The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-21
SENATOR'S AND SALARIES.
How and when They Seyernlly l,r.
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i salaries just as regularly and with a.
/. much, greedlness as any other "hireG
T hand in Washington. Some of then
t draw every day during the session O
Congress- some once a week. other,
twice month. A few of them 90 into
r the cashiers room of the secretary's
r office and get their salaries only once q
: month. One senator only draws his
, pay once a year.
Among the senators who most fire..
quently call for their stipends is sena.
tor Voorhees,, of Indiana. It is said
that he calls on the secretary for his
salary oftener than any other member
of the senate.
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, is
rich man, and uses his salary for
spending money. Whenever he needs
a little pocket-money he sends his
clefk into the cashiers office and draws
YOU, $lOO, $500, and sometimes $500, at
a time. He boards at the Arlington
Hotel, and lives within his salary,
Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania, it is
said, prefers hard money, but is not
regular in calling for his pay. He does
not carry any money with him, and
runs bill at the senate restaurant,
which, | have heard, often amounts to
from $500 to $500. When he needs
any money he goes in to the cashier
ana tells him to send up to his house
SoO IN l0-cent pieces, 800 in quarters,
5000 in halfdollars, and 500 or 80 in
silver dollars.
Old David Davis is, perhaps, the
most regular in drawing his salary. On
the first day of every month he goes
to the cash-room and calls for his
money. One day l happened to be
there when the Illinois heavyweight
came in for his pay. While the clerk
was getting it ready Mr.. Davis remark
ed: 81 expect [ give you young men
a good deal of trouble, calling for nv
money SO often, hey-eh?" "Oh, not
at all, " answered the clerk. "If all the
senators were as regular as yourself,
we would not have any trouble at all"
"Ah " said the senator; "are there
any who draw more frequently than
90, eh-hey-eh?' cob, YES, sir
Some eff them draw little every dav,
others once week, and a great many
q dozen times month" "You don't
say So" said Mr.. Davis. care there
any who draw less frequently than I
do" Eyes, sir. There is one senator
who only draws once a year." "Ah
En-, hey! Humph!" grunted the old
senator "He could draw out and get
interest on it, couldn't he-hey, eh?"
and then rolling up his monthly salary
which the clerk had handed him, he
walked off muttering to himself "Once
a year, Ell ought to draw it out and
get interest on Itch, hey ?"
Roscoe Conkling drew his salary once
month: When ne resigned he sent
one Of his clerks up to the Capitol and
drew all that was due him, including
the day on which his resignation was
read. He, however, was not in his seat
ON that day, nor was he at the Capitol
at all afterward, during the remainder
OF the extra session. Platt, of New
York, has balance of Sc placed to his
credit, which, if he does not check out
before the LIST Of July, will be sent to
him by the Secretary of the Senate.
One Senator from the South, who
owns property, it is said, frequently
sells his salary before it is due at dis
count. l am told that once or twice,
after having given an order on the Sec.
rotary for his pay, by the way, he had
gone and drawn it out himself, allow
ing his order to 60 to protest and be
dishonored.
Sherman draws his money whenever
ne needs it, sometimes twice month,
and oftener it runs on two months.
Pendleton draws up close every month
when the Senate is in session.
Burnside sends draft on the Secre-
tary's Office to his banker at Providence
once month, and the bank draws on
the Secretary of the Senate regularly !
every month, whether the Senate is in
session or not. Anthony is the only
senator that draws once year, and his
banker attends to it for him.
Fair, of Nevada, went off without |
drawing a cent. but his salary from the |
4th Of March to the LIST of July will be !
sent to him if he does not draw it out |
IN the meantime, Fair is said to be
worth $42, 600, 600, Ben Harrison drew
on his salary three or four times. Call,
OF Florida, is said to be the most i'm
provident Senator in the bunch. It is
SAID that he really does not know how
TO manage his own financial affairs.
Senator Joe Brown, who looks like an
early day Scotch Presbyterian, uses his
salary for living expenses in Washing.
ton. He draws his money whenever
his hotel presents its bill. Then he
goes to the Senate Chamber and COM
plains about how much it costs to live
IN Washington. His living expenses,
however, it is thought, do not exceed
his salary. Last winter he boarded at
the Riggs House, but he bought, or pro-
poses to buy, a house in which he will
I'VE, and, it is said, will entertain on an
elaborate scale, Mr.. Brown is said to
De worth one or two millions.
There are several Senators who have
no no other income than their salaries. +
iiiey Cannot draw more money than
Is actually due them, but are entitled
70 &C, their salary whether they come near
Washington during the session Of Con-
gress or stay away. If they do not call
f 70 their money it is sent to them on
the Let Of July each year. The major
NY Of Senators are railroad directors,
presidents Of banks, bank directors, etc.
Pendleton and Sherman both have
large railroad interests, as also has
Henry g. Davis, of West Virginia, who
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