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Today having arisen about 11 A.M. we visited several establishments on Pennsylvania Avenue, Willard, and the Sanitary Commission. Finally I went to the Capitol alone, and there after admiring the beautiful paintings that have recently been added to the original collection in the Rotunda we passed on to the splendid apartments where the members of Congress were in session.
How was in the chair perfectly at home directly by his side that Prince of young parlimentarians Morris. The speaker was guiding the house with masterly skill as the tide of business swept it on. Bill after bill was presented, and hardly had the gentleman from Wisconsin with feeble voice pronounced its