, 1869-02-16
WASHINGTON,

HE ktshted Capitol Eopx Bvenius:
:, xxaafon-Iobty mnan1na11ons-oF-
sanitation orthe.N Next longsess.
>@ WASHINGTON. Feb. o..
hid YOU c7cr Sc. she Capitol lighted In TIE
ntobts Then it = st7ucture like Aladd!A's
psiace, the u-Etle seeming to be trans2e~,
'-ant the luninona outline solitary ngamsl
the dark: amorg the 11ed stars the sE<rai
,taze Of the larthosn cleaning; long bars Of
rubescent light curVinG down the domca Ake
that transmitted through an inverted A'5.
| Strange ambtr-unted,mS Sstertes shine AROUND
! the base; nerked places Of opal sh'u'mer on
| the polished. porllcos, and, Eilent> IS "
| were the l!Kated fab. e Of V's'on+ ING sasl
skeleton of Fague architectural suggestion
,ooms m III lonely hill. No lesser lights
compete With It, except the blot .hea lamps
If the CITY. seeming to he ita own reflection
In nools ,rd marshes. They say that seotss.
sketch Of Melrozs bT moonlight was myth.
This IL ,ouc, unless to barren imag1sstlocs,
and las. u!sht 1t was extraordinary oeFonn
use,f. In the. dark Of d cloudy weather,
; 4hc sepate wing Of the: Capitol
xas raycalsd to the mlsts and took impeaecl
! renc;Ilioas upon thsm. 9lank blaze, c1ta-
nrroras nal olaSkea aa,e St thsse Tsfn Wffs nu
< thr fame and the yague,- the nag, upon ~
G r1ast. shook ont the dew, aud made the huge
y bile seem 9 fortress ia time OF WIZ. ins
j. mathematical lines OF windows Were pot.-
hoIes, suggesting casemates, with Rupnefs On y
watch. The solemn stiffness was hss tnas =;
before The battle aseYc, the euIEhS nan1s N.Y. "
the dome was the rlag Of inc1ploslse soendl
-. cts, or mystic symbol 10 Hsetos ossoAs
+ ~ Th,s aae, alwa5s hoisted ahove one wing
" T. when The body thercofslt below, sao"ea ~
the unusual Istencss that list 1isoi *as
~ yic.lnut time for the SENATE. 20 It "as
cd The occaF!ou Tss ,.n, .vrSr
Au- and the Senate sal No the LIFELONG niSh'
ian Thc majority Of the Sena: oFa were fesotse
'o1 to p4ss scme amendment; ons ~H 1,tnn,
Is itv remained to register their opposition. an
- IL b some hopc oi defeating any amendne1
-. Whatsoever. ,-..,
eet. Iii n.ght, speaking and amer amending ~sfS s,m :
!, al ues,ched out kleepe1s. Af. Sumner doze
ant. sc,nss his desk, 4 tss resorscd 10 prlva
: hottie In the ante-rooms. Despite tue loi
w siege there wera some spseSnss .esstoh9o ~
to e9hs we,ry intellect Of the Senate. -Amol
s8I INN HenrT Wilson'S was braef and besu
Mc. fni. The ntte1nncc s}nrere falth II the RAW
Ion ystas b.i,Sh to ison addc tnit 10
amsnarnent 10 eoEsnchise rebel aud neg
sl,kc, tho only Justice that w1la btana
IT tM led at time. In this no recs iyod tae q
10 mart Of Kam.cY, Harlan, Grimes, and lsu
oies. mil. and of RnbeYt8on md Sawyer, Tug : .
IL 81 most crydftab1c southern ecnators; IN
uter. Wo,n n.rr The noor was strcwn Tltn pap
thsI Inc chamber looked like tho scene o.
ouac or Of casousal. stu tac ude nsrIEu
tass iAc rnt,,, though tho lamps dI:appSaruaaa ~
,lnrs. y h1tc Day, nnd tho roHerlat rn5s'ea',
<ouii \ ,p,cs Of tue ecnatofa seemed ~ ~
!han stronger With the period Of thc's ssnn
po"ss ,. Al Inst the amendment o. ,snt ~
.1shss anofseu. sth.st uth.nnhv II IL 4 bel
, ~!ta worthy at hh pti'anthtoPn1no H. 11outc. aud
sst 10 fSciusliy closts iii pscjudtoed discussion
tu,l the r1yslson Of suttrMRo ior long 70 eoa''
therc >"~ raxa an THE rAnirB.
1nnJ (icuc.al Garticid Rcl!s-lafhi tnee, = IN,
seh cel7rd from Au1asa Walker, OF North ~.
tns1 atid. Mnp4,. s,atyn.sut at wages pain ~
= they pEtat shoe factory Of that IOWA ~ ~. nH
s.tlck: | iti,T and uiso d tsatlucut OF Tue Rtace
40 con. snh.i.tt rcc for Slot .laborer's ianity
uld tot warrs hayc Increased 3!.6 pei cent.
. icn. In. INCREASED pS.T per can!. Ing ~
Kssnsi nrc in 1,,trr.s there. sos under tho hieh
ss sndIoc. The Itch ars g1owlIs Richer and 'ne
lne9t. q Letters have been received here from j
~ ~ towp. Pa, ftoun several poor emEaoyes o.
" NV pYts1 irop Dim Of Wood. Morteil q Io.'
1ox.-n. ~ {pv Ccorress, In its wisdom, 70 aeEne
;Rsc ~ means whereby the rnllways can eaIry
~ the Tree personal expense 70 tne Sotth
: hceS ihey hsApgs unable to: save Una nece
.he.nal amorut Of money 70 20. away. as ING pr
essonaI living IS hlgh and wages are pretty
htaintd al the;old figure, They do not say, ee
iuu1a pf lhey do not comprehend, snas uooss 'es