The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-10
WEALTH OF THE HOUSE
Some Fortunate congressman
Who Are Very well-Tc-Dc.



Washington Correspondents.
There Is more noaey In the love
house than In the senate. contrary {.
the popular impression. IL IS gene
rally supposed thar .'the American
house OF lords Is the especial domain
OF rIutas, bat, as a matter OF fact
oniy a very few senators are very rich
AMI majority of them live on th,
salaries they receive from the govern
ment- rneagre salaries compared witt
incomes they usually received fer theil
brain work before they were elected.
New York has more wealth in il.
delegation than any other state
Deacon s. V. White, the Brooklyn
lawyer and Wall street expert, Is uu
deubtedly the richest man. He j:
worth anywhere from IS. 600 900 to $40.
oos. 600, and he made IS Go. COO of it in
a week by a sudden turn OF the market
which he had fhrewdiy foreseen. The
surprised dealers who laid down theil
hands on that occasion acquired grea'
respect for him, and many OF them
learned for the first time that thers
was new king in the street He is Q
large dealer. and he possessed a. iats
as hast week not less than 10000 share.
OF Reading. His father was one oi
the poor crackers" of North Carolina
but he carried the boy to Illinois
where he studied lsw-and, incident
aiiy, railroads Mr.. White is urbane
independent and vigilant, and he as
tonished the house last week with one
of the most vigorous speeches of the
session.
George West OF Ballston Spa, is an
other OF New York's millionaire con-
gressmen. being scarcely second TO
Deacon White as a favorite OF fortune.
He piled up his wealth in the manila
paper business, being the largest manu-
faeturer OF il in the country He was
an Engiishman. having come over in
the sfeerage when he was rs, and
landed in New York with only a shil-
ling in his pocket.
James j. Belden is another railroad
sharp. and he has afnassed million
or so in railroads and banks.
Ira Davenport. who batted against
Hill in 1884, is millionaire, but he
was born 50.
LLOYD :. Bryce, ditto, ditto. He in
herited a million probably. and mar
ried another million with the hand
some daughter of Mayor Cooper. lie
has strong scholarly tendency, aud
his refinement of appearance and man
ner are rather conspicuous amid the
turbulent rough-and-tumhle of the
house. tits ramored that he is writing
a book and play.
Felix Campbell is, believe. the only
plumber in either house of congress.
His check is said to be good for $500,
00o-the sum on which plumbers
usually retire from business.
r. B. Spinola doesn't make much
display with the $4,000 which he
earned in the iron trade. He is plain
in his manner of living and in his
attire. II exception be made OF the
lusirous sideboard collar which he
wears jauntliy; sometimes, on occa-
sions OF importance, changing il two
or three times day.
S. :. Cox. the orator and diplomat
OF the house, whose knowledge is al
his fingers ends, and who can speak
brilliantly on any question, lives con-
fcrtahly on the income from his 800
900, mostly won In law practice.
Eeurke Cochran Is a thrifty lawyer
with an income CT 10000 or there
abouts.
A. p. Fitch is also rich. thanks &c
Law and lager. He owns part Of a
brewery, ana commands large retain
ing fees.
Col. ]. 3. Weber Is credited with
being worth $i0o,ou0, saved when he
was sheriff OF Erie county. He beai
Grover Cleveland for that office in
1876.
Henry Bacon early cast an anchor
10 windward by forming a matri
monial alliance with the house Of
Brandreih. the celebrated inventor oi
one of the most effective cathartis
engines known 10 medicine. He Is
wealthy.
W. G. Stahlnecker, now involved IN
SEINE embarrassment concerning the
National Library building, is worth
several hundred thousand dollars
manufacturing,
rEyNsyLYANIA RICHES.
William L. Scott is far the richest
man in the hoGse-the leader il
tinaaanec as he is, in the absence o.
Mr.. Randall. the leader in influence OF
the Democratic side OF the house. Hs
did not begin life As magnate, excep
in the sense that every baby Is sup
posed 10 have royal prerogatives, ant
served, like Senator German, as page
in congress in the old days of Webster
and Calhoun. He made the most o
his fortune, now estimated at $50.
Ona, 600. in mining and railroads. lie
dresses with scrupulous neatness, ana
his daintiness in dining causes him e
be regarded as an epicure. lie Is direc
and forcihle in his speech and com
mands alike the house and galleries.
Norman Hail has managed to scraps
together about 500. 600 by prudent ut
tension to the iron business.
John Dalzell Is thrifty lawyer anc
worth perhaps $4,000. He Is the at
torney OF the Pennsylvania Central Ran
road Company.
SInedley Darlington has piped abou
as much out OF oil, and Is considered
solid man. Before he went into oil he
was Philadelphia reporter and them
school teacher.
Henry G. Mccormick Is worth, per
haps. Si0o,0oo. and two or three othei
keystone members have half as much
bat most of them. like q majority iron
New York. live on their salaries.
SOUTHERN MEMBERS POOR.
The Southern members are general,
not rich, and some are very poor.
Not a member from either OF th'
Carelinas h supposed 10 lie wortf
SIg4 40 Major McCiamWV j. n sinai
planter and thinks, when crops ar
good. that he iSworth S29.V9 tie va
al work when he was nominated, anl
the honor found him at the tail OF
pillow.
The eight Alabama members are al
LAWYERS except Bankheaf, and the
we're all ia the Confederate army ant
wounded on an average, twice apiece
/ They are men OF influence 10 the house
/ bat there Is not fauch money amorl
them. Bankhead. the sole farmer Q
/ the delegation. i worth As much as a
( the rest saw, siSi,iso.
4 The Lee family did not become en-
| tirely Impoverished during the war
Gen. W. II. F. Lee being rated d
$4,000.
John Il Brown cleared his so 90
in the tobacco business. and Charlie
T. o'Ferrall Is pretty vel fixed. bein
assessed on several houses IN fsich
moad-and one magazine.
The eleven members from Texas AZ
regarded a. poor men. bat the eceer
tric Major Martin is also eccentric j
this respect. being worth perhap
s5o,Co1. invested in farn and eattl