Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-05
A CONGRESSMAN'S, LIFE.
It Is Not Altogether a Bussftl Ex-
s. .iStencoA So. TX .
Some OF tho Annoyances with Which tho.
Average Statesman Has to Contend
-Beset on Every Hnud by
Public Demands.

the house are repetitions each of the
other. A review of the twcnty-four>
hours made by q member before closing
his eyes for nights rest puts him to,
sleep with the thought that the lot of a
legislator is not always happy one,
and that craftsmanship is the least of
things that enter into his days toll,
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Telegraph asked one of the oldest mem
bcrs of the house to keep q record of
one day of congressional life. This is it
in brief: eight O'Clock, breakfast;
eight thirty, opened mail and laid aside
Ill newspapers with marked articles
for future examination. Read upward
of ninety letters on all sorts of subjects,
of which the following are twenty OK
amplcs: One is from Il veteran asking
for information about his pension. He
gives no post'ofii Celrcss, and 7 am
obliged to write letter to the pension
Office to secure his address. Another
correspondent wants number Of vol
umcs of geographical survey, which,
upon investigation, find arc not to be
had. a veteran writes that he commu-
nicated with the pension Office Dccem-
be Z, 1891, and got Il communication
from them nC1rly Il month later which
made no reference 10 his letter; wants
nc to go to tho Office t. sec if his COM
rnunication was received Another let
ter requires me to frO to the pension of
flee to ascertain what there is dcfc"tivt
in tho application of the writer for
pcns>os1.
"a gentleman from the agricultural
department. requests nc to accompany
hirl to my horoc. ?T-l,"ru' he is to deliver
u lecture to &nmc cf my constituents
hucfh her, want" the Congressional
Record sent ~ hin. An applicant for
Dc"s arc. OcH" Of nYconGtituentsw write.
fOu INC to sc"Trc kif.t - place in the gov
errmcnt departments. Another wants
the report c. tho h1rG2u OF animal in
duGtry.. Another Tant3 his pension
matter loollct! mp, Int does not give tho
number or h,% IaT". Another wants
po@itlon IN tho "nY2rAl2eat printing
HiIcc. In arS9thcr icVtcr inc gentleman
'ElVcH an account OF tronoic nc Is having
over inc c@actlon OF uutic" from hira 1or
600" brought To the custom mousse
TINS requires investigation NJ inc GUS
to1ai DIVISION, treasury department
ana an examination Oh inc law Whlch
SHOWS inc oaSfcS. were properly COL
ie, .co'
nc pension o1Icc notlilca me- OF u"
allowance OF PGn''oh' 1Ec oiIi"c ata2
wants 10 know no" an appn ant lor
ronsioh IN my dl"triet aPHlis ms name
:!h@'hcr corrcSpooocnt wants hntortnA-
hoy, Il" 10 INC 1orclGn insurance com,
p;I'ilSS dolnG business at tue haIional
caPl0al' pension opPlicalC wants 10
Know all ABOUT inc surgical report III
MS case announcer wants 3c 10 nave
ncalcal eN;'ininatloh us 10 MS coh'1'lon
raadc at his hornc, because nc ls unable
to travel. Another letter is OFT the sub
Jc; Of river and harDor improvements.
Another gentleman wants me TO aacrr-
tain what action has been taken IN sonc
land case he has before the government
"Theso arc examples of requests con
taincd in nearly hundred letter.