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DIAGRAMS:
A CO?JPLETE GUIDE TO ALL TBllT3 OF TIIE CA\I'ITOI,.
LIST OF D I A G R A M S .
J:nte~.cil nccor11;ng to A c t of ('or~r.~.css, the ylwr I:%
in S-,
1 1 IIl21~ I< \ ~ l l ~ . ) I , I ' lK E I X
3- I
111 llle O!fivc o f the T,il,r:iri:lu of (:i,!~prC$q. nt \Vil~I11n~(tn11.
KEIM'S
CAPITOL INTERIOR AND DIAGRAMS.
collq~iclro~ispart. Tllc statn-
a
(bee p s e a 68,GO ) elti's a n d relieu03 are n rol~glit
i1-i tlic, Iriql~ectstyle of art. In lSP2, contr:n-y to the ~ i c w of
s
>h. Valter, tlie Architect of the Capitol, the door mas placed
THE CAPI'I'OL O F TI112 USITED STATES O F AMEIIICA.
6 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
I. Alexander VI, Rodcrigo Lcnzoli Borgia, a native of Spain, Popc of Rome
coz.
1412-1
i. ~ k & oGonzales dc Mendoza, Archbishop of Tolcdo and Grand Cardinal of
spain, a m a n of great influence a t court, and early patron o)f ~ o l u m b u s .
3. Ferdinand, K i n g of Spain, royal patron of the undertaking of Columbus.
4. Isabclla, ueen of Spain, and royal patroness of Columbus.
I.Charlcs V%, King of France, an enlightened monarch and friend t o thc causc
afdiscovcry.
6. Lady Brafriz de Bobadilla, Marchioness of Maya, and friend of Columbus. It
is said that t h e likencss is ofMrs. Rogers, wit? to the sculptor.
7 . J o h n 11, King of Portugal, t h e monarch who rejectcd the proposals of Colum-
bus.
S. Henry V11, King of England, appcalcd to by Bartholomew Columbusoi~behalf
of his brother; mcantimc t h e discovery was accomplished under the auspices of
Snain
- r ---..
7. Juan Perez d c Marchcna, prior of the Convent of La Rabida, and friend to
Columbus.
13. Ma1 tin Alonzo Pinzon, commander of thc Pinta, t h c sccondvesscl i n tire first
flect across :he ocean.
XI. Hernando Cortez, early companion of Columbus and conqueror of Mexico.
1: Bnrtholomew Columbus, brother to christopher,hdvocate of his thcory at the
court of Henry V I I , and first Adelcotsdo of Hispaniola. I t is said that t h e likeness
is of t h c sculptor. .
1 3 . Alonzo ile Ojcda, a companion of Colcm1)ns i n his first voyage of rliscoicry,
a n d o n e of t h e most d a r l ~ i g 111scontcmpoiarics.
at
14. Vasco Nuricz d e Uallma, dlscovercr of t h c Pacific O c c m from t!>c l i t h m u s o f
Darien.
15. nrncrigo Vespi~cci,o n c o f t h e carlicr~!iscovcrcrs of the m a ~ n 1.1:l.l of ,\rnciica,
author ot'the first a i c a u n r c>:tllu S e r v \Voilil. a u d trorn ivlioln the coniinc:~tt j k c s its
name
16. Francisco I'izarro, conqucrur of P c r u
I. Calumhus c r : ~ m i n e , l bcfore t h e Council of Salamanca respcctilig his theory
of t h c giohc, wliiili wds rejected.
11. I)cparture of Columbus far the s p ~ n i a l court from t h e Canvent of-La Kabida,
l
near P.ilos.
I l l . Aurlicncc a t t h e r m r t of Fcniini;rlri and I s n b c l l ~ .
1V. Departure o i C o i u m b u s from Palos o n his first voyags of discovery.
V. 'l'i.liisom pancl, Columbus Idnricil o n t h c Island of San Salvador, a n d t a k i n g
possession in the n a m e of his sovcrcign.
VI. 1:nrourrtcr with t h e nati\zs.
V I I . 'Triurnplial entrbe of Columbus inta Uarcclona.
VI11. Cuhlinhus 111 chains.
I X . T h e dcath-bed of- Ca!urnbus. H e died a t Valladolid M a y 20 r;oS aged -0
ycars. His last words w e r c : " I n tnanur iiini, Y o n t i n e , i a m m r n i i o i,o:r;tir,i nlrum!''
' ' I n t o t h y h:lnds, O Lord, I cammcud m y spirit." T h i r t y ycars a i t c r hie rcmains
wcie tranitkircd to t h e Cathedral o F S n n L)o~niogo, o n t h e ~s!andof thzt i?.lmc. i n
I?@, when t h e 5 p s n i m l s lust thcir hold ":I tlic island, ;hey were rcmorcd to l!;ivana.
J ~ o t \ ~ w i l ~):IIWIS are :L ~ c r i ( ofs I I ( > ~ ( I S r e p r ( w i i t i ~ I~I I~
LIE ~ , ~ ;
Iristori:l~~s the ~ o y a g c x Co111l11l)ri.: : i i ~ t lI l i s follon-cr::.
of of 'I'l1:it
abow t l ~ lco \ r c r or N. ~ : L I I (of ~i.lle (1001. is C Y U S I L ~ ~Imitiy, I L
% ~~JIO
n u t 1 in t l ~ c:orrcs:pol!tlil1g
: 1 d t i o 1 1o l ) l , o i t : c : IF. 11: l'~~e.sculb.
r
l l l c i r ~ o u c ~ ~ l ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ : ~ t t.l c o rl sl o f r o u o~ x :t :we i l l l . ' l o r c ~ ~ ~ c ( ~ ,
ot ~ Xi ~ pc :
\
t
in t11e ( ~ 1 1 i i ~ c 1of t l i ( : B : q ) t i d r y o f St,. J O I I I I , o ] ~ l ) o s i t , et l l c I)IIO-
1
nlo. : t
'1'111~y ~ r c l ~ r ~( I~II I I I I I I ~ ~ I .t, I:(! c : : I I ~ , ~ I : I ~ ~ , I,orc~~;<o
OI i)y
G i r i l ) c h , :11)ont 1420-J4tX. c o l l s r u : l c d thirty yc:lr.: i : ~: w c : r l t i o ~ i ,
c
Z I I i~l l ~ ~ i t ~ ~ t S C C I ~ Wi n tho 0 1 1 1 r S v > t : ~ ~ ~ ~ 3(l isc ~1~ 1t( ~ 1A \ ~ ~ g ( , l ~ ~
?.: I : .
( 1 e c l : ~ r c ~ t l11ir gate \\-orthy to 11:: I.II(~ ] ) o l t : r l of 1':w:ulisc.
I '1'11e
c two
c~:~?lic~-t t l ~ ~ wn:iini~lg i,q I l y L \ ~ i t l ~l'ii:i~~o,
of m 1330, :i11(1
t l k o l t l v r by Gl~ibcrti,1400-1420, c o l w r m l e t i 20 y c : in csv- ~
c u t i o ~ i ,m u1 TWS t110 first of the sculptor's n-orks i l l ~ ~ s t l . : ~ t i l l g
s c c u t e s i l l t l ~ New T c s t a u l c ~ l t .
c
9 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
PRINCIPAL STORY. 9
TEE CAPITOL O F THC US1TI:I) STATES O F 83IERICA.
(From " Nnahington Ioaidc and Outaidc.")
10
t,tle stirri~~g
CAPITOL INTERIOR.
r
Ij
sci:iltxs hcl p r o l ) o i . c ( l to t , ~ m s f rto c a i l r : ~ ~ .~ f i r r i ~ ~ qBril
i l l 1 1 I t l o n I T a r i i . 1 1 1 to i t
to$
Caroli11:1,c o ~ u l ) l ( % i u gl l i s c o l l w t i o l l of p o l . t r : l i t s , a11(1 l i ( ' t ~ 1 1 -
~
i ~ l t l ~ co c a a l i l i c ~ xof t l ~ c v u t s .
g l 111 1794 ht7 I~aclne:~1.1,~ cwn-
l CRS (
t i I i 1 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 i : r o r l . 111 1917 C O I I ~ ~O I Y ~ ( : I Y ' 1~1 1 ~
of t11v
c~sccwtio~~ f o r l r 1 ~ r o 1 i t i o 1 i : ri t i o wI I R -
t l u ~ t l a . If t l ~ t , : r i ~ i t i n g ; ( l o not c x l ~ i l ) i t ho artistic t o r i c l t n u d
p t
spirit of :L ~ n x r t v rtlwy n x at l e w t f a i t l l f 1 1 I ~ ( ~ 1 i r e s t ~ 1 1 t : ~ t i o l 1of of
, ::
g r ( ~ \ tc s r c ~ l t s l l o r l r 11:ltiolr:~l history.
i The majority of t l l c
prt~.:ritsarcxf roni life. x
'L'IIE I)ECJARATTON OF IN~EPICPI'I)ENCE, JUJ,Y 4,1733.-- c
'1'rnnll)lrll. O r t l e r e t l 1517, cost $5,000. TIIC ) ; l i n t i n gi n the
~
pano1 on t l ~ c of the S. door r e p ~ ~ e s c ~ tlre ~nc~mornblo
r. lts
C ~ ~ i g of ~1776 : ~ t lw i n o m c n t of sig~ring
r m that i l i s t r m n e n t . s1
of A I I ~ ~ ~l i~w~t ,~ .: L 1I1 tlw t l i s p o s i t , i o n of t l ~ c h n r ; ~ i : t c ~ r s he
l r y 1 I t
artist c o ~ i s n l t c ~ .TelYcr;ioii n u t 1 A t l : m s , 110th of n-lrom wcw
tl
p r ~ f i v t t . '1'11~style of ( l n w , 1.111: fwr~iturc, n ~ 111~ a l 11:~ll itwlf, (
arc (:s:\ct ~ ~ c ~ l i r o t l ~ i c t i ol ~ c~ timc and plncr. '1'11ik lxomi- 1
I g o of r
of t i s
e I 1 r. I t i c i t i r ~ c f ~ : o
,,
1
of %I., tlro :~111110rof t l i i : i l ~ s t n ~ l i w n r ~ f o r cI I X I I I ( Y ~ ,A t 1 : m s
it ~
of Nws., F~.:mkliil f YCIIIL, In11cockof ~\I,zs~.,
o
thc Committee of J ' i ~ o :Lrv ~ v p r ~ s g l ~ t ~ i j
1
S. C . , XIIII'L(lior11psoi1 of ~ ' C I I I ~ .For variety of c o m l ) o s i t ~ i o u ,
2% 1 ) o t l y to t,l~c! P r ~ s i d e ~ ~, t l ) l c , i l ~ s t c w of r e l ~ o r t i q
t n' s
as h:rri~rg~ t l r ; u ~ c e tin
l
ltntlrdgc of
:
iil the 1
l
/l ih
Q
n s r i a l f o r i n , tl~ronglr ,l~cirl r : r i r m a l ~ . l ' l i o r i g i l l dignity of the 1 I
t c
scxwc :111(1 t l ~ c! x p r c ~ s s i o i lof ~letcr~nin:rtio~levery ~ o u n t e -
( on
nnucc 11-ill hc o l m r v c t l .
'1'111~Ii:uncXi; of the: i n t l i v i d n n l s rcprese~itoil,c o m ~ n o n c i ~ ~ g on
t,llca o l ) s c : r w r ' s Icft (the r i g l i t of t l ~ e i c t u r e ) a i i t l f o i l o w i l l g the
p
linr: to.rvards t , l r. are- ~
I , Gcnrge W y t h c , of Va.: z William Whipple, and 3, Josiah Bartlctt, o f N . 11.;
,
4rBcnjamin Harrison, of Va.; 5, T h o m a s Lynch, of S. C.; 6, Richard Henry Lee,
ot Va.; 7, Samurl Adams, of Mass: 8 George Clinton of N. Y.; 9. William Paca
i
arid lo, Samuel Chase, of Md.; rr,'~c:vis Morris, and ; , William Floyd, of N. Y.:
z
1 3 , Arthur Middleton. and 14, T h o m a s Heyward, o f S. C.; 15, Charles Carroll, of
bld.; 16, Ceorgc Waiton, of G:L; 17, Robert Morris, IS, 'rhomas Willing, and 19,
Benjamin Rush, of Penn.; 20, Elbridge Gerry, arid 21 Robert T r e a t Paine, of Mass
., .
zz, ;\braham Clark, o f N. j: 1 3 Stephen Hopkins and 24 William Ellcry o f R. 1:;
;
,
25, George Clgmer, of ~ c n n i ; b, William ~ o o p e ; , and z Joseph ~ e w c s , ' o f N. C.1
z
zS, James Wilson, of Pcnn.; zg, Francis Hopkinson, of N. 1.; 30, John Adanls, of
,
!
Mass.; 31, Ragcr Stierman, nfConn., 3 Robcrt L. Livingston, o f N . Y.; 33, Thomas
JctTcrson,of Va.; 3 1 , Benjamili Frankhn, o f P e n n . ; 35, Richard Stockton, N.J.; 36,
Francis L w i s , N. Y . ; 37, John Withcrspoon of N. J . j 38, Samuel Huntington, 39,
William Williams, and 40, Oliver Wolcott, d Conn.; 41, John Hancock, of Mass.;
f
42, Charles Thompson, of Penn.; 43, George Rcad, Del.; 44, John I)ickinson, of
Penn.; ?5> EJward Rutlcdgc, of S. C.; 46, T h o m a s McKean, of Dcl.; and 47,
Philip Llv~ngston,o f N. Y.
Trim S U R R E N ~ E RBURGOY OCTORER, 777.--Tr11111-
OF IVE, 1 i~
1,aiutinq in the pnn-
111111. O ~ ~ l ( * r c1317, cost $8,000. The
tl
cl oil t l l c 1. of the \V. door rcprescuta
the s ~ u r c ~ l l c l of t l i c
er
I iij. Tllc sccnd 1;ortrayed relxwcnt~sBnrgoync, attended
s, and
by Gen. Phillips uld other ~ f i c ~ rc~iarno~lntecl, m a r the
l ~Americwi comrn:mler, olfcring his s~vorcl o
m a r q ~ ~t e~ cf t
&]I.Gates, who :ldv:mces, bnt clcclines to rcccive the toke11
of s~tbmission, anti invites the fallen general into his qnar-
t r.
tcrq. On t,l~c of Gatcs is a group of the priucip:il oacers
N. 111 t l ~ c ackgromld will be
o f t h e American m n j Tof t l ~ c b
t
Dbrlwxl he British army at t>hc conflnence of Fish Creck and
N, Eiver. The troops, in long lines, miler the tlirection of
Col. Lewis, Quartermaster G ( w r s 1 of the Amcric~narmy,
rlld llcatleil by Amr:ricnn, 13rit~isl1,ant1 Gcrm:in officers, arc
moving across t11c crcck nnd meadows to~vartis place of the
in the
sorrc~~~tlcr foreprouncl.
The portraits introduced, beginning on the observer's left,
,/ nre-
r Maj. Lithgow, of Mass.; 2 , Col. Cilly, and 3, Gen. Starke, of N. H.; 4. Capt.
I s & ~ ~ ~
~ of Conn,, of Sheldon's Horse; 5 , Maj. Hull, and 6, Col. Grcaton, of Mass.,
i 7 , ' ~ a d earborn, and 8, Col. S c a m m ~ I I ,of N. H.; ?? Col. Lewis, of N. Y.,Q p r t e r !
i
marrcr General; lo, Maj. Gen. Phillips, of the Bntish a r m p ,11, Lieut. Gen. Bur-
goyne, Commander of thc British forces ; 12, Gen. Baron cldcsc!, of tlic British
army (Gcrmani; 1 3 , Col. Wilkinson, Deputy 'Idjutant Gencrai of the American
14, Gen. Gates, Commander of the Amcrican forces; r5, Col. Prescott, of
~ass.'~aluntecrs 16, Col. Morgan, of t h e Va. Riflemen; 17, Brig. Gen. Rufus
;
! Puriilm and 18, I.ieut. Col. Erooks, of M a s s ; 19, Kcv. Mr. Hitchcock, of R. I.,
cbaplaih; 20, Maj. Robert Troup, of N. Y., Aid-de-Camp; z t , Maj. Haskell, of
1 Mass.; zz, Maj. (afier Gen.) Armstrong, Aid-r!c-Camp; z j , Maj. Gen. Philip Schuy-
ler,of N. Y.; 24, Brig. Gen. Glover, of Mass.; 2 5 , Brig. Gen. Whipple, o f t h e N.
of N. Y., Aid-de-Camp; and 27, Maj. Stevens, of
1 THE SURRENI~H.F COENWAI;LIS, OCTOBER, 1781.-
O
Tron~b~~ll. Orclcretl 1817, cost $8,000. The painting on the
f
1, o t l ~ c conteqt
W. door r c p ~ ~ e i e n t ~ closing wcne in t l ~ c
the.
