building
ought 10 be aiioeated better Small
States. or those with fever con-
stitaentS. should be given less
space for their Senators. he &ald,
than those Of large AREA and large
populations
Why for instance. he asked
should Delaware. Rhode Island
and New Mexico Senators be given
the same once space as the SEN
ators from Missouri. Pennsylvania.
and New York.
There ought to be q more eoul.
table distribution. he declared.
Resolution To Be studied.
Senator Chavez promised the
Ellendcr resolution would be given
consideration by the Public Works
Committee. just In eaAe Senator
Ellcndrr has some information
which never reached the Senate
ONCE Building Commission. He
did not Ak q time for . hearins
Only Il Of the s6 dwellings on the
site have been vacated Mons are
empty in 5chott's Alley
The White House rebuilding
controversy Ia still before the Sem
Ate AppF0pT aatao11A clpcDsfifTaftfFe
on deficiencies, which wtIl hear
testimony OH II tomorrow morn
inR. An itrm Of %. 400 900 for
renoyatinR the historic structure.
which was deadlocked IN Hosfse-
Senate conference on the firsi de-.
hciency blll has been slated for
inclusion In the second deficiency.
now Up for public hearings
The Senate wants 70 renovats
the old mansion. saving it, sand
stone walls and exterior. The
House wants 70 tear II al down
and build one 10 look exactly like
the old building. but out Of mar
BILE. steel and bronze. 10 Lass for
centuries.