reading the bills. the u.s. capitol was converted into a field hospital during the u.s. civil wars. there's been sightings of soldiers even today. >> they were very idealistic and their spirits would be here. >> joe novatney retired from the house. you've seen him on cspan as the reading clerk. he's observed weird things in the house chamber late at night after everybody else is gone. >> all of a sudden, in the well of the chamber, directly in front of me, i see a man walk in front of me. i look up immediately to see who it is. there was nobody there. you tell yourself, is this real? but it was vivid. >> tower above is the legend of the demon cat. it appears before national emergencies like when the british burned the capitol in