1 betnw~~ Colonici R I I the moth,'r country, the snrrcniler
the ~
of th? army pf Lord Corllrvallis to the Arncricans a t Pork-
town, Virqinu~.
is
The e ~ c n t associated with an incident nhich shoultl be
bomc ill mind in order to comprehencl nlmt miqht sccm out
of Itecping. About IS inonths before the surrender, Gen.
Liacoln, in connnanil of the Amcricm forces at Charlestoll,
S. C., hat1 been obliged to capitnlate to the Briti.11. Lord
at
Co~naallis that tinic rclfnscd to allow the American com-
mmtlcr to march ont of thc city nit11 colors flying' and other
The .
ho~lorscustomary urltlcr the c i r c ~ ~ r n ~ t a ~ ~ c e s terms of
surrender accordcil to Lord Cornwallis in this instance were
the sam(. as 11c had grantcil to Gcn. Thcoln. Gcn. Wash-
1 illgto~i,tlic Commander-in-Chief, and to whom the honor of
receiring the snrrcilcler was due, appointed Gen. Lincoln to
I SUpcrintcncl the submission of the British, in the same man-
CAPITOL INTERIOR.
PRINCIPAL STORY. 13
1i4 I I ' : L I I c I ~ I bed trmr.
~~) It was I k c . 23, 178.7.i l l t11i. St:~tc
at ~ I : ~~A I ~ I I : ~ I I lO: ~Lr~ jQ~ :,~ 1 1 ( 1' .1 ' 1 ~p:~tiot c o ~ l l l ~ l : l ~ :ls~ \
t ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ -I r ~ , ~ ~
~ ~ l u t11c
~ l l r r ~ 11)- ~l 1~9 ~otliim-, ~ i ~ ~ l ~ I ~ ( W I I ~ ~ l ~ ;C O I I ~ ~ ( + A
~ i I C t
.lie , f t i i c i11i:ult . I t q ~ ~ i l ) l i c , r t l w e I I ~ \ ~ ~ ~ : L to I c I I o i ~ . o ( ' o n -
al ~JrIst~ t
'ri. ,,.,)+ Ili, c i ~ ~ i l i ~ ~ i ~l l~l til o\\-it11 it tile :~!1111oriYy i l l l\ v I i i < : l ~
: l l , ~v
lcll ~ l i ~ y l i~ ~ v t l b t ( . (him i l l t11e i 1 : ~ r k : ~ I I ( It r y i t k g t i ~ r ~ e . t l l c
~ u , l of
ild, Ilc 11:~il (:0111111t~t1vl :L t o ~ ~ c l l i l: ~ !gl ! l r t w . 1\fl!21. COIL-
1cI1 i r i L t ~ ~ l : ~ L,i' ~ ~ I ~ R + S IIiJOll t l ~ c + ~ ~ ( : c o , ~isw~w l of t i i t ; ~ Y I I I -
( OIg s f ~
11. liict, exl~rc',..illg l l i ~ l ) l i g : l t i ~ ~ i l - : l o tllc1 :11.111)-, :111(1 ~ o ~ ~ l l tli l li? l
11 O i
;of tllc f ~ ~ t t l to tlki: ]11Y)t('cti1111 of i i l ~ i l i g l ~ Go!l. l i t , (:lowyl lvi111
rc ty
!TI- t]lc \ ~ - o r ( l : l I & v i i ~ g~ i o Ji11i41cvI L I w ~ v o r k ~ s s i g ~ l t i c l
q ~ v : 111t,, I
a
a rflir(; i r o l r ~t l r i ' great t11t::~tuc of :kc4tion,a n t 1 b i t l t l i ~ i g: L I ~:~lli.c-
1 1 - t i ( ~ l ~ : t tk ~ r ( ~ ~ v ( to l this : L I I ~ I I S ~ ~ l y ,1111c1cu v l i o s t ! ou111;rs1
11 ~l !l bt \
linyij so 1v11g :kel.t3tl, I Ilc31~l:o l l i : ~ .111)- c o n l n i i e ; i o ~ l , n r i t l l : i l i c m y
lief ]my(: of : d l tlrc c m ~ p l o y i r r w i ' of 1111blicf c . " li It n l n y b c n i c 1 1 -
op- [iouctl, a; a c o i ~ i c i t l w c ! ! , t l ~ the I ' u c s i t l c ~ i t of C o i i g i w s \\-as,
t
llld in lii5, tlrc! first :~itl-tlu-c::m1) 1,11 t h t : iil~istriorixg ~ x e l x l .
1llc TIE l m t ~ a i t s ~ i t r o c l a c e i l ,c o n ~ ~ i r c : ~ i c i o igl the obscurcr3s
i n
liz- ..- >!lY-
IMr.
1113 I, Thomas Mifflin, of Pcrln., President of Congress; 2 , Charles Thompson, ol
.la0 p e s n . ; 3, l.ibridgc Gcrry, of Mass.; 4, Hugh M'iiliamson, o f K. C.; 5, Samoc!
.
111- Osgoud, of Maas. j 6 , Edward McCoinh of Uel 7 ticorgc Partridge, of Mass:
lffi.
8, t i w a r d I.ioyd, of Md. ; 9, K. U. b p h g h t , of'<. 6.;
10, J3erijamin Hawkins, o;
L C . ; 11, 11. Fostcr, of N. H. ; 12, 'I'lromas Jcffbrson and Arthur Lec, of Va.;
.
i\i, 11. Ilaiid Howell. of K . 1.: I F ., lamcs Rlorirae. of Vn.: and 16., lacob KccJ. of 5.
, - >
Oil, C., all nicrnbcis of Congrcss; 17, James Madison, o f Va., spectator ; 1 8 , \Y iiliam
tllcry, of R. 1.; 19, Jrremiah Townley Chasc, of hld.; 20, b. Hardy, of Va ; and
$1 Cl~aries\!orris, of l'cnn., rncmbcrs of Congrcss; 22, t;cneial W~sliing:on, of
thc i: 2 C 0 k . \Yalkcr and Homphieys, aids-de-camp; 25 and 26, Gens. Small-
:
d l a k Willianis, a n d 27 and 23, Cols. bmltli and kfoward, of Md. ; 29, Cjaricv
Carroll a n d two daughters, of Md. ; 30, Mrs. W a s h ~ n g t o n and her three grand-
tine rhhlreri; and 31, Ilanicl Jcnifer o i s t . 'l'liamas, of Md., spccrafors.
Gen
an,
I"'(
Ill
i 15
Len
\I31
ash
,ton
,I, i
Les
ticn
nde
A'al
'83
tlll
1111
tc"
rio /tIc % c l i .
T l ~ c ortunits introduced, commencing on the obserrer's I.,
p
14 CAPITOL INTERIOR. I
I Standard Bearer; z, t h e Page; 3, John and A n n Laydon, first married in the (1%
coubtryj 4, Sir Thomas Dale; 5 , Alexander Whitakcr; 6, Hans Spilman; 7, Po.
cahontas. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, fir:tsettlers; g, J o h n Rolfc; 10, Sister l o Poca
hontas; ;I, kantquas, brother to Pocahontas; 12, Opcchamanough; 13, Opachisco, l'e
unclc to Pocahontas; 14, Richard Whiffin.
DISCOVERY THE NISSISSIPPI RIVER BY DX SOTO, ok
OF
Bhy, 1541 : Powell. Ordered 1830, cost $12,000. '1'11~p;lint-
ing is inte~icledto represent De Soto aiitl his party wriv- !'
ing on the ba~ilis tile Xississippi, aftcr a toilsornc3rn:lrcll :h
of
1
tlirongh swamp and forest from distant Florida. TINS1ai11t-110
ing, howevw, does uot verify history. Tlw discovcrrrs Ilad
ontlnretl great privations, and, r a ~ x e t and worn, took to the
l
river in canoes, in hopes of cscapc; from their snflitri~i~,~'. R
De
Soto succr~mbed the fatipncs of tlle march, wntl was brrried si
to
the
in thc river. On the r. mill be secl~ 2iIissisrippi,fillrtl wit11 lif
grec.11 islanils, ant1 canocs laden with savages approacl~iiig inor
landing on thc balllis m a r at hmtl. 01
T l ~ c ortraits and prominent c11:~mctcrs nd objects rcprc- a1
p a
sc~ltetl, o
commrnci~ig t l ~ c bserver's l., arc-
011 K1
I , Soldier dressing his woundcd Icg; z, a young Spanish cavalier; 3, a confessor;
4, a group cf standard bcarera a n d h c h c t c d m e n ; 5, a cannon k i n g piaced i n po- 0
sition t y artillerymen; 6, a Moorish s c n a n t j 7, I k Soto mauntrd j 8, c a m p chest, XI
witharrns, hclmets, and other dccoutremcnts and implcmcnts of w a r ; <),t w o young
Indian maidcns; lo, Indian chiefs bringing t h e pipe of peace; 11, old priest bless. 11
ing the cross; 12, ccclesiastic bearing t h e ccnser; 11, stalwart men planting the Pi
cross. bt
Tllc first cr~g:qcmcntfor a picture to fill this pnnc,lwas with 1.
1.
IIcnry 111rna11. The artist 1 1 o ~ c wdiccl before tlic coiqlction ii
of 11isn-elk, and thf: picr~lrc, n-as aha~idonc~tl. I
LANDING COLU~IBUS, October 12, 1402 : Vancierlp ti
Ordcrc,tl 1812, c o t $10.900. 'I'l~i;painting rcyrcwl~te (;0111rn-o
by
bus, accomp:~~iictl his pril~cipal officers and n fcw :ittr,ixl- d
ants, alrcwly lantlctl 011 the 1,~l:ultl Gr~annhani,
of onc of the g
Unl~ama Tdantls, ant1 tllc f i r ~1:uld tlis~o~(wc1. P I I C C ( ' + ~
t
discoverer is ill t l ~act of proc1:~iming
of t11~
:
Iting mil qrlcoi~o f Sinill. I1 the distmicc: gro:ips of jr
1
'h:
possewion in tlrc. rinmc .
scamen arc giving (:xprw&t~ to tlicir joy; t,wo f i g ~ ~ r ( & s In ~ICX
for
arc co~ltcntlil~g gIitt(1ri11g ill
1):wticI~s tlic s:m(l. T ~ Iil~c't B C
at a ~ ~ c lin o ~ distance. A l~ccoliarlg
r the tropicnl haze pcrvatlcs 0
0
~
t 1 1 atmosphwc.
Tl~c following arc thc prillcipnl cllaracters rcprescnted, a
cnmmc:ncing on t l ~ c observclr's I. :
I, Alonzo rle Ojcda; 2, cabin boy kneeling; 3, Roilrigo Sanchez, inspector; 4,
Vincent Yancz, standard bearer; 5 , Martin A l o n z o Pinzon, standard br:irer; 6,
mutinccr rcpcntant; 7, Rodrigo dc Escobedo, n o t a r y ; S, Columbus; gl saliiirriank. f,
ing at t h c natives; 10, sailor's veneration of Columbus; 11, friar bearing tllecross,
OF
EMBARKATION THE PILGRINSfromDelft-TT:~rc,n, ill
lolla and, Jnly 21, 1620, 0. S. : Wcir. Orderotl ISBG, cost i
$10,000. Represents the Pl.iritan fathcrs about to brave the
tcwardr tlie N.-R~presrnteJ by Ceres, with cornucopia.
red C a p of Liberty, turning ovcr to Ccres the mastrry of a pair
a r a p e r . Flora is gathering fiowers, and I'omona be.m a basket
.
. .."..,
1. hli:c~r,is!ci.-Reprrscnted by Vulcan, resting his r. foot on a c a n n o n , and
:e(! atom! arc the various instruments of his art, with mortars and cannon balls.
111 t l x . E, is-
'; 41 4. C o h i > r ~ ~ c ~ . - K c ~ r e s e n t by Mcrcury, holding a bag of gold, and directing
ed
;:;Ittion to it. T h e figure thus called is Robert Morris, the financicr of thc Rcvo-
&:j; on. h.leich:,ndise, with men a t work, and two sailors, pointing to a gunboat,
rOss'
tomplete the allegory.
, ill 5. M ~ ~ ~ r s ~ . Neptune in~his car, bearing ~his~trident, ~ ~
- l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t i accompanied
by attcii<lant, rmerging from t h e deep. Amphrodite, Venus, is about dropping
tost iito the f o a ~ n r watcrs a n electric cable, which has bcen handcd her by a tlierub.
;~
the ARTS AS!; S C l ~ ~ c ~ ~ . - R c p r c s e n t by Minema, the Goddess of Wisdom,
cd
16 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
surroun,~rc~
b v fip!rce-frank!in t h e philosopher; Fuiton, the inventor of th
stcam~,c,.,t. and Morse, t h c inv2ntor of tile magnctic telegraph. Thc figurer
jurcniics iAdicatc teaching.
3. W e s t Door of t h e Rotunda, Icwlilig to t,l1{11n:li11tlow of
L]I(: t Iwatl of Ilie
LiDl,trr,y o f C o ~ ~ q ~ c s' Is' l.~ i h tlool i i :llso : ~t111:
1
stfii~,cuse I : : L I fro111the: TVesteri~ 3 n f 1 m c eof t l ~ c
I ~ ~ t
Cirl~itolo
tl1c ILoilllltlu.
5 and G, Library of t h e U1:ited S t a t e ~ . - ( o ~ , ~ ~ ~ ,day. crer!,
, S I I ~ L ( / ~ c rSp t ~ dfrom I ) a. v t . to -1 2). 111~; ~ k o ~ i iSi ~ ~ S ~ O 01~ S
cx J , !S I
t
C o ~ q r c s sill / l o w oj' u ~ l j o ~ ~ u m ~ i ~ t . )
Tllv LiOrnry ITulls occ111)ytlic l)rincipal floor of the cntire
of
\V. l~rojc'ciioli lhc: (:apilol, coil-kt ii:(r of :I, co~ilicctiilg Wll-
tral 11:1!1, 9 I ;f t . l o q ' , 34 f l . \yiil?, :r1:11?;3 11. Iligh, cO~k~]~~c~
in l85;1, wit11 two wiiig,s 011 i110S.:111(1 S.. ear119 5 f l . loit:;, 203
f t . \yitlc~,: I I ~ I [ :IS ft. big]], fil~i<li<,(l 1:3(5, 'J'l~t!
in i:~twior Wlq
tlcsi:,.llctl I)y 311.. \r:lltc~.,Ilrc.liitect of 111;: C:rj~itol,T:I!o cm-
plt%t!d tllc c:c~~itr:~l lil~r:rry, n.(:rc
:m~ltllc n.i~~g's carricil old by
32r. Cl:rlk, ]ti-. slleccsol., :it :Ltot:~l ost of R'LYO.OO0. 'I'llc cell.
c
tr:tl lil~r:rry ~
coilsists of 12 tlccl) rcc.cs<w,or alc2orc,s, 1 1 ~ ~ 0 1 1 l
cd by 2 itlyx'r tiers of c:lsw, \\-it11gxllvri~i; corritlors, 21 o!
nlrtl 11
in
iron. 'I'lic lid1 is liglltcrl by ~ril~tl:~n.-:llie :dco.i:'i nlld 1))
tllc
skyli$lts iittetl in the iron fr:l~llr:-n-o~~lcof roof, :111dtmll"
r i t t 1 r o 1I c . Tlli, consists of iron f;,:~lll('-\.io~li
~ u p p o ~ ~ t cy o n I I I R ~ Sf01i:ltc~tl r o ~, ~ l c l i c . i c 7, x ~ l~.ici$
t cl ~ ~ ~ i I ~ l
i n 2 . 0 1 . 'rhe aleow.; : l ~ i t i,sl~c,l\.cs cml)c~llisl~c~~l
arc vitl
pih~t,tT(!dnud p:lnelctl frollts, p:lilltctl a soft h l l ' cokJrm
artistically giltled. ' J l l ~ l)ool<-illc~l\~cr : I ~ W of iron, 8111
arc
eorerctl with 1e:~ther. rpl~c tlcjors arc of tcszcll:~tctl~)!:lcl~-~
T ~ I 1! 1 1 c The wings n1.c of f lln wlnc design :re tllc ~ ' l l
tral hall. 9'hc former have 4 lic,r;; of s11clyc.sillst(%dof 3. l h
311~1 arc
v~1itil:~tion supplic~l fro111 the Sellate and IloUsc ai'
PRINCIPAL STORY. 17
18 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
ry
181313 1,ibrary hoennie the I ' ~ p o ~ i t o of the collcctioll
of tllc Srnittlconiall I~~stitntion, 40,000 volnn~cs, embrncillg
of
tlrc largest :~ssc!~nblngo the tl.aw:tctions of scientific :~ll,l
lcal-lled xo(:ictics t o I)c foluld ill tb0 ~ W l t l . Ill 1S(ii t\lc l.'orcc
collcctio~lof books, ~ll:lllllicri~tP, 111:11)S, :tnd Ixlpers rc1:ttiilg
to i\lnc!yic:~ll history, nrulll~ering 22,520 volmnos, or nith
:it :L
palTtl)lllcts60,000 tillcs, \ E L nc(luirctl 1 ) ~~ul-crl~nsc cost of
~
$100,000. 311.. Porco n.:ts honl ill Nc:w J o ~ s c y 1790, :tnd in
tlic(1 ill \Yashi~lgtou city ill 1SGS. A~notlgthe most rare
ill
~vorlrs t l ~ c Libmry arc tn.0 grt5:it folio< written nu rcllr~m,
ill~rstlatiousby hid, csecrltocl ill the 13th
\yitll ~ l r m ~ e r o r ~ s
cc.utru.y. 1'111:oltlcrt 1)rintctl book is :L co~~stitntion Pope of
(2lclnc;lt V, of Ilo~nc.,1)rilitcd ill 1.467, by P ~ t , c Sl~ceflkr, ~ t
r :
:we :
nlrtltz. 1 1 1 tlrc l'orcc collt~etiol~ L copy of Eliot's J~~di:ln
13iblc : L I I ~ 1 (1illi:rent \vOrk': by ~IICL.(':LSC: :~lld
4 Cotton JI:ttllcr,
:md
printed in 13o~to11 C:~mJ~ridgt+, 1671-1735.
