National Republican., 1886-12-14
HON. A. q. M'CooK's REPORT.
The Secretary of the Senate Gives Out
some InterestIng Facts.

Some Interesting Facts.
The report Of the secretary Of the Sen
ate Is always a curious document, says the
Washington correspondent of the MIL
waukee Sentinel, and shows that the peo.
pie Of the United States were required to
pay Ss7T, ,s3S for the support Of the house of
lords last year, which Is an average Of Sll,-
$50 senator. The various items OF ex-
pcnse were: For stationery aud newspapers,
$l5,2O3; for fuel supply. SS,5l9 for hire Of
horses aud wagons, $500; for furniture
aud repairs, $4,000; for folding speeches,
S3,j22 for expenses OF travelling commit
tees, 1904; for miscellaneous Items, SlS,.
S.2. The temized statement shows that
the expenses OF the committee OF sena-
tors who attended the funeral OF Gen.
Grant were - 1858; the funeral Of Vice
President Hendricks cost 81 l3I; the funeral
OF Senator Miller, $l,27l; the Indian com
mlttee spent SG,9lS IN visiting the various
agencies In tue northwest, while the en-
pense OF collecting testimony for the use OF
the interstate commerce committee cost
$4,000. Gen. Butler was paid 5000 for
the use Of his house opposite the capitol
by senate committees, Among the miscel-
laneOus items which are charged against the
taxpayers for the use Of senators are sew
eral quarts Of arniCa, several dozen bottles
OF mustang liniment for the benefit OF sena-
tors who have horses, several dozen bottles
Of pond lily wash, several cases OF German
cologne, quantity Of Lubin's face powder,
pomade, hair tonic, Jamaica ginger, quinine
pills, aud there Is also u conspicuous entry
Of four dozen cOrkscrews. IL these cork.
screws were distributed among the senators,
there are yet twenty-eight members Of that
body without them. They will probably
be supplied during the coming year.
Each senator Is entitled TO >l25 a wear for
stationery, but they are permitted to spend
II for any other purpose they like or draw
the cash. Senator Ransom, Of North Caro-
lima, is the only man who drew the full
amount In money. The remainder Of the
senators had from SO TO 500 remaining to
their credit at the end Of the year. Don
Cameron appears to have used more sta
ti0nery than any other senator for he took
Sl2395 worth Of that article. Jones, Of
Florida, required only so worth Of station
cry TO conduct his correspondence In Michi-
gan.
A number of senators paid for their mag.
azines ana newspapers out OF their station
cry allowances, and in looking over the
report Of the secretary of the Senate one
can discover what newspapers the different
senators read. Gen. Logan subscribed for
the Chicago 7HLmc and Inter OccdH,
New York TriduUc, and Cincinnati Gd:cttc,
The last named paper he took for only
three months during the time when the
Payne case was before the Senate, and
probably for the purpose Of reading what
was snid OF him In It's columns, senator
Ingalls, took all the illustrated publications
for children. Senator Teller appears tO
have subscribed for u large number Of
financial publications, while Senator Coke
has long list uf foreign weeklics aud rc.
views. senator Vance took the prcsby.
irridu Rcrirw. senator George read the
North .lmcricU Rrricw and took the
weekly editions Of the principal papers In
the large cities. Senator Can had the sec.
retary Of the Senate pay a bill Of = for an
advertisement In a local paper, The only
charges against Senator Edmunds read rs
follows: For one copy of The .jmilc, fur.
nished 10 the Hon, George =, Edmuuds
from April to oct. :, $3.50