Telegram-herald., 1890-11-02

senator should. sy any misfortune.
come into possession Of a little moro
such land ae would De poor enough 70
10 into partnership with Lazarus
senator Colquist. ot Georgia. Is IN
moderate oircGms ssnces. Mother rich
nor poor.
senator CeilOm. OF nlinois-let uIe
toll you \ story about him and senator
ingalls,, of Kansas When yiee-Presi-
den. Hendricks died 1t became neces-
sary % elect Presldent OF the Senate.
The ofice pays three thousand dollars
year more than the Senatorial salary.
Senator iIoar, OF Massachusetts. who Is
a poor man, wanted the place, but SEN
ators Teller. Manderson and others said:
NO; Cullom IS poorer than UOar: let's
give tho place 20 Cullom.' 1t looked "a
II senator Cullom was going TO be
chosen when, one day, he heard some
thing about Senator Ingalls, struggle
with poverty. aud questioned him about
f. Yea said the Senator from Kan
sas. II an poorer than you sre, for your
children are grown and provided for,
but my Ave youngsters are Just growing
up and can not raise money enough TO
educate them as wtsh to-" senator
Ingalls, frankly asked for the Office be-
cause be needed the salary and Sena sor
Cullom went AZ once 20 bis friends say
ing be had found man poorer than
himself Senator Ingalls, was elected
and still holds the orice, though the
additional salary does not 90 with 1t now
that there is Vice President
Senator DaEiel, OF Virginia Is by no
means q rich man His most fruitful
source of income, after bis Senatorial sal.
ary, Is the sale Of the we'll l-known law
books Of which he Is the author, but
that Is not enough ever to make him
rich
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, has
nothing laid away. Senator Dawes, OF
Massachusetts,, Is very poor man. I
do not know about Senator Dixon but
] understand he is only moderately we'll
OF. Senator Dolph, Of Oregon, was
once a rich man, but suffered severe
loss in the recent failure OF an enter
prise IN which be was heavy stock
holder. Senator Edmunds makes some
enormous fees In his practice as an at
torney and may b set down es q rich
man. but be will never have to think
about buying o seat in the Senate until
Vermont goes out of the Union Sem
ator Etsrts has capital law practice,
bat it Is said be lives up TO his income.
Senator Eustis, of Louisiana. is we'll
OF. and Senator Farwell, OF Illinois. Is
= millionaire Senator Faulkner, Of
West Virginia, IS IN comfortable cir
cumstances. and Senator Frye, OF
Maine. IS man who gives no thought
90 mOney-making doesn't care for a
fortune. and so. OF course. has never
made ono.
Senator George Is a poor man Many
a department clerk lives on much
higher shelf than ia docs
Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana, and
Senator German. Of Maryland. are both
voll OF. senator Gray, Of Delaware, Ia
"a fair circumstances as result OF his
good law praetics-
senator Hale married ',ery wealthy
Lady. the daughter Of this late Zach
Chandler
Senator Hampton. OF South Carolina.
IS q very poor man. He has positively
nothing should his sala.y rs Senator
cease he would be In the depths Of
financial distress.
Senator Harris. Of tennessee, though
not very rich nan. owns a rather
profitable mule farm in Texas Senator
UawIey. q Connecticut who not long
ago suffered some serious losses By
Eood-nsturodlY lending his name. Is
said - bo poor nan
senator Hearst ~ California. Is as
rich ss mud He says he can not re-
unemb ber when his income vas less than
one thousand dollars a day. tie could
bay three or fogr fresh legislatures
everT resr IL he wanted - asd they
were for sale.
senator Higgins Of Delaware. has
b,lt snail store 81 tbis worlds goods.
Senator Hiscock. Of New York. has
one fostune and MS wife hss another.
Senator Hosr. of Nss<aeih vsests. ia se
poor BE can's afcrd - kesp sP a. estsb-
iishrent in WasAinzeon and leaves his
fsmllY. therefore. az aoHle-
Senator Tnzalls. ~ I h@-~ sasi. -
vary poor sa8 very glad - zes paY ~
tss literary ~vrk rhich scsoeaow hs
manages - Ia sssuTh ne IL kept very