A fine aiew of tlw bcisil~ess n d official portion of the city
a
may hc 11:rcl from the W. Portico, rcaclicil throlgll thc door
in the cent,re of thc W. sitlc of the main hall. Immeiliately
below are the tcrraccs mllich form the W.f ; ~ of tlw emi- e
ncuce upon which the Capitol stantla. I'ctnnsylvauin av.
clirergcs from the r.. 2nd Narylantl nv. from tltc 1. Tolr-srds
the W., betyeen t,l~cst:,lie tlic Botnllic~1 Gnrtlcn, with its
:iad ~
co~lscrvntor~es, t , l 31311, from \vhicli rise thc: t o w r s o f
n, of
the Smit,llsoninn I ~ ~ s t i t n t i o the square or~tlint~s the I)(;-
pnrtment of Agricult~ire,and the m~fi~rished Ohclisk to the
memory of Washin$on, all surrountlct l by heantifnl ~ $ ~ r t l i ~ s ,
t
a n d the Long 13riilge. 0 1 1 the e n m n ~ iof the hill still f:lrtl~cr
W.are the two tlolnes of tltc Obserratory, arid still t w p n d
the I-T(:ightsof Gcorg(:to\\-11. T o the S., a t the point wIwm
the t ~ - oi w r s join, lies tlit, Arse~lxl. F o l l o w i ~ ~the 1)ro:lcl
r $
boa on^ of tho Poto~nac, a tlist,:lncc of 7 m. thc? s11ipj)ingand
at,
br~iltlil~gs Alexanilri:~arc, risiblr, atid I I ~ I ~ tlrc riwr mil-
of II
ing :~ntl ste:~~n-craft.Ou the I~eightsovcrloolti~~g opl1o- thc
site 1):111li t l ~ cr i w r is Arli~lgton,famot~s:L-: t l ~ cforl11~1.
of
of
rcsiclc~~cc t l ~ c Confetlc~rntoGell. Lev, ant1 now the rc~ling
plncc of tlrorlsande of so1dic.r~of the 11ationa1;lrrny. Alittle
t o tllo r. autl rear st:mtIs Fort Wl~ipplc. Looking t o w r t k
t l ~ :N., on the tlistaut l~illsmay be w e n the tower of the
Soltlim' IIomo, aud ucnter thc Hownld University. h fine
rit:n- may :dso bc had of I'en~lsylvaoi;t :LV., with the 'l'rcw~try
1)t'p:~rtmcnt,l'rcsident's Ilol~se,aud thc new State, lfnr,
:LII(I ,\r:tvy I)cpartment, visible a t tho o t h w end. At wriolls
l'oillt.: u1:l.v be s w n the other pnblic h~iltlings, sclrool-~IOIISCS,
an11c.li:~rcl~c.q, blendiox wit11 t,lrc mass of t t ~ c city.
7 and 8, Store-rooms for the Library.
PRINCIPAL STORY. 19
CENTRE BUILDTNG-NORTII WING.
9. North Door of the Rotunda.--011 ttle left of the p a w q c
rs
arc the ~ i l d ~ m t o a n d keys which opcrate the wires for liglit-
illg the Xotnl~cld. (See 11.) This pass:lgc leads into-
10. Vestibule, of an elliptical shape, and in imitation of n.
Grcc'lr ternplc, containing a peristyle, supported on ml :LI'C~(YI
s~,bstruction. The capitals of the pillars are ornamented with
of
ttlc leaf :~ud O ! V C ~ the tobacco plant. Light is admittot1
~
throng11a cupola ill tllc sm:lll surmounti~lg dome. The latter
y
ib h~.ol.enl ~ caiqqons, enriched by tlie tobacco blossom.
11, Ascent of Dome.--At the head of the first fiight ou
the r. is the ratrsnce to the battery a n d elecfric gas-lightirq
apparatus. (See ATTIC S T O R Y , 3, 4, and 5.) Returt~ing and
colitmning the ascent, an opportunity is afforded of studying
tllc mcc11:mism of the immense structure ovcrl~eacl. A small
door at tlic top of all intricate flight of steps opens betwcru
the imler :LIIC~outer shells. On the iobidc is raugc of archey,
aftortli~ig-1iew of the rotunda and canopy. A short di.tance
a
peristyle of 36 iron
a b o ~ a clooru ny opciis under a n i n ~ p o s i ~ ~ g
c
columnb. Ti~cb nest door opens upon a balustrade above. Tlw
lakt ascent is by a n abrupt flight of steps over the irmer shell,
nl~icli lcads to the platform imnlediately beneath the canop) .
This point affords a closer view of Brumidi's allegory, a tle-
dptiou of nhieli will be fonli~lclscul~ert.. This pktfonli
111ahcsa fine nliispcring qallery. Anotl~erfiiglit of stelis
leads to the erowni~lg platform, from which the most e s t e ~ l -
silt lien of the city muy be had.
Panoramic View of the City.-~ith the assistance of thc
maps of the city and District, tlie stranger will be able to ac-
quni~~t featurci ia the 7 ien-.
i~imsclfTI it11 the most promi~lent
Loohiug ton arcls thc E., on the 1. is the d s l l u m for t l ~ Deaf
r
and I)un~b, and on the r., beyond the Anacostia, the Aq)llun
for tile Insme. On the S. may be seen the iinacostia uniting
nit11the hrond cnrrcilt of the l'otomnc. On the point are tht.
btlildi~pof i\rscnal, and 7 m. below, on theopposite sliorr,
the
Alexandria. Opposite Georgctomu is Arlington House, wit11
Fort TYhipple oil the r. I 1 the W. is the official quarter of
1
the city. The building on the hill, at the head of New Jersey
av., is the Howard University ;and the white tower in the dis-
1
tance, on the line of E. Capitol st., is the Soldiers' Home.
The railroad which leaves thc city on the N. is the Baltimore
and Ohio-the r. branch for Baltimore, and the I. for point of
Rocl\s a d the W. The road S. of the Capitol is the Balti-
more ant1 Potomac, also for the N. arid W., running ill Con-
nection with the lknrlsylvania L'cntral. The Tiber Creek
follows the basin of the wlley on the N.
12. Vestibule of the Supreme Court,--A iloor frorn r l 1 1 3 yes.
til)nlc, of Greek tlesip, OIKII.: it110 :I si!contl vc:stil)~~li,. from
O1Wlli t l l ~
wllicll, oil t11c: right or C:LS~, lll:lill (!lltr;111a' the
11)
Supreme Court. Ol>l~osite :L l>l.oat~lc Potomac 1mrl11c.
is of
13. Supreme court United states.--(Open to cisitors every
<lay, except Stinday.) The apnrtrrlellt occllpied by this i;,ibll.
Ilill, fomcrly the Gcnnto Cllamber, is scrni-circnlar, n it11 a
in
rntllcr flat clomc, curichccl wit11 srlnare e:~issons st~~cco, 2iilcl
I1:~r
C i ~ . ~ ~apertures to admit l i d ~ t .Tlic clrninber is 75 f t . ::rent-
or
(.st 1~11gtl1 diamctvr, 45 ft: grc2tc.t witlth, :~lld ft.'lligh.
45
011 llic E. sick a screen of Greci:ln Ionic cohunns of C ~ c c c i a ,
n-it11
or .inricgated l'otornnc n~nrblc~, ca11it:lls of vhito I!alinll
~l~:lrlJe, after those of the !L'cniple of Nii~nrva..
~no~lcled pol-
~
iqlled, cxtcntls xlong the bacli of t l r:m:,rc of scat? of tllc
t i c . These c o l u m ~ i ~ , with the c~lt:~blatnre, suiq~ort3
plllt:xy. '1'Eie sc:~tsof the Jnsticcs arc r:~lcc\ sevcr:~!feet
the
:il~o\-i: lloor, alld &rer:~ngcd b ~ l l i l l ~ llow screen, ~vhich
:
%
;illswc?rsthe purpose of desks. l'hc Chief J ~ ~ s t i c c occnpic:
(!LC centre scat. 'I'l~c otRct:rr of the c a r t \lare c!esLs :I[; eiil~cr
mil
(s11(1 a t the foot of the J~~sticcs' plntforr:~. 'I'lic lloor is
lwar~tifully carpeted, :mcl tables and chairs nrc plncetl ~ ~ i t l ~ i n
t!~ebar for the :~ccommotlationof those having C : L ~I:i.fore CP
the cor~rt. Outside t,lle rail arc s&s for visitors. Apinst
tilt W. wall are a number of consoles, supporting busts of the
ric.p:wted Chief Justices : John Jay, J. Frazee, 1831 ; John
A.
R~~tlcclw, Galt, 1858; Oliver Ellsworth, Auger, 1531;
,
.John &rshull, -1836. h s t s of It. B. Tuucy and S. P.
C1i:~seordered by Congrcss 1874.
The times for 11oldingthe sessions of thc Snprcmc Cowt
ltnve bcen subjected to frcqucnt clnnges by stat,utc sim. 17S9.
G~itlcrthe act of tJa~ln:~ry, 1873, tllc a n ~ l m l session com-
mcnccs on the sccolid Ilonchy of October in o:xh ycnr. Tlie
atljourlnnent l~snnlly takes placc in 3 h y follolriq. lhily
seqsions from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Thc Justices, moariug their
jrulicial robes, enter from thc N. door of the cl~alnl~er, :~nd
nre formally nmo~mcetl tlic 3Iarshsl or tlepnty. 7'11~ o -
by p
1~11: the rooin rise und remain standing till tho .Jwtiew nrc
in
scated. The opening of the court is then proc1;~imcd1 ) a~
proper officer.
'1Vl1en the conrt-room was occupied by the Gcn:ltc: the
Prcsi(lent7s chair stoocl in a niche in the scrccn of co~r~mlls,
:m1 was raiscd on a platform. 111front and loivcr were the
d c ~ l i sf the Secretary and Chief Clerk. The cntnblattlre of
o
s
tllc screen supported a gallery, in front of which ~ v a miolller,
following the circle of the room, and supported by iron d-
mllns, with bronzed caus, qurmounted by n gilt iron balus-
trade. Against the wall over the E. gallery mas n fine
pinti11g of Washington, by Charles Wilson ~ e a l c ,richly
framedand clraped. The cliamb~r was ehklly lightctl f1~111
the $3.' and the Presitlent's ch:llr, ctantlinq on the li~ic,of
the tliunetcr of the circle, formoil the centre of t l ~ v~acliat-
illg aides, betmcen mhicl~,in conce~~tric curves, wcrt, ny-
rangctl tlie Scantor's clcshs. Thcrc miw nceommoilntio~ls
for 64 Senators. I n the ienr :t railing t=wlosed thc* bnr of
i
the Scnatc. Oatside mere w f ~ for ]?rivilcgeclvisitors. 'L'l~t.
of
office3 the Scnatc oecupicd the rooms in the immctliatc
vicinity of the chamber.
Originally tlicrc was an npper qallery on the E. sitlc, qnp-
hut
portal by an attic colo~~nade, thii was rcmovccl in 1S%S
to admit more light. I t waz t l m that the scmi-circrhr gal-
lery was introduced. The al~prodellcsto the chambcr and
galleries were cxcecdi~~gly dark and gloomy. At niqlit a
gas chanclclicr diffused light. On the TV. side of the builtling,
across the main restibule, mere the offices of tlw Sccretnry
of the Senate, now oecnl~iecl the officers of the c o ~ ~ r tThe
hy .
tvo room.. on the N. side were. awiqncd to the President and
Yicc President-now the robing ronmq.
Latrobe, the architect, propowl to lnve one of tlie galle-
ries ~npportedupon emhlcmatic:~lfigures, rcprcsenting the
thi~teenoriginal States. Thc models, by Frmzoni, \wre
completed in Italv nntl b r o u ~ h t over, but no further use mas
made of thcm, Conjrcss fnilinq to appropriate the fmlds
necessary to the execation of the design.
14. Robing Room.-111 t h k apmtmrnt the Chicf Jndice of
ss
the S~rpremeCo~lrt:md his h z ~ o c i ~ t attire thctnselv~sill
their conrt robes, in which they sit on the snprernc, I~c~nch.
On the \I all is :L po~truitof Cl~zef'J ~ r s t ~ cJolm Ma~-.sl~uU,
e of
VB., 1801-1S3d, 1tcm1br:mtlt Peak, 1823. The pai~lting a i n
p ~ e s c ~ ~ t i Chic4 Jri-ticc C h ~ - c thc I h r A-ociation of
to ~ l by
Few Yorlr, mi by him bequeathed to the Sr~premc Conit of
the Kilitcd Stntcs. and was clelivered into the custody of the
conrt in 1573.
in
Florn the Robiri,rr Room the J~lctiees, their judicial robes,
of of
at thc 11o~lr mccti~ig the court, cross the corridor, antl,
passing throu'gh the
15, Justices1 Passage and Entrance, enter the Sa1)reme
Con:t Room, where they are properly announced by the
Marshal or his deputy.
1 16,17, and 18. Officesof the Clerk of the Supreme Court of
. the United States. The entrance is from the vestibule, (12.)
22 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
I n the Clerk's Office (16) are portraits of Gabriel Duva2, of
3;iaryland, Associate Justice of the Supreme Conrt of the
United States, 1811-1836, and William Thomas Carroll, of
the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Supreme Court of tho
United States, 1827-1863.
19. Steps to the Basement and Crypt. (See Basement s t o ~ ~ . )
20, Marshal'r O5oe of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
21. Steps to the Senate Library. (See Nos. 6, 7, and 8,
Attic Story.)
22, Corridor connecting the main or olcl Capitol building
\+-MI the Scnate Extension. The main door to the poor of
the Senate Chamber is dircctly opposite. 'fhc cornice is ar-
tiqtically executed and the panel of the ceiling is formed by
a fasces border in stucco. Walls tinted.
NORTH OR SENATE EXTENSION.
23. Southern Corridor,-connects the eastern (24)and west-
ern (25) corridors, which lead to the rear of the Senate Cham-
ber, the Reception Room and Lobby, and to the grand stsir-
c:ws to the attic story and Gallcries. This corridor has a
vaulted ceiling consisting of three circular arches, with iii-
tervening bands and groined arches, which, togcther with
the walls, are chastely decorated in stucco and tinted. At
the eastern end, in the recess forlnccl by the line of windows
on the Senate side of the corridor, is a bust, in marble, of
Roger Brooke Taney, of Naryland, Chicf Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United Stntes, 1836-1864. At thc weet-
ern end of the corridor is the Senate ofice of the Oficial
Telegraph, built in 1873, by G. C. Maynard, under an act of
Congress, and connecting the Capitol, the Government Prinb
ing Office, and the Executive Departments, and to extend to
aU the isolated Government offices in the city. The wires
nre carried from the building across the Capitol grounds by
means of a subterranean cable, in order not to nlar the pros-
pect.
24. Eastern Corridor leads to the Eastern Grand Staircase,
(28,) Senate Vestibule, (30,) and Reccption Room (34.) O~~er-
head, a t the foot of the first, the ceiling is formed of panels
of rich white marble. Walls tinted.
25. Western Corridor, to the Western Grand Staircase,
Senate Offices, and Lobby. At the foot of the former, over-
head, is white marble paneling. The rest of the ceiling to
11111ettt~s, l~nneletl
cllc Lobby consists of barrel n r c l ~ c s : ~ ~ l d 311d
in
tvnlls, the \vllolc tiutccl 311d enriel~edwit11 f l o w e ~ stncco.
26 and 27 Senate Committee on F i n a n c e . - ~ ~ i t ~ ~ o n t
special
decor:ltioll.
28. Eastern Grand 8 t a h a a e . - T I I ~ lcails to tht: L:~tlics',
&l~:rtors'E':lu~ily,:tilt1 L)il~lo~~~:itic Ga1lcric.s. '1.11is 111:rg11iti-
(yqt st;lircaseais ur:ktlc of Iligllly-l)olisl1et1 'I'e1111t:ssee 111:~rLjle.
