The Capitol At Washington.-The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Transcript gives the following summary of the repairs, renovations, and improvements, making without and within the Capitol: The Capitol presents a scene of busy preparation, and looking as fresh as a profuse expenditure of white paint can make it; while its stair cases are clogged up with the tongs, shovels, andirons, grates and fenders from the various committee rooms, all dragged out to have their last year's incrustation of rust, dirt and tobacco spittle removed with the pumice stone. But the busiest part of the building is the Hall of Representatives, which now brought back to its original plan, presents its old familiar appearance. The only difference is that the floor has been raised three feet higher than it was formerly, an arrangement which though assisting the hearing, necessitates its fleet up, and operates the effect of the circular colonnade, by concealing too much of the pilasters, and also makes the entrances look too low, the so many characters. These defects unsightly as they are, are forgotten, as, standing by at the main entrance they take in at one glance the Speaker's Chair, which, now of course placed directly opposite to you and under the ladies gallery, has been just fitted up and decorated by Burke of New York in a style that fills every visitor with admiration. The hangings are of crimson damask satin; falling from bowings which support the centre a large gilt shield emblazoned with the three stars and enclosed in a massive frame every denomination of bronze. The combined effects of the crimson drapery, the gilt shield and the bronze frame, is in the highest degree rich and at the same time not gaudy. The whole design reflects much credit on the taste of Mr. Burke. And a glimpse of the chair to be placed under the magnificent canopy, and found it to be of a corresponding richness. Its cost will be about $150. It is of mahogany and crimson velvet - certainly the man doomed to fill that elevated situation in serene of, and I am sure Mr. Burke's stuffing will prove satisfactory to the Speaker. Viewing the Speaker's chair with its fern ups you find a group of solid r, beside with the throne in the British House of Lords is wholly by giant. The canopy and shield however, with the nor from a large origin of the ladies gallery above the Speaker, but the women to much loss to the gossips there, as they very seldom listen to what's going on below. But this truly he editor in future, since the monkeys to lounge with the macks tympathetic creatures. They are thought to have any business on the floor of the Hall, which is not very beautiful after all but its some become ornamental answer one original purpose beside the tobacco juice. The Senate undergoing repairs and it is said Mr. Burke will consult the columns in lofty form and drapery in a style similar to Mr. Putnam's suit. The workmen have nearly finished the works and sod ias of he western art fet. plruds to lately have hi-biemhs- eoslate which correspond with occasional years neo Then Ire a. sited Paenemenens naiapdh. utie(omr ishh si higin pubie -ntounotn t at an emi wtaehitt from Bsonm ni nving i c reth Punic bali s. erdcrstuintnsworsasher witead tie erey of light in balt the souIwoud not re surerisd ity were ordered over emovrda exrsessjon.
