The Washington critic., 1886-03-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Says the New York Herald's Wash.
ington correspondents; The star. cham
Der popularity known as the United
States Senate, has barber shop, main.
tanned at the public expense; bath.
rooms, with hot water heated by Gov.
ernment coal, and rumor declares that
a steam laundry, with mangling ma.
chinery, for doing up the Senatorial
linen, is about to be added. Not
little scandal has been evoked by the
declaration of Senator Riddlebcrger
that many of the private secretaries of
the Senators did not receive their saa.
ries, but transferred them to mysteri.
Gus third parties, whose names and
affiliations are susceptible of imagina
tion rather than proof But of all the
features of this star chamber body the
secret of the barber shop has been the
best kept. Those who have known
of It's existence have supposed that
Senators paid for "tousorial' work
rs they did for their clothes. This
is an error. The two BARRIERS In
the Senate shop "are not permitted to
ItttlNt any lttH VI EIUlullltS. L Ut
salary of the head barber. John Hicli-
man, is at the rate of $1,000 per year,
and his assistant, Beverly Hudnel, Is
paid $50 per month. The cleaning of
Senatorial faces costs, therefore, 81, 120
per year. When one thinks of the
Gargantuan size of some of the chins
that have to be shaved the sum ap.
pears small enough. But, why, in the
name of Christian civilization, should
the Government pay for the shaving
and bathing Of United States Senators?
Can it be possible that such high dig.
nitary suffers no humiliation or parts
with no sef.respect when he loses his
days growth of beard at the Nations
expense?
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Says II. G.. Foreman in the Chicago
MdR: II suppose that in the last thirty
years S25,000,000 has been inherited
from abroad by Chicagoans. The
wealth of n city no older than this Is
vastly increased in this way. This
money comes partly from the senior
relatives of young foreigners who have
emigrated to this city; more largely.
however, from the rich American
parents in the East to the sons and
daughters who have moved out here
to make their fortunes. / suppose
that as much money leaves New York
In this way as is inherited into 1t, but
where community Is comparatively as
new as this there is very little wealth
sent out The millionaires have not
moved East as they have from San
Francisco; and the opportunities for
money making here are still so good
that there is no moving West from here
of the heirs of rich families, as there is
from New York Money is all the
while getting cheaper here, aud one of
the main reasons Is that million or
more of money is being taken in by In.
heritance which had for years belonged
to other cities. This steadily and rap.
idly increases the capital seeking in
vestment. Money used to be worth q
great deal more here than at New York
Now it is worth very little more"
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The desire to be photographed, says
the Boston Trayeller's correspondent, is
by no means confined to the President
and members of his Cabinet. In the
Senate you can buy picture Of John
Sherman, the president pro tenn, in
several styles, but none of them do him
justice All of Sherman's pictures
give him peculiar foxey look, and
this is also true of the photographs of
William Il. Chandler. The genial,
good -humored side of these gentle.
mems characters appear to have been
annihilated by the camera. General
Logan takes a good photograph. lie
evidently prefers front view, as most
of his pictures are taken in that posi-
tion. An impression of the benevolent.
looking face of Senator Hoar of Massa.
chusetts is not an unfrequent sight in
the windows of the photographers, but
strange to say, that of his associate,
Dawes, is very hard to find. Edmunds
hates the photographers and seldom
goes near them. His pictures makes
him look 90 years older than he really
| Is, and of course a man must have some
| pride about him, even if he is a Senator.
A picture Of Edmunds can be sold any
| day as that of st. Jerome. Ransom of
North Carolina fairly dotes upon
his own photograph. He will have
his picture taken upon the slightest
provocation or upon no provocation at
| all Butler of South Carolina is an.
other man whose face makes good
impression. Both these Senators are
| ood-looking, and may therefore be
pardoned for any little interest which
they may take in themselves. In the
House, Speaker Carlisle heads the list
of photographs sold. He likes u side
view because it shows his head to the
best advantage. Carlisle has narrow
forehead, high to be sure, and bulging
over the eyes, and therefore intel
lectual, but 1t doesn't look so in pho
ferent styles Of Morrison's pictures and
more than that number OF Randalls s.
Both Randall and Morrison are near
sighted and wear glasses almost con
tinually. yet they are never photo
graphed wearing their spectacles. Ree(
of Maine, the leader of the Republican
side, is not so fond of his Shaksperear
phiz that he is willing to have coun
terfeit presentment of 1t placed on sale
Nearly all the other prominent mem
bers Of the House have had excellen
photographs taken. perhaps the hes
being three-quarters view of Gov
ernor Long of Massachusetts,. In tn
army Lieutenant General Sheridan ha
been photographed in his full uniform
as has also Admiral Porter. Thei
photographs are usually displayed sid
by side. One will notice the picture
of nearly all the society ladies In thu