The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-04-18
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HOW SENATORS EAT AND DRINK.

HOW SENATOR'S EAT AND DRINK.
was talking with John Francis the other
dav He ia the colored man to whom Mr.
Edmunds gave the restaurant, with Sc, 600 or
81, 900 year. " Do the Senators generally
spend much money with your" asked him.
ono" he went on, Gas rule they come
down here and eat crackers and milk. My
milk is most all cream, and they like it. Most
of them are here each day, although few have
their lunch sent to committee-room. Sena-
tor Morrill, always eats crackers and milk, SO
do Senators Hoar and ingalls,. Mr.. Plat al
WAYS drinks tea. Senator Vest likes to stand
up to the oyster counter and take dozen on
the shell with some ale. Perry Belmont is
often here eating raw oysters. General Lo-
gan is very abstemous. Mr.. Aldrich gener-
allv eats steak. But the best of our custom
is from outsiders They eat more and higher
priced dinners than the Senators. Generous?
Well not many of them. They do not come
down to the walters very handsomely. The
poorest men are the most liberal. MIR. Frye
is kind and always has a pleasant word for
the walters; and SO does Mr.. Garland. Gov
ernor Vance has his pockets full of dimes,
and throws them out literally. General Lo-
gan when he feels good is liberal, but the tips
generally comes more from outsiders than
Senators.
A large closet full of brandy and wines
stands invitingly in plain view, notwlthstand-
ing the new rule that no intoxicating liquors
shall be allowed. They are sold to any one
who calls, but Mr. Blair's wild remark that
the restaurant is "the National GROCERY"
was good way from the truth. Very few
senators drink to excess. Some of them have
q bottle or two in their committee rooms
Mr.. Hale entertains his friends occasionally
with wine spreads Pendleton always has
some champagne and makes point to hand
it around freely when the Democratic caucus
meets, he being chairman. Up in the back
room of the Senate committee on printing
Mr. Anthony has something in store. You
from there with pleased expression. Judge
Thurman was Mr.. Edmund's companion of
DID, When they went out together the senate
blinked sympathetically. Don Cameron in
variably took wine with his nice little lunch,
served daintily in his private room. Frye
and Blair are the only teetotalers in the up
per house.
But drunkenness is never seen in these
l.
ago wine bibbing was very common. Old
Willard Salisbury of Delaware, brother of
the present Senator, was heavy drinker and
was obliged to give way to his brother. He
and 'Jim" Nye of Nevada were boon COM
panions Nye died in an insane asylum.
Although opposed politically, they were great
chums Then there was McDougall of Cali
fornia, who drank himself to death. I sup
pose he was one of the brightest men who
ever came to Washington. Why, he helped
survey the Albany and Schenectady railroad
before he was eighteen years old, and was
Attorney General of Illinois at twenty
Many of his bright remarks are still treasured.
Notably, one night he was unable TO reach
home. Some friends happening along found
him in the gutter. What, is this you,
Yates?" they said. "No-o," was the prompt
answer, IL am Seward" McDougall was
in the Senate with Yates, who ruined himself
with rum. Yates reformed time and again,
only to fall still lower. The tendency is
growing better. Newspapers and the sharp
public opinion against much drinking are
doing their perfect work. In the Senate to-
day there is not man who can be termed a
hard drinker to the detriment of his public
duties Troy Times.