Telegram-herald., 1890-07-07
WASHINGTON ECHOES
The Pennsylvania Railroad Does
the Proper Thing.
4 CORPORATION THAT Has A SOUL
Speaker Kssd's Boa Motifs Passage OF
the Federal Eisstioa La~ rhrOash
The Hsase Gives Ar Lodge =
Aatioasi Reputation.

Special Correspondence % lzLEGR4z II EzkLD.
WAsHIsGIoS. July 5.-Wblle it Is
popular belief that corporations have
no bodies 70 be kicked or souls to be
damned and that they are never known
q b. guilty Of a generous action, an ex-
eepGon must be made IN favor Of one
Of the largest railroad companies IN
this country. For some wears past the
Pennsylvania railroad has gwen an
annual excursion 10 the newspaper men
Of Washington, Baltimore and Philadel.
phla and their wives. and very delight
ful these trips always are. The ex-
eursion this year was TO Cape May and
some 800 people availed themselves OF
the hospitality Of the company 10 spend
few days at the seaside.
The party left Washington last Sun
day morning in a special train and
were joined al Baltimore and Philadel-
phIa by the journalists from secitles.
At Philadelphia lunch was served al
the depot and then another special was
taken TOR Cape May, where rooms were
reserved for the visitors at the Stock
ton Hotel. The perfection OF detail for
which the Pennsylvania IS noted was
fully shown on this trip. The night be-
fore leaving Washington the baggage
OF the excursiOnists had been called Tor
BY the company and before arriving at
Cape May every member of the party
was gwen ticket bearing the number
of his room and vas told that as soon
as be arrived at the hotel he could 90
right up 10 his room which was ready
for hi d. There was no delay about
keys or anything else. The visitors
were somewhat tired and dusty
after their journey and it was very
pleasant 10 find ones trunk waiting for
him and the prospect of fresh water
and an unlimited supply of towels.
Everything that could eonduce to the
pleasure OF the party was done for
them. A dummy railroad runs from
Cape May TO Sewal's Point and to Cape
May Point, where Mrs. HarrIson's cot
tage was the center of attraction TO a
great armyof people. Passes were pro-
vided to visitors which were good on the
dummy so long as the party remained
at Cape May and, IN fact, everything
else they wanted was at their disposal.
The bath houses and bathing suits, the
- ssteN IA
the yachts and the iron pier were all
tnrOwo open to the visitors, TO say
nothing Of the amount OF Mumm's ex-
ira dry which was constantly on tap
and which certainly ought 70 cause the
price Of that delectable vintage TO 90
up, owing TO the quantity which vas
consumed. On Saturday night there
was a dance and another one was given
on Monday night. On returning, the
same arrangement was made In regard
b the baggage. there was lunch await
ing the travellers at Philadelphia, and
between Philadelphia and Washington
the comforts of the party were not for
gotten. Altogether 1t was a most de-
hghtul outing, and the resolutions
passed by the correspondents on their
rcturl but feebiy express the pleasure
which III gave them.
The contest which went on for some
days between the House aud Senate as
TO the salaries To be paid TO the clerks
ct SENATORS, called puOlic attention to
the fact that the senate is u much
more extravagant body than the House,
aud that it takes good many more
clerks and other employees To do the
business OF the Seuate, than It does at
the other end of the Capitol. Every
senator : provided with q private see
Tetary, paid out Of the contingent fund
of the senate, and although the mem
bers have long wanted the same luxury.
they have never vet had the courage to
make an Appropriation for that pur-
pose. There are in the senate twelve
standing committees and eight select
committees with high sounding names.
which never nave meeting. except to
organize, and rhich exist simply for
the purpose a giving the chairman the
chance to appoint clerk. The COM
uutees on civil service and retreuch-
meut. epidemic diseases, TO examine the
several branches of the civil service,
tshcues, manufactures. mines and
mining. organization. conduct aud ex-
pendltures OF the executive depart
ments. and others of the same sort.
never have a bill referred to them. bat
there are several other committees
which once IN a while do n little work.
but what little they do do might lust rs
well be done by other committees. The
Senate. however. is very jealous of It's
prerogatives. and it does not believe In
commencing the work Of reform at
home, although it - perfectly willing
90 reform Nd the rest OF the Government.
The Senate believes IN taking iss com
fort. and that whv it has s0 many
people on its pay roll % wait upon it,
members snd loos after their wants.
In tins connection one Of Speaker
Reed = bon mots IS worth while repeat
ing When the ulll providing for the
pay OF ~enatorlzt clerks Vas being con-
sltered IN the senate, Mr Ingalls, mti-
mated pretty broadly thar it wasin-
pertuert for the House 90 crt.cise the
seton of the senate in tins regard. and
he went on Co add that a Senator'S :
CLERK ought 60 be worth az least a salary
Uf $500 q year. This was told 60 Reed.
s1d be draWled ont. II think so. too.
II a clerk has to write seren hour
speeches for the senator, and then has
- listen t0 them when they are de-
Evered. [ think be "a worth any
srount Of money" Reed = never at
a loss for an answer. aud he rather de-
lE-s In Saying sarCastlc things about
t.e senate. as he has busiittie reverence
fer tae members of that bodv. and
taass thev need some fresh blood in-
tEsed INTO their eu siafIve VEINS % en-
atIn tsnm % do business n 4 modern
fashion.