The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-14

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SENATOR'S SALARIES.
How Tiny ere Orswa b. ths Men wAs d
o. Do not Earn Them.
Washington correspondencs Cincinssii Esquirrs
United States Senators draw theI
salaries just a. regularly and with q
much greediness rs any other hire
hand In Washington. Some of then
draw every day during the session o
Congress, some Of them once q week,
others twice q month A few Of then
| 60 into the castaier's room Of the Hec
retary's Office and get their salaries
| only once month. One Senator only
draws his pay once year.
Among the Senators who most fhe
qisently call for their stipends IL Sena
tor voorhees,, of Indis0a. II IL aaiC
that he calls On the Secretary for hi.
salary Oftener and draws 1t In sniallel
amounts than any other member o.
the Senate.
Henry q. Davis. of West Virginia
IL o rich man, and uses his salary fol
spending money. Whenever he need
alittle pocket money he sends his clerk
into the cashiers Office and draws $50
500, $40 and sometimes $500 at q
time. He boards at the Arlington Ho.
tel, and lives whiting his salary.
Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania. Il Is
said, prefers hard money. but IL not
regular in calling for his pay. He
does not carry any money with him,
and runs bill at the Senate restau-
rant, which, l have heard, often
amounts to from 500 to $500. When
he needs any money he goes into the
cashier and tells him to send up to his
house so i'm ten cent pieces, 500 in
quarters, 500 in half dollars, and 500
or 50 i'm silver dollars. have heard
it suggested that Don perhaps used his
salary i'm this way rs q substitute for
poker chips.
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 | happened to be in there
when the Illinois heavyweight came
in for his pay. While the clerk was
getting IL ready old David remarked
:" expect give you young men q
good deal Of trouble, calling for my
money 40 often, hey-eh ?"
Oh, not ut all answered the clerk.
:" III all the Senators were a. regular ~
yourself. We would not have any trou.
bic ut ALL"
"Ah!" said the Senator. Are
there any who draw more frequently
than l do, eh-hey-eh?"
ooh. yes, sir. Some Of them draw
4 little every day, others once . week,
month";"
'.You don't say 70 ," said Mr.. Da-
via. Are there any who draw lem
frequently than Ido?"
Eyes, sir. There IL one Senator who
only draws once year"
''Ah! Eh, hey! Humph !" granted
The old Senator. HE could draw 1t
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