West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-22

the back OF the hall ana opposite ,no
SpelhoT, facing hnn. IL l. aNcVl pU,t-
y clock, and i a fine work uf art Ii
i the b,'t Eoi' Of long-windcd speak
cr>, and cuts OFT many bloWhaul be-
fore hi> time FOR ending has come.
A. the sides ot the hall door ovuI
which thi> clock stands There are two
cloak rooms, aud al .hC lefl hand cor
ncr of the bScl there is q bub,r shop.
where the members may y shaved
while "a stormy or dull debate s., t,u,y
ON. At times members ar, iu this h,r.
ber's choE' ~ hen some legislation which
mtert SIS them comes up. anal | have
seen "a statesman rush um the b.r-
bcr's office with half his bra,d oil. tho
lothcr over the rest of his face. and a
barber sheet around his neck. and OBJ
icct 10 a certain ruling. Such speeches
arc more food for laughter than Tor
good.
Half way up the walls of the Hou.,
hall the galleries begin. and rise by
graded seats almost 60 the roof These
galleries will seat twenty-five hundred
people The most important is the
press gallery TO 10th tie speaker. and
the people, for 10 is through this that
they hear of all the dOmgs below This
IS directly back of the Speakers desk
and above H. Ii is gildcd and better
arranged than the other galcrir, aud
has desks with little ink stands set in
to them for the use of the press Each
paper of note has right to one scat
here, and about one hundred and
twenty-five men constitute the ocru-
pants just back of this gallery there
Is telegraph Office and a writing
room. \ speech H. delivered I'm Con.
grcss at two p. m. and the word, m,
IN the Offices of the new >papcrS an
over the country almost rs fast us thuI
fall from the speakers lips The cal
lery opposite the press gallery j. the
diplomatic gallery. the seats of which
are painted blue. Ii j. often filled with
Foreigners. and none but the diplomatic
representatives of foreign Comu.g,
have the right to enter it,
AT the desk in front of the Speaker
the Clerk stands with his assistants be.
hind him. He reads generally in a
voice which is a cross between the
raSplug Oi buzz saw and the sharpen.
ing of slate pcncil. He gets -. 900 "a
year for doing H. Below him al Il
shorter desk are the shorthand report.
eTs OF the House. who take down The
matter Of debate for the RccorR these
men each get - coo year
Running about through the House at
all times are the pages. who are maid
about two and one-half dollars per day.
These are lively little boys, generally
Ui about twelve or fourteen year, Of
age. When member wants them hc
claps his hands and they run 10 his
desk. In addition To these. there are
scores of other employees about the
House OF Representatives who do All
Kinds OF work. from the cleaning of the
sWtlounS and carrying in Of cards, TO
the aiding the Speaker and Chairmen
OF committee, i'm their work These
get from $500 To -, 800 year Door
keepers are paid from ~ 300 to $4,000
for merely opening and shutting door
about six hours "A day, and when the
numerous servants are considered it i,
no wonder that the expenses Of a Con-
gre@sional session run up so high The
average cost OF session is about -.
OoO,OOo, and the Congressman receive
mileage in addition TO their salaries of
- 600 each, amounting TO total of
Sl43,6ZI. The newspapers and station
cry consumed by n Congress runs ms
high as $4,000 yearly, and the salaries
OF the Senators amount TO $3.50, 900 and
that Of the Representatives 90 81 .G65.
600 every year. The Speaker of the
House and the President pro tenn. of
the Senate each receives -, 600 a wear.
aud one Of the poorest paid men i'm the
Senate is the Chaplain, who gets but
$500 q ycar.-"C0rp,' IN UeUeidnd
Ltudgy.