The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-26
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salaries Just Us regularly and with a
much greediness as any other "hlred
hand" In Washington. Some ofthem
draw every day during the session o.
Congress, some once q week, other,
twice q month. A few Of them gt
Into the cashiers room Of the Secre.
tary's Office and get their salaries only
once q month. One Senator only
draws his pay once q year.
Among the Senators who most ire
| quently call for their stipeDds II Sen
ator Voorhees, Of Indiana. IL Is said
that he call on the Secretary for his
salary oftener and draws it in smaller
AMOUNTS than any other member OF
the Senate.
Henry @. Davis Of West Virginia
is rich man, and uses his salary for
spending money. Whenever hc needs
a little pocket money no sends his
clerk into the cashiers Office and
draws $50. 500. 600. and some-
times $500 at time. He boards at
the Arlington Hotel, and lives with
In his salary.
Don Cameron OF Pennsylvania, IL Is
said, prefers hard money, but Is not
regular In calling for his pay. lie
does not carry any money with him,
and runs bill at the Senate restau-
rant, which / have heard often
amounts TO from 5000 10 $500. When
he needs any money he goes In TO the
cashier and tells him To send up 10 his
house $50 In ten-cent pieces, 500 In
quarters, $500 In half dollars, aud . 1Oo
or 30 In silver dollars. have heard
IL suggested that Don, perhaps, used
his salary In this way as substitute
for poker chips.
Old David Davis Il perhaps the
mos; regular In drawing his salary.
On tho first day Of every month he
goes 10 the cash room aud calls for
his money. One day happened TO
be IN there when the Illinois heavy
weight came Ia for his pay. While
the clerk was getting II ready old Da-
vid remarked:
81 expect give you young men a
good deal OF trouble, callIng for my
money 50 often, hey cd?"
"Oh, not at ALL answered the clerk
'.Ifall the Senator'S were as regular
a. yourself, we would not have any
trouble at ALL"
"Ahw said the Senator: care there
any who draw more frequently than
do. ah--hey-eh@t
ssOh, yes, sif. Some OF them draw
\ little every day, oihersopcc week,
aud . great many q dozen times &
Inentli."
s.You don't say So" said Mr. Dav-
Is. "Are there any who draw less
frequently than do?7
"Yes, sir. There Is one Senator
who only draws once year."
"Ahi Eh, hey! Humph! grunted
the old Senator. "He could draw II
oat and get interest On Il, couldn't
hc-hey, ehr and then rolling up
his monthly salary which the clerk
had handed him, he walked OF NUT
tering TO himself. .s0nce a year, eh!
ought to draw 1t ont and get interest
on they, eh?"
Roscoe CenklIng drew his salary
once q month. When he resigned
ne sent one OF his clerks up to the Cap
itol and drew all that was due him,
Including the day on which his resig-
nation was read. He, however, was
not In his seat on that day, nor was
he at the Capitol at all afterward dur
Ing the remainder Of the extra session.
Piatt OF New York has a balance oi
Sc placed to his credit, which, IL he
does not check out before the lst oil
July, will he sent 10 him by the Sec
retary Of the Senate.
One Senator from the South, who
owns property, It Is said frequently
sells his salary before Ii t. due, at 9
discount. ann told that once OIL
twice, after having given an order on
the Secretary for his pay, by the way,
he has gone and drawn it out himself
allowing his order to 60 to protest and
be dishonored.
Sherman draws his money when
ever he needs II, sometimes twice {
month, and oftener It runs on two
months.
Pendleton draws up close every
menth when the Senate Is Ia session
Burnside sends draft on the Sec
retary's Office TO his banker, at Prov
ldence, once q month, and the banl
draws on the Secretary OF the Senate
regularly every month, whether tn
Senate IL In sessioner not.
Anthony Is the only Senator tina
draws once year, and his banke
attends to Ii for him.
Fair OF Nevada went Off withou
drawing q cent, but his salary from
the 4th of March to the 1st OF Jul,
win be sent to him, II he does no
draw 1t out In the mean time. Fai
10 said to be worth $42, ,000, 900.
| Ben Harrison drew on his salar,
4 three or four times. In fact up Il
the adjournment of the last session
that was all the business he did Il
| washington other than vete no witt
the Republicans during thedead-lock
Call of Florida Is said to be tn
most improvident Senator In tn
bunch. It Is said that he really doe
not know how to manage his ow
financial affairs.
Senator Joe Brown, who looks lik
: an early day Scotch Presbyterian
uses his salary for living expenses !
Washington. He draws bis none
whenever his hotel presents its bill
Then he goes to the Senate cash ma
and complains about how much
costs to live IN Washington. HI
} living expenses, II is thought, how
ever, do not exceed his salary. Las
/. winter he boarded at the Riggs Hous
| but he has bought. or proposes to bu