Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21
SENATOR'S SALARIES.
How They are Drawn by the Men Who
Do or Do Not Earn Them.


Do or Do Not Earn Them.
incinnau Enquirer.
United States senators draw their
salaries just as regular and with as
much greedinass as amy other "hired
hand" in Washington. Some of them
draw every day during the session oil
congress, some once a week, Others
twice a month. A few of them go in
to the cashiers room of the secretary's
Office and get their salaries only once a
month. One senator only draws his
pay once year.
| Among the senators who most frequent
ly call for their stipends is Senator VOor.
hees, of Indiana 1t is said that he
calls ON the secretary for his salary of.
tener and draws 1T in smaller amounts
than any other member of the senate.
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, is
rich man, and uses his salary fol
spending money. Whenever he needs
a little pocket money he sends his clerk
into the cashiers Office and draws $50
800, 5000, and sometimes $500 at a
time. He boards at The Arlington no
! tel and lives within his salary.
Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania, it is
said, prefers hard money, but is moi
regular in calling for his pay. He
does not carry any money with him, and
runs a bill at the senate restaurant
which, l have heard, often amounts to
from 500 to $500. When he needs
any money he goes to the cashier and
tells him to send up to his house $50 in
ten-cent pieces, 500 in quarters, 500
in half-dollars, and 800 or so in silver
dollars. l have heard it suggested
that Don, perhaps, used his salary in
this way as 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 there when
the Illinois heavy weight came in for
his pay. While the clerk was getting
it ready old David remarked:
81 expect / give you young men 4
good deal Of trouble calling for my
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 ut ALL"
"Ahw said the senator; "are there
any who draw more frequently than
do, eh-hey-eh?"
"Oh, yes, sir. Some of them draw
a little every day, others once week
and a great many a dozen times I
month"
"YOu don't say so," said Mr.. Davis
'Are there any who draw less frequent
than / doP
"Yes, sir. There is one senator whC
only draws once year."
"Ah! Eh, hey! Humph" grunted tn,
old senator. "Ee could draw il out ant
get interest on it, couldn't he-hey
ehY' and then rolling up his MONTH,
salary, which the clerk had handel
him, he walked off muttering to him
self, "Once year, ehl ought to draw
ii out and get interest on it-hey, eh
Roscoe Conkling drew his salar,
once a month. When he resigned IN
sent one of his clerks up TO the capito
and drew all that was due him, in
Guiding the day his resignation wa
read. He, however, was not in hi
seat on that day, nor was he at TIN
capitol at all afterward, during the re
mainder of the extra session.
Platt, of New York, has balance O
$6 placed to his credit, which, if h
does not check out before the first o
July, will be sent to him by the secre
tary of the senate.
i One senator from the south, VIII
owns property, it is said, frequentl
sells his salary before it is due, at
discount. 1 am told that once or twice
after having given an order on tn
|, secretary for his pay, he has gone al.
drawn it out himself, allowing his OF
der to go to protest and be dishonoret
Sherman draws his money wheneve
he needs it-sometimes twice montl
and Oftener it runs On two months
PendletOn draws up close ever
month when the senate is in session
Burnside sends a draft Oh the Sc,
retary's Office to his banker, at Prov
!. dence, once a month, and the ban
draws on the secretary of the senai
:: regularly every month whether tt
senate is in session or not.
Anthony is the only senator til;
draws once year, and his banker a
tends to it for him.
Fair, of Nevada, went off witho,
drawing a cent, but his salary from IL
fourth of March to the first of Jul
> will be sent to him if he does not dra
! it out in the meantime. Fair is sa
( to be worth $42,OOO,OOO
Ben Harrison drew OH his salal
three or four times. In fact, up TO Il
? adjournment of the last session, th
!, was all the business he did in Washin
!, ton other than vote "no" with the +
!. publicans during the deadlock.
! Call, of Florida, is said to be u
most imprOvident senator in the bunc
1t is said that he really does not kno
how to manage his own financial a
fairs.
Senator Joe Brown, who looks lii
J, an early day Scotch Presbyterian, us
? his salary for living expenses in Was
: lDgtOn. He draws his money whe
: ever his hotel presents its bill. Th,
= = he goes to the senate cash-man, al
y complains about how much it costs
!, live in Washington. His living expe
. ses, it is thought, however. do not e
ceed his salary. Last winter he boar
ed at the Riggs house, but he h
bought, or proposes to buy, house
20 which he will live, and, it is said W
- entertain on an elaborate scale. n
= Brown is said to be worth $1,000
! : or $2,000,000.
There are several senators who ha
:, Ino other income than their salari
= They cannot draw more money than
% actually due them, but are entitled
e their salary whether they come nc
), Washington during the session of c6
p gress or stay away If they do I
/ call for their money, it is sert to thu
q on the 1st of July each year. The n