The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05

bly, accommodate more than that num-
Der on their side; the effect would be
| somewhat lop-sided and decidedly in
artistic.
The carpet in the chamber has been
cleaned-cleaned without having been
taken up; cleaned by men who paraded
over it's surface on their knees and
! who had scrubbing brushes and some
soapy compound and steel scrapers. The
lobby carpet has been similarly treat
ed. Where the pages feet beat con-
tinuous tattoo while they wait for use
full occupation a double layer of car
, pet has been put down, and this is
expected to withstand the wear and
| tear of the next few months.
| New carpets have been put in the
east, southeast and west galleries, some
of it maroon colored, some of it dark
red. In the press gallery no changes
have been made, but as is the case
all over the building, everything has
| been thoroughly cleansed and renovat-
| ed
For the first time in many years the
walls and ceilings of the capitol cor
| ridors are clean. During the absence
of the sergeantat-arms of the house
| and Of the capitol architect the control
of the capitol was vested in the SER
| geant-at-arms of the senate He is a
| good executive officer Under his di-
rection labOrers, scrubbers, painters
and decorators have been engaged for
several weeks in restoring the capitol
| to its original condition of cleanliness
| and beauty.
Senators who do not shave them
selves will be pleased to learn that re-
form has been at work in the barber
| shop, and that in the future each SEN
ator will have shaving cup and brush
of his own. The Individual mugs have
| each been decorated with the names of
their proprietors-nice gold, old English
letters.
You have all seen the grand transfor-
nation scene, where from darkness and
| deep gloom in a flash everything all
| ters to brightness ard happiness, and
| the ballet skips forward, and the pre-
mier danseuse whirls to the center on
| her toes, amid the enthusiastic shouts
| of the gallery gods. Something of this
sort is just what is going to happen at
the United States capitol that great
! theater on the hill.
Stately senators and rushing repre-
sentatives will seek their places in
their committee rooms and in their leg
islative chambers. The corridors will
be crowded with sight-seers, and the
capitol employees will go to work to
earn their salaries
There is ALWAYS somebody at the
capitol, even if it is only the capitol
police, one or two guides and an OPEN
mouthed deniZen of the back woods
gazing in astonishment at the big
dome. During the past week, mem
bers of the house have been coming in
and paying little visits to the scenes
of their past and future labors. Then
the app opriations committee has OPEN
ed for business and little groups of
members can usually be found sitting
around the long table in the committee
room. The supreme court is also in
session, and the solitary looking door
keeper again sits on his throne. and
pulls the string which opens the por-
tals of this sacred chamber.
The room just opposite the west en-
trance to the house, used by the file
and journal clerks, always hae little
group. In this room probably more
work is done during the session than
anywhere else in the capitol 1t is not