Is
'rlje c o l u ~ m ~ I ~ V CI)L.OIIZC c:lpiti~Is. '1.11~ ascent fro111 the
I n ; ~floor is by L bro:~11light of 16 s t e p , \\-l~ie;l~
i~~ : l tliyitle at tl~t:
jirst 1{~11(lill#, reat of tllt: ilscc~ltk i l l g by :L th1b1c llight
tile!
of 1S atesps. O v ~ ~ r 1 1is ~ l ~ t : ~ i u e d - g l sliyliol~t,sot ill : L I ~
c :L ;~s~
iro11 fr:r~nc, 1 y ~~
s111~ronuc1t.d~ i1.11i r o cwing of trcl;.; work, rest-
ill; 011 :LIlt!:l(ry corllico of rn:lrble. At the foot of Ll~c step?;,
~i , the s ~ ~ ~ ~ i - lst:ltl~eof i Fr:lul;lil~, t l ~ e
ill :L ~ ~ i c l s t c~ ~ l i l s ~~~ro c
in
l~hiloopl~er. ~nnrble,I J ~ 1ir:rln i'owew, lSti2, $10,000.
1
Apillit the E. wall, o w r thcbfirst I : ~ ~ ~ e l ii~ lthe p:li~~tilig
s g, of
Perry's Victory over the: Eribi.41 on 1,alic: Eric., S(~pte111bcr
10, 1513, by Powell, of Ol~io, 1S73, cost Q'25.000. TIICp:ii~lt-
ill; reprt:se:nts the Co~nmotlorc tr:r~lsfi:rriugl ~ i s ling f r o ~ the t~
I,:~\vro~~cc, which I I : L ~bcc11 tlis:~l,lctl, t,o t,lw Niilg:~~.:~. the 111
boat :~rc tho Comn~otlorc,wit11 his little brotlwr, :urcl :L crew
of Ir:rvc scnmeil. Tllc perilol~a voyagt: 1:1,5te:tl jiftew~ I ~ ~ I ~ I ~ L c . ~ ,
I
l~ co~~
duriilfi which time thc E ~ l g l i s co~nlr~l::r~~clcr c c ~ t ~ t rhist e t l :~
fire upou t l ~ c party. Who11 tlwy rcwllc~tl the Niag:wi, t l ~ c
w tl
oi~rs ere shattered, : t ~ ~thv littlc I)o:~tI ~ o r cuulnc3ronrcvi-
o
del~ccs f the prosiinity of tllc c:nic~~~y'a sllot. 1Yht~11 ~ r r y P
on
hoisted hi.5 p e n ~ i a u t t l ~ c Xi:lq::alx, tllc ,Itncrie:ul l l w t was
by I
inrpircd wit,11IICW coru.;rgcl, : ~ n d :L pro1111)tI I O Y C I I I I > I I ~ J N J ~ C
I
thc British liuc a11d W O I I the: thy. '1'11t: I):lttlc took p1:lcc I m r
Pnt-in lhy. 1'en.y \\-as t111t~ \ V O I I ~ ~ - Py(':~r.:of L I I ~ 1 1 ~ 1 1
~ : T . L :LKC
this h ) sw
Ile @i~leel s i g d victory. '1'llis p a i u t i ~ ~ g: k~ c o ~ ~ c r e ~ l ~
crlticisrtl. I t is :L copy fro111 ~ I I I .O I I :L s~n:lllws c d r , by t>lw
e:ilne artist, in the St:~tc ~IIS
l1011ica t C O ~ I I I I ~Ohio. , 'I'l~oI)wt
:it
view of this painting is from tho l ) a l ~ ~ s t r : d c t l ~ e of t l ~ t.op
~taircaw. A doltblc st:lirn.ay, w l ~ i c 1111itc:s ~ t ,l~oirst ~ : L I I C ~ -
l~ : f
ing helow, leatls bene:ith tlre :~rcl~tvl r~ipportill111 ~n:rssiv(:
A
bloclii~~fi the upper st:rircn.;o to tlle I):IWIIICII~. b ~ ' : ~ ~ i t i f u l
of
o v,
~taill(:tl-gl:lss ~ v i ~ ~ d a t~ the 11r:rtl of tho ae.cn~~tl tlr*cent,
of
ndrnits l i ~ l l t . Tlwse gra~ltlst:tire:r~t~~, wl~iclitllcre are
or
four, two in the S o r t l ~ Scn:~t,c~, t,l~t: ir~ltl s:llne ill ~o1~rtWol1~1-
illg positio~~ the Sontl~ lloilw Estc~~rsions tho (hpitol,
ill or of
h d to tilt: attic st,ory n11t1 g:~llcrirs.: L I I I ~ re nmnIkg t h : 1110St
, beaw if111 I
f,.:lt~lres t11e (:apito~. i\ full ~ I C S C I ~ I I ~ ~ O Iof ~ ~ 1 1 ,
of
with tlwir p:rintillgs :ltld *t:ttrl:lrp, v i l l be tlewribctl ~ I tlwir I
1 propt'r pl:~ecs. T l ~ etloor i~n~nedi:ltely beyor~tlthe Fl.i~nlilill
!he t l o o r is s : q y ) o r t c d by c.11rich.
, l l I ) r : l c l i ( ~ t s . 'l'Il(! o ~ l l : l ~ l l t ~ l ~ ~
tion c o r 1 s i s t s of scroll-n.or1; an,]
~ c u n t l ~ r l with tho c o t t o l l - b o l l ,
,~,
l l l : l i ~ ? , ~ r : l l ) ? S , all11 C ! l l t \ ~ i ~ ~ i t ~ g
l - i ~ ~ c r '1%~. u pper p a r i e l of vaclr
v:~ll-t: c o i i t ; a i ~ :L s ~ &w, s t t n o ~ l l l t l -
ctlby : !vrcatl~ oakloaws. aucl
L of
:~cls :L rcutilator. In l l i c ~
:ls foot
p : u ~ c , lof c:rcl~lcnf a r c , ii:;nrcs,
typic:~Iof PC:LCC ~T:II..'I'l~e
:111il
door is 14; f t . high n l l t l 9; ft.
x i c l c , wit11 two Icnres, vvi:;rlis
14,000 l l ~ ancl was c:wt by
,
, J x n t , s '1'. Arncx, at C l ~ i c q c y ,
Jlass. T l ~ c total eosl xr $(i,-
:q
000 for m o t l c l a n t 1 B.iO,l!Li for
cc,.y. g . I t was p11t ul) ill ISCiS.
s lu
T l l c r c : l r ~ a i l ~ c l c r of t l i ~ t l o o r
is t l i v i t l c d into (i p : u i c l r , in
which, ill cdio rclicco, :~rc'r ( p
r c b s a n t c t l crcnts c o n m x . t c . 0 n-it11
S I ~ A T EWOSZT. noon. the r c l - o l l l t ionary ~tnl;:!$(~, t.he
G
e s t a l ~ l i 4 1 1 i 1 e 1 l t o f t l ~ c o r c r n n i c ~ ~: l , I I ~tlw f o u u d : ~ t i o ~ ~
L of the
C:~pitol. Tlw l ) a ~ ~ cclos ~ t : l i l l i l ~ g 1 i s t o r i c : l l s l i b j c c t s , i l l c i l r o -
l 1
:it
~ i o l o g i c d ~ ~ c c c s s i o bc>giu tlre top of the left rnlve of the
s ~l,
door, :Is f o l l o w :
I. 1:attlc of Bunkcr Hill and Death of W a r i c n , June, 1775.
11. nattle of hlonmouth, June, 1778, and Rcbukc of Gcncral Lec, who meditated
betraying the American Army.
111. Uattlc of Yorktown, October, 1781. Hamilton's Capture of t h e Reioubt.
IV. W e i c o m e of Washington a t l'renton, April, 1789, o n his way to New York
to assurnc thc a f i c c ot' President of the Unitcd Statcs. T h i s panel contniris por-
traits oC the sculptor, his wife, and three children, and of Kogers, the sculptor of
t h r . \ f i n Door.
V. Inauguration of Wzshington, First President of the Unitcd Stares, in &cw
Ymk, April 30, 1789. T h e principd figures in this panel are portraits, intlc,!ing
J o h n ,\dams, Vicc President, o n his right; Cl~ancellor Livingstonc administers the
02th; Mr. Otis, Secretary o f t h e Senatc, presented thc Bible. ?.he other distiripuisircd
prrsonngcs represented arc Alexander Hamilton, Generals Knox andSt. Clair, Roger
a
S h e r m ~ n , nd Baron Stcuben.
T I . Laying of the Corner-stone of the Capitol of the United States at Washing.
ton, Scptcmber 1 8 , 1793. T h e promincnt figures are likcncsscs.
r 7
lllc orclcr to Jlr. Crawford coiitcmplatccl two doors, o l l c f o r
PRINCIPAL STORY. 25
I 31. Official Reporters' Room, IIW~ by the rcportesc, of the
deh,ltes :~utlproceetliiigs of tile S C I J : L ~The ceilillg ii., fres-
coed ill the I'ornpeia~~ stylc of drcoration.
(~.
32, senate Post Office.-- his beautiful apartment is ole-
~ a a t l yitted with cases and other conveniences for tlic rcccp-
f
tioil ant1 tliqtribution of the Scnate mails. This roo111mas
i
oi.igii~:illyilteiltletl for the L i b i x y of the Scn:zte, ant1 was
dtcornti:;l with that view. Tllc vnnltcd ceiling is e ~ ~ i b c l l i ~ l ~ c c l
nilh fiwcoc:;i by Ur~tmidi, tile l~rincilx~l pieces rcprese~~ting
IIistory, Ccogmphy, Physics, 31111the Telegrapll. 'L'llrce
al1cgoilc:~l i p r c s support a tuslef~~l
f \vllicll
cc:tltre-piece, fro111
hops :Lclrandelicr. Tlle walls arc Snislleil it1 oil atltl gilt.
1 33. Sergeant-at-Arms' Room,--On the w:~hsarc four alk-
26 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
Dissolution or Secession, ill~~stratecl the breaking of tile
in
fasces or buncllc of rotls, nhile on the one side lies cottoll
and on thc other corn, the rival products of the oppoiinb
sectio~~sthe eonntry. 011 S. is the same figure as \\Tar,
of the
wit11 tlre e n g i ~ ~ e s Grift. 011 t l t ~ the bundle of rods
of I\.'.
3
are again uuitcd, with the motto 3 Plur~brisUnum a11d an
eagle. 0 1 N. the i~np~cnlents\\%rare being destroyed
1 the of
for
and excl~angccl tho.ie of pcacc.
34. Senate Reception Room.--TII~
vestibule opeur iuto tI1e
senate lteception Room, a brilliant salon about 60 ft. long,
wit11 a vanltcil ceiling divitlcd into two arches, that on the N.
being groinetl, and is dicided into fonr sections, in whicl~ ale
:~llegor~cal figures in frcsco: N., Liberty; S., Plenty; W.,
War; E., P(3acc. The S. half of tlie ceiling con-ist- ot acir-
cular arch, brol~enby dcep caissons, arranged in collcentric
circlrr, The fresco in the ctwtre reprcwnts yonthful fignres
in a vigncttc of cloutls. Outficle the circlr arc allegoric,~lfi,n-
urm in frwco : N E . , Prutlv~~ce; Jnstice ; SW., Temper-
SE.,
ance; NW., S t r r l ~ ~ t hAll the% frescoes were euccutcd by
.
Bramidi, ill 1833. 3'l'11c ceilinq is hcavily gilded throngl~o~it,
alxl from it is snrpt.~~dcd fiue cl~andelicr. 'l'llc ~Talls
a are
finished in tint, and c~nriel~cvl stucco and gilt. 'l'l~ey
with are
diviclcd into five panek, with mctlallio~l ccutrcc, for portraits
of illn!&hns citizens. Enell rnetl.~llionis snrroru~tledby
:~ntl by
wrc:~tl~s, is surrnou~~tctl an cnqlc. Tllc base of the
wallz is scnqliola, ill imitatior~of Potorrlac arid 'Ycnl~c+,cc
mlrblcs. Uuder the arch in the S. \\all is a mcll-c~cc~~tcd
ccntlv-l)icw in oil, by Ernmitli, r s p r s w ~ t i n gW:lshington io
coniu11,~tiou it11 .Jelferso~~, Secretary of Statr, and 11m-
n l~iz
ikon, Secretary of tile Treni1u.y. 011 citltcr bide i i a rncdd-
lion yet ~r~~fillecl. the N. wall of this ~nagnificcuta p t -
111
ment, bctnsen thc wintlom+, is n mirror. The floor is of
e ~ ~ c d ~ ~ s t i c finely laid, ancl with a beautifully-wrorrql~t
tiles,
8tar :L+ a e(~ntre-piece, The room is furnished in rosewood,
with clamaik ancl h c e curtains. I n winter the floor is richly
carpeted. The mautc4 is a beautiful specimen of workman.
ship.
35. Bronze Staircases, formrtl of eutm i r ~ i n g v i ~andsfoliage,
~e
rclicbvctl\\ ith eagles, deer, and c~~pitls. similar staircm
A
occupies a correqm~ding pl:~ceon thc W. side of the lobby.
These, including two conncctinq with the lobby of thc IIdl
of Rrplwmtativt>s in tlw S. Extrniion, cost nearly $L.2,300.
~ a11t1
T I I Iw e cl:~bor;~te artistic apecirnens of bronne work,
and in a part of the bniltiiuq too tl:~rkto c3n:~blct l l ~ i rmerits
y
to bc frilly xppreciatecl. ' l k ~ were rn:m~~f:tctnretl Archtbr,
IJY
Warnc,r ~kMiikcy, of l'llil.ltlcl[~l~i:lBaudin, artist, 1S58-'39.
PRINCIPALGTORY. 27
36. Vice President's 80om.-~rhe door on the r. within the
~obby opens into the room of the President of the Senate,
perally known as the vice l'resident's Boom. I t is a well-
furnishedapartment, with plain stuccoed ceilings and tinted
lvalla. In this room is the original of Rembrandt Peale's
pintiny o Washington, from life, purchased by the Senate
f
in 1832 for $2,000. Permission to enter may be obtained
from the Presiclent of the Senate. When not ill use, visitors
nlay be admitted through the courtesy of the Sergcant-at-
Arms or one of the door-keepers.
I
37, Senate Lobby.--Ihring the sessions of the Senate ad-
missions to the Senate Lobby can only be obtained through a
with
Senator. This, however, is not in strict accortla~~ce the
mles of the body. When the Scnate is not in session, the
Lobby is open to the pnblic. The Lobby is a vaulted pas-
sage, with gilt panels and cornice. A chandelier makes up
the deficiency of dayligltt. On the 1. are two doors, l.eading
to the floor of the Senate Chamber.
3 8 The Senate (Ihnmber.- his unquestionably magnificent
apartment occupies the centre of the principal door of the N.
Extension. I t has an entrance for Senators from corridors
o theE., S., and W.,and two from the lobby on thcN. The
n
occupation of this Chamber, devoted to the deliberations of
the highest branch of the legislative arm of the Government,
took place on Jan. 4, 1860. I t is in the form of a parallelo-
gram of the following dimensions : Length, 113i ft. ; width,
80%ft. ; height: 36 ft. ; superficial area of floor, 9,136 sq. ft. ;
cubic contents, 338,536 cub. ft. The dimensions of the floor
of the Chamber, eselnsivc of the cloak rooms and lobby, arc
83 ft. long and 51 ft. wide. On the E., W., and S. sides of
the Chamber are the cloak rooms of Senators, and on the N.
tlie Senate lobby. Over these and around the Chamber are
the galle~ies, the seats rising and receding in tiers, till
brought to a level with the corridors of the second floor,
uhich are reached by two marble staircases. The portion
of the N. Gallery over the back of the chair of the President
of the Senate is devoted to reporters o the press, local and
f
general, being provided with about 40 desks, and seats for
nr many more. Directly opposite the reporters, in tlie S.
Gallery, a number of scats arc sct apart for the d$onaatic
, repTesenlatives. The galleries, from the reporters' to the
, diplomstic, on the S. side, are devoted exclusively to ladies,
, 2nd gcntlemon accompanying them ; a portion for the exclu-
1 sive use ef the families o Senators. The corresponding
f
, galleries on the W. are for gentlemen. The galleries will
28 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
wellseat 1,200 persons. Forplan ofgalleries, see Attic S t q ,
15-21.
011 thcflom of t l Chnmber are scats for 74 Senato~ The
~ 2.
aisles divcrqe frolr~ President's " deqli" lihv mtl~i,
the Irom
cmtrc. The deal,i arc. armngcct in concentric it'nrl-~i~cles
faciilg t!ir N., with all irou miliuy inveetiuq tlw nlkolc. Tile
d e s k :~rcmatl(. of tlic fiimt quality of ninhoqary, ant1 the
majority were in use in the old Senate Chamber. These
mere rnatle a half ccntury ago.
The l'resident's desk occupies a raised platform or dais.
