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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07
FOR SALE--HOUSES.

EOR sALE-CHEAP-NEw HOUSE IN NORTH
s cas-, "a, four rooms; rents for y Per NSRRpr price
EoR sALE-vERY DEsIRA BILE. AS HOME Oh
new snd @ ssvr
three rooms on each heOr with large closets
New Hampshire and Psnusy wanna ave cars; 2OS
and Az h g. Il u 81 ia.h
TOR sALE-BFAUTTFUL HOME: BEST LoCA.
tOn on Capitol Hi thsss ses nS bay
manship -. f5oGtn nd seS HS aSTx eleven
tre sas limiting BELLS speaking tubes cabinet man
esS s s ?f prics very low inquire owST
Eok sALE-A BARGAIN-oN EASY TERMs-ONE
Hst. between aist and I'D sts. Containing rooms;
spec: :P,s The house. ses' B. waENER
EOR sALE-s6 600, IN EASY PAYMENTS. WILL
purchase one Of the best bargains in house ever
Sea and m ST.
i sh ans + f. &AkNnR &C. Fcs Of
For Satellite ST. N. E.. 10 ROOMS, Is1
Maryland aoI65 200
NE =; ave fs Rs sr.
an ST. isr ina 519
10th ST. ne. Or. l6x7O. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
St. me-, Or. I6I 100 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
9Th st. ne, 6r, Ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A 2a0
Tennessee ave. ne. 81, i6i76..........:::: 33o0
9Th St: e r. l6S1OO 40
-,... EIsTERpIYi .iMixLLEiiY.' ''''
mh4-8 ga ST. Pacific building.
E0R SALE--AN ELEGANT NEW DWELLING IN
bath built i'll the best manner has cabinet mantels
electric BELLS speaking tubes and every modern
to owner Room Dh IS ssfms A taaS
and Trust building. 9th and F sts mh4-3t
E,OR sALE-yERY DESIRABLE PROPERTY ON
modern improvements: house ~ feet wide. Address
OWNER. 7. .. Box $50. City. mh4-3t'
LOK sALE-A TEN-RoOM HOUSE, FRONTING
Capitol grounds, with all modern improvements,
furnished or unfinished. Inquire OF OWNER. "a
ST. NV. mh4-3t'
EoR sALE-A NEARLY NEW HOUSE; IL ROOMS
and concrete cellar; on 18th ST. bet and o: west
SIDE AZ mod imp and very cheap at 5000. N. M.
L OR sALE-VERY DESIRABLE PROPERTY; I'M
\ proved by a three-story and English basement
brick gl5 street NV. nine rooms. bath. &c. south
10s, lot ia Sdi 29 fee. to wide ssS rte
FOX. 9a0f st. NV. mh:-6t
EOR sALE-GREAT. BARGAIN-NO BETTER LO-
= cation east Of Capito,New stone and press brick;
,mproysmsnts; price. 80. 300 800 cash. balance
sRA III Sa ass No ave-
E0R sALE-19 5TH ST NE. ROOMS AND
BATH tn hsnldssomeiy papered; barsaip at $1,000
sS Bsod 5RR Sis and BATH
DOR sALE-A RARE BARGAIN-A TWO sTORY
Il and basement brick corner house in fine 10 alton
cash E They E6y sSS SitsH 10
L'OR sALE-FINE THREE-sTORY AND CELLAR
brick dwelling ON East Capitol st an offer wanted.
mh2-1w COG iith st. NV
L'OR sALE-vERY DESIRABLE 2-sTORY AND
- cellar brick house; all mod inps nv. on one Of
best ayenues cars pass the door. Address Box III.
Star office. mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07

CAnHAnr & Lr1nx.
e2s 9TH and 7oe sta ~.
One hundred dozen Hairpins in Shell. Amber and
Black. The price was % and 3Oc dozen. Your pick
at l cent each. or l2c. dozen.
Special values in Dress Goods-at 5Oc. yard.
42-inch Plaids in all the combinations at Soc.
yard.
Striped Cancels Hair, Soc. yard.
'S-lnch Homespuns in Tans aud Grays at Soc. yard
3Sinch Extra Quality Atwood Hsnr1sttas IN al the
new spring shades at 5Oc. yard.
52-inch Ladies' Cloth at 5Oc. yard.
3s-inch Bedford Cords at 7oc. yard.
3S-inch Diagonal Bedford Cords at 0So. yaR6.
36-inch Cotton Honespuns at 12hc.
New styles Challis at 1Sc. yard.
hrst-class Bingham Apron. yards full In each
apron and well made. only Zoe. each.
For u the best Bed Spread ever offered.
cARHART LxIpY,
mh5 a2S 7th and TOO sta NV.
L.n,p.
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L. 7. KAISER

OR sALL-ELEGANT I4-RooM DwELLING.
BET Istn and 18th n w.. lot .s5x 100, Sl6 900
CANT brown stone front. lJ-rOOIn dwelling, U near
IN ave a ", sl3.JsO. Pine brick dwelling I3
ma. iUth bet and u. ". Gil, 80 Pine ~
u aud cellar dwelling. lot .SjxlUU Ilth let N
On ", ais. GO. Lot about 4Jxi5s side and
alley. comfortable brick dwellings on