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Rambler in Warrington, D. C., No. 2

| Rambler in Washington, u. G., No. e.
Ed. JOURNAL = Before releavinR the Cap
itol must take stroll into the Library
Halls, which occupy the principal floor Of
the entire west projection, fronting Penn.
sylvania Avenue. The main hall el1 feet
long, "a wide and 3S high The two
wings are each 05 feet long, 29l wide and
3s high. The whole is lighted by windows
in the alcoves and skylights in the iron
frame work Of the roof and transmitted
through the ceiling. The floors are Of
black and white marble. 1t is said to be
The only entirely ire-prooi library in the
world and contains 100000 vol'l mcs and
$4,000 pamphlets
The Supreme Court room, formerly oc-
cupied by the Senate, is at the right OF the
passage leading from the rotun da to the
present Senate Chamber 1t is Sc mi circu.
lar form, with a rather fat dome, support
cd by columns of variegated Poto rll ac mar
BILE from Harpcrs Ferry with CO pitfalls of
white Italian marble. This hall is 45x75
feet and 45 high, Along the west wall
stand the busts Of JohnJay John Rutledge,
Oliver Ellsworth and John Marshall who
were Chief Justices Of the United States.
The busts Of Judges Taney and Chase are
each being made and will soon occupy
place with the others.
In passing from the rotunda to the pres
ent hall of the House Of representative,
the visitor enters the National Statuary
Hail. which was formerly the Representa-
tive Hall. This also is a semi CT rcl lie and is
72 feet wide, 96 feet long and 81 feet to the
apex, or highest point OF the dome. Over
the north door stands an exquisite v design
ed and beautifully executed clock in mar
BILE. The drapery floating in the mir is
represented as standing on the winged car
OF Time, recording past events. The car is
placed on globe OIL which are Gu he signs
OF the zodiac The hours are nn arked on
the face Of the wheel Of the car.
In July, 1864, clause in an nPpropria-
ton bill passed by Congress- auth orized the
President Of the United States to invite
each State to furnish two statutes OF deceas-
ed persons who had been citizefiS thereof,
and distinguished for civil or mi itary SER
vice, and deemed worthy Of this national
commcmoration by being placed in the
Statuary Hall. But few Of the States as
yet have furnished the statutes.
In addition to the State contri b u tions the
Hall contains plaster copy Of the statute
of General Washington in civil attire.
with a staff in his hand his cloak and
sword resting OIL bundle of rods and a
rude pillow in the rear; the statute of
Alexander Hamilton in marble, W hich cost
$4,000; statute of Abraham Lincoln, bv
Miss Ream, cost $4,000; statute OF Thos.
jefferson signing the Declaration of Inle-
pendence, in bronze, and many ot hers. Al
30 life-size portraits Of Henry CLAY :
Charles Carroll: J. r. Giddings, by Miss
Ransom, OF Cleveland, Ohio, which cost
81 900, and many Others.
This hall was occupied by Con gress thir-
ty-two years. During the first part OF the
war it was used as quarters for SO ldi iers. In
1862 it was occup ell as hospit al for the
sick and wounded OF the army and in 1864,
by act of Congress, was sci apart for its
present very appropriate purpose.
PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY.
Just at the base of the big Ian tern in the
dome, described in my last, is Il walk sur
rounded by a balustrade 23S feet above the
bse line OF the building, from w wilich point
the curious visitor can, in few minutes,
survey the whole city and envirous. Fa.
cling the east, on the left stands the Asylum
for Deaf and Dumb on the right, the In.
sane Asylum; on the south, the Anacosta
uniting with the Potomac the y avy Yard
Arsenal Buildings and seven niles below
Alexandria. Facing tic west, on the left
of Pennsylvania avenue, very near the
Capitol, are the gardens and fart her up the
avenne, Smithsonian Institute, and still
, farther on the right, the Treasury Depart
ment White House, Patent Office Build
ings, &c. This is truly magni Fl cent view
to behold the broad streets, the costl,
buildings, tall spires, street cars in all di
rections, railroad cars, carriages, pedestri
, ans, skipping in the Potomac river. park
and monuments with the farms and gar
dens that lie bcyondltIe city-alI taken il
at one view 1t seems like n miniatur
o world
Two years ago, by an act of Congress,
telegraph line was constructed by G. c
Maynard. The Office is in the u asement q
the north corridor The wires leave tn
J buildings md pass through the Capitc
q ground by subterranean cable and theme
on poles to the Government Printing OF
! fee, Interior, Post Office and Treasury Dc
q partment and Attorney Generals Office.
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