mr. chairman , let me tell the gentleman that i am very appreciative of his interest in the institution 's history .  as he is aware , the speaker controls the placement of plaques on the house side of the capitol .  their placement is very restricted , and we attempt to achieve recognition of events and places normally through other means .  the capitol visitors center is being designed to provide our visitors with a much fuller understanding and history of the house and senate .  included in the cvc is a 16 , 000 square-foot exhibit hall .  in this exhibit hall , the architectural and legislative history of the institution are highlighted .  as part of the currently proposed cvc exhibits are detailed sections on the history of the capitol and included in this is the fact that when the capitol was originally built , it was used for more than legislative meetings .  it was commonly used as the community center for the citizens of washington , d.c .  during that time , there were few places for meetings or church services .  thus , it is correct that such religious services were held here .  all these facts are included in the cvc exhibits , and i would encourage that the education of citizens be pursued in this venue so that a more complete history beyond a plaque can be presented .  