The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-23
senator's Salaries

draw every day during the session Of
Congress, some once a week. others
twice month. A few Of them 20 into
the cashiers room OF the Secretary's
Office and get their salaries only once
month One Senator only draws his
salary once year.
Among the Senators who most fire.
quently draw on their stlpends ls sena-
tor Voorhees, of Indiana. II Ia said that
he calls on the Secretary for his salary
oftener and draws smaller amounts than
any other member of the senate.
Henry G.. Davis Of West Virginia Ia a
rich man, and uses his salary for spend
ing money. Whenever he needs little
pocket money he sends his clerk into
the cashiers office and draws $50, $l0o,
and sometimes $500 at time. He
boards at the Arlington Hotel, and lives
within his salary.
Don Cameron of Pennsylvania, IL Is
said, prefers hard money, but Is not reg
uar In calling for his pay. He does not
carry any money with him, and runs
bill Mt the Senate restaurant, which |
have heard often amounts to from $500
to $500. When he needs any money he
goes I'm to the cashier and tells him to
send up to his house $50 In ten.cent
pieces, 800 In quarters, $500 In half
dollars, and 500 or 50 in silver dollars.
i have heard it suggested that Don used
his salary In this way as n substitute for
poker chips.
Roscoe Conkllng drew his sal ary once
a month. When he 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
that day nor was he at the Capitol at all
afterward during the remainder of the
extra session.
Platt of New York has a balance of SO
placed to his credit, which If not check
ed out before the 1st 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 1t Is due at dis
count. 1 am told that once or twice,
after having given an order on the Sec
retary for his pay, by the way, he has
gone and drawn 1t out HIMSELF allowing
his order to go TO protest and he dishon-
ored.
Sherman draws his money whenever
he needs it, sometimes twice month,
and oftener 1t runs Oh two months.
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Burnsides sends % draft on the Secre-
tary's Office to his banker, at Providence,
once a 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 at
| tends to it for him.
Fair, of Nevada, went off without
drawing cent, but his salary from the
| 4th of March to the 1st of July will be
sent TO him, If he does not draw it out
in the meantime. Fair is said to be
worth S42, 1000 900.
| Ben Harrison drew on his salary
three or four times. In fact, up to the
all the business he did in Washington
other than vote no with the Republicans
during the deadlock.
Call of Florida, is said to be the most
improvident Senator in the bunch. 1t
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 cash man, and complains
about how much it costs to live in Wash
ington. His living expenses, it is
thought however, do not exceed his sal
ary. Last winter he boarded at the
Riggs House, but he has bought, or pro-
poses to buy, a house in which he will
live, and ii is said, will entertain on an
elaborate scale. Mr.. Brown is said to be
worth one or two millions.
There are several Senators who have
no other income than their salaries
They cannot draw more money than is
actually due them, but are entitled to
their salary whether they come near
| Washington during the session of Con-
gress or stay away. If they do not call
for their money, it is sent to them on
the lst of July each year. The majority
of Senators are railroad directors, presi-
dents of railroad companies, presidents
Of banks, bank directors, etc. Pendle-