Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-30
TIE COST OF SOME FAME,


they come to town the new members of Con-
gress are selecting their abodes for the coming
winter. Not many members can afford to keen
house in this city, as housekeeping is far more
expensive here than it is in almost any large
city of the United States. This can be better
appreciated, perhaps, when one considers that
there is really only half year in which trades
people here can count on large custom. This
is the reason that fine hotels do not flourish at
the Capital. The average season of profit with
them is six months in every year. Many Of
them close up during the summer season, re-
opening in the fall. Two Of Washington's best
small hotels opened for the winter season
September !. The larger hotels are open all
summer, and all of them lose money. People
who come to Washington to keep house must
expect to pay little more for the necessaries
of life. just as the hotels are obliged to charge
good rates in winter to make up for possible
losses in summer time. A cabinet officer
spend hardly less than SIS, 900 year, even il he
does not entertain extensively. Senator or a
member of the House of Representatives who
wishes to live nicely will hardly get off for less
than the amount of his salary, while many of
them spend more than twice that amount
every year. This accounts, in part, for the
truth Of the saying, so often quoted, that a
poor man cannot afford to come to Congress.
Senator Frank Hiscock. of New York, spends
more than the amount OF his salary every year
for the apartments he occupies at the Airing
not poor man. The Senators whose misfor-
tune it is to be poor live in very humble way.
Even an unmarried man cannot save anything
out of 5000 year.
Cheaper TO Rent by the Year.
Some OF the men who live here only in the
winter season do not know the difference that
exists in rates of rent especially for furnished
apartments, between winter and summer sea-
sons 1 was pricing some apartments in one OF
of aff fur-
ton a few days ago. and 1 was a little amazed et
the rate asked. The rental for two very small
rooms, not elaborately furnished, with private
bath was 500 per month. "That is" said the
proprietor in explanation, "the rate is $500 for
six months and 500 Tor year. we nnd 1t
summer season, and we are glad to realize
very small amount during the dull months"
Some public men pay 500 week for three or
four apartments in these apartment houses
during the winter season. In some of them it
is a rule 60 rent apartments only by the year,
and the Congressman who wants to live well IN
Washington during the winter must usually
maintain two establishments the year round
one here and one at his home.
Some Senators Who Live ChenpIy.
It is not always the wealthy men who live ex-
travagantly here. Senator Plumb of Kansas.
who is regarded as a very wealthy man, lives in
two very PLAIN apartments on one of the lower
floors of building diagonally opposite to the
EDbitt House, and not far from Newspaper
Row. His colleague, Senator Ingalls,. whose
income is modest, occupied last season large
house on Capitol Hill. He will probably be in
less expensive quarters next winter, as it is an
lounced that his family will spend a greater
part of the season at their home in Kansas.
Besides, the Senator will not have hereafter the
additional income he enjoyed as President pro
tenpore of the Senate. He still holds that po-
sition, but he drew the extra salary BY virtue
ofthe fact that there was no Vice President
mother words, Senator ingalls, drew last year
the salary which will be paid in the future to
Vice President Morton. Senator Beck, OF Ken
lucky, occupied room on Fourteenth street,
near street, last season. as unassumlng as
that of Senator Plumb. When he was taken
ill he went into the country to live with his
son-in-law. Major Goodloe. Senator Beck pays
tate, yet he lives as inexpensively as any mem
ber of the Senate. His colleague, Senator
Black kburn, who is not reckoned a wealthy man,
usually takes his family to one of the hotels.
Senator Sawyer's Mansion.
Senator Sawyer was in Washington a few
days ago inspecting the work on new resi-
dence just being completed for him on Con-
necticut avenue, beyond Dupont Circle. 1t has
one of the finest locations in the city. It faces
the acpte angle of large triangular piece Of
ground at the intersection of Twentieth and
R stree There is a good bit of parking on
all siees of it, and through cluster of fine
trees / looks down the avenue to the pretty
grassy circle on which the Chinese Legation
and tie Blaine mansion are built. 1t is entirely
Of brkwn stone, with high, pointed, red-tiled
roof, ,fbroken by gables and towers. At the
column, which forms feature Of the covered
stone porch at the main entrance on Connecti-
cut avenue. Both porch and column are beau
tifupy carved. Within is large and roomy
Genital hall, at the end of which is broad
stairfas with wide landings. On the first
fooH is a reception room, parlor, dining
roonlfnd large music room. all finished in
hard Food, with high walnscoting and paneled
ceilings. On the second floor, in addition to
the sleeping rooms, is ahandsome library. The
hous9is almost complete, and it will be ready
for Occupancy next winter Senator Sawyer is
one Of the wealthiest men in the Senate, and
one Of the least ostentatious. His new home
however,, will challenge comparison with any
in Warrington.
Cow Other Senators Are Housed.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, lives in a rather
modesthouse on street, while the enormous
mansioh which he built during his first term in
the Senate is occupied by the Chinese Lega-
tion. The Chinese Misister pays yearly rental
of 5000 for this house. and it is held for sale at
S125 900, much less than its original cost Sena-
tor Stanford lives in a rented house-a big.
double, white stone mansion on the corner OF
Seventeenth and K streets. Senator Vest, of
Missouri lived for many years with the Ser
geant t{Arms OF the Senate in q little frame
cottage hear the Capitol Not long ago he
brought bis family to Washington, and since
that timd he has been living in rented house
on street, near Twelfth. very quiet neigh
borhoodl His colleague, Senator Cockrell, has
built hpase of red brick on r street. near
Sixteenth, and he claims that he is paying for
it rapidly in the amount of rent he is saving.
Senator Paddock, of N Nebraska, with his family |
occupies apartments at the Portland fats.
which he engages by the year and occupies |
about six months out of every Il Senator |
Hoar, Of Massachusetts, lived for number OF |
some hdme of Senator Sherman, on K street. |
The honse is now for rent, and Secretary Noble |
had serious thoughts of occupying 1t, but he |
was better suited with another house in the |
same neighborhood. Senator VOORHEES,, of In |
diana, used to have apartments at the Portland, |
but of late years he has been keeping house on |
Twenty-frst street.
All Bunched Together.
Senator Edmunds owns one of the finest and
most expensive houses in Washington. 1t is
On @ street, beyond Dupont Circle, and not far
from Senator Sawyer's new house. It cost not
less than $4,000. Senator Hearst occupies
7ery large double house on Highland Terrace,
which is on Massachusetts avenue just above
Fourteenth street. Highland Terrace is one of
he most desirable residence localities in the
,ity. The houses stand on very high ground,
,ope distance back from the street, and Just
below them is terrace, along which runs q
private carriage way. Secretary Bayard used
@ occupy one of these houses. Secretary
house is just across the street from
he terrace. Just across from where the ter
ace runs into Thomas Circle. Senator Morrill,
ives. in an old-fasnioned, single brick house.
lust behind 1t, on Vermont avenue, is the red
rick house in which Senator Allison lives.
senator Payne, of Ohio, used to live few
loors below Senator Allison. Senator Chand-
er lives in a big double brick house on street,
ust behind the new Normandie Hotel