ThereisaverypleasantandcommodiouslibraryintheCapitol；andfromabalconyinfront，thebird\'s-eyeview，ofwhichIhavejustspoken，maybehad，togetherwithabeautifulprospectoftheadjacentcountry。Inoneoftheornamentedportionsofthebuilding，thereisafigureofJustice；whereuntotheGuideBooksays，\'theartistatfirstcontemplatedgivingmoreofnudity，buthewaswarnedthatthepublicsentimentinthiscountrywouldnotadmitofit，andinhiscautionhehasgone，perhaps，intotheoppositeextreme。\'PoorJustice!shehasbeenmadetowearmuchstrangergarmentsinAmericathanthoseshepinesin，intheCapitol。Letushopethatshehaschangedherdress-makersincetheywerefashioned，andthatthepublicsentimentofthecountrydidnotcutouttheclothesshehidesherlovelyfigurein，justnow。
TheHouseofRepresentativesisabeautifulandspacioushall，ofsemicircularshape，supportedbyhandsomepillars。Onepartofthegalleryisappropriatedtotheladies，andtheretheysitinfrontrows，andcomein，andgoout，asataplayorconcert。Thechairiscanopied，andraisedconsiderablyabovetheflooroftheHouse；
andeverymemberhasaneasychairandawritingdesktohimself:
whichisdenouncedbysomepeopleoutofdoorsasamostunfortunateandinjudiciousarrangement，tendingtolongsittingsandprosaicspeeches。Itisanelegantchambertolookat，butasingularlybadoneforallpurposesofhearing。TheSenate，whichissmaller，isfreefromthisobjection，andisexceedinglywelladaptedtotheusesforwhichitisdesigned。Thesittings，Ineedhardlyadd，takeplaceintheday；andtheparliamentaryformsaremodelledonthoseoftheoldcountry。
Iwassometimesasked，inmyprogressthroughotherplaces，whetherIhadnotbeenverymuchimpressedbytheHEADSofthelawmakersatWashington；meaningnottheirchiefsandleaders，butliterallytheirindividualandpersonalheads，whereontheirhairgrew，andwherebythephrenologicalcharacterofeachlegislatorwasexpressed:andIalmostasoftenstruckmyquestionerdumbwithindignantconsternationbyanswering\'No，thatIdidn\'trememberbeingatallovercome。\'AsImust，atwhateverhazard，repeattheavowalhere，Iwillfollowitupbyrelatingmyimpressionsonthissubjectinasfewwordsaspossible。