[Illustration: Photo by Pach Bros., New York PRESIDENT TAFT ] _Washington_ _ITS SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS_ BY MRS. HARRIET EARHART MONROE _Author of "The Art of Conversation," "The Heroine of the Mining Camp," "Historical Lutheranism," etc._ _NEW AND REVISED EDITION_ [Illustration] FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1909 COPYRIGHT, 1903 AND 1909, BY HARRIET EARHART MONROE [_Printed in the United States of America_] Revised Edition Published September, 1909 CONTENTS PAGE I. The City of Washington 1 II. A Genius from France 4 III. The Capitol Building 12 IV. Interior of the Capitol 17 V. The Rotunda 21 VI. Concerning Some of the Art at the Capitol 26 VII. The Senate Chamber 33 VIII. The House of Representatives 40 IX. Concerning Representatives 46 X. The Supreme Court Room 53 XI. Incidents Concerning Members of the Supreme Court of the 58 United States XII. Teaching Patriotism in the Capitol 67 XIII. People in the Departments 73 XIV. Incidents In and Out of the Departments 80 XV. Treasury Department 84 XVI. Secret Service Department of the Treasury of the United 92 States XVII. Post-Office Department 100 XVIII. Department of Agriculture 105 XIX. Department of Chemistry on Pure Foods 109 XX. Department of the Interior 114 XXI. Branches of the Department of the Interior 121 XXII. Bureau of Indian Affairs 126 XXIII. The Library of Congress 131 XXIV. The Pension Office 138 XXV. State, War, and Navy Departments 146 XXVI. State, War, and Navy Departments (_Cont'd_) 155 XXVII. Department of Commerce 161