Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22
REPRESENTATIVES, CHAMRFp


We are pleased at an opportunity OF pub
fishing the following account of The Hall OF
Representatives, from Tue hand OF cores
pcndent, whose impressions agree so well
WIN our own. NAB Int.
GeRtieRen-l have jnst been TO visit the Hall
OF RepreSenalise III the South wing of The
capitol, ana cannot bnt think il tile fiueSt
piece ot architecture (for the purpose iule end
e"('n we world. haveneyei been more sr.-
tined ny the examination of any specimen OF
ART whatever. Ii is highly creditable to the
great nation by which il has been erected
a"d TO the architect AID artist by whom il has
oeen d. sgned and executed. After saying O
ihIcD. III viii not, perhaps be aniss TO yyra
nrirf description Of this chamber, fur The in-
formation OF such OF your readers as may ne
yer nave an opportunity Of viewing it,
Inc room ls strI-circnar, and Of conside-
DE dimensions, both as 10 diameter and eleya-
tIon Twenty-Five msssy columns and tonr nj
'dNteiS, oil BrecIa, or Potomac marble as il is
usually called, are erected on an elevated base
o. "ee sfone, forming the area of the rOom--
lhe capitals OF these pillars are OF CarIarian
marble, we're executed in Italy and ar, very
fIch ana beautiful. These support a larne and
hiashihreni dome, in the centre of which ia
paced an anented cupOa that admits the
llPhi INTO lie hall Ii ON above I'm fhe frout of
me Speakers chair and over the entrance into
'fe chamber stands an categorical fipure
executed W ltaiIdH marble hy meSsrs Fran
cum ana %accinania, aud representing Histo-
- III the aci OF recording the proceedings of
Inc nation She stauds n a winae,s "a, vvIi IA
seems To roll over section of The celestial
Siohe, exhibiting IN bassO relieve The sipns of
l zodiac The wheel OF the car is intended
a. Tue Iare OF clock Which is TO be placed be-
II hu' ana the front contain, in has relief H.
ure O. Fame. aud profile bust OF W aSlinpton
ABOVE TIE Speaker charts colossal statue
OF Liberty, in plaster, pointing to the bail be-
low ana supported on her rIsh, byan American
1917 on" on heT ielt by TIE Roman Fnsces,
WHICH are partially enveOued i'm the folds nj =
serpent Immediately under ,his fi.nre. on
ins irIze, is carved. ia alto relieve, another
Ia ~ tue attitude Of flying. executed by aR
ailSt OF great GmiHence, now no more
ne ceiine OF tlfe dome is painted il. a styie
OF uncommon elegance, by Signior BamanI a
young itdi'an artist, aud pnpil of the celenrA-
Yea DdVid, OF Paris The design il somewast
M"iiaF 10 that OF The dome Of the Pantheon,
al rome. HE cnpOla, and bordering briov
dfPSpIeHdidly oruamehted and rIhtT1sted nv
ihe iIcl ana niassy columns beneath and The
general finish and outline OF tue hslI produce
a" vHec, al OnCe, grand and imposing Pact
OF tliiS beautiful ceiling has ungoytunatel,
rom Use want Ut tiAJe. been rl, i,I ~, uufnisn-
go S'd'e pa tie design, execution and ca
"ring OF the whole. reflect great credit ON the
aItist ana mnSt excite the ADM, alton Of every
1t is 10 be hoped thai Sisnior Bonaui NAV be
enpioyed to paint the upper dome or lceil rs
OF Tue senate Chamber, ia The North wing oF
lhe CdPitOi-auOiher room Of almost equal
sPIehdOi ana btamty. FROM the specimen he
p.
~ The painting just eXecnied every one ruu,f
oeSiTe 10 see h'nI still further employed aud
am snre t'lai every effort he makes will CON
i iinue TO add to the Just and meritfd rspnta-
tiOuhe has acquired. AM4TFfJ9
Capitol HW Ost. Ii, 1919.
WAsHINGToN, October le.-Mr. Sec
Rotary ADAMS, aud family, returned 10
this city on Saturday, from visi, 70
their friends ~ Massachusetts.
We are informed ihs Military ENpe,!i.
lion on the MiSSouyi, under Col Afai0son,
vii meet The views OF The government,
aud be established tor the einter III COnn-
cil BLUFF, by The 2eih Of this month.
Alter leaving a detachment OF the 5lh
Infantry Al Fort Armstrong, and a com
peiegt force VI Prairie d1 Chen, Col.
LeassnwS'th went up the HiSHsnppi op
Tic ej', aud arrived at the mouth ofSE