The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
WHAT SENATORS DRINK
Bottles Conveniently Hid Away I'm Com
mittee Rooms.

Bottles Conveniently Hid Away IN tom-
mittee Rooms.
senator Blair does not drink anything
stronger than iced tea. but it Is evident he
has been about the United states senate
long enough and with .his eyes sufficiently
open 70 discover that not all of the guHHllhe
is done i'm the basement restaurant. oeha-
tor Blair's anxiety 10 have drinking i'm COM
mttee rooms stopped by the ser
geant-at-Arms indicates that he could,
if pushed 10 it, take thirsty stranger
10 the very spot in which liquid com
fort might be- found. As matter oi
fact, there are in the senate committee
rooms about fifty convenient jugs and bot
ties hid away in bookcases and wash
stands. In one committee room, presided
over by an eminent New England senator.
the visitor who takes the Congressional
Globe for the year 1880 from its places IN
the bookcases will bee surprised at what ne
discovers behind it, and delighted as WELL
if ne j. fond Of old rum. There II quite
rivalry among certain senators a. 10 VINO
shall keep the best liquor in their cOminliter
rooms. Senators Blackburn aud carlisle
have the incest arrangement Of any OF the
Senator's and their good luck has made
them the envy of their colleagues.
Senators from that state are kept constantly
supplied with the very best whisky Ken
mcky caa produce. If by chance the
stock Of one Of them run low he does not
hesitate to step 10 the telegraph Office, anu
with a little frank book furnished by Ire7i-
dent Green Of the Western Union, call on
this or that dlstiller 10 send on another jug.
senator Beck. who was very fond OF apple
lack. used 10 have large demljOhns OF that
smooth and seductive ilud sent him from
his friends i'm the mountain regions. Tue
Kentucky Senators drink very little liquor
themselves. Senator Carlisle does not
average gill a week, and whlle
his colleague probably vets his throat
once or twice day with Ken
lucky fayorite he gives away to his friends
twenty times as much as he drinks. since
Rlddleberger disappeared there has NOT
been chrome drinker in the Senate ana
poor Riddeberger got bad name. not so
much from steady drinking as be did by his
unfortunate habit Of getting quite full
about once a month.
The finest buffet ever seen in senate
cOmmittee-rO0m was that which the late
George PendletOn had in the room OF the
Committee on Library when he was chair
man. Mr.. Pendlet0n, who was not much OF
a drnker so far as quantity was concerned,
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was himself an artist in their preparation.
lie knew all about the mysteries OF ab-
sinthe. maraschinO. yermOuth, benedictlne
and the other cOrdials; was familiar with
the use Of dripping glass, and could
mix "A red, white, and blue pousse care
that would stir the dullest senator
into an Outburst Of patriotism. w hen
senator Malone took charge Of the
Library Committee room he removed
the elegant buffet OF his predecessor,
with its cut glass, and substituted therefor
a plain demiJOhn OF whiskey and tin cup
Of generous size. When senator Carlisle
does take drink, which is seldom, 1t Is "a
large one. lie has the senatorial record Il r
large drinks. IL Is this Senator's hablt To
nil to the Drim with whisky whatever glass
il set before him. II 1t is tall lemonade
glass. holding a half pint, no matter. sena-
tor NOOrheesis considered good Judge Oi
whisky, which he uses very sparingly.
Senator Plumb has the peculiar trick Of
mixing bitter5 with his champagne. ia.
Walcott is now the authority on mixed
drinks. Senator Voorhees, drinks butter
milk.-ChicagO Herald.