Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-03-19
The senate Restaurant.

The Senate restaurant has become
the club-room OF the Capitol. With a
colored man in charge, the Senators
now get the best cooking and atten-
dance in town. Representatives go
over there to lunch, and Senators boast
of it outside. was talking with John
Francis the other day, says a writer.
He is the colored man to whom MIR.
Edmunds gave the restaurant, worth
S. 600 or 81, 900 year.
''Do the Senators generally spend
much money with you?" asked him.
NO. he went ON, "as rule, they
come down here and eat crackers and
milk. Ny milk Is most all cream, and
they like it. Most of them are here
each day, although a few have their
lunch sent to a committee room. Sena
tor Morrill, always eats crackers and
milk; so do Senators Hoar and ingalls,.
Mr.. Platt always 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 abStemious. Mr.. Aldrich
generally eats steak. But the best of
our custom is from the 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,
Mr.. Frye is kind, and always has a
pleasant word for the walters; so does
Mr.. Garland. Governor Vance has his
pockets full of dimes and throws them
out literally. General Logan, when he
feels good, is liberal, but the tips gene
rally come more from outsiders than
Senator's
A large closet full of brandy and
wines stands invitingly in plain view,
notwithstanding the new rule that no
intoxicating liquors shall be allowed.
They are sold to anyone who calls, but
Mr.. Blair'S mild remark that the Ies-
taurant is ''the national groggery" was
a good way from the truth. Very few
Senators drink to excess. Some of them
have bottle or two in their committee
rooms. Mr.. Hale entertains his friends
occasionally with wine-spreads. Pen
dleton always has some champagne and
always 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
III store. You will often see him and
Mr.. Edmunds coming from there with
a pleased expression. Judge Thurman
was Mr.. Edmunds' companion Of old.
When they went out together the
Senate blinked sympathetically. Don
Cameron invariably took wine with his
nice little lunch, served daintiy in his
private room. Frye and Blair are the
only teetotalers in the upper house.
But drunkenness is never seen In these
days, 1t is in bad FORM" Ten years
ago wine-bibbing was very common.
Old Willard salisbury, Of Delaware,
brother to the present Senator, was a
heavy drinker, and finally was obliged
to give way TO bis brother. He and
Jim" Nye of Nevada were boon COM
paIiOns. Nye died In an insane asy-
lum. Although opposed politically
they were great chums. Then there
was McDOugall of California, wEo,
drank himself to death. L suppose he
was one of the brightest men who ever
came to Washington. Why, he helped
survey the Albany and Schenectady
Railroad before he was Is years old,
and was attOrney-general of Illinois at
"A. Many of his bright remarks are
still treasured. Notably, one night he
was unable to reach home. Some
friends happening along found hun In
the gutter.
What, is. this you, Yates?" they
said,
'No-o," was the prompt answer, 81
y am Seward
McDougall was in the Senate with
! ates, who ruined himself with rnm.
Yates reformed time and again, only to
fan stIll lower. The tendency is grow
ing better. Newspapers and the sharp
public opinion against much drinking
ale 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.