Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
The Senator from Pennsylvania ad.


families here and live as gentlemen ds
live in Washington. Then he admit,
that We poor fellows, We white trash
must live on q scale entirely below the
nabobs Of the Senate. Well, Mr.
President, it does not require any ge
MUS 10 see and know that if you make
these determinations in social life, ol
necessity you force just such discrimi
nations upon the influence of men in
this body. There is great sublimity,
undoubtedly, in the idea of raising
above all, the accidents of human ma
,ure, looking at things in the abstract.
and regarding a man dressed in goat
skins precisely as one dressed like a
gentleman but, unfortunately, the
sentiment is not respected in practical
life. Would my honorable friend from
Vermont. Mr.. MORRILL,, or my hon
orable friend from Now Jersey, Mr..
FRELINGHUYsEN. if he was about Civ
ing a party, invite even a good man
who WAS SO eccentric as to defy all the
cannons of society. in dress and de-
mcanor'
Mr.. CHANDLER. The Senator from
Wisconsin says that this is practical
question, and it is, sir, very practi-
cal question. 1t means business. 1t
is not for me, Mr.. President, to criti-
else the action of brother Senators, or
of members of the other House. 1t is
not for me to say what the services of
individuals here are worth. have no
doubt that in the estimation of most of
the members of this body the pay they
receive is entirely inadequate; but |
have never known vacancy in this
body that had not at least one man
willing TO fill it for. the pay. In my
own State l think there must be at
least fifty men to-day who would be
willing TO sacrifice themselves 70 take
my place and ! presume there is not
another State in the Union that could
not furnish large number of men
ready and willing and anxious TO take
the place of every member of this body
upon the compensation that We now
receive.
Mr.. President. when you come 10
the cost of living. it is mere matter
Of taste. There was Quaker living
in Philadelphia few years ago. hat
ter, and one day rather rough look
ing man came In TO purchase hat,
and inquired Of the Quaker il he
could not take dollar less than he
asked. Said the Quaker. las live,
friend, cannot" With large-sized
adjective the man turned around and
said. ''then live cheaper" That was
his response. Said the Friend, ''Thee
can take hat thou art the first man
who has understood my secret" If
man will live within his means, he
GAA whether fosoS'ii: yoa pay S5,tuu,- Or ST.
500, or II 800, does not interfere at
all with the expenses of living. A
man who will not live upon $4,000 will
not live upon $500. He will not
live within his means, if he does not
on $1,000. And what is to-day the
compensation that we receive. Why,
Mr.. President, our duties here occupy
about four and half months in the
year, certainly not more than five
months at the outside. For that we
receive $1,000 year, or little over
81 900 q month. 1t would be very
hard TO satisfy my constituents that
81 900 month was not as much as
earn. l think could earn more, for
! do not believe there is o man in this
BODY or in the other House who has
made one half the pecuniary sacrifice
that l have made in occupying a seat
in this body and yet l was perfectly
willing, entirely willing, and have
been continually willing to occupy the
seat for the pay,
Mr.. LoeAx. Will the Senator al
low me TO ash him a question!
Mr.. CHANDLER. Certainly.
Mr.. LOGAN. Please state to the
Senate what your annual expenses are
for living here in Washington city.
Mr.. CHANDLER. do not think it
is any of the Senator's business. laugh
ter.
Mr.. LOGAN. 1 do not think it is
either but will you not give them ap-
proximatelyf
Mr.. CHANDLER. l live within my
means, and it nohody's business how
much spend.
NJ. LOGAN. That is true; but you
spoke about men living within their
means.
NJ NJ. CHANDLER. I cannot tell how
much spend.
Mr.. LOGAN. Do you not think II
costs you $50, ,000 year to live here!
Mr.. CHANDLER. am not here to be
questioned. spend what l please at
home or in Washington and it Is no
body's business.
Mr.. LOGAN. ! know that; but if
YOU had no income but the s.. 900 sal
ary how would you get along!
Mr.. CHANDLER. Then should live
within the $1,000 most certainly, and
would in all probability lay by little.
daughter.
Mr.. LOGAN. The point want to
make is, that inasmuch as you are not
dependent on that, you want to require
poor men to live within their means,
within the %, 900 and you to have an
opportunity of living on $4,000 or
s25 900 il you desire. That is about
the difference, is it not!
Mr.. CHANDLER. l have always lived
within my means, and ! always ex-
pect to do SO.
Mr.. LOGAN. Rich men always do.
Mr.CHANDLER. was very willing to
come here and occupy seat On this floor
at the salary which was then prescrib'
ed by law. and am willing to do SC
yet.
Mr.. LOGAN. Would you not have
been willing to come if the salary had
not been anything at all? Laugh
ter
Mr.. CHANDLER. / might and
might not. Claughter.l But l conside
that tie average congressman is vel
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