The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-13

cornerstone lie added that the senate
WING was first constructed. and finished
ir f>0o Work then began on the HOUSE
vinc which was finished BOZ l,ll Tine TWO
bnildincs were connected hy % hli-''
Thornton plans provided for "a dome n".
tb. dom. was not built until after the
destruction of the wings hy the hil''"'
under Gen. Ross boo l>li in I>i' lh'
construction of the building was hc-an'
and 10 WAS completed ln ten years.
Capitol remained thus until l>'i. "'
House and Senate extensions were
huilt and finished in 1850 and l>a' me
immense iron dome l- ini7nrn ln iN'''
MORE ATT ACTIONS.
,rhe ruide then turned IBIS attention lo
th. rafntfues ina the rOtuuda. ile h'-iA
with the four TrumhuI pictures inc
Declaration of independence. thc a"II'"-
der off Burgoync. the Capture OBJ corn
wallis and Washington kr7i-uih- JUS
Commission All have appeared repeat
.dv i'm school books. and hi7l"li''
works. and the teachers s1zed at theh
boz silent admiration. The oin'' l'"'
great pictures were fully as famous ""n
interesting They were. Lmhtfh".'" n "A
ih. Pilgrims by Weir tne LanNhA Cd"
Columbus. by Nandcrlyn the Discovery
of fh. Mississippi hy Powell ANA ihe
.N
were American artists. The school
to.cn.rs heard this with mods Of ffils-
faction Then their attention was dlicct-
ga to the Brumidi friezcs. and his mas
tcrpiccc the canopy of the rotundA. ihe
friczes arc SD artistic that the teachers
were slow TO believe that they wore
paintings and not bias rciieis.
The guide next called attention io the
great bronze doors az the entrance. Ih'y
were east I'D Munich. and cost the gov
eminent SIS 900. The visitors examined
them with great interest hut they mani
tested much more interest when they saw
fhe bronze doors az the outside entrance
- the Senate wing These doors cost
s-fnl1 The teachers were delighted %
hcar that they were east an Cmcopee'
Mass
From the main entrance where the
rlatform has been erected for the maui
duration of the Presidents since the DAYS
OF James Monroe. the guide conducted
the party through the old Coneressi5nAl
Library 10 the west portico. Here WASH
inptou was spread below them buried III
foliage. 10 is the finest view or inc ci'y'
II was here that humboldt stood When
hc said chat this was the most htautiiui
view of amy city that be had seen I'D MS
travels around the world
The rleut on iHio lni Ni'"t"i ''''.' ''''
was enhanced In beauty by hcecy clouds.
Thev cast their shadows upon the great
olclisk erected 20 tnc memory of Wash
incton. 10 was as white AS alabaster and
the shadows chased each other from IFS
foundation 10 its apex. while the alumni
mum point $50 feet from 30. base. spafhicD
at times like am immense Kohinoor. The
marty was charmed with the scene. and
expressions OF admiration were heard
on every side.
Tac guide next led them 90 The old SEN
ate chamber now the Supreme Court
room rhis was the room boz which WEBB
ster delivered his famous reply to ilayne.
and where Henry clay awOke the world
with his elOquence on behalf of the Greek
patriOIs 30 was here also that Brooks
assaulted Sumner and that The electoral
commission which made Hayes President
met.
Here the Congressman came 20 the
front lie assured the young ladies that
tho guide was mistaken. as Henry Clay
was a member OF the House. when. in
1874 he made his great speech on behalf
or the struggling Greeks.
PRESIDENTS ROOM
Passing the rohng room OF the judges
OF the Supreme Court the guide conduct
ed the party TO the room In the Senate
wing set apart for use Of the President of
the United states. II is said to contain
the finest frescoes Of any room on the
western continent. Here is the choicest
work Of Brumidi II WAS here that lrcsi-
dent Arthur sat when he signed the bill
placing Gen. Grant on the retired list