At liic hack iq a deep niche, and in front a broad clrcl,. 11po1l
wl~iclllie? the g : w l wlit.11 the body is in session. In~mr(li-
ately bclonv, 011 citlrrr sitlc, are the scats of the S q c ult-at-
Arms r., and Doorbeeper 1. At the dcqk in frolit, corn-
mcncinq on the l., are tlic srats of the Secretary of 111Pcnatc,
11
Lc$~lathe Clerk, Cl~icf Clerk, and BIinntt. Clerk, in flic ordel
g i ~ c n . 'llic In o smts on the floor in front awl at cilllerci~d
arc for the oficinl rcporterq. These clesl,s are of mahogany,
nit11
in h c c p i ~ ~ q the rcx.t of the furniture of the IIa11.
~t
The,lloor is m i w l a b o ~ 3 in. for cach rccedinq scmi-circle
of clesl,s, nntl ic. picrcwl by numerous donble centzlato~ reg. r,
nlatctl n it11i11r. ftW, mlcler cac11 Senator's desk. Thev !en-
tilatorc arc fetl from nu air-cl~ninber resrrloir bcne:~lhthe
or
floor, alltl snpplietl by falls and steam-coils in the b.:~cm~nt
nit11 ~i~olqtrnt~tl air tcmpcwxl from GSO to 70' winter, and f~om
So to l o 3 below the o~it-ide in summer, a i d req~~I.~Iod
air by
thelmomctc~san11 hygrometers i n d i f l e ~ n t parts of the
chnmhcr ; tl~eqcare cvnrninecl at regular and bricf iilt~r\als
by the diief of thv vcutilating department. The contam-
air the
i~iatccl pasws tl~rongl~ trellis work of the ontc,r range
of p:lncls iu the ceiling and tlironqli spaces provitled in the
cent~v A
~x~ncls. cnrrent of air from the ventilators bclow
to llloqh : L ~ O V C is consta1itly passing through the Cl~amber.
(See Ventilating Department.)
The ceilinq is : qple~~clid
L specimen of taste and sbill. It
consiits of inlmensc cast-iron girders and transverse piwee,
forming deep pmcls, 2 1 of which arc glnzcil, each with a
xntre-piece qymbolic of the Union, the Army, and Xavy,
Proqms, and the RIedianical Arts. I n atltlition to t!lese,
there is a n outer row of 21 panels, with trellised cclitrc for
of
ventilation, and or~tsitlo all a row of deep caisson5 and
circleq, with a star in each. The cntire frame resti on a
heavy irou cornier. The iron work thro~iqhont bronz~d, is
with gilt decorations. The walls are richly paintetl, those
supporting the gnlleries being laid off in panels. Thc walls
backof the galleries are pierced by doors on each sitlc. The
doors are of bird's-eye maple, elaborately iinished with fdi-
Dl.\l~lLAX OF SENATS C I l . k 3 I l ~ T ' X
V. P. Vice President. S. Secretary. I.. C . I.cgisl.~tivc Clerl;. C . C. C h i c i
Clerk. M. C. Miliutc Clerk. P. Scrgcant-at-Arms. U. Ijoorkcepcr. R . Repoitcrs
SENATORS.
I IV. G. Brownlow, T e n n . 38 W'. 'T.Hamilton, hld.
z J. J. Ingalls, Kan. 39 M. D. llavis, W. Va.
3 P. 'I'. Frclinphoysen, N. J. 40 J. F. I,cw;s, Va.
4 Simon Cameron, I'cnn. . 1
41 .. LI. Go1 don. Ga.
5 J. S. M o r ~ l l l ,V t . 43 C . I<. Ilcnnis, Md.
6 11. U. A n t h o n y , R. I. 43 22. 9. I l c i r i m a n , N. C.
7 G. F. Edmunils, Vt. 44
Y J . R. \Vest, La. 4 11. R. I'rase,
5 Miss.
g W. A. Uuckinghnm, C o n n , 46 J. M . Harvcy, Kan.
13 0. P. Morton, lnrl. 4: I<. J. Oglcsby, Ill.
n L. hl. Rlorrill, Me. 4S J. H . hlitcheil, Orcgon.
1% J. W. F l a n a g a n , ?'ex. 49 n. W a d l c i g h , N. H .
Ark.
11 I>. C l a v t o ~ ~ . 50 11. I). 1':~. tt, Irrd.
51 A . Rarnsry, .Minn.
'V ~ i t c h c o ' c k ,K cb.
i j 1'. , 5 2 2. Cli;indlcr, Mich.
16 '1'. J . Robertson, S. C, ( 3 J. P. J ~ n c s , Ncv.
17 J. J. Pattcrso:l, 5. C. 54 hl. C. Hamilton, T c m s .
IS 14. IV. Ransom. K. C . 5 5 O. S. Jicrry, Conn.
4 2, B. Conover, Fla. . I.
t6 , A . 1.0eni1., Ill.
%.
20 S. W. Dorscv. Ark. 57 R . li. I'cliton, N. Y.
21 J. 5. ~ a p r , . C a l . 5S I\. H . Cragin, N. H.
2% T. \V. l'lpton, Neb. 59 h?. R Carpcn:el, W i s .
21 IV. B. Allison, Iowa. 60 \ V . M . btcwart, Kev.
24 G. G . W rieht, Iowa. 61 G . li. Spcnccr, Ala.
25 '. W. F c r r y Mich.
1' 0 3 J. V?. S ~ C Y C I I S O I I ,
Ky.
26 W. Windom: Minli. (13 11.G. l ' h u r r n a a , O h i o .
27 Carl S c h u r z Mo. 64 '1.C . M c C r c c r y , Ky.
28 G. S. ~ a u t w E ! i Mass 0 5 1. F. Bayard, I)cl.
.
29 '' 0. Havie, &is.
1. 66 H. Cooper, l ' c n n .
30 H. Harnlin M c . 67 J . P. Stockton, N . J.
? I R. ~ o n k l i ; ~ ,3: Y.
' 68 1' Saulshuty, Ucl.
..
12 J o h n Scott P c n n . 69 '1'. 1 . Norwood, Ga.
1
;; John b h c r i l a n , Ohio. 70 J. W. Johnson, Va.
14 i V . Spraguc, I<. 1. 71 J. K Kclley, Orcgon.
3 5 A. Gilbert Fla. 7 2 L. V. Hogy, Mo.
36 1. I,. .\lco;n, Miss. 7; G. Golilt!~waiie, A l a ,
17 A. A. Sargcnt, Cal.
30 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
ated bronze ornaments. Niches for statuary arc also sullk
in the malls. The iron work was done by Janes, Beebe & co,
The hall by clay is lidlted through the paneled wiling by
means of the skylight% the roof. At night illaun~er:~b]~
jets ranged above the ceiling around the glass panels, and
snpplieil with gas and ignited by electricity, diffuse a soit
light throughout the Chamber.
The public are permitted on the floor of the Chamber wlpn
ar
the Senate is not in session. The r e ~ ~ lhour of meeting
of the Senate durinq the session is 12 noon every day ex.
cppt Sunday, and ailjo~n-ns its own motion : holiday and
on
night sessions arc ordered by the Senate. During the ses.
sion the following persons only are by law entitled to the
p'"i1ep.s o the ioor o tiie Senate : OAicers of the srn8o;
f f
-Lcmbers of the Louse of Ikprescntatires and their c l r d ~ ;
President of the U. S. and private secretary; heads of de.
partlnents; Ministers of the U. S. and Foreign Rllniatei-3;
ex-presidents and ex-Vice Presidents of the U. S. ; rx-Sen-
atom and Scnators elect; Judges of the Supreme Court of
tllc U. S. ; Governors of States and Territories; General of
the Army; Admiral of the Navy; lfcrnbers of National
f
Legislatures of foreign countries; private secretaries o Sen-
ators, appointed in writing; and Librarian of Corlgress.
39. Oloak Rooms,-Beneath the E., W., and S. galleries
arc cloak rooms for the exclusive use of Senators.
40, Marble Room,-From the lobby pass through a small
paqsagc or vestibule into the Marble or Senate Retiring Room.
This elegant apnrtrnent is 38 ft. long, 214 ft. wide, and 194ft.
hich. 'l'he ceilinrr rests nnon 4 Corinthian columns of Italian
1 r n h l c . ant1 con&ts of missire i~olishedbloclis of white mar- I
II
ble, f o r h q dcrp panels. Thc 16~11s throughout are of l~ighly.
polished Tennessee marble. In the panels of the walls are
1:trgc plate-glass mirrors. Those at the ends prodwe a striking ;
eftbet. I n the R . and W. walls are niches. Two of these ,
I coutziin hrads of Iutlian chiefs, exccuted in marble. The floors
are of rncm~stirtiles. The room is bandsomelv furnisheil.
and, without question, is the finest apartment o f the kind in
the world. I n the E. vestibule is n small bronze bust of
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 1861-1865,
prcscntcbdby Albert Dc Groot, of Now York. 111 1. niche,
the
a t the W. end of the room, is a bust of J. J. Crittendea, for-
merly L Senator of the United States from Kentucky, executed
:
in marble by J . T. Hart, 1849. I n the W. vestibule is a smd
I urn of rhaste pattern. I
PRINCIPAL STORY. 31
41. President's Room.-~eavin~the lobby by the W . (loor,
the r. is the President's Room, asiignt~tlto the nsc of the
on
president of thc finitetl St:~tcs his visits to the C:~pitol.
the tlayh
Thisroolll is rarcly uied cuccplo~l l : ~ > t of the session
of Congrc'hs, when the l'rdclent, with his sccrclarier anil
Cabiuet miniitcrc, sswnble thcrc to csprditc the hrlsiness of
legi.latio~l, the Preiitlcnt signiug sac11 bill3 passctl by the
Sellate aufl Iloasc of IZep~esentativesas meet his approv:il.
The 1vx119 and ceiling of this room are richly and appropri-
ately dccoratcd. On the S. wall, nnder the arch of the ceil-
ing, is a portrait of Wa~hiuyton-2 copy from l ~ r ~ n h r a n i l t
Pealc's-I\ it11: reclining female figure on citlier side : t11:tt on
L
the r. reprcienti~lg Victory, who holds n shield, bvaring the
inscription, IJoston, Trenton, l'rinccton. Monrnonth, and
Yorhto%vn. Tilt figure on the 1. Peace, with a l : u ~ r ~ l n r e a t h .
On the four walls arc mcd:~lliouportraits of Washington's
first Cabinet : S., Thomas Jcfh-son, Seeret:try of State; E.,
I IIenry Knos, Secretary of War, ant1 Alesander IIamilton,
Secretary of tlw Treasury; W., Edm~ultl Rantlolpl~,Attornry
*' Gencml, and S. Oqgood, Postmaster Gcnernl. 1Jntlcr the
cornice arc a nunbcr of small copper-colored tnedallio~~s, rep-
the coat3 the States.
- rcscnting artisticallyof arms of in arabesques.The rest of the
nalls arc drcor:tted Overhead are
first of Columbuq, mith a
fonr corner-pieces in fresco : t l ~ e
1
s [lobe and early instruments of navigation, representing Dis-
cowry; lilieness from a portrait in Mexico. Diagonally oppo-
~ite,Americus Vespucci~rs, nith charts and tclescopc, Explo-
11 ration, from a painting in Florence. William Brcwster, with
, and
anopcn B'iblc, rcpresenti~~gReligio~?; cliagoually opposite,
t, Benjamin Franklin, with manuscript, and printing-press, or
, History. Four medallion pieces bctmeen these represent
. Religion, Liberty, Leqislation, and Executive.cnricircd with
The modal-
y- 11011 from 11-Ilk11the chandrlicr is suependecl is
re threeinfant figr~ree, wpporting an American flag. The ceilings
g arc furthcrembcllished. Theentire decoration is by Brumidi.
,
,, most richly decorated i n the United States.
Tllp room is t l i ~
3r9 T e floors arc beautifully tiled. There arc three lnrqe mir-
h
'OM in the walls. I n winter the room is richly carpeted anti
:d,
in f~~rnibhccl.
42, Senate Oommittee on Manufactures.
,65,
:he+ 43, Closets.
tor.
(bed 44, Senate Oommittee on Appropriations,-17inted walls.
ndl
32 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
45, Elevator,-At the cntl of thc comidor from the lobby
,
is :I scrclv e l e a a t o ~ b e:mtifr~llytlcsignetl a ~ i t l
lns~~riorrslyfllr-
lli~llc~(l, t l ~ o of SCII:L~O~.S.
for 11sc It 1.IlIlS f1'0111t11(! l1:1~c111~~~
t o t,11(1 corritlors of tile :ltliC story, nlltl is iittcd 11 11 2
iloublt: c11gi11e cost 810,000.
:
51, Western Grand Staircase.-(:o1istr11(~tct10•’ hitc ~ l ~ a r b ] ~ , w
Tlw tlciiqn is the snrnc as thc E. out, :11:c:itly tl(wribc11,alltl
lrails di;cctly t o t!ic gciitlt~mtm's m t l reporters' g:rllerics.
T h e vicm of Ll~isstairc,lw, looliilig rrl~w:~rcls fronl l l ~ cfirst
to t
l a i ~ t l i t ~ g tho sttllis Ic:~tii~~(rt : ~ eb a i ~ l ~ t ' l iis , H I I ~ I ~ C I I I I ~ ~
of
n-Ititc-~n:trblc
be:lrltif111. 'Ylic l ~ i ~ l ~ l y - ~ ~ o l i ~ l ~ t ~ t l liloi:liit~gs,1211-
:111(1C IIS
t a l ~ l u t ~ i r t ~ti , yb:ll~~>tr:~tlt'~, O ~ I I I ~ Iwill^ ,t livir I ' s ~ I ~ ~ s -
~ e ,
itcly-w~wiigl~t wpitals, of tllc snlire m:~tc'~'i:rl, strilx tltc cyc
with t l ~ c of it;:
m:~~~iilicc~nc(: arc11itectr1r:ll ~l{~sign csccn- autl
tio11. 'l'l~olight tl~rowiiill from a b o w xtltls t o 1111: c:iarm of
t,lic sccl~u 11-I-liicligroots t11i: \.i.sioii. 7'1ic sornbrc I I I Xof tlic
Tl e u ~ ~ w s rnarblt: cmi!loyctl iri tho E. st:~irc:w:, t1ic11igliprt-
I cc
s e ~ i t i ~ ~richer : I ~ ) ~ ~ ; I ~ . : L I I ( : ( ' ,d o i ~
:I, g ant
:lot csl!i.cti;~ly Ijri!~!,~
tho bixntics of norl;~nn~idiip 1)c'stoncd n1:on tl~cucht~ikiilg
feat11rc.sof tlrc iutt:rior fittirq of t l ~ C:ipilol E:;tt:~~~io~is.:
Op1iositn t l ~ c foot of 1.!11: rt:Liiww, ill :I ~ ~ i c l ion tirc maine,
floor, i.; tlic: st:~tuc .TOI'LILlfnncocl;, PresitlrnL o f tiics Conti-
of
neutal Co~igrcss l
IT-11iclisignc>tla ~ l t l~romnlgalctl 1)cclai'n- tiic
tioil of l~lili~pc~iileiict~, 'I'lrt: rtatllc is semi-l~cw~ir;
1776. ese-
cutctl ill lS(i0, in m:rrblt~,I)p Ilor:~tio Sto11c; cost E.i,.ii)O.
At t l ~ c of : p
11c:~l t l ~ first liiglit of s t ~ ag:lil!ht t l ! ~ , K . nall
is t l l ~ Sto~i,litlyq f' C l ~ r p ~ ~ l f c y ~ ~ : c , Ily \V:ilkci., S . Y. Oi'ilcrcd
ill 1800,cost $(;,OOO. 'l'liis 1minti11gXIS originally i~~t,'ndcd
for tho roo111 of thc Conlrnittee 011 1Iilit:lry A1i'kii.s. I t rep-
resent.: the storrnillg of tlic ca4lt. of CI~:lldtc~pee, 13, S1'1)t.
18.17, by tht: Anieric:~n:limy, 1i11tlt.i.61.11. Scott. 'I'lre ca?tlc,
on(? of the tlefciiics of t l ~ city of -iI(~sico,: ciov;nc:l :!11 cmi-
by
nciice !)OO ft,. I1ig11,mi(1 \\-as 1:~lic11 m w n s of m l i ~ i ~ : - ~ : ~ ( ~
ders. 'PIE part icnhr ~norucnt t,l~c: of couflict i; t111. m - I I ~ -
c
tion brtmcen Gcil. Q r ~ i t ~ n a~ ~ lsevcr:ll of tlw o1tic:'tx of tile
:n il
ailrancc diyisio~~. '1'1~:batteries :lt the: foot of tlit: 11iilacre
talirn, and the approncli to t l ~city by tlie :~qr~t~ilnc!, Open.
: i:i$
Tlic hill-bide is alrently occngietl by t l ~ e t ~ i t c d U St:~ii?~illcs.
