The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-02

by the time he has paid his moderate board
bill he would be very poor picking for a
legislator in search of a cash purchaser.
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, is a
poor man-so poor that he is glad to serve
as q Washington correspondent for q New
York newspaper and to do the work. in
addition to his many Senatorial duties,
with his own hand because he can not
afford to pay a stenographer for such work.
Senator Blodgett, Of New Jersey, is a
rich man, president of the New Jersey Cen
trail railroad and of bank at Long Branch,
but he hammered out his own wealth, for
he began his manhood thirty-eight years
ago working as an apprentice in the Amos
keag locomotive works.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, who has not
been here this session and who probably
will never visit Washington again, is
another wealthy railroad president, but, so
farfrom wanting to buy seat in the Sen
ate, he has one that he has been trying for
more than two years to give away. He is a
very old and feeble man and has long de-
sired to retire from all active life and pub
lie responsibility, but his people would not
take his resignation because, tits said, they
wanted Governor Gordon in the Senate and
the governor could not appoint himself to
I'LL the vacancy.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, is a
poor man who spends all he makes.
Senator Call, of Florida, spends more
than he makes. Some time ago he Dor
rowed money and built here a modest house
to live III, but the interest became so bur
oensome he has been trying ever since to
sell out.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, is ali
that member of the house of lords is sup
posed to be-rich. aristocratic and heir to
his Senatorial seat.
Senator Carlisle of Kentucky, lives on
his salary.
Senator Casey pronounce it Cazey,
please), of North Dakota, is worth half a
million, and is chasing like blue streak
after the other half. His bills for binding
Irvine last year $50 he recently testified, !
am told Were $4,000. That would tie up a
considerable sheaf of legislators in his
state, II all the stories about the purchases
made by the Louisiana Lottery compan Y
last winter are true.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire.
lives like millionaire, but those VINO
ought to know say it takes about all he can
scrape up to pay for it. Some time ago he
made some fat fees and purchased an ele-
CANT home which he gave to his wife He
stln makes now and then a good haul, but
manages, am told, TO spend it all upon his
living. And then another thing suggests
that he probably has nothing laid away for
purchasing legislatures = he owns two
newspapers up in New Hampshire. and
you know that is pretty expensive habit
TO fall into.
Senator Coclrell, of Missouri, would
make a poor fist at buying legislature.
Not long ago be borrowed a small sum of
money with which to build little house on
a cheap lot away out on r street, and he
lives in a manner that stamps him as a man
who needs his salary about as fast as it
falls due.
Senator Coke, of Texas, owns good deal
ofland In his state. a gentleman who knows
about it says that if the Senator should, by
any misfortune, come into the possession of
a little more such land, he would be poor
enough to go into partnership with Lag
arus.
Senator Colquitt, Of Georgia, is in mod
crate circumstances neither rich nor poor.
Sedator Cullom, of Illinois-let me tell
you a story about him and Senator ingalls,,
ofKansas. When Vice President Hendricks
lied, it became necessary to elect presi-
dent of the Senate The Office pays S3. 900
year more than the Senatorial salary.
Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts, who is
poor man, wanted the place, but Senators
Teller, Henderson and others said: mo:
Cullom is poorer than Hosr; let's give the
place to Culiom." 1t looked as il Senator
Culiom was going to be chosen when, one