Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 14, 1877, Winnipeg, Manitoba The Canadian capital. Correspondence of the new York Herald. House of commons Ottawa Canada March 2 2, 1.s77. The now Dominion Lias no prouder Monu ment of Tho solidity of government the liberality of representatives or Tho taste of architects than is to to found in what Tiro known As the parliament buildings with the exception of the Capitol in ton there is nothing in America with which they can be compared and even in thib instance tie contrast As regards the pictures quiness of Tho situation the Beauty of the surroundings and the conveniences of the edifices is entirely in favor o Canadian Enterprise. I shall not Endeavor to give elaborate details but rather from a Bird s oyo View to convey a general idea of the structures to the end that the Reading pub May realize that whatever May be in rigor of climate in these Northern Region Tho people know How to provide and e Noj substantial comforts Ami political luxuries Tine Situ chosen for the buildings is in Tho Centre of the City of Ottawa about a. Mile below the chaudiere Falls on a prominent Rocky Point jutting out into the Ottawa at an that constituency can to reached. The official reporters who occupy seats on the floor Are Little hotter off Ami Are sometimes painfully embarrassed in their on Deavors to get at Tho head and Tail of arguments. Tie go n Oral arrangements with regard to Mem Bers of Tho press Are by no Means so com plete those which exist in Washington but As 1 said before it is the fault of construction and porn papa Tho inability to pro Vido an adequate remedy. At Tho Back of Tho galleries Are a serious of Mullio Ned win Dows richly stained and representing the Royal and provincial arms and various other devices in Brilliant hues. Tho desks which Are of Rosewood Are arranged in pairs and Rise gently from the Centre provision being made for 205 present number. When now provinces Are created and additional members demand admit Tance it is a Niveo question where they will find a place. Electric wires of tend from Tho House to every part of the building for Tho purpose of calling absent members from refreshment to labor Ami enabling them to feel at Oast during the social enjoyments thata Roto to had in the several refresh ment saloons. Otic or a Kors. Reading the commons we pass Long rows of committee rooms a Reading room in which Are on file hundreds of papers the speaker s apartment and a smoke a room where the members club together to buy one 1877. 1877 1 j1oniokk c. W. Radiger Bro old and new books beg to advise their friends and Public that they Are hound or Kip Ulrch. Svipas charts mounted in any Klyo. Etc., Chicago Milwaukee is. Railway. Fifty pipes Ami tobacco. Almost every smokes a Penny Durdeen. Down stairs Are refreshment saloons where you May buy anything that you can order at Delmo Niico a and it one third the Price. The Best Brandy is Only ten cents Vagiass. Tho lavatories Bath rooms and wardrobes Are models of and ventilation. In each of the in Angle towers situated As High As they will permit Are tanks holding i Gallons or in Tho aggregate making it impossible with the distribution of Hose and hydrants throughout the build my for fire to obtain a moment s headway. Heat and ventilation Are supplied by an elaborate system of boilers fans steam engines a-e., which Are located in Tho base ment. Of Tho former Thero Are Twenty feet Long and live feet in diameter the aggregate length of the air duets in on wonder to net ure is one of the most interesting am Ful neighbourhoods in the immense the arrangements on tin. Or Shu Are not materially unlike those which already described but the Senate chamber and Beai it to that of the commons. In fact i do not ret All Ormial among All the legislative Hall the country. _ this room contains the Tonone a of and busts the Prince of Wales and the Esol k i us i pm Elevation considerably higher than the City and lands in Tho Vicinity. This is known As Marne pc Hill and in Many respects is the counterpart of the Citadel of Quebec. Pass ing Onward the Waters of the Ottawa come More boldly into View with glimpses of Tine scenery among the Hills on the Quebec Side of the in be aching the Northern Point the summer View is Superb. The mighty River crowded with steamers barges Mil rafts Rolls swiftly along in opposite rises Tho City of i nil with Civit Mills and millions of Leet of lumber covering acre upon acre to Tho water s Edge further up the Stream rises the chaudiere Falls and beyond the e Ata act Tho River comes tumbling among tie rocks and islands on Way to the rapids of due Homo. Sneh the spot on Shieh Are located the Lien these Aio three in number and Are the sport ively Krumn As Tho main Tor i area i of a mile. The fuel u run Nie Pitary building the Kasorn and the