Gcn. Qrdtmnn, moulltcttl, nlq~c~ars tlic 1. of tlic painting. on
Gen. Shields is without his c w t , nilil~voimtlcil. IVc,:~r:ltIinlld
arc I,ic:uts. Wilcox'aud T O ~ ~ - ~ I .t11c Cllgill(:?~~.OILill^ 1.
of S ,
stands a section of L)rum's battcrv. 111t l ~ ccnr, ail\-ailci% r
to'tlic support of Casey's troops, are the Pennsylvnnia, New
~s,
yorli, a~lclSonth Caroliil:~~ o l ~ u i l c t be:lrillg tl~c'irState
colors, ant1 commantlctl by Gcnry, B:~xtcl., a ~ l t lGlntltl1~11.
xx
Sicontcl~ca,tile X&n commauclcr, is Killed. Gcn. Per-
sifor F. Smith, mith the rifles, coil front,^ the c~icrny'sbrcart-
sorks, a i d points to the retreating Mexicans, who are flceing
by the aqueduct. The artist mas pursuiug his profession in
Uelexico when the war broke out, but escnpeil ro thc Anieric:ln
lines, and joined tltc army as ,211 intergretc~r.
I 52, South Door of Rotunda, IcatIinq to tllo i\rationat Xtutx-
ary flu11 and Xouse o f Repvesei~tatiws.
&ncntt:tl mith the l&f of tho coko11 plant, insteatl of tile
cotton plant also ciiriclic~s
:anthns. l'lte i l o m r of t l ~ e the
intre of the caisso~ia. This vcstibi~lo correspontls wit11 tltnt
n the N. side. The door on the. I. loatls to the bctscment
,
a i ~ w s e (19,) very beantifol in tlcsign.
54 and 55. Document Rooms, IIonw of Ttcprc~entntivcq.-
'hcsc arcxfor the supply of bill? : w l ilocuincntq for the cur-
IIorlsc.
eltt supply of mcmbrri of t l ~ c
66, Stationery Room of the PIonse of Rcpresentntives.
1
1
57, House Committee on Banking and Currency,--When
:d
Reprcrelitativcs occopicil the old Ikrll, now tlw 1I;111 of
:o Ststunry, this room mas set aywt fov tho usc of tlic Spcxnlter.
It m:w to this rooin that ,Jol~nQl~it~cy Atlam3 m:Ls co!lrcyetl
P- c,
aftcr Ilo fell at his sent in tho i I o ~ ~ i1"brnary 23, 1S1S, and
3,
LC,
it nas lrcrc that IICdietl, t.n70d:~ys:~fter.
ni-
h
n-
iic
're
!il.
CS.
1g.
llil
:1.
,dl$
34 UAPITOL INTERIOR.
I
the opposite panel is :r life-size lmtrait of I1en1.y C l a ~by ,
~
Joll11 Neaqle, 1843, SXJO, a i ~ d portraits of Chndes ~ a & l l if
l o l i ,
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ lby tChester lI:ndi~ig; one of Gunnir~g ll.'ec{ford,
of Convcutio~~ D~~lan.ar~,
a l l l c ~ l ~ b e rthe <:o~~st,itkit~io~ial fro111
prcac~itecl;one of J o h a I:. G i d d i ~ ~ gby JIiss lt:mso~~~.
s,
$1,000; and a mosaic of dbmlinm Li?zc.olt~, y S:~lvi:~ti,
b of
Vcuicc,, a manufacturer. ,iborrt 4 ft. from t,lic base of the
colr~rrln, 11 the \V. sitle of tilP 1)ni;rilge l~'3dillgti11011gl1the
0
prostylo to the 1Ionsc of Tbel~rt:sc~~tati~.(,s, I)c sccn avery
11i:a~'
striking rt:prese~~tation, nature, of the upper portions of a
in
1luna11face.
At times works of art are place(1 in this hall on esliihition
of
T l l i is, howcver, without the a ~ t h o r i t ~ y Congress.
I t is proposecl also to fit L I this IIall with upper and lo~5.e~
~
gallorios, wit111)a.nelsand niches, the forlner to be occupied
by 11,ortraits Speakers of the &11se of llepresentntives.
of
the
TVlien the llall was occqitxl by the II~IIX:, Spenlier's
chair stood oil thc S. side, npo~i opcn rostrnm ahont four
an
fect above the floor, enclosed by :L b r o ~ ~ z c bal~lst~~.:~cIe.Rich
crimson cnrtains fell in clcgmlt foltls from the cal)itnlsof the
colrrrn~ls,and wc?ro scp:rmtcd so as to form lnsnrioni (Ira-
ceries as a backgrormtl to the chair and rostrum. Eelow nnd
in front of the SpeaBer's rostrum stood the Clerk's dcali,
raiscd on a varieg:rtetl soclo. Upon this stood a rich mnliog.
any table, with (lamasic silk curt:~ins. T l ~ i sp1:ttform vas
reached by steps on either sick. Betmeell the coltunns were
sofas anil accommoilations for twenty reporters,
'L'llc members' cleslis, of mill~ogany,wit11 arm chairs, mere
arr:tngeil in concentric circles, the aisles forming radii froln
the ccntre. Thc IIall was arranged for 233 members. In the
r w r of the outer row of dcslts 71-8s a bronzed iron milingwith
curtains, constituting the bar of tile House. Outsitle of this
was the lobby. 'l'he panels oil either sidc of the ladies' gal-
lery contained full-length portraits of Washington by Van-
dcrlyn, and Lafagette by Ary ScilcfYcr, a present from the
rlistinguisl~ccl Fre~lclimanupon his last visit to the Uliited
state^. These arc now in the Housc of Represenkatives,
U~itlcr these wcre copies of the Declaration of l~ldept:ntl(:~ice,
in frames emblematically ornamcntcd. At night the 1Iull mas
lidltcd by "solar gas" from a chandelier a t thc apex of the
(lolne. This Hall was occ~ipicilby Congress for 32 years.
Daring the first days of the llebcllion, 1861-'6.5, troops mrc
for
quartered i11 it. I n 1SG2 it was used as a 11ospit:~l the sick
and wounilcd of the army ; nix1 in 18G4, by act of Conpesesi,
mas set apart for its present appropriate purpose.
5% Oorridor, connecting the S, wing of the centre or old
PRINCIPAL STORY. 37
hidding with the S. Extension, occupied by the IIouqr of
~~pesentatives. This is the same as No. 22. Opposite is
the main door to the floor of the House of Representatives.
I This portion of theOR HOUSE EXTENSION.general fca-
SOUTH,
in
bnildilig ~orrwpo~lils, its
tnres, with tllc Smate Estciision, thc larger size of the Ilall
of Rcpresentativcs cnnsillg simply a ~ ~ a r r o w i n g the outer
of
corridors.
60,Northern (rorridor, beautifully clesigned,~es~,ccially
tho
ceiling, which is diversified with lunettcs and circular and
groined arches.
1
6 . Eastern corridor, lending to tlie Eastern Grand Stair-
' case ant1 House Lobby. At the S. c>nclof this corritlor
a
ij the office of the Goveruuient telegraph, cor~neetetl, by
I mesas of mires uilclcr the building, with the officc imd 8~113-
'
terraileal1cable in the N. Esteiisiori. (See KO. 23.)
62. Western corridor, leading to the Western Grand btair-
case and the offices aud Lobby of the House.
63. House Committee on Military Affairs.--11ere is a series
of t ~ paintbgs, executeit in 1870-'71, by Lieutenant Coloucl
n
Seth Eastman, United States Army, rcprcscl~ting Fort lGzoz,
31niiie; Fort Trumb~cll,Couneeticut ; Forts Tompkins n d
Wadsmorth, Kern York; Fort Lnfuyette, New York; the
I'nited States ilfilitar?~ Academy, Weat Point, New Yurk;
Fort Uclawa~e,Delaware; $'oh Snelliizg, Minnesota; and
Fort Suwiter before and after the war. and the interior nftor
the bombardment. The artist mas retired fro~?l active duty
in the army in 1863, after thirty-one years' servlce. Tliere is
also a fine photograp11 of Jo7m Kitts, 108 years old, tlie lait
of
~oldier the revolation, presented by himself to the House
of Eepresentativcs as a n evidence of his appreciation of their
hi~idliess and liberality. A case of improved breec7cZoading
am used in the army stallds against the west wall.
r
64, Eastern Grand Staircase, leading to the galleries. (For
their division, see Plan qf ATTIC STORY,NOS. 50 to 55.)
h
T e staircase is of Ter~nesscemarble, bronze capitals aud
nhite marble steps, and in every particular of design, mea-
surement, and execution similar to that in the same 110sitioll
ill the Senate Exten~ion. I n the niche at the foot is the su-
perb Statue o J~ferson, by l'owers, 1863 ; cost $10,000, exe-
f
Wed in Italy. The lineaments of the face and hands are
38 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
crtremely beautiful, and !levclop in every particular the
toacll of genlns. Against the E. TI-all,over the first bndilJq,
Portrait qf G e m d rS'cott, by Troye : not tile
i, all ~ p e s t r i a r ~
lropcrly of the Governmeut, llowevcr. I t w:~soriginallyor.
clpl(~cl the Virginia Lcgishture, but thc rebellion broke
by
out bcfore it was delivcrcd.
66, Vestibule,-This beantiful vestibule coi14ste,of S fluted
~o1~111lns co~iples,two on either side. The capitala arc
in
wit11 leaves of acnuthoq, tobacco, and corn. Thc
c.nricl~ccl
a tinted and broke11 by 8
ceilil~gs rc paneled, and thc T K E ~ ~ S
niclm, with Tennessee marble bases.
67, House Committee on Ways and Neans.-A fine apart-
ruent, richly clecorntcd in the renaissance style, diverbified
with American shieltls, foliage, birds, and fruits.
68, House Committee on Appropriationx,-~ooln deco-
rated and paneled in clictcmper :mil encaustic by Btriehj,
1S7G. The frait pieces and rc~preseritation moulding ala
of
psrticulady well exccutetl. The door near by lrads to a
w
~.estihulc hich opens into the IIouse Lobby. The bronze
stai~case is the same as those adjacent to the Senate
(33)
Lobby.
69, Reporters of Debates.- his room was originally used
as the Members' Reception Room. The walls arc tinted,
and the groined arches overhead are decorated i11 arabesque
in fresco.
70. Lobby of the House of Representatives.-'rhe lobby,
Fhicli may br cnttxcl in company with a member during
the wssioas of the IIouse, has :in iron-paneled ceiling, highly
enriched in oil, the decoration being that in voque during tlle
13th century. 0 1 the r. are doors opening iuto the EIaLI.
1
PRINCIPAL STORY. 39
40 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
.-"
I r J C------r
I '
AIJI'HAI~ETICAL LIST O F IZEL'RESENTATIVES.
Enst (Democratic) Side.
For West Side see next page.
icomrnodates the tr&-work connectinfthe frame of the
with the roof, in order to secure ii~crcascdstrcnqth.
Indiclethe panels arc gac,jets, numbering about 1,500, lighted
bv electricity, and which, during night swsions, & t l a mcl-
low light upon the Hall hcneath. The Hall is heated and
by the same means as devised for thc Senate.
During a recess or adjounlmcnt of the Home viritors e m
enter upon the floor. If thr other doors shoulcl be fonnd
closed, one of those in the lobby is geilerally open. 7Vhen
tile body is in session, the rnles allow the l)~iv~lcqc$ the of
floor to the following persons : Srnators ; their Secrc,tc~ry;
Judge,of the Supreme Court; F o r c i p N i n i h r s ; Jntlgci. of
tile Cow t of Claims; Governors of States ; heads of tlcpart-
nlents ; Secretary of the Sellate ; President's pii\ ate iecrc-
taly; Sciiators a i d Rcprcwntntivci clcct, :mcl such gcrsons
as h,tw by n a n x received the thanks of Congress, and ex-
membrrs not interested in any claims before Congress and
1 wl~o shall so register tlmnselves.
I 72. Hall Library, for the use of nlembors in debate.
1 73 and 74. Cloak Booms.
1 75. Key and Store-Room.
I 76, Sergeant-at-Arms,-In this room the)Hace, or insignia
of authority of thc House of Representatives, is kept when
the IIouse is not i n session.
77, Speaker's Room,--This room is set apart for the use of
the Speakcr of the House of llepresentatives. I t is finished
in 0 1 . The pilasters, cornice, and ceiling are of iron, en-
riclietl with gilt. I n the centre panel, overhead, is a massive
representation of a cluster of acorus. On the wdls are en-
gravi~igsor pliotograpl~sof the Speakers of the ZIouse of
s of
l~cpresentativesince the first organi~ation the body. The
mirrors, hangings of the curtains, and furniture are all i n
keeping.
78, House Clommittee on Post Offices and Post Roads. -
'79, Closets,
80 to 83. Offices of the House of Representatives.-80,
Cici-1; of the IIousc; SI, Chief Clerk; 82, Engrossing ~ l l d
Ellrolling Clerks ; 83, File Rooni.
4
4 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
84, Western Grand Staircase.-This staircase is the same
in and constrilction as that on the E. At tlic foot
is the head of Bee-she-lee, The BuRalo, a Gliippewa warrior
from the sources of tlie Mississippi, from nature by F. Tin.
cellti, 1Sj4; copiecl in bronze by Joseph Lasealle, 1858. Op.
posit?, over the first lanclblg, is Westward 110, a chroma-silica,
by Emanuel Leutze, 1862, $20,000. The best ~ i e w from is
at
tile balr~strade the top of the staireace. The painting rep.
resents an emipaiit train erossingtl~e ILocky 31011ntairis.The
figures arc esccllent, and the facc of natnrc in those high 21-
tit~tdess faithfully portr:~ycd. A gnide to tllcisc wild regions
i
lea& the may. Tile faceq of the travel-worn cmiqrants heam
\vitli hope. I n the distant valley in the rear is an emigrant
camp. The snow-clad peal& and ruggcd rocks all appesr in
their wild sublimity. Above arc the words "Westward the
Course of Empire takes it way," and below is tlie "Golden
Gate," the mtrancc to the harbor of Sail F~ranciseo. The
entire picture is surrcrintlecl by an appropriate border. In
that on the W. is a portrait of Daniel Boone, and below the
words-
" T h e sp~ritkrows with its allotted space,
The mind 1s nnrrowed In a narrow spherc."
Opposite is a portrait of Capt. William Clarke, ancl beneath
the words-
"No pent-up Ulica contracts our powcrs,
But tho whole boundless continent is ours."
Gate was painted as an act o
The view of the G o l d c ~ ~ f
fiie~~tlcliip Albcrt Bierstadt, he being more familiar with
by
thc subject than Xr. Leutze.
85, 86, Committee on Naval Affairs,-~oonl without dec-
oration.
The floors of both extensions are paved with encaustic tiles
laid in beautifnl yatterns.
ATTIC STORY.
1 and 2, store-rooms of the Library of the United States
CENTRAL BUILDIXG-NORTH WING.
3. Steps to the Dome and Electrician's Rooms.-~scendini
the steps from No. 11 on the principal floor, the door in fron'
PLAN OF ATTIC STORY.
(Far rekreuoos, sea pnges 44 to 5%)
4. Electric-Battery Room.--This domicd apart,ment resk
011 tlic tlornr of thc Creek vcstib~~lc, contains 120 cells of
and
Smee's battery, nhich s~rpply electricity for Izyhtinil tihe
the
j!lonze a114 Bull of' the Ilcliise o f lteprese?~tatives. Tllcre in
alqo a 1,ockwood Lattery of 38 jars for the use of the ojicial
telegraph.
5. Electrician's Office, reached across No. 4. Here Will be
fo~uld ~lunib(,r working moclels of electric-lighting a p p
a of
m h . 'Che :~tteuclaritin charge will rnalce the necessary ex-
pl:ru:rtiot~. If tlcsirccl, visitors will be atforcled an elcctric
of
slrock. 'I'he ligl~tit~g the varions portions of the Capitol br
this mc:~ns n-as introihzccd iu 1863. The gas is snpplicti from
t11e city. T l ~ e indicator, keys, und in.strz[ments for lipl~titig
the I)on~emay he scen 011t l ~ W . eitlc of the passay, $I 511.
c 1
cilml Story, and for tl1e IIall of tlic liepresentatives in the
v n l l at tltt: KW. corner of tlic cloal<-roomon the E. of tlieS.
door to t l ~ c floor of thc 1I:~ll. Tlic introdaction of t l ~ calile
s
irnl~rowtl:l~rilcoilve~iie~lt mcthotl of ligl~tingillto tllc re-
maini~y of
l~ortiom the 1111ilclingis conte~nplnted, willand
be specilily put in csecr~tion.
