New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-18
WASHINGTON, Nov. -, 1859.

This city hiss been create improved since the adj
;ourument of Congress In no former year have
so many buildings been erected, or so vigorous an
impulse given to healthy progress. And this, too,
wjtbstanding ne failure Of the POst-Office ap-
propriation bill, md drain of two millions from
the regular banning capital to discount the certti-
Gates of needy nail contractors. Washington, like
other cities. We tempted into the speculation of
Wild lands befae the crash of 1857 and furnished
large amour of capital for that sort of dead In
vesfmept WHICH has this year been diverted 10
more useful caannel, as may be seen IN these e1-
tepsive i,pppyements The restoration Of order,
and the sacuity for person and property under the
present Aiayr, which were so sadly deficient under
the last dyIasty, have impaired confidence 10 the
public au,irnlsted capital which hitherto sought
other Openings OF enterprise.
irLs E.,tol il frightened up aud much advanced
in the inteor arrangements since the last session.
'Tl, apposches and corridors leading 10 both
Houses' aid the staircases leading TO the galleries,
are all parly finished, and attract merited atten-
t;.n and Recommendation. The white marble stair
cases !. the Senate side, under the effects Of
strong pper light, grand and beautiful, and not
exceIsL if equaled, by any similar work III the
eognry The corridors in the basement OF the Sem
ale are elaborated in oil with views OF tropical life
sfyleoi art and excellence. The hall of the House
al Representatives is almost completed, according
IN ne order removing the desks and chairs 1ney
ar substituted BY heavy oak benches cushioned,
"A go firmly fastened to the floor that the old re-
Ire could not be- replaced in less than month, n
!. soon The benches occupy the same platforms
re chairs and desks formerly did, except that
ee snsre is necessarily more contracted. From
ba esuter of the semcirelr, main aisle fronting
he Sprakers chair, there arr three rows OF eight
benches each, 10 the right and left, the
snaces beyond the extremes of both being filled
With long desks on the same levels There are also
desks on either side of the Speakers chair upon the
main aoor. The effect Of this important change
mon the eve of an old observer is rather harsh at
frst from lis strangeness. We miss the accustom-
ed desks and their comforts, and altogether the gen-
era keeping of our Legislative Han. But the
change grows upon one iayorably and II Is hoped,
the same influence viii be felt upon the public Oqsl-
ness. Some of the great side desss might oe as
peused with, and probably would haze been, but tor
the desire to fill up the vacant spaces oil 'n1 eAneo
chairs.
A very absurd attempt has been made TO misreP-
resent the character OF the disease when mas
brought Judge Douglas to the verge OF the grave
md which still clings 10 him with critical teEaet
"a IL il were more discreditabe to be visited oy
Providence with one form OF affilctl0n tnan
toother. His eminent physicians, Dr. Garnett and
Dr Miller. pronounced il govt, from the start
which gradually aseended from the extremities I'M
N the stomach was attacked with fearful violence
producing the most excruciating torture, and assa
mo his iron constitution with rigid and persistent
assault that seriously threatened the worst conse
sueuces. Even now, the danger u by no means
past. There were good and bad symptoms within