l and altogether this department women mocks. Tho two named Are a used Tor departmental beyond the fact that in style and general appear they Eon Espond the main edit Leo. It is unnecessary to dwell upon them longer. The three buildings Are so placed As to form three sides of i quadrangle the front of i style which is bounded for a distance of feet by Wellington Street a splendid Boule Yard one Hundred feet in Width. I Mav add Here parents Icalia thai immediately of Posito the Central Gate is the handsome kid eau club whither resort members of la Aro pm parliament and their friends. It is a Charm Yuul Caroline. I in ing place to visit for you not Only find Jue i Are appointed Lor i Ide and correspond to the Haiti a i one us leers. They sit facing each other on Onos of Steps or platforms and Ulrith with to Weir venerable most of them being White haired and Bald headed non. The ele i u unt furniture Gracelna clusters of m Irby Cohn Nih the Crimson carpet the the j limou.sjighi11 stealing through Tho Nch tra. Very of the coloured of the speaker Robed in Black he m front of Gulden of an ancient there Are impressive sights id in. Uitn.-s., v Milikent. Apropos of this fact worthy of record m i Ean take place by act Olund it i a tribute1 to the on Frol which old Mer t their native impulses All testimony on Ceri ing discordant couples the Siv. To 1 Morceau Winch the Public most enjoys taken by a special Oom Mitu e appointed that purpose and no is my. Posed to know How it is till i ill a i likewise a remark my unique Structure Bem in at the base without and a uvula within it Lias a diameter off it h Domo of above the level of the and Eon about chop cell Sel Etard Bonks Are arranged m a series of trom the circumference Touard the Centre of the room like Teeth on the inside of a huge cog wheel. Those Are three tiers m height but u is already a question How the books Are to be provided a.-, yearly . The , Alpheus s Lodd is reputed to be one of most Learned men in the Dominion and has m the service of the i eminent since he was a boy. Is he author of a work known parliamentary practice. . 1 mentioned Tho fact above that Cann Selling out crises portfolio a and pocket b Ioka made to of incr. We. Code i Quier one door nor Ali of Nyder Anderson a co us i re led he above elude by . Employment for past to years. Vii la my Lor , favors. I would Kijik a a Conti Ininee of Tho same to to r Tim Harper s Bazar. Notices of tin j rc-.s-. I idly household Tho great Chicago new York Between n grocery Branch la is a Mallei of Economy to Cdv Tho ii it Lor i l Ilion Inone , besides hoi s Imit Jou i Nal. Lla Pei s Pru Liseh miss lat , Mosi ail i i. M i. Lilies h. 1 h in la Nix l a Tosiuo. I 1 . Lice to Alt is j i m jul a li., m new England the canada3, l of their business. As the whole nest be disposed of before thu opening of navigation every line has been .11 i mile a i t Pel Oil 7-7 nil p. I am ii a Tho Parlin unsent Bill de in what is called Stylo of architecture sent the representative men of the Pou in Ion from Prince Edward Island to Liritis territory but a current of Canadian hopi Talit that dry. Fhe of the club in or. A. M. Currier .m.p. Ther the Strep t is the Carleton which among client. And gentlemen attached to the civil ser vice. Before 1 i will find that tin so Canadian gentlemen even though were supposed to live in a Gerbore in Reg on in Kimhin a by hah of. Want the Best of spend Money i-1, by get it. To be honestly done for the must micros Cippie scrutiny is applied to Tho Public Man and Public who Lias the Ndanu of Tho Public funds. Sri i 11 dings Are All construct pc into l Tothie with to suit tha climate of Canada and irom the bold broken outlines they pre ent near and afar their numerous Tours and windows High pitched variegated roofs by Dormain and a unfunded by ornamental wrought Iron crests and terminals together with the ii ninness of the earned figures Combine to produce an imposing j he outer facing of the Walls of a Light coloured Sandstone obtain about Miles from the City Ings Pinnacles etc., ure from Ohio the Arche Over the door and window open ing.-, of a i ii dish Sandstone from Potsdam and the slates which vary in color Are fro i Vermont. Seen in the Mellow the Dawn or Sunset and especially uhen the Clouds Wear their Ilch purple there is not a Painter in the world who can produce the gorgeous colouring which these buildings present. It a Beauty that in and inimitable by any Power but nature the front of Tho main 01 in v ill la. On j i nos for All and oth Rhi l f j 1 jul marked Down Low. My Jilin a. I m i Iler in Harper 8 weekly. Through Palacki coaches i a Alldre i Oil our it is to a Iii i i. 11 n . The attention of country Mer chants is requested As Noti Hill i in my in in l. i Best and 1 Lack perfect. 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