Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER


wAsHrEeToN. Dec. %, 81
In recent letter alluded to the
private income Of some OF the sena-
tors. A more minute and personal |
sketch will be interesting to your read
ers, and briefly summarize the fol-
loving for this letter: Frye, of Malue,
is poor and dependent on his salary,
while his colleague Hale has million
and a half. The million came with
his wife, who is the daughter of zack
Chandler
blair. of New Hampshire. Is five
Thousand dollars on the poverty side;
while Chandler, who could be rich II
he willed it, does not exceed $50, 900.
Both of the Vermont senator's are
rich, but neither exceeding a million;
while both OF the Massachusetts, Sens
tors are comparatively poor.
The two Rhode Island Senators are
rich, and run up into the hundreds OF
thousands, which being well invested,
nets them a handsome private income
The Connecticut Senators are we'll
Fixed, but not rich. They look and
act as though there are great many
things more valuable than money, and
that the man who is comfortable is
just as we'll off as If he were rich.
Evarts, of New York, ear"s tens Of
thousands every year by big law fees,
but it slips away lavishly in banquets
and charity, while his new colleague.
Hiscock, is little more saving, and
has laid aside a good half million.
| The Senators from Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, South Carolina, Flori-
da and North Carolina depend princi-
pally on their salaries, while both of
the Senators from Ohio ran way up
into the millions-Senator Payne be-
ing rated as high as SIS, 900, 900.
Both Senators from Georgia are
both rich. Brown is said 10 be worth
g, 900, 900, which is chiefly the result
of sagacious investments in railroads
and southern iron towns.
The Senators from Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Ten
nessee and Kentucky, rely chiefly up
OH their salaries for support The
same is true of the Indiana Senators,
and of Senator Cullom, of Illinois,
but his colleague, Farwell, is worth
$40, 600, 600,
Both the Michigan Senators are in
the millions, and so is Sawyer, OF Wis
consin, while his colleague, Spooner, is
i'm the hundreds of thousands.
The Iowa and Minnesota Senators
are "well to do" but not considered
rich. Plumb, of Kansas, Is worth q
million, and Ingalls, is in good moder
ate circumstances. The TWO Senators
from Nebraska are rated at half q
million each, an5 about the same may
be said Of the Oregon Senators.
hardly know what to say of the
Colorado nrad-NS~s.as.- Sanato-a--is>-s
monentary point of view. Eacf
commenced poor, accumulated thel
millions, and fell back into povert!
again; and so it has been, up anC
down, rich to-day, poor tomorrow
and where to put them now is al
enigma. They may be worth thei
millions, they may be poorer than tn
proverbiaI mouse. They seem to en-
Hoy this hazardous business life, AM
we have no reason to complain so lon
! as they are such excellent men in thei
: public career
In round numbers, there is abou
! 5000, 900, 600 In personality and rea't
e represented on the floor of the Ser
!. ate, and to suppose they will legislat
sagainst their interest, is good stretc
of the Imagination.
j President Cleveland is trying 10 fin
{ out the difference between a boom an
Y a boomerang. Up to the present tim
the boomerang has the advantage.
Randall scores another victory i
lgetting the old rules of the Hons
adopted for this session, which pract
a cally gives him control of all appropr
q alton bills.