The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-28
DEMOCRATIC RErRENCHMENT


DEMOCRATIC RETRENCHMENT.
This is the way the Washington cor
-sespcndent Of the New York Sun, the
leading. democratic journal OF the
1oaasfy, goes for Democratic Con-
gres, and Its officers:
: WAsH1SaToS, Dec. A. The report OF
the Secretary of the Senate from ths
25th of March to the 30th of June.
lSVfhts been printed. An examina-
ton Of some Of the items Of expendi.
ture shows that the Democratic admin
--fyrrxffou- does not give promise OF
RHRom and netr6nchment For instsnce,
HS16t Is Sergeant -et- Arms took pos
! 44Jy&, sof ~his office on the 18th OF
March, and on that day he ordered
two. large .louhlezcylinder desks, at .
c2 q tDo; bi @rch 20. one revolv-
siur diait apA sdhe double pedestal
7 d1& scosiiSa t1ef; on Marca q, six
ok. fsyolsing CHAIRS covsred with
leather, $3.50, and one walnut desk and
two large cylindcf desks. S2SS. And
so on through fhs-morfth oI March
desks and chairs lounges and revolving
bookcases, till the sum total foots up
$l,805. In the month OF June w Is
Moss, whose ring affiliations are well
boSn. far oished through the Demo-
! ScfvNoA Sergeant Arms furniture and
carpets to the tune of $l,1l6.37.
The RepublEsus never were mig
aa6l)ysl = In alinE their committee
Hod1 They we're not averse to Ink
urious chairs, coy lounges, and gor-
geous cylinder desks. French. the
Republican Sergeant.at-Arms. was con-
:. sideredg most pfodigal fellow in his
y purchaser. but there seems to have been
a tremendous demand the very day
after the Democratic Senators got pos
session fox the screature comforts.
There were six large cylinder desks
bought from the 10,ir to the goth OF
March, and ten revolving leather-cov-
cred easy backed chairs and three leath-
s6s>eqversa lounges. One would i'm
sgins tiAg5 when the Republican Sen
ators surrendered their committee rooms
to their Democratic successors. they
carriedeolfs all the hair brushes and
combs aud clothes brushes, for I find
that during the month of April there
were ten and q half dozen of combs.
eleven and a half dozen hair brushes,
fssld fifteen and half dozen clothes
& flgnshes purchased. Tho Democratic
Senators must also have required q
great deal Of seeming to suit their fss-
tidiohs tastes, for thoy required during
April five gallons Of cologne and three
dozen Of pomsde. ffty.tive pounds OF
slgnm camphor, IS worth of cosmetique.
and 50 80 worth Of pear! powder.
But the most difficult thing the SEN
ators had to do, judging from the
Hecretary's report. was to keep cool.
OF course the Democrats were not alone
insthe need Of constant refrigeration
ThG Republicans mast have required Q
vast deal of the Same sort Of thing
There were $1,000 pounds of ice con.
sumcd for this refrigerating process
during the months of March and April
that 10. from March Is, the date o
mesting Of the extra session. till April
30. Just how all this refrigeration wa,
accomplished l have been unable tc
find out. l find. however, that on Apri
- let tho Sergeant.at. Arms bought "ont
large walnut refrigerator" at an cxpen
diture Of $3.50. But how they 90,
away with $4,000 pounds Of ice in ION,
large walnut refrigerator" Is past ever
my conjecture. There was, OF course
some ice required for leo water. ba
allo wing one ice cooler to each Of th,
/ forty two committees. two to the Sen
ate Chamber, one 10 the Secretary
Office, ore to tho Sergeant Arms
Office. one in the Postoilice. ono ia III.
document room, one in tho foldinf
room, and ono Ia the engine room
which would be in Gil City coolers
and ten pounds Of ice per day to eact
cooler. aud only 500. pounds OF ic,
would be consumed every twenty -foul
hours. From March 10 to April 30
forty -three days. including Sundays--
800 pounds of Ice per day would only
require 2l.500 pounds. 80 that 66. So
pounds OF ice must have been con
sumed IN that Zone large walnu. refriR
As<Dtor The month of June. however
Il ytsan exceptionally hard month OF
that "onc large walnut refrigerator"
find this item under date Of June 80 i,
the Secretary's report; ITO 63 9O'
pounds OF ice for use OF Senate durini
the month Of June. 1879. at % cent
per 100 pounds. S6lO 81" According
10 ny exceedingly liberal ALLOWANCE
& for be- wetcr only $4,000 pounds OF 10
were required for the water coolers
leaving for that tone large walnu,
Refrigerator" $500 pounds OF loo. Blu
all this ice. it appears. was not suffi
-cieus 10 Keep the Senators cool, for o,
June "A iad il the Sscretary's repor,
that la palm-leaf fans were bought.
find. also. that from March IS /,
June 80 the SenatoEs consumed eish
dossn boxsss d blscking. but I don
ind that any whitcwash was bought
although nobody doubts that GOOD
doal was required.
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