The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-04-08
United States Capitol.

United states capitol.
We extract the following from the Washing.
ton Sentinel in relation to the improvement
on the Capitol:
The Hall Of representatives will be one hun.
dred and thir,y.seve feet long, ninety
feet wide and about thirty feet high. Upon
three sides it will be surrounded by wide gal.
lery, capable OF seating twelve hundred per
sons. Arranged in semi circle on the floor,
three hundred desks for the members like those
now in use in the Senate Chamber. The
space between the front Of the gallery, which
will be rectangular, and the semi.circular rail-
ing outside of the mcmbcrs's scat, will afford
room for sofas, for the use of persons other
than members admitted to tho floor of the
House, and likewise q further provision Of desks
for members, should the House ever be in.
creased The space under the galleries will
be enclosed and occupied by coat, cloak, and
hat rooms-including umbrellas, 1t is reasons.
ble to suppose.
The ceiling will be Of iron, suspended with
the iron roof truss, with proper openings for
ventilation, and with large spaces filed with
ground or stained glass, which will dfluse u
uniform light over the whole floor. The in.
tcnsity of this light can be modified by louvrcs
under tho glazed portions of the outer roof
At night tho hall will be lighted by gas
lights placed above the glass Of the ceiling,
thus excluding the glare, heat and smell Of
the gas, and preventing contamination Of the
atmosphere by the products OF combustion.
There will bo five doors leading into the
hall from the surrounding corridor, two pri.
yate stair-cases leading from the hall itself to
the basement story. Some Of these different
entrances will, in the most crowded state OF
the Capitol, always afford to the members the
means Of avoiding the annoyance, hustle, and
confusion which arc 30 common in the lobbics
of the old capitol.
The retiring rooms and conference rooms
will be very convenient and remarkably beau.
tiful.
The public galleries will be spacious--seat.
ing about twelve hundred people They will
be entered from spacious corridor in the Sc.
cond story, reached by broad flights of marble
stairs These stairs will be the most stately
in the country, and when embcllished with
our beautiful native marble, will compare
fayorably with any abroad
The reporters gallery will be above the
Speakers chair, and occupy one side Of the
hall, behind it q broad corridor, to be reserved
for the use Of the reporters, with desks at
which their notes can be written ont, and telc-
graphic apparatus. by which speech may be
in process of transmiss;en TO the rcnotest con-
stitucnt before its delivery is concluded.
The most striking parts of this wing, after
the hall Of Representatives itself will be the
entrance lobby, decorated with coupled Corin-
THAN columns and ceed with marble, the
magnificent marble staircase, and the wide
corridor which crosses the basement from
north to SOUTH This will be twenty.four and
half feet broad, and contain thirty Corinthi.
an marble columns. The enriched, arched
and paralleled ceilings Of the corridors Of the
principal story will likewise afford opportuni.
ties ier architectural embellishments
| The principal floor will contain, besides the
hall of representatives, the vestibulc, the cor
ridors, and grand stair.cases, fourteen well.
| lighted rooms
The hall of the Senate Is arranged upon the
same principles as are applied to tho House Of
Representatives It's smaller size--112-by
80 feet, renders IL less difficult 10 construct,
and leaves room for larger and more magnf-
cent corridors and retiring rooms,
"0LD KHsrucx."---A Kentuckian at the
battle of New Orleans, who disdaining the
restraint Of = soldiers life, when his name is
upon the muster roll l,preferred 'goipg Il alone,
| fighting upon his own hook. Willis the battle
was raging the fercest, and the shot was fly
| ing thick rs hail, carrying death wherever
they fell, "kentuck" might have been seen
stationed under tall maple, loading and fir.
ing his rifle as perfectly unconccrned as though
he was "pickin' deer"
| Every time he brought his rifle 10 his should
! er, rcd coat bit the dust. At last he hap
pcned TO attract the attention Of "0ld Ihck.
ory, who supposed he had become separated
from his company, aud rode up TO him TO bring
him behind the rcdoubts, as he was in posi-.
ton that exposed his person to tho enemy
"Ilallol my man, what regiment do you
belong tot" asked the General.
"Rcgimcnt hill" answered "Kentuck
hold on, yondcr's ono Of 'em," and bringing
his shooting iron to his shoulder, he ran his
eye along tho barrel, flash followed, another
Englishman came tumbling TO tho ground.
"Whose company do you belong to 7" again
inquired the general.
hCompaoy tho d---l," was tho reply Of Ken.
tuck, AZ mo busted himself rcloading; "sce
tha, ar feller with tho gold iiDs on his coat
and hossP Jis watch mo pertofate him."
The General gascd in the direction indicated
by the rifle. and. observed British Colonel
riding up and down the advancing columns Of
tho foe. Kealuck pulled tho trigger, and tho
gallant briton foliowcd his companions that
his Kentacky foo had laid low In death that
day.
"iIusrah for Old Rcn,uekyi shouted the
FREQ tighter. ~ his victim ca,ne topping of his
hessc. then turning TO the General, ha ecntin.
ued. I'm iisating on my own hook, stranger, :"
and he leisareiy proceeded 30 reload,
BsSErty oF AnvrRxfss.---A smooth sea never
made skilful mariner. Neither do uninssr.
rap,ed prosperity and success qualify nan foe
usefulness and happiness, The storms ef AL.
ycFssty, like the storms oi 'isc ocssn, Iouse the
facni,ies ard excite the iaventsoH. prudence,
and foFtitaele Of ,he soyagss.
o.a-s-as-slsa
"ras,s, can any peSsssa catch anyth;np II
he dea't ran saer l,f'