The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10
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The Career OF w. l.. Scott from \ fass g
: arIIlionAlrs Congressman


The richest man Of the House Is VII
liam L Scott. He Is Democrat rom
Erie. Pa, and he is said TO be worth
AI2, OOO. 900. Mr.. Scott owns- coal
mines, oil-lands, real estate. ana Iaal-
road bonds, and one of his felloW-Con-
ressmen told me that he had interests
In the most money-making msusuuons
of Pennsylvania He is a well-1ofmeo
fellow Of medium size, not over IS years
of age, and he carries about him the
general air Of a good, common-sense
businessman. He has made his own
money and it has not turned him into q
snob. He Is very popular among his
friends and is known as especially tond
of horses. His stables are among the
finest in the country and his horses were
among the best which raced during the
last season. Mr.. Scott lately said that
he considered himself BANKED fool Tor
having allowed himself to be elected TO
Congress. / imagine his desire 20 come
IN the first place arose from his old asso-
Citations here at Washington When ne
was boy. away back In the tordes, he
served for eight years as a page IN the
| House of Representatives AT that ume
| bis highest ambition must have been 70
| ba = Congressman some day. This desire
i
1 ing career, and it was this probably that
| adjusted him in accepting the nomina-
/ ton. When Scott was here as page
Henry Clay was still in the Senate, Dam
/ lei Webster was in his prime, and John
l G. Calhoun had yet many years to live,
| Though still young man comparatively,
| he remembers all of these old stagers
well, and can talk about them most IN
terestingly. He was appointed a page
| from Virginia and he is descended from
one Of the oldest families of this part Of
the United States. His grandfather was
appointed by Washington as the frsi
Commissioner of the District of Column
bia, and he was one of the most reliable
| and wealthy citizens of Maryland at thai
| time. When the Capitol was built Con
gress was hard up for money, and i
wanted to get $3.50, 600 from Maryland
The MarylandLe legislature passed bill
granting the loan on condition that Con
gressman SCOTS grandfather would In
dorse the note Of the United States fol
this amount. He did so, and the MONEY
was lent. Afterward the Government
borrowed two other sums of $150,00I
each from Maryland, and each time tn
| Legislature required the Endorsement O
Judge Scott before they would grant tn,
| loan. Congressman Scott has rented
house next to Leland Stanford's on Far
ragut Square, and not far from the Whit
House A decorative artist from New
: York is furnishing it right royalty, and
= understand it will be quite social centr
, during the Congressional season.
RICH MEN OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
} Speaking of the rich men of Congress
there are many millionaires among tn
new members, and some of the old mil
lionaires have been returned. New York
as usual heads the list. Perry Belmon
, has a fortune in his own right. and he
3 millions in prospect. Abe Hewitt II
ceived several millions through the deaf
of his father-in-law, Peter Cooper, an
Archie Bliss is said to be several times
millionaire, though understand he ha
lost money lately. George West, tn
}, new Congressman from Ballston, is til
D great paper factor, and has million do
, | lars in paper bags. Ira Davenport, VIII
! was defeated by Gov. Hill, is in the Hous
!. and is rich. Editor Pulitzer owns for
une as the proprietor of the New Yor
D World, and John Arnot of Elmira is
d banker with fortune of about s., 900
y 600. As to the Pennsylvania million
aires there are Scott with his dozen mi
lions, Tom Bayne of Pittsburg, who gel
about a million through his wife, an
Hammer of Philadelphia, who has two {
9 three millions invested in mines. A ne
Republican Congressman from Pennsy
vania comes from Scranton, the gre,
coal town which is named after his fam
", and Congressman Scranton is wort
| fortune in coal and railroads. One
his ancestors was IN Congress late IN tt
ffties, and am told that he was men
: Der several years ago.