, 1859-01-10

| Tae following description Of The new seuatc
Hall, Of which tAe Scnatc took possession On
Wednesday la=1, will be read with interest +:
Tue general aspect Of the new Senate Hall
| is light aud graceful. In slape aud d1men-
| sinn> it is similar TO the neW Hall of Repre-.
/ seutAtives, hut to th2 eye appears m ere finely
! pE1ro1tiuaci. Tie style and character Of
| f1i': decorations arc nearly the same IN both
HOUSES, except that III tic Senate the tone Of
| color is more -ublueJ. The are: Of the floor
| is 50 f-et bv As tect, and OF ronf 1l2 by So
/ tret, the difference b-ing occupied by con-
,iuuons gallery around the four sides Of the
] apartment, 4Cd capablc uf seating l,o00 per-
sons The larer root, Or ceiling, Of iron,
| i. fit, Eiih deep panels, twenty-five OF
! whic!, are filled with ground glass,
| having id the centre of each pane q
| colo.ed medallion representing the printing
| press, steam. engine, cnrlucnpla, aud other
symbols. The light is supplied wholly
ltsrvlyh til: window in the louf. The gas
| apn1iu,us is p,;tecd :.'lrvt tue ceiling. The
cei!in. is s., irct tfom lAc floor. hut presents
aH appearance of greater altitude. 1t is irl-
cfusteu ,,i!l floral and other embellishments
in hi41 relief, anu all NJ irea. The floor of
| the c:1a1,lcr is c.vcrctl wiki 200 yards Of
1>pe>4r: calprtin., having u large patt"rn Of
HUAt!@ WI u lIll [1!C 4ltAH'4, AUI TX / 4CSF
dents .ir:k is :, modest table Ut mahogany.
as unlis. ~ possible to tie marble bar Of tllt'
II.use Of Representatives.. Tue places o!,
SENATORS trt arranged in three roTs.
TIE spectators galleries are upholstered ip
lsAb i sluask. Ample accommodation is sup-
piie. even 10 the cytGnt Of u latl!cs' ro1ln..
ON aeccss +, tbs galleries Is obtained
through 1r"rs o( nartr, iutaid with bronze.
III" gallery SIT apart tor the p::css is fitted
With desks for absut twenty 1".fsons, and it's
,l:nIels:' oil that hi one wiIl Il. permitted
~ishin it unless specially accredited |y the
Vice President.
Inr wings ei the Capitol l,eiu;s ur the Ro-
mln Cnrintlian order Of architecture, the
interior fittings anI decoration, are, of
cou'-r. in lls4ruruy Herewith, Tue llall it.
sei is a'pY".chcd hy sw" grand ssairways.
:Ln ra-t Of TcEnrs~tc marh)s-tllc west en-
tirr'y Ut wls:lr marble "t' r:tIc1ue purity.
<"ii:ter Is .tt cutnplc:ed but enough is shs"n
by the bread unlr'|c Steps, lie massive
nA}n.:r4'lss WI the same material anu
tho superb columns, witt! their cari-
tal~ frightened with bronze, to indi-
cast lie ,na3n!tctnc: ol tIr design.
Both ~ttr""yS ARE lighted t1om the ,"ot.
| will y. c!;l adarta.i'.n 10 ii, walls. 'rin"
r4,,.y, "it;. l'i>tnricn1 I's;n'iugs. This +iu.
ttlN'l l. tHttEHittA ttlt lIA*l IiAt III INK
t,ul1:r. l"r the -xccu'iuu Of -uul- work ii
art I. c1dil. The deeds Of history.
lii. Senators rcti.iug-runnn ani aute.
| ct,:.,,.i"'s age the must highly finished rooms
il ll,r C'pitol. Thy are III totally. different
>'}l's. III re4iring-ro"m is entirely Of Mar.
| ltr-slle roof supp ,rted by columns Of rare
beauty. 1t IS Impossible to desire any effect
[ more chlstc tinu this apartment presents,
wi;a tie Guild glitter Of its :alls and ruof
..u34:.!, rncd, auurLt4l the n,ost.'' Three mir,
.ul-, in.cr,.a w panels in tue wall, are, eacl
! D! ihr dimensions of l20 inches in height t.,
| 60 Inches wide The aute-room is excessive
| in .,rEamcntato1, aarl Is yet urlinsheti. The
wll> III: diede1 by g;ided ~ork in 7<l;eto
lite spaces for ftesco paintings. TIE le1ut
eel u IN t'l' room is raurlcd, eaca paut
| l,ri,g lil].,l with 4 ro-ctfe o. FURNISHED gold
Tie four sIanisils nu.l the crntre Of the loint
| have :1llesurical paintings executed III {
| superior manner, and forming contrast It
| certain m,raIlions IN another PORTION Of til.
huil,.n". where one represents Il celcstla
i,sin. witll a di.loca,e,l Lip, and nuoihcr tL.
| God less Of Melancholy dancins thu bolero.
The President and Flce-Presilca1's apart
nlcil.s. AMI tllc committee rooms, eutcr from
the level ut thu Senate door. All are dec0ra
ted. Some flew are finished, but the greater
| number arc Incomplete, in consequence 0
the ac,lon If Congress in Withholding supplies
| Tue corridors anu pas:agas ura ilk:wi-e il
| prn.7e*s OF establishment. All are laid viii
cncausuic tiles. Tie a1caei roofs are, gcner
ally Speaking. finished iu ceometric desl gas
enclosing Landscape and hcra1dic device.
The walls arc covered with tre}lis-work o
flowers and foliage IL which Cupiis ant
American birds, beast. and creeping thing
arc aScc0din. and descending, with more u
less resemblance to nature. Some Of TN
flowers and frnit pieces are gems.
| Tie heating aud yentilatiug arrangement
arc raid to b. the largest in the world-thos
II the Eogl;sh House II rarlment not e1ccp,
ed. Every portion Of the Capitol-thc monu
famous mass Of nlarblc--ls ut once vcntilat
ell aud warmed by one apparatus. Egh
boilers convey steam to coils set in diferen
places the ce'lurage, supplying any degree Q
h.at required, and at the same time motiE
power to two fans in either wing. One 9
1u.>. fans seu1s continual brcczes Of med
ca,.,l air through the smaller apartment:
while tie other perform: the same servic
for The Senate Climber. The air il gradua
ted, according TO the atmospheric tcmptatus
without and the political excitement within
tfuriu- Il SECTIONAL debate never to excce
| 90 ,les. and Oh ordinary occasions to raag
between ~ aud IS dcg. thirty thousau
| cubic icet air are circulated through III
chamber pc2 nllzute, which quantity may
! Increased to eighty thousand. The apra1atE
| il cnmnlttrfy under control.