Smyrna times., 1883-11-14
A'' tHt smyrna
Washington Letter.

Socially, and in government circles
tHo past week has been very active
OHe' Inc lncurSiOn of members and
cen"tOrS becomes more and more mani
IeS. upon the streets and at our hotels
III !He search for room, vacation So
"Ssluuously piled ut the Capital al tbis
SEASON the Nations legislators fiourn
prominently. Generally speaking M
season ever showed better DroSnect
lor motel business in WASHINGTON tban
inc coming Winter. In authorization Of
! tiliS; the proprietors, in competition for
me hon share of PATRONAGE bovn e..
the past month lavishly eynrndoJ
money and genius in renovation onJ
| decoration, until the huge BUILDINGS VIC
ior superiority. But there is a GROW.
ny tendency ON the part of the
lor ,, OF housekeeping. The hotels
~ IN 9uicr' 10 great extent, loss of
this patronage. This loss is made nm
however, by the yearly increase of that
W W. class OF people who make
aShlnStoh Winter Newport and
Hhd me greatest ease in handsome
ana hlgh-prlced suite of rooms ot :,
laShl0nable hotel. This secession of
members and senators from their hotel
quarters may be with view to econo-
my. lhere Is Il prevalent impression
maj wealth. Is an Indispensable neces-
sl5y 10 those occupying the most exalt-
ga positions, except one, in the Gov
e[hment. Very much of what is oIleg-
ed Is true. 1t has come to pass that M
one but rich man. or at least a nor
son IN comfortable circumstances CON
nold high official place without en-
parrassment unless he has an income
beyond his official pay. A senator
must I'VE III Il manner BECOMING tho
",9hpy OF his position and thev find il
almost impossible to do that unon
$1,000 per annum. Po"
= -iPToP' OF this, something about the
fortunes OF few of the members of
the senate may be of interest The
Ttallhltst senator from the North is
James u: Fair, ostensibly of Nevada.
i 10 ne lives nearly all the time in San
francisco. The richest of the Southern
senators Is Joseph Brown, of Georgia
whose fortune is estimated at Sc 600
OoO, and IS yearly increasing. Among
the members Of the Upper House from
the South, John T. Morgan. of Alabama
mas an income of about IS 900 ner nm
mum from his law practice. while tba
legal profession of his COLLEAGUE lanes
l.. Pugh, yields about $1,000 annuoIIv
Senator Garland, of Arkansas Is wor;;b
the practice of law. Mr. Walker the
gu do senator from that State, is worth
9-o,OOO. lie is also lawyer. Senator
lamar la st mas real estate worth, pertains
sz'!OOO, and if he were able to attend
10 II would have the best law practice
IN the state. Mr. George, his col
league mas, by law and planting, accu-
N $4,000. Senator Harris. of
tennessee, is worth 100000. His for
tune Is mainly in real estate in Mem
pms. Judge Jackson, of the same
state, has fortune estimated at s1OO-
oOO' and law practice worth about
SIO'oOO annually. Senator Jones. of
I lorlda, has real estate valued at $40
wv, and an annual legal business of
so,OOO. Senator Gibson, of Louisiana
ranks second in wealth of the Southern
senators. He has 81, 100000. Senator
Maxey, OF Texas, is rated as worth
9!OO,OOO. doubt if anyone, save he
knows just what Senator
Malone Is worth. That he has saved
handsome fortune from the
wreck of his railway enterprises both
lis friends and enemies believe He
nay De rated anywhere from SOC. OOOto
q, 100000. The Kentucky senators are
10Th extremely well off. Beck has
zoo, 900, and Senator Williams about
'oO,OOO less than his colleague.
AS was to be expected, the horde of
pension agents, have made
hight " by striking back at those who
Expose them. They boast of a power
nd determination to drive Commits
dudley out of office. The only danger
that the worst of them, by assuming
n air of Injured innocence, and by
ringing prepOsterous libel suits. will
TIL prey upon the gullibility of some
I their clients. The interests of the
eterans of the Civil War demand that
ne rapacious claim agents should be
rought to justice, not only by disbarr
lent, but before the courts.
A striking feature of social life at the
apital during this season is the crowds
t beautiful and Northumberland
Idles that thrOng Pennsylvania avenue
very pleasant afternoon. | heard
lshionable New Yorker say Yesterday
nat he had met more pretty women in
hours stroll than would cross his
ANYWAY at his native city in two days.
LENeX.