THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Apr. 5, 1937

The Senate:

¶ Passed a bill that provides for a 84,000,000 face-lifting operation on the Capitol. To achieve architectural symmetry and uniformity of construction, the bill proposes to move the east fagade with its famed portico forward from 12 to 32 ft. and reface the white painted sandstone with white marble to match the Senate and House wings. The main section of the building between the two wings, although it has been altered, is virtually all that remains of the Capitol as it was planned in 1793. Since the great cast-iron dome was...

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