Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
MILLION aIREs IN rHE SENATE
Why the Senate has so Much Sympa.
thy with Corporate Interests.

ton correspondent Of the World, chat
there are 4 dozen men in the senate who
are obliged to depend upon their sala' les
for a living. Let us run Though the list
alphabetically. Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
is worth about thtoe-quatters Of a million
of dolla's. He has always kept house
here, but has not yet built a residence of
his own. Allison, of Iowa, who is a
widower, lives in a house on Vermont
avenue worth with its & ounds about it at
least 500, 900. He lives there the greater
part of the yea, and only goes home to
Iowa in the summer time. His fortune is
estimated f,om quarter to half n million of
dollars. Bayatd, of Delaware, has lived
in his own house here for years. 1t is a
three story mansard brick on Highland
terrace. 1t is worth S25, 600. Bayard's
fortune Ia said to be from $3.50, 900 to
5000, 900. Beck, of Kentucky, is only
mod erately we'll off. He lives in a rented
house on X street. Blair, of New
Hampshire, Is q poor man, but he man.
ages to keep house in a very elegant
house on Capitol hill. Bowen, of Colo
RADIO, is an alleged silver millionaire.
He lives at a hotel. Gov. Joe Brown, of
Georgia, is many times a millionaire.
M. O. Butler is poor and boards. Call,
of Florida, has bought q house here for
which he paid 500, 900, and has the rep
utation of being well-to-do. Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, is worth three or
four millions. He has built o
house here which with its lots is worth
at least 500, 600. Cockrell of Missouri
is a poor man. He has generally board
ed, but this year he is keeping house
with his wife and Elk children in a place
just back of the British legation. Coke
of Texas is rich,, although he lives very
simply. Colquitt of Georgia is very
rich. He lives at a hotel. Conger of
Michigan has a small fortune. and his
wife has more. They have recently
purchased q handsome house near the
Fourteenth circle. Michigan to them is
nothing but a summer resort. Cullom
of Illinois is poor and lives at a hotel.
Neither of the Massachusett senators
could be called rich men. Both Hoar
and Dawes live in boarding houses.
Dolph of Oregon has the reputation of
being worth a 500, 600 ormore Edmunds
of Vermont, is u millionaire. He has an
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He has lived in his own house for
years, and is now planning to build a
new one more in.keeping with his great
fortune. Fair, of Nevada, has the credit
of being ten times a millionaire. He lives
at a hotel. Frye, of Maine, and Garland,
of Arkansas, are men of moderate means.
They board. George, of Mississippi, is a
wealthy planter. he lives in a large
house in a p~alatial row on East Capital
street. Gibson, of Louisiana, has a very
large income from his sugar interests.
he has a handsome house here, i'll which
he has lived for years. German, of
Maryland, has large railroad interests.
BE KEEPS HOUSE.
He occupies one of the handsomest RES
dences in Washington. Groome, of Mary
land, is poor. He lives at a hotel, Bale,
of Maine, must have control of property
worth at least 81, 600, 900. He rents II
of the largest houses in the city Hamp-
ton, of South Carolina, is a wealthy
planter, and belongs to a family which
has been rich for many generations.
Harris, of Tennessee, is a man of small
means. He boards. harrison, of In
diana, has o good income from his law
practice.9 He lives in a comfortable
rented house. Joe Bawley, of Connect
cut, lives in the most quiet way. He was
in debt when he came to congress, and is
yet square with the world. Hill,
of Colorado, is q silver millionaire.
He has always lived in one of the
handsomest houses in Washington, and
his wife has entertained upon the most
liberal scale. She is not here this win.
ter, and the senator lives at a hotel. In
gals of Kansas and jackson of Tennes-
see are poor. Jonas of Louisiana has a
income and lives with his family in
one of the most expensive flats in town.
Jones of Florida is poor, and has a fami.
ly of six motherle IS children on his
hands. Jones of Nevada has his ups and
his DOWN.. He Is g millionaire one week
and the next week he may have difficulty
In paying his wash bill. He is not CON
a desirable tenant, as he has a
prejudice against paying rent. Kenna of
West Virginia has large coal mining In
Lamar of Mississippi Is poor.
So is Lapham Of New York and Logan of
Illinois. MCMILLAN of Minnesota is rich.
Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
is a wealthy man and lives
in a very fine new house
which he has just built. Malone of
Virginia has the reputation of being
at least half a million. Mander.
son of Nebraska, and Maxey of Texas
have fmall fortunes. Miller of
California is a very rich man and lives In
one of the finest houses on Connecticut
avenue. Miller of New York has a big
from his paper mandatory. He
occupies the large and elegant house in
which Justice Sway ns lived. Mitchell
of Pennsylvania is poor, So is Morgan
of Alabama. Morrill, of Vermont has
been a resident of Washington 80 long
that he would be at home nowhere else.
He is a very wealthy man. He has
lived in his own house here for at least
ten years, Ee always entertains very
handsomely. Palmer of Michigan has
income Of at least $4,000 a year. He
is hard at work upon the plans of a new
Pike of New Hamp'
shrie is poor. Pendleton of
Ohio lives in a very large aod elegant
house here which he built himself. He
lives at the rate OF o man with at least
$75, 900 income. Piatt, of Connecticut, |
is a man of moderate means. Plumb, of
Kansas, must be very rich. He takes
great pains to keep up IN appearan of
poverty, but no one believes him to be
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