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Rh court room, state officials' apartments, senate chamber, and the house, all blend in the striking colors of green and red. At the head of the grand stairway and above an art glass window, is a painting presented by the Northern Pacific Railway Company, representing the driving of its golden spike, at Gold Creek, Montana, on the completion of the road on September 18th, 1883. General U. S. Grant is plainly shown holding the hammer, which drove the spike, finishing the railway connections from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by this transcontinental line.

In the house of representatives, directly over the speaker's desk, is a painting, commemorating the "Louisiana Purchase." In this picture are grouped the men who participated in this transaction, though some of them