Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-20


The annual report OF Secretary McCook Of tn,
United States Senate for the last fiscal year. con
ta1ns some gures OF public interest. The salaf1e.
ana mileage OF Senators for the year amounted Il
$SS4, 637.68, and the salaries OF officers, CLERKS
employees. ETC., to $685., POI. 60
unoer the head Of contingent the following
expenditures are given: Stationery and news
papers, 15,20357; horses and wagons, $500
fuel for heating apparatus s., 900; furniture ant
repairs, $40, 600; folding documents s. 500; mate
riais Tor folding, $4,0s2.55; packing boxes, $77O
expenses Of special and select committees
sSSseA3 80; miscellaneous items, sls, SOC so; Cap
it0i police salaries, $500; Capitol police con
81 zen 70 20 compiling Congressional directory
the sons of thirteen Senators were on the pay
Ion as committee clerks or private secretaries
s,p by their respective fathers and ont
me same appointments Of sons Of Senators have
Deen MADE for the present session.
THE STATIONERY ALLOWANCE.
Tne secretary's report also indicates that some
senators get along with very small quantity Of
stationery. Each Senator is allowed $125 per yea,
for stationery and newspapers, and he can take II
out In that way or draw it in whole or in part IN
cash. Several Senators drew in cash on this &C
count VIZ; another drew $113 another S111, an
drew the largest cash allowance for Stationery
ing presumably supplied their personal wants Out
OF o. committee stationery. Senator Cameron go,
year.
For shoeing horses the rate of fifty cents pei
the horse-shoeing cost $50, and during October
and November $3.50. For the month Of Decem
Der the shoelng cost $3e, and for January $47.50.
COMMITTEE ExPRNsEs
The committee on transportation routes to the
seabcard had considerable clerical assistance dur
ing the early part of the fiscal year. For clerical
services for that one committee within a few
months: W: c. McCloy was PAID s8O7.65; A. E
sherman, 1884: W.. H. Bablits, $1.S6S5O, and fol
expert, was allowed and paid q, 1895. Mr.. Por
ter vas paid SO per day; Boblits, &c. and McCloy
aad Sherman each q for their services and II
seS were paid out OF the Treasury. One item Of
expense Is $40 for six weeks board Of Messrs
Porter and McCloy. The rate Of SIS per week each
the report shows, they were allowed for ''station
cry" inc expense OF reporting and transcribing
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sum OF s., S42.25 was expended by the interstate
commerce committee in its tour over the country
under an inquiry into the
committee On Indian affairs to the west to inquire
into the condition Of certain Indian tribes, cost
Of C IN
branch OF the inquiry.
COMMITTEE WITH MANY ASSISTANTS
This subcommittee went into Dakota, and thu
report OF their expenses shows that they tool
with them deputy sergeant-a t-arms, a clerk,
stenographer and two messengers, all in the pa,
of the government; and yet one Of the vouchers O.
the expedition Is as follows:
ITO Northern Pacific railroad cOmpany.-Fol
services OF two men in special car furnished The
subcommittee On Indian affairs, etc.-98O.49."
With seven assistants and what little the sub
committee could do for themselves it is to be pre-
sumed that they managed to get along withou,
overtaxing their strength. The committee visited
San Francisco and their bill at the Palace hote
was $4,000.
SENATORIAL READING NATTER.
The stationery account affords an insight int
the reading matter Of Senators: s'Harpers" ant
'SThe Century are the most popular periodical:
| among the Senators. Senator Sherman reads the
literary and financial publications. Senator In
gals takes the high grade literary periodicals fol
himself and the choicest OF juvenile publications
for his children. Senator Vance was a regular
subscriber to the "NOrth Carolina Presbyterian
Senator George economies In his study of current
politics by subscribing for weekly and semi
weekly newspapers. His list included the weekly
editions OF the er-Journdt and Chicago Times
and the semi-weekly editions OF the New Yorl
Post, Times, Tribune and World. For daily in
formation he got the New York Herald. Senator
Edmunds was subscriber Of ''The judge" Sen
atOrs Platt and Aldrtch read "Bradstreets."