Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-03-14
WARRINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Mar, 7, 1884.

REFRESHMENTS
The Senate and House restaurants
OF the Capitol are,two ofits most use.
iul adjuncts. The former, for the first
time IN its history, has cuisine to tickle
the palate Of the most fas ,idious Of the
Senatorial or outside epicures, and,
therefore, has practically become the
club-room of the capitol. The impor-
tant measures that affects the welfare
OF the Nation are talked over con3id-
cred and matured simultaneously with
the discussion Of canvas back duck,
parochet trufles. charlotte russo and
cold tea The cater in charge is John
Francis, the favored cook whose Yer
MOTT pudding secured the admiration
of Mr.. Edmunds and the appointment
to this 81, 900 sinecure. But why it
should be called dlstlnctiyely the Sen.
ate restaurant is beyond my compre-
hension, in the face of the fact tat ii is
more largely patronized by the House
members and the lobby by transient
visitors generally than bySenators, who
spend very little OF their money as
comparee with the cash received from
these other sources. AS matter Of
information that the public has a right
to attain through the press, | gather
some storachic statistics relative 10
the ailments with which some of the
prominent Senators satiate their appe-
tteS. Senator Morrill, the Oldest man
on the Senate floor, never goes beyond
crackers and milk and his example is
strictly followed by Senators Hoar and
ingalls,. Mr.. Plat misses ms tea,
washed down it may be, by a piece of
pie or plain cake. Mr.. Vest gets away
with dozen raw oysters, with pale ale
accompaniment, while Mr.. Logan salts
fes himself with a sandwich without
any liquids Senator AIdrich relishes
a rare steak as do Mr.. Garland, Gov.
Hawley and others. Senator Hale
and MIR, Pendleton have an affection
for camp&igne to 60 with a rather tran
slucent dinner, while Mr.. Frye and
Mr.. Blair are totally abstemious so far
as wet groceries are concerned.
The pleasant expression that the
casual visitor sees upon the face Of
Judge Edmunds when he comes into
the Senate after respite from his lab
ors, is due to something that can be
found behind the door in Senator An
thongs commmitte room. and branded
Crawford county, KY, way back to
1900 and the thirtes This used tc be
the refreshment that Mr.. Edmunds and
Judge Thurman were wont to enjoy to. |
gether IN days agone, but since the re-
tirement of Thurman, Senator Anthony
has taken his place and seeming ly has |
acquitted himself well. A close obser-
yer will remark that the disappearance
of the two Senator'S together always |
causes deal of cachination among |
the unlimited members who cannot get
chance to appreciate a good thing.
Don Cameron had his lunch served at
at his private room, and with it the
most delicious wines that the market
affords; but the Senate has no genuine
wine-blbbers for all that, nor are there
any who may be called hard drinkers.
The time when the Senate was under a
cloud Of opprobrum for permitting
Senator who was maudin drunk to
take part in its deliberations, was but
a few years ago, though the same
offence might now be committed for
aught that the Senate might do toward
Furnishing the offender. Ii Is the pub
lie sentiment that Senators and Rep
now hold in fear that re-
strains Il EN- from those excuses that
we're thirty years ago SO fragment as 10
excite no comment.
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