The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

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Tho books show that during the months ~
July and August, lSss when congre-', WIS.,, wa ~
session. the LEMONS. sugar and Apo1'nh,,S
used by The senate cost the government OF ,ne
United States Ei-3 A.. The ice USED "u'i"S
the same months cost $500 II thus appears
that IL costs money 10 keep the SENATE 0''i
An interesting item Is the ioiio"n's'
Isaac Bassetf. for pounds Copenhagen Snu'i'
for use In senate chamber 80"
In n month the senate uses ABOUT iour nun
drcd dozen towels, the washing oil winch costs
the government nearly 500.
Here are some more entries, which explain
themselves:
rr,r.e doz French eoap $3.50: sponges. $40.
Gallons hay rum. Si951. 3 gallons cologne S2i;
q bottles hair OH, s2o' bottles hair tonic,
SAD
OF such items there are scores and scores.
When the senate buys thermometers IL
buvs none but the best, as tho books show:
aug. 81 Thermometer, Sl5 thermome-
ters. Sl5. Thermometers. So
When the senate has a funeral 90 attend 10
goes in style For the funeral Of Gen Sneri-
dan 10 pairs Of silk gloves were purcnased' a1
Al pair. and sashcs at 81 eacn.
When the senate buys furniture eitner TOT
the chamber OF for the luxurious committee
rooms. it makes the money fly. Here are a
few items In that line, taken from hundreds'
Wilton CARPET Tor committee on public lands,
s3D. three pairs lace curtains for committee
on manufactures "a committee that mas ho'
had meeting for three years. S'IoJ' lur-
CONAN cushion. same committee, SiV' walnut
lounre. committee on enrolled bills so, an
thine oak hall rack, committee ON commerce.
Sf8. antique oak desk, committee on centen-
niai $50. walnut desk. committee on lauof,
sC5: one japanese screen, committee on agri-
culture, $50: four chairs committee ON aefi-
culture, $40. twenty-one yards carpet COM
mitfee on interstate commerce. Sle. EFi-
IDENTIFY the committee on agriculture ntends
10 have something nice for the horny handed
SON of the soil % SIC on when be comes before
tho committee 10 tell why De has % burn his
corn for fuel ont on the prairies, and why he
cannot lift the mortgage of his place down
in New England
TO wind and clean the senate clocks costs
the government about 500 a year Even
street car tickets are purchased at the gov
eminent expense for the use of the senate.
During the las. year the senate has bought
score of typewriters atacost Of nearly S5'oVO'
IL win be- noticed that the senate has way
Of making Che government pay for nearly
everything which senator needs or uses.
The government must even help him re-elect
himself and defray the expense incurred 10y
him in culuyating popularity among his con-
stitueats During the five months preceding
the last presidential election senator's sent ont
at tie exren-eo f the government nine millions
of their speeches. Tho government printed
The speeches at bare cost in the first place,
and then Be- had t0 pay men dollar a thou.
sand t1 fold them. buy the envelopes or other
wrappers. and finally carry the many tons OF
stuff through the mails free of charge Dur
ing these five months the government pur.
chased for use in sending ont tine more or less
valuable speeches of more or less famous
statesmen u0 fewer than eight million en-
yclores. 40 cost Of about $4,000, and Co
prerare this enormous mass Cf stuff for the
mails seven barrels of paste and four barrels
of Sour for Use in making paste We're pur-
chased.
Ten or twenty years hence probably, the
incidental expenses of the senate viii show
item. of house rent for each of the member
Of fiat august body horses and carriage.
and grocery bills Tho tendency is now ia
that direction ROBERT 0hAFhs.