6, 7, and 8. Library of the Senate, (reached from 21 Princi-
t
pal Story, opm eee73 duif.) 'Yl~is:n~braccs coll~ction ofi-
:I. of
cinl doc~rrntws of
print,eil by ortlcr of citllor 1Io11se Cwgress.
ilebntcr, : n d proceetliiigs of each ; stat:h7s; U.
tlic jot~vn:~ls,
S.~111)~~111(: l.i'pol.t!:; liL\V book$; speci:xl ~1'0l'h~ Rf-
C'011l.t 0f
to
erellcc: r~I:rtit~g Icgi-1:ltioti; ancl files of newsl~:~pcri. The
lib~xry oi.c~~l)ic~sailjt~ecl~t
the com-
lofls, ant1 in the ag::grc,g::;~tc
p ~ k 23,000 vols. Tt is dcsigrlcd for the cxclusi\.c utc of
?
Smators. From it the Senate comtriittee libraries are P L I ~
plic (1.
NOETII OR SENATE EXTENSIOS.
9, 10, 1 , 12, and 13. Senate Document Room, reached
1
from I(; Attic Story, contain.: files and extra c o p k of all
rcpolts, ant1 other of~icialc~ocuments
bill-, I:LTY**, p~intedby
or(lcxr ('ongrcss, or eitl~er
of branch, and for the curre~lt Sup.
ply of Senators.
ATTIC STORY. 47
I ,;pl
+TY
,Sfor!/. ~ x l t,lli.i story thc best
From t l b : ~ l ~ ~ ; t l011 ~
of the paint illg of Pei.iy'.s T'icioiy Inny lx; 11:lil.
15, Ladies' Gall~rg,--For dcscl~ipiio~~Chrrmber ,.ee ATo. 38
of
it
~ ~ i ~ i c i p t ~ l /)t'(rqram ?f Sextstoix' Deslis, page 20 ; Ls
Story;
o Se;iutors, ptlqc 2:.
f
15, 8outbern Corridor, c o i l l ~ ~ ~ 1i ~ :;Eustern ant1 TPre,stern
1 -
Col,iitlr,rs ct is b~?:l~ltih~!ly i1:%i!ylv:l, ~I:LV~:I;; Llirc~!c i ~ ~ i t m l
~ I I ~ : ~ I wit11 el:~lx)r:~t,i~
p i 1 ~ ; t I: I I I (L~voo111('r ( ~ ~ I Y ! :LR.!IIY, , folia-
o i ~l(
tiull, siliisl(l~,ix::lw, :L:I(~ l I ~ ( , (~11111h11:~tii;w r x t i o ~ ~ s in
ptacco.
17. Reserved G-allery~for,firiizilic.r Sentrfo~s. For descr(~-
?f
I '
lioli of Cirninlie~scc Are. :iS l'rinci ~ n Siory; nia,q~wn o j
o ,~e;info~s'
f
l
;
lhslis.pt~{/e 9 ; List ? i'ic;rntot.5. p a g ~ 2 9 .
2
18, Eeserved Gallery ,for the ni~domtxiicCoqis. For t7e-
soipfioil l ! i ' Cititmlie~ IV,.l'i.incil,trl Stor!/; Iliaymm o
.we :IS J
Se~mto~~s' Jie:;l,:s, pcqe 20 ; List o S e ~ ~ c h page 2!).
J m,
19. Gentlemen's Galleries,--E'or rlercri71tion of Clinmber sec
b
, .:IS I'riiicrpnl Sto~tl; I)irryrctiiz of' Senr~toro' Desks, page
29; I,crt qf Stnutors, pag? 20.
20. Press Reporters' Gallery, TI it11 tleuks for about 40, and
sent.; for n i m:nIy mol'c rcprcwntnti~csof tlw l m + .
21, Ladies' Gallery,-POT tlcscription qf C7iczm her see ATo. RS
l'riiicip!~l Stay; Diagram o Xeizatoi-s' lleslis, pnge 29 ; List
J
23, Hall.-Ovcr~~cadis x broad circ~llnr arch, pierceil in the
with
ccntii: 1 ) ~ :L stnii~ccl-glassr l q l i g l ~ t ,a n d eul~icl~ccl frllits,
-
I~
flonclu, : L I p a i l i s ill stucco. 'rhc 11-a11s :1rc ti~itctl, :~liclin
of
tlw l)il:~4i>ri stlicco e~lrich~licnti: A m ~ r i c : ~ u
:LIT and
sl~icl~ls,
emb1enl:lt ic rc~preseatatiolisof mccllauics, commerce, fisher-
ies, uitl plclity.
I
45 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
24, Ante-Room,-Exrlzcsiuel?j
Ladces' Gallery a~itl J or ladies, and opens into
Retiriqq Loom. The ceiling is beauti-
fully elnbc~liished.111thr centre i, afine circular xrcli, fl;mlie(l
011 tilt. S . : m l S. by barrel :irchcs. The decorations collsist
concpic~rio~~cly oue
of fom' infallt figures in s~uCCO, carrying
the f.lqces, mothcr nn Amc'ric:m flag, another flowers, and
auotllcy : 11ow ant1 arrow. I n thc K. arch is a elicrnb seated
L
on a c l o ~with star 01 c~rllentl,
~, emblematic of peace. On the
S. is a. iilnilar figure with sl~ic>lci garland, relxcsenting
auil
mar xu11 victory. The wall< arc pauelcd a~ltl tinted with a
stucco tlocoration of arabcsqnes, wit11 introdwtioas of Amep
ican cIliclcI and caglw. At the. N. end of the room is an ex.
cellently c:lrved TI liite marble mantel.
25. Senate Committee on Private Land cIaims,-KO special
decoration.
26, Senate Uommittee on Claims,-This is a finc large apalt.
ment, 1)rlt is without tlccoration.
27, Senate Committee on Contingent Expenses,-NO deco-
ration.
28, Eastern Corridor.--~rnds to the Committee Rooms, La.
dies' Gallcries and 22etiring Room, the E. Grand Staircaseand
the S. Cowidor.
29 and 30.senate Committee on Printing.-NO dccoration,
31. Western Corridor.--~,cwk to the Committee I h n s and
Gentlemen's and Reporters' Galleries. t,he W. Grand Stuircase,
and 8. Corridor. 'J'he cciliilg is conlposed of nu iutrie:~tcand
interestirlg conlbination of groilicd arches and lunettes. The
ceilings, walls, and pilasters arc tinted.
32, Western Grand Staircase,-For descr@tioi~ see 51
PrincQ7al Stor?j. From the l):llr~~tmilc this floor the best
on
f
view of the painting of the Stormin,q o Cicepultepec may he
had.
33 and 34. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.--111 this room are the plaster rnocZeZs of the Craw-
ford bronze doors.
35. To the Illuminating Loft,
36, Senate (Tommitteeon Transportation,-Entered througl~
37.
I 37. Senate Committee on P a d i c Plailroad~.-~~~illtp
n iillont tlcc'or.ltio11.
I .i\-all?,
38, Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections -ro.-
~ o\ of
S , y ~l~ t l ~ i u q i l~t~~ro~t.
i 43. Ante Rcom opc:uiir,q illto so. 4::
ierics.
2i11tI (;(,II~~C,IIIPII.:: Gal-
I 46. Gtore Room of IJoris:: I,ii)l.:lry. 'l'i~crool?~
for tllc. :-:illI(: i,""~")'?.
so:~tl!-- i:wl
i
47, Eastern Grand Staircase,-i+~i. tlcsc.i.iptio71 a (iil'n'ir-
sc
1 l o . '1'11~ 1 w l \ i i , j , , - of i,li(x p:ri;rti:rg of (~'t'ittrcciS;.olt
I $ ~ I Y ) I I ~111ia 1):~111.~~~:!el(:
0 1 1 Illis Iloor. t:
'YIII, :i~i,j:~e;t'ilLo i . , , i ~ / ~ ?
ic u
liwl.: to r l ~ o~ G r t i ~ e r Cw~.iiIor, G u l l ~ i ~ i c s ,i i ~ lI~rtiics'1fc-
t i r i i q 1/00171.~.
49. Library of the House of Repre~entatives.-~rili~
~
tcr,llt f r o ill;: ~N\~ol.t,l~c~l
~ (:orri~Ioi., 111 this ~ ~ ) o m 1;,000
:u;
i, ,,,-
t11011zl1
y O 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( - . , the elltirl: lil)r:uy coalljrisc~s1;0.0()0 \.(&
llln~,<, n-l~icl~ cnibl.:lces t11v floor l i l i r : ~of .t111'1 1 0 1 1 of I;C-.
~ ~ ~
l ~ l ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t : ~ t iSy ; ~ s7 2 ) : I I I I ~ t111: libr:~l.i;.s I:O,II-
(l'ri~~c$j(iLfo~~!j, of
Illittccas. O\\-ill: to Tv:urL of sllii::bl(: :~ccOlllulot~:~t tl~(s ion, (I:&
l;sl,il>< ti,(; l -f ~
;~~,;!si~l(~i l ~ r i < t ~OI ;ti,(; 1L:lIl Of st:ltil:try :111;l -1.i':~l~;1
O
d.(; A([i;. Sl,ily, :~r;: l i c ~ if or t 1 1 ( % Sl0l':l~I: f IioOli:,. 1 i. ])!.(I-
r 1
~ ~ ; ' c I B ; \~ f i I ll(: csrc~t
: . c.1. ioil (if 111~: I)rlillliu: for t lle :LI:(.OI~~IIIO(~
OF
ti1111 ~ t11(: !,iji~,:~r,v t II(% (,.,lit ?;I Si:!!fx% :tc.<iy1l!w I~I:I;-
; i to
of
11iJ:;y 11t b11i1 Iili1.:11y 11:~Ilb (i'rilfcip(1~ jq107y, 5 :1111~ 1 0 111~:
(i)
rl-c,-,of' tlw tioc~~~~lc:~rt,:~r,v of tllo t\vo IIOIIXJ., Coil-
1il)r:wies of
g1.c. :.
61, Reserved Galleries rol. J ; m i l i e s of Jfembmc of tllc
11011s~~ of Ili~;~l.c:xc~~lta~i~c:s.
,Y/oI.!J;
I ' ~ , i i t ~ ; , ~ ( f l ljiu!jmi17, o/' 1hsk.s oj' Allrn~bl:rs,
(~/',i(e~iibr:i~,s. .side. 21nge 41 ; 1ces1side. pn1/1: 4 2
ctrst
J
b'ol cIcscriptinic o 11~11 .Yo. 7
'.
see 1
jx!(jc 40; L k t II
53. Press Reportem' Gd!ery, with dcslis a1111 wits for
:~I)OIIL 11,1(- I
I J I I I I I I ~ ( . ( r ( ~ l ) r ( ~ s ; ~ ~ oft :t111:press.~
l ~ti~c~
55. Gentlpmen's Gallery.- or tlescription of' Ilull sce
$7 I'ri~iri11trl Stol,!j; /)it!!,rc.~iiz t1/' 1)eslis r!f Memliers, puye 40;
List o/' i;lci~~bei.s, sirlc, page 41 ; zucst side, paqc ' i f .
eclst
Tilt: I lo11sc O:~llcricswill sent %bout2,500 perPons. 1
ATTIC STORY. 51
58, House Committee on Commerce. -ITTalIs simply
tinted.
59. House Committee on Public Lands.--No spccinl at-
twctiouq.
62, Press Ibeporters' Retiring Room, (cntcrccl through (14
for tllc w e of tl~ose
and li:j froni {,hew e & ? r n corriclcr,) a11t1
entitled to t-he privileges of the gallcry. T l ~ c r c e convcl-
w
l
11iclrc:lr for writing di~patches. ~kljoiilingis a s ~ n a l e1o:k-
room.
64. Ante-Room ltmling fimn the westcw corridor to titp
Oflce
Pwss i l ' e l ~ ~ r u p l ~ aucl Reporters' IZetiriny 12ooin.
65. Honse aommittee on Pacific Railroads and Revolu-
tionary claims.--'lXs apartment poscsscs no spccial in-
terest.
66. House Committee on H.ections.--No attractions of rpr-
tin1 intercst.
67, House Committee on Railways and Canals,--KO spe-
:ial dccoration.
68, House Committee on the District of Columbiam-~ h e
i
room, but not specially decorated.
69 and 70, House Co~nmC 0.1the Militia and Mileage,-
thes
n ~nt
Tllc,.c loolu- are el~t~rc'ly~ t l ~ r clcsc.ort~tro~~.
c. c. c. c.-Courts.
'1'11,. Iloor.: of the attic t o r y of the N. and S. cstmsiolis
:il.<> 1:;i:L C I ~ C : L I I , ~tiles of c1eg:mt clesigu.
~~C
1, Vestern Stairway and. Corridor.-~irc former a::cc~~(ll;
to
1 1 i 1t of
o Tlic ~:ori.itlc)rs I l ~ oS('i~:ltcI):I.IYII:~I~~
1,nw~;ii iutc:rciti~lgosliibitioli of tlic: cIi:co~xlivcxrt. 'rile
:Ill
~ C ~ C I tl~ro11g11011t in i l i & l ~ q ) ~ r:uid all bc,lu\y
V X I ~ I (xili~igs arc ,
of in
tlip sl~.irlq tlio :i,rcl~t,s oil. ' h e !v:dls :111(1 pi1:i~txq:~rc
i,i 1111, it)-li. of tile 13th c c ~ i t w y:is cnq)loyed ill tlic 1org:'i:~
, of
I<:rpir:~:lili tlre V:lticnii :it I<olnc, with cclitrc lnt:tlallioi~sof
illr~-tl.io~~i A~~~cricall.: i~lt~.otluctioiis
and from t11o ll~ltwnl
I;i+tory of ,inic:ricn. 'Pile! ccililigs are ill the sanie style,, 1~itl1
of :mcl s
i~:trnc!~~eLiolw moclcrll i i i r r e ~ ~ t i o ~ ~ Alnc:ric:~i~ l;tiitlsc:~j~e.
es
T'lit: l)ii.tlq, :uiim;rls, : I I K ~ rr:pt ilcs :we s t ~ ~ ( l ifrom the (:oli(:c-
tivir i l l tile 3lr1aorlui ill t l ~ c 8initllsolii;in Illstit,~~tio!~, tlran-11
71)- J31.11nricii. l):lis~tc'clby I A i e . 'I'llc t1ccor:~tiollof t l ~ c
nlicl
~J;I-(~III~II~ COIIIIII~:L~C(Y~ ill ISL?, 'Ll11c mc:d:~llioi~s: L I I ~ ii11~1.
p:1r1G xrc by l>n~miiK, the
wl~ilc dct:iils :LIT by othc:1,3. 'Tiit
k~!ulilc,; in i~ictlnllioi~s the p:u~cls,c o i i ~ ~ ~ r c l loil ~ ~ gS.,
of c i the
urcb: E. si~lo, ~ c~s
Job I I u i ~ ~ o; \lVi . sI(Ie, J ' I ~ ~ LJLo2~liinsj and
J s ~ S i L , J1,1 1
t l?i i :LI t ( : n ~ :i ~q , I2obe7.t I ~ I I ~ ~ Jloger o l~. c ~ m u ~.i 1 7
~ i t t
T
.J/l!/, C'I'LUI~X 1 m i p o 1 1 ,1Zobert ;lfi/:~is, aild C1xirle.s C'cirroll
Tllc ilcilli-1~111cttc.s be lil~iblletlnil!l :p
ut' C ' c o ~ , d l i o ~ ~ . will
]~rol~i'i:~l*,. frescos. At tlio x. ciltl : ~ r c 1% i p s of the Zo-
lllc s
qiinc ; also lantlveapcs of Day ui11Night.
2, Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws,-?'i~rtecI.
3. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs,- his room m s
orir;'iri:~lly illtcnclecl for tlic u e of the Conlsnitlce oil Agricol-
twc. 111 the pilnstcrs mcl lx~ntls rc frnit pic:ccs. Ul~tlerthc
a
alitl
:irc11e'5 :ll.c: tq-pica1 oroups of : ~ g r i c u l t ~ ~ r a l C ~ I I C ~ S in11)ie-
J)~O
I ~I i
I I I tile ~ ~ I I C cC i l i n gs n cc~ltre-piece of ~ T : L ~ F B i!lld
h,:iv(>q~v(.llt.scvmtc:cl. l'hc gellcml tleco~.atioaco~wi?tsof
: : . 1 1 1 i1 i t . 'I'l~c4 b o r t l i ~ picci:~I . v ~ T ~ : s ( ' Is('asnlli
I~
:. . 1 ' I ~ I K ~flowers, graiiis, allcl fruits, The fo1i:yc is cpc-
I.~,
5-1 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
c.i:&lljnell cxccatecl. The ccilin;. is distemper and tlie wall3
oil; executed by Castelis, a Gerrrw.
4. Senate Heating and Ventilating Apparatus,-(see p. 02.)
5. Senate Committee on the District of a~hmbia,-~iritecl.
6, Senate Committee on Library.-'J!hc decoratiou is un-
.
f i ~ l i s h ~ dThe, vxt~ltedcciling is adorned with frc.co and @t,
or
xyld the n d l < are laid out in a bro:~clp~tar.1 border.
7. Senate Committee on Military Affairs.-The ceilings are
flpscoecl with victors' wre:~tl~s, sliielck, and other emblcnls
of jwy. 011 tho walls :~iidpihst(!rs are representdtioiis of
31.m.; :~11[1 I . J J I ~ ~ ' different ] ) ~ r i o dl~ ,~ t i ~ l l ~ ,raccr, all-
:L of l alltl
c.i(.llt :m(1 iiiodcrl~. T l ~ e pi1:~slerswere paintetl by Leslie.
'1'11,: swortl %crossthe sliieltl in the centre pilaster is :I copy
n . the
of tile sword of' I V ~ d ~ i ~ q t o 011 TV. wnll is n mecl:~llio~i
]]eat1 of ~,ibcity, Iry
son~o~uitletl ilngs n ~ i dnwtpoiis of war.
are iri
Uijtler tllo :~rel~cbs 5 historic srtbject;~, fresco, by Bru-
nlitli : N., h S t 0 7 ~I ~ ~ U R S U C ~ ~ , S., I l u t t l e qf Lezingtotl,
1770.
177.5. AT., Uectlh oJ' blrooster, dwing the llritish i?wusion of'
C ' o w ~ ( ~ ~ L i c 1777. S., FVashiqto)~at ~ulle!j E ' o ~ e ,l'iT'8.
zit,
figtires
'1'11~ tlirct: l ) r o l r ~ i ~ ~ c n t in the foregromlil are \V:~sliii~g-
ton, witl~L : ~ f ~ ~ y e 011 his 1, aiicl Gen. Green on r. E.,
ttc
Storm'rry ?f Stow/ Point by Axtlto~~?y Wyne, 1779. Wayne,
wouudetl, is being carried into the fort.
8. Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.--The general de-
sign of decoration is l'ompei:~n, by Ernmicli. Tlie principal
fcntnres of tho ct:ili~igs:LIT fresco representations of marine
gods and goililrases and Indian fcmde. Uriclw tlic arches
xru reprcwntntions of ancie~itporticos with autique vesscls.
l'lic, TV:L~~S, pai~lteclin oil, arc diviilecl into nine panels, with
and
b l w b:~qligro~~icl figures representing attributes of the
s
nary : ~centre-pieces. The pilasters are scagliola, by French
artists.
9. Elevator,-(Sec P & z c @ a l Story, hTo. 45.)
10. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary.-- he wall
of
tlecorstion coi~sists fig~reclpanels and the vaulted ceiling
elaborate arnbcsqucs, varied by flower pieces ant1 4 mcdnl-
lions, each containing cherubs respectively bearing olive
branches, fasces, quiver, and band witfi motto, E' plzaibus
mzm.
1
1 , Closets,
12. Northern Corridor,-~a the arch over the E. end am
of o
introdr~ctio~is improved agricnltmal i~nplcnlents. T the
demi-lunettc over the door to the room of the Committee 011
BASEMENT STORY. 55
25. Senate Committee on Pensions.-'l'll~~ ccdil~: i:: IIPCO-
~ x t o (it1 : L I ~ : L ~ ) ~ : ~ ~i11I If Y ~ c o w it11 Sotw 11or~lc:r ~ w ~ l : t l l i o ~ ~ ~
l I w , ~ of
flo\vcrs :~t11l ~r :l1xxY
frttitq. L t i ~ l tI11, 14;. :ui(l I V . : L I , ~ ~ J I SJ 1111)olic
of the
1.c:prc~x:1it:~ti1111s C'011stiL11tio11 :11111Liberty, an~elS . u11t1
S. ftvlit l ~ i c c w .
26, Eastem Stairway and Corridor.
27. Passage and Steps to Senate Folding Boom,-(see
S o . ti.)
34, senate Oommittee on Rules,-Xo decorntioii.
45. Grypt.-A circrli:~r-!,:1cc, o o ~ l G s i i n ~ a t w b l ~
of colotl.
i)oric
II:L(~C, (:0111:1tl1illg'~~O ( d ~ l l l t l l Of f i l e '
s of
1)1.01)!1rlioll~ tlloae
of t,!tcb 'i'tslll!ll~'0f I':~stltlll, dlll'lllOlltlii:(~I;\' g:.:.OiIll'd :LI.(:\I(>S
I ~ I I I I I it1 ~ x ( l i 0irwti011,
I ~ ~ i :LII(I .s~t])l)ortittg l l w r of tile
tlw
O I I : . 'I'l~tr .st:~rill the 1):~~111('111. tlw ~(~liti.:il 1111(1w. :11.~11
~s
( I I ; I I o ~ ~ i11et>s:~(.t of
c.?~~ttx; tlte (':q)itol. 'SII(? glxtili;; i t 1 the
~ : ~ V I ~ I I I ( oi I t11e Cry))L O I I llw 1;.si~lc
LI ~ lewl. to I I I C ~ ~ : L I I I L I
~:L.S:I~(>S .
!I(,IO!V. ' r i ~ w vigl~t, ~ I I Ci ~ n n
of :L!OII(: ill t 1 1 ~ I)CHIIC
is S,O~J~).200 ~ I ( ws
It)$. ' l ' l ~ ( ~:lrtSfoltr ~ ~ ~ t t ~t o ~ t I t , ('rypt. Iyity
r(~
at tllc i o i ~ l1oi111s tile 1:01111):lss. \J'hilc! ~ I tlw C'rj-l)tt11($
r of I yis-
~ : I I~ ~ ( \-it;\v
itor SIIOIIIII d1111 ~ ~ t ~ t j(~ v !, : L ~ (t ~ ~ I~I t ~ L I ~I 1:~k:tL ~ ( s
o i lf ( s~ :
of 1.111. I)IYI:LII \\.:Llli, ~-:n~ltc~il :LII(~
c:u~ri:lg::c~\v:~y,III:L".~\.I' fo1tt1i1:~-
3 IXI
1io11of 1 1 1 ~ hi1t ( ; I ~ I I ~ i'ortico. Oixxsii)~i:tlly of
1vo1.1,~ art
t of
~iot,11:. l)~'ol)(lrty llrc, Govc'r~~l~lc'~~i, : L ~ stowctl it1 tile cryl)t,
I:
o
:x\v:~itii~g :~eLio11f t l ~ e i r \ Y I I C I , S .
l,11(1 ~
46. Headquzters Capitol Police,
47. Guard-room, or Prison, for t 11,: twil)or:u.y i t ~ ~ l i r i w ~ t ~ ~ ~
: l C::~pitol.
of pc!rsot:,- : ~ t ~ c d (iil~111~:
48, Steps to the Subbasement and Undercroft,-(~b~t: 63.)
49, Western staircase, l v u l i l ~ g the I h t t ~ ~ ~ e l a .
t,o
50, Western Main E n t r a n x of tltc: C:~pitol.-(Sw S o . -LO.)
51 to 55. Court of Claims of the United States.-'l'i~o corvt
\
BASENENT STORY.
, Claims Chambers. The court, was cqtabliihed in 1855 to
f
upon
he&rallildetermine all clairrls f o ~ u ~ d e d ally lam of CGU-
gees, or upon any rcgnlation of an executive tlcputnicnt, or
spoil any coiltract, express or implietl, . \ith the Governrlicilt
i
of the United btatci; and alw all claims nliicli may be re-
ferrctlto the corn t by either h o n v of Conqresi. 'I'l~ecourt
mllsiits of n cllicf justice and four assodater.
56. Room of the Territorial Delegates,
58, Eouse Committee on Education and Labor.-- he la,t
loom 011 this corridor, 9:unc sitlc, has bccn I I f o~ ~ l ~ e on-
l c
finemcnt of cont~~rnacioos witu(wcs before C>onqr( s.
60, House Committee on the Revision of the Laws,
CENTIlAL BCITJDING-SOU'l'II WING.
62, Vestibule,-'Fht
ill \\hick1 the stairway ascei~ilsis of
gmplc bnt bcaatiftil clesiqu.
63. Corridor.-A contii~~iation the main corridor.
of
64 and 65. House Folding Rooms.-MI the attjaccnt rooms
n lllc S. wing :we uacd for the storage of public clocr~mcnts.
66 and 67. Offices Superintendent of House Folding Boom.
68, Washington Branch Post Office, (c~~trallcc ontside.)
Conqebsio~lalnat tor is here received and rr~ailrd i1cstin:l-
i to
yobt officw of the two lior~scsof Congress are
tloi~. 'Tl~t,
SOUTIE OR IIOUSE EXrl'ENSIOX.
71, Refectory,-Open to the public.
60 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
Ulfitc'tl St:~tc:s army. '1'11c s l l h j ( ' ~: L I~ : I11r~iai~
tT buJ"rdn ltllllt.
liLtlicllL,s l~ni,c~csti7/1/ l i c e ; I i ~ c % ; ( ~ r s j i d i i ~tciidw;
lciitl in g
tlil~lc ( , J , L ~ O L t(ressin~ya tnmrtl b~!/Jirlo hide; IrztIiavs oil tlLe
Z~
q1Lot.e; u11 11Lr/iau y Y m ; Cul h d i ~ sccll])-t~mce; sib 7irr{icoa
l
s u , l 1 ; L I O I . 'Yhe Siot~s-cl~ivf I[olc-
is t .
ill-Il~,.-tl:ly :~tltlrw>ingl ~ co~ulcil. 'I'll(> l.ltdi:~nsr<'prcmscl1tell
:II.(I i l l c ~Siolis of ~ h u c i o t a .
73. Corridor.-1.; cl~tircly-it11o11t n il(:cor:~tion. Thc ro~llls,
(:scel)l, tIro,so >pc%i:rll~ lllt~lltiollt'd,:1l'C llht:(l for stolxge.
75, Eastern Stairway and Corridor.-SO sl)ccial decoration.
76, House Committee on Printing.-Wnlls simply tinted.
77. Kouse Committee on Invalid Pensions.- all, tilltctl.
78. Passage to sfcl)-. to S n b - l ) n s e n ~ e ~ ~ t . S o .
(Scc !]:I.) 011
thc tho
s1111i: :LI.I: 5110~)
IOt:kslllit,ll'~ :111d store moms.
il.11~1 C C
~
79. Eastern Entrance and Vestibule.- he c ~ t t r : u l c ~ opcns
fro111t11c~ ~ ~ :111d i v(i
:~rc:i~l~vl : ~ l l ~ ~ 1 1 1 ttmriage I K I ~ the
I)c11(xt11
oastcl.~~ of
~~ol'tico t l ~ c Ilorlse 1;stc.nsiou. '1'1~:groinc~tl arches
of tl1c8 \ - t ~ ~ t i bx ~ l011 4 ~ n : ~ r b ll( ?i e r s:ui(l c o r r w p o ~ ~ ~ l i ~ q
1.t
1 ~ ~
pilaitc.~..,. ' 1 ' I ~ i ~:rrc.!~c's: ~ r vtlcwi.:~tctlwith stucco, :11id tlk
rd
TJ-:LIIS : L I Y , f i ~ t i s l ~ in sixgliola.
80. Irouse Post Office, fitted np with birds-cyc maplc cnscs,
:~11t1 ~
wit11 I,o\r.< for (X:LCII 111eri11~1:r t l oficcbrs of the 1lou.x of
1 c 1 1 t : 1 . '1'11(: I Y N I I ~ is without clccoratioll.
81. House,lo11 C O I ~ S L of p:uieletl n-all$, with a b:~lr~itrnde
,1 lit: ilct:o~xtCommittee BonS Public Buildings and Grounds,-
I ~
is
bow t 1 ~ :I L I I I ~ I I ~ ~nolding. Tht: c e i l i ~ ~ g embellisl~txl
~I~,~
lno :md
wit 11 :~r:~l>iwl~ic~i.Amc:ric:~n c : ~ g l ( ~ s sl~iclds,:LII~Ihas
:~11clli])tic:~Ic:oot.rc-picct: forlnctl of b:~lr~stcrs, fresco. ill
82. Room of the Official Reporters of Committees.
83. Speaker's Room.-\~it~lont tlecoration, :mcl I I I ~ V : L ~ C .
84. House Committee on Territories.-Riclllp :~lid:11)1xo-
pl'intcly tlccoratetl. Orcrlrcvul, n~iuglcd with t h e fcatl~c~riug,
arc 4 l~ic~cci re])riwnting gro111)sof Itldialis7 weapolts of war
: ~ n t t11i~ h i c : L I I ~i ~ r ~ p k : r n ~ ofi l , s
l c ~ pi'aco. I r l thr: sp:ms of the
l~g
:~rcllos :L ~ w i l ~ l iborder, n i t i ~
is of fox
il~troill~ctiol~s :uld tlcer
I . I;iltlcr tllc arclles :we nictlallions yet ~mfillcil, in but
to the
~ l l i c l iil is p~ul)osctl i~ltrotll~c*c profilcs of formor chair-
inell of tlic co~lltiiitt~e. al
'1.11~ g c ~ t e ~ .tlecorntion is varied ~ r i t h
of L Ci
~ p ~ ~ i l i l c ~ l~~61n:~lIer:~ltiltizl life ~)CCUII:LI. the pl:liliS.
to
Ullcler t h e impost molding is a borclcr of fruits and grains,
,
'
92, Western Stairway and Corrid~r.--~-ol : ~ ~ : ! ct ~ ~ i .
t
93. Steps to t h e Heating and Ventilating Apparatus,
i
: So:::Il I.:!;tcasio~?.-(Vor tlci(wil,tio~r,i o o S u b - l ) r i s e ~ ~ t o.i f ..
1).
64.) 'I'iw iron g r n t i l y a! t l ~ c111tl f the I:nw:rg::cl \:IS oi.lqi-
o
uc;itil:atio!l of 1!1(1 11:~ll
ndl! !i!4guc,tl for !!I<: ice I I S I . ~ ?ill t i ~ o
of I!!(% il(~;:l,c~rc~litaiivc~sr i i ~file P I I I I I ~ I I ~1110litliq. lin-
di~ g '~
!lrorctl liic.:rll< li:~vc:obvi:ri cti l l ~ n.o of icc. O \ Y ~t I . g 1 ~ 1 -
c :)is
hg : I I I ~ coils of $ t ~ ~ : ~ n - p iIp~~IsP : I S I1I1~ ~ I :111$1I F ( ! ~ ~
till> . 111." I ~ L
tllr
for bc~tiiig J h l l of Ilq~rc.~e~rt:~ti\c.s ill vil~tc~i..
1 94, House Committee on War Claims.--xo t?ewxition.
95, House Committee on Accounts,-T~~:~il.;rimply ii~itcc?.
96. Closets.
0.--111 rooins rnwheil 0 iiii1i~:~te for storage.
ilsxl
62 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
SUB-BASEMENT STORY
or
Untler thc entirc. builtling is a massive substrr~ction seat
of mnconry, co11.i;ting of piers alld alClle~,upon wllicl~ renrs
the miehty snpcrstrnctr~rcx tll? C:~pitol. The ~ ~ ~ b - l ~ a s
of
e have
of thp central bnilding and t ~ v o s t e u s i o ~ ~ s no commu-
nicatio~rwith c:lch otller.
NORTII OR SENATB E X T E S S I O S .
tlw :~ir. bcing drawn in by a fall, :LIIL~ forced tllr011g11 II&:L
iuto
air-tl~~ct thc air-spncc uutlcr the floor of the Senate, aud
tl~cncoillto the C11:11nl)cr by rnetrns of registers. T l ~ c nir
c
siq~plictlin n - i ~ ~ t isrr:~i,scd t o a temperatr~rcof (jS3 to i 0 3 ,
ill
a ~ i d rlmnler from S O to 10" below the ontcr atrnoq~here,
to
7 ' 1 1 ~tcm])crntarc? s~~ppliccl t,lle gdleries is some tlcgrecs
, the
l o m c ~ ilr order to corr~~tcrnct m~im:ill m t n-l~icl~ :wontls
to t l ~ n t portion of t h e 1Inll. A branch :~ir-dl~ct commrulicstes
will1 t 1 1 pllcrie;;. The s11pply of fresh air is 30,000 mcl CS-
~
1l:~nst1 0,000 cr~l~ic. a minuLc:. 'J'l~corigi~lnl
ft. :lppar:llos xas
tlcsigncd by Capt. 11. C. Ncige, m ~ t lthe cx11:~ast21d other 11
U.
i m l ~ ~ o v c ~ n ebyt s 1 P. II:~yden,Chief Ellgi~leer S. Sen-
n 1.
ate, l ' l ~ ocugincor ill cl~:~rg(: explain the prineiplc.
will
the
\Vltilc 11ercit woultl be interesting to il~speet fo~11d~-
tion walls of tho bniltling. 'JXe cntrnncc to the p~lenu~atic
tnhe is 011 thc N. sidc. 'I'hc tnbc is dcsigaeil to con~lcct the
Cxl~itol: I I I ~the Gover~imtmt Priatiug OtIicc.
The Senatc Folding lZooms lie on thc eastern sick, and the
Sci~atc Iic,f(~ctory
KitcI1~11s nenr by. T h e vaults are used for
stor:rge aucl fuel.
CENTI'LAL BUILDING.
6-1 CAPITOL INTERIOR.
LIST O F D I A G R A M S .
LIBRnRY OF CONGRESS .I
