Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-04
Congressman in Washington
WHERE AND HOW aH.y LIVE

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WHERE AND How qHsY LIVE.
A newspaper correspondent writing of Gen
Garfield in days gone by spoke o. him as occu
plying "a cheap boarding house Ia Washington
This suggests a few remarks as to how Con-
greSsmen live In this city. All OF them are not
rich. but on the contrary the ma jority are poor,
and have little more than their official salaries
to keep the wolf from the door, The excep-
tfonal wealthy ones maintain as good style here
as at their homes.
AS TO SENATORS,
q good many OF them are householders In this
city and own their realty. Bayard, OF Della
ware, has comfortable home on Massachusetts,
well stocked library. His house is costly. but
not ela0orately, furnished. Next door to him
lives Senator Edmunds OF Vermont. Mr.. Ed
Senator Bayards. and would bring about
$4,000 at Private SALE Mr. not
entertain lavishly or promisouously, but the
two Senators are on terms OF the closest init
macy and enjoy the constant company Of one
the day at the Senate. Senator Morrill, has
beautiful home at the intersection OF Vermont
avenue and M street. It has front yard OF
house is OF the modern style OF architecture
rich, but not gaudy.' It is worth. say $50 600.
aud is If furnished In exceeding good taste. Sen
street. 1t Is valuable property. built when real
estate was at war prices With its furniture
Il Is worth to-day $4,000 at least.
atty, and Is the prince OF good fellows at home.
His latch string Is always open, and during the
congressional season his house at night Is
as yet rents house, formerly the residence OF
eN.Gov, Shepherd, the hands0mest house prob
ably to-day IN the city. The furnishings OF the
house are elaborate and costly. Mr.. Shepherd
gave an artist in this line check for $4,000;
Told him to go ahead and furnish it, which he
did. Mr.. Cameron is building house Of his
own now which will cost him when finished
in his hospitality. but is inclined to
stag" parties rather than genera! or
rents fine house On | street. and keeps well
up to all the social customs of the city. Sena-
tor Jones, the Gold Hill, Nevada, Senator. oceu-
pies Gen. Ben. Buffers house on capitol Hill,
which is almost under the shadow OF the Capt
toi. He pays a royal rent and lives like q
prince. His house being SO near the Capitol, it
and get s1ittle suthin'' when the feeling comes
on Senator Thurman has modest house on
14th street. The Senator is a complete home
body. and enjoys the society OF his wife and
| fashionable round His house is worth say
$4,000; is furnished modestly, but with
home In his easy chair, enjoying good demo-
cratic smoke from common P0Whattan pipe.
Nearly all the other Senators live In boarding
houses or hotels. Mr.: Conkling lives at Worm
y .,
Cameron before the latter rented the Shepherd
house.
THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
The great majority OF the members of the
lower house live in boarding houses. There are
numerous exceptions though, and notable ones.
Gen. John Fl. Ketcham, of New York formerly
one of the District Commissioners, has recently
built an elegant house in the fashionable
quarter of X street. 1t is elegant aid In good
taste. substantial; the whole worth In the
Gen. Ketcham lives with his family sur
rounded by all the comforts which good
The banker Congressman, Levi p Morton, has
magnificent home On Ii street. The house Is
built after the old style, square, roomy and
WITH wide hIseetng han IL the middle Il is
royalty. Speaker Randalrs home Is modest
three-stOry brick, on Capitol Hill, worth
not more than $4,000, furniture and all,
There is no desire for display on the
Speakers part. even if he could afford It,
His wife Is not fond OF society" nor is
Louisiana, also lives on Capitol Hill, In rented
house. 1t Is four story brick, about the center
OF fine row. The block is one of the hand
touches OF the French school or architecture
He has his home magnifcently furnished. and
has as good private library as any In Wash;
affairs are regulated by housekeeper. Mr..
Chittenden OF the Brooklyn IN. " district, has
prncely home on Vermont avenue. which he
rents. It is the scene of many pleasant gath
eTings The home OF Fernando Wood, on 18th
street, ranks with the best 1t Is large four
story brick, with a French roof, abutting ON
the two fashionable streets - 18th and l.
It's furnishings are costly and OF the
very best. The parlors have In them choice
paintings in Oil, and articles OF rpifu. In the
summer the house is turned over 20 the care OF
servants, but in the winter has most hospita-
bic latch string. Most of the other Representa-
tives live either in hotels In boarding houses.
The proportion Of householders among the men,
herS OF the lower house Is not nearly SO large as
among Senators. This for the reason that
While the former have only two years to serve
the latter have six