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ngjsnlmggom NOTES,
Ten years after the United States (:1
America came into existence, the Con
gressional library had its beginning
Congmss was about to move from
Philadelphia. ' The seat of govern
meat was ‘to be transferred on twt
slocps
'lTherle, was a fine collection of town lot:
but not much else in Washington. St
long as they remained in Philadelphia.
the Senators and Representatives
made. use of the Loganian Library
When they came to consider the needs
of the new location they appropriated
$5.000 to buy books, and ordered a
room set apart for them in the Capitol
The grandfather of the present Ambas
sador Bayard was one of the commit
too which carried out the provision.
Two years later Congress employed a
librarian at $2 a day to take care 01
the books. but stipulated that the pay
was for only such time as he was ac-
tually at work. The early appropria
tions for the library were $450 a year
It took foul'tlEen years to get togctlle:
3,000 books. Then came the British
under Gen. Boss, entering \Vashing-
ton in 131.4. They burned the Capitol
and the library went up in flames. The
next year Congress made another star'.‘
by purchasing the 0,700 books of
Thomas Jefferson for 321950. In 1851
the Library of Congress, as it is oilicial
ly known, had grown to about 50,00t
volumes. A fire on Christmas Day dc-
stroycd 55,000 books and part of the
Capitol. From 20,000 volumes in 1855'
the library has reached its present col-
lection of 800,000, and now takes pos-
session Of the finest library building it
the world. which cost $0,000,000. and
was nine years in course of construc-
tion.
A, public building covering a. block oi
ground and without a dark corner is
something novel in architecture. ‘th
that is what the new library is. Suclz
a result is made possible by 1,800 win.
(lows and by an arrangement of courts
within the exterior rim of halls. The
reading room is in the very centre, but
a flood of light pours in on the cloud
iest day. It is under the golden dome
It is an eight—sided room, with the ole
vated desk of the librarian in the cen-
tre, and all of the apparatus for com-
municating with assistants around and
beneath. The desks for readers are in
circles facing the librarian. The dis-
tance across this octagonal room is
100 feet. Rotunda is a better descrip-
tion than room, for the ceiling is the
vaulted interior of the dome.
Opening into the rotunda on the
eight sides are alcoves, where encyclo-
paedias, books Of reference, diction-
aries, and works for which there are at.
most continuous use will be kept
These alcoves are on the level of the
floor. Readers will be allowed to go
into them and consult such books as.
they may need. Sitting on his high
porch in the centre of the rotunda. thc
librarian or his immediate representa-
tive occupies a position much like the
lookoutfs in a modern penitentiary. He
not only has every occupant of the
reading room under his eyes, but he
can‘see in every one of the alcoves.
which are open to the public. These
reference alcoves will be the only parts
of the library containing books to
which readers will have direct access.
From the eight corners of the rotun-
da, between the pairs of alcoves. rise
the massive marble columns which
support the golden dome. They are of
deeper and richer colored marble than
that which forms the walls. Forty
feet above the floor a. spacious gallery
encircles the rotunda. From this vis-
itors who come on sightseeing bent
will look down upon the practical op-
eration of the library. Only those per-
sons who wish to road or to consult
backs will make use of the main floor
of the rotunda. All others must go to
the gallery. In this way the librarian
expects to make the reading room a
place for study without interruption,
although he will have from 250 to 30-3
readers under his supervision when the
room is full. On the edge of the gal-
lery are perched Sixteen bronze fig-
ures. On one side of the rotunda, al-
most on a level with the gallery, is a
marble clock, six feet across the face.
From the vantage of the gallery the
visitor will gain a comprehensive idea
of the workings of the library. Look-
ing down, he will see the applicant for
a book come into the rotunda by way
of a curtained aisle, and make known
his reqpest on a slip of paper at the
great central desk. He will follow the
movement of the attendant to a tele-
phone so nicely adjusted that a whis-
per will convey the order. Turning
about and looking through the heavy
plate glass into the book stack, he will
find the altte-ndants'on one of the nine
floors receiving the messages at the
other end of the telephone. He will
see the attendant go to one of the book
cells, take down the volume wanted,
and drop it in a little iron box on the
endless chain. Returning his attention
to the centre of the rotunda, the via
itor will presently have the satisfac-
tion of observing the box come up
from beneath the floor in the rear 0,:
the librarian’s desk, and deposit the
. book there for the intending reader.
Between the utilities and the artistic
magnificence of the scene the visitor
may well be lost in admiration. Bo.
low will be the busy scene of the li-
brary in use. Around above are the
richly tinted marble columns and
walls extending upward to the inte-
rior of the dome. '
“The book capacity of the parts of
the library finished off,” saier. Spof-
ford, "is about 1,800,000 volumes. If
all of the space of each floor not at
present used was to be fitted up for
the storage of books, the building
would hold 4,500,000.1100ks. More-
over, posterity may build book stacks
in the spacious courts. to contain 2,.
000,000 more without any vio-lencc'to
the uses‘or architectural symmetry of
SENATOR.
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Eloquent Congressmen Debate Both
Sides of the Question.
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SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Republican llIcmbers “'ill Amend Pro-
' visions of Several Schedules—Sonata!-
Allen \Vishes to Have Civil
Service Abandoned.
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Washington, March 25.—Mr. Fox
(Dem., Miss.) opened the third day of
the tariff debate in the, house with a.
15 minute speech against the general
theory of protection.
Mr. Williams (Dem., 'Vliss.) devoted
his attention -to exposing the alleged
inconsistencies in the Republican argu-
ment. He said it was absurd to charge
the present depression to the invasion
of the home market by foreign goods
when the treasury figures showed that
last year the importations were less by
$160,000,000 than in the last year of the
McKinley law, itself a. year of restrict-
ed importations. He contended that
the existing era or depression and low
prices was due to the appreciating val-
ue of money under the gold standard.
After some brief remarks by Mr. Sims
(Dem., Tenn.) and Mr. Terry (Dem.,
Ark), Mr. Savers (Dem., Tex.) ad-
dressed himself to the proposition that
if the anticipations of the majority were
Dealized and this bill increased the rev-
enues $113,0C0.000 per annum it would
breed the most reckless and profligate
extravagance.
Mr. Johnson (Rep, N. D.), a member
of the ways and means committee, was
then recognized. He directed his atten-
tion chiefly to a eulogy of the pros-
pective benefits which would follow the
enactment of the agricultural schedule
of the bill. He was met by 'a fusillade
of questions from the Democrats and
Populists. The old controversy as to
whether the foreigner or the consumer
paid the tax was fought over with great
pertinacity, Mr. Johnson of course tak-
ing the view that the foreigner sub-
stantially paid it and his adversaries
that it was paid by the consumer.
Mr. Johnson’s Prophecy.
When the W'ilson bill was under con-
,sideration Mr. Johnson said he pre—
dicted that its passage would be more
I fatal to the sheep industry than the
, ravages of dogs, wolves. scab and foot-
I
rot for 20 years, and he challenged any
one to search the Scriptures and find a.
prophecy which had been more truly
fulfilled than that.
In reply to a question Mr. Johnson de-
clared if the people of the south would
pledge their loyalty to the doctrine of
protection the Republican party would
be glad to accord to cotton the same
protection given to‘wheat, corn, pota-
toes and other agricultural products of
the north. In his district last year, he
said. there were produced 67,000,000
bus?“’.s of wheat, one—seventh of the
em"? product of the United States.
Considering the cost of production,
there never was a. time when the price
of wheat was so high as during the
last year of Republican ascendency.
Mr. Johnson (Dem., Tenn), who fol—
lowed Mr. Johnson, was given a round
of applause by his Democratic col-
leagues as he took the floor.
Mr. McMillin prefaced his remarks
with some. figures to prove that there
was a sufficient surplus ($118,000,000 ex-
clusive of the gold reserve) in the treas-
ury to meet all estimated deficiencies
for two years and that the alleged ne-
cessity for this bill was a mere pretext.
He prophesied a repetition of the disas-
ter which overtook the congress that
enacted the McKinley law if this bill
were passed and made the Republican
change of front on the question of sugar
bounties the text for some caustic re-
marks.
In the Senate.
The first of the appropriation bills—-
the agricultural—was reported to the
senate today by Mr. Cullom (Rep, 1115.),
who gave notice that he would ask the
senate to take it up at an early day.
As a sequel to the civil service de-
bate yesterday Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.)
introduced a bill to repeal the civil ser—
vice law and all supplementary acts
and also to annul all executive orders
based on these laws. The bill further
directs the head of every government
department to establish rules relative
to appointments with reference to the
special fitness of applicants for the ser—
vices required, and not with reference
to educational standards. It is express-
ly provided that the lack of a. universi—
ty, college or academic education shall
in no case disqualify an applicant. The
bill expresses the purpose of restoring
to all United States citizens equal
rights to appointment.
Mr. Hoar (Rep, Mass.) introduced a
bill prohibiting the shipment of kineto-
scope pictures of prizefights in the
mails or through the channels of inter-
state commerce.
The senate thcn went into executive
session.
Important, ‘ Tarifl“ Changes.
lican .members of the ways and means
committee have decided to make two
important changes in the tariff bill.
Books and scientific apparatus which
are not made in this country are to be
admitted free. The duty on pineapples
is to be changed from 2 cents per pound
to 6 cents a cubic foot in barrels or
packages and $6 per 1,000 imported in
bulk.
Postmasters Nominated.
"Washington, March 25.—The presi-
dent today sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations for postmasters:
Alfred Hocking, Melrose, Mass; George
E. Drumm, Chatham, N. Y.; James M.
Worrall, Kennett Square, .Pa.; Harry
F. Hawkins, Beaver Falls, Pa..;‘John A.
Sheldon, Rutland, Vt.
Pay For Session Employees.
Washington, March 25.——The President
today signed house resolution No. 33,
making available appropriations for
n:
0.5,
No. of a similar nature, relating to
mileage and stationery. .
One Day’s Government Receipts.
Washington, March 25.-——National
bank notes received today for redemp-
tion, $296,554; government receipts
from internal revenue. $265,872; cus-
toms, $865,341; miscellaneous, $5,274.
L Movements of Captain General \Veyler.
Havana. March 25.~—.Captain General
W'eyler has arrived‘ at Sagua. He is
moving in the direction of Caibarien.
Washington, March 25.——The Repub-.
session employees, and house resolution
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANGE'IID.
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.. RICHARD A. McGURDY, President. .
Statement lol the Year Ending December ,3Ist, l896. i
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
_ . INCOME,
Received for, Premiums - - - - _
From all Other Sources - - - - _
"s 39,593,4l4 20
HEATH
”9,102,595 21
DISBURSEMENTS, ’
T0 Policy-holders for claims by Death
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. - -'
~ 3 l2,595,ll3 39'
l2,842,456 l
l0,lal,0_05 04 ’
, $36,2l8,515 l4
For all Other Accounts - - - . -
. " . ASSETS.
nited Slates Bonds and other Securities - - ' -
First lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage - " - , ‘-
Loans on Stocks and Bonds - -
' s I l 0.lz’5,002 l5
70543329 50
ll,09l,525 00
22,151,505 55
l2.660.39| 00
- I 0,535,555 05
SHIELD—IS];
Real Estate - - - '- . — . _
Cash in Banks and Trust companies -' - - - .
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc- -
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities - - -
Surplus - _ .- - - - -
Insurance and Annuities in force - _ - -
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I h ave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be corre
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual
Report of the Examining Committee.
Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF. . ‘ y
' THE Mil-1' UAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW IORK
The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty-
thirol day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to
verify the same, .espectfully
REPORT
That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the
said reference and the date of this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer
the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such ofi'icers, and have care:
fully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined
and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the
same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in
manv cases bellw them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company
and find the Same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and havé
verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the
Cashier. ' .
And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in
such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are
accurate, in good order and well kept. . . .
And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and
methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation
ROBERT OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRICK
JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DICKEY,.JB,§
JAMES C. HOLDEN . CHARLES R. HENDERSON
All of which is respectfully [submitted
NEW YORK J ANUABY 25, 1897.
' The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured Without the extra
charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by '
the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, .
'Board. of Trustees
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELIN JR.
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
THEo. A. HAVEMEYER
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
\VILLIAM ROOKEFELLER
JAMES N. JARVIE
CHAs D. DICKEY JR
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W .AUCHINCLOSS
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THEODORE MOREORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R. GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FREDERIC CROMWELL
J ULIEN '1‘. DAVIES
ROBERT SEWELL
S, V. ti. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
' RUFUS W. PECKHAM
J. HOBART HERRICK
Wu P DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNIss
ROBERT A GRANNIS-S Vice-President.
- WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary
WILLIAM J. EAS'I‘ON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Asmstant Secretar
FREDE RIC CROMWELL. Treasurer. . ~
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMESON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD 1P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ~
SAMUEL D. BABCOCK
RICHARD A. MCCURDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON POST
LEWIS MAY
OLIVER HARRIMAN _
ROBERT OLYPHANT
GEORGE F. BAKER ‘ -
DUDLEY OLCOTT
EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor._ WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller.
JOHN C. ELLIOI‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
ED WARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORst . .
GRANVILLE 3L \VHITE, M. D
GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON, M. D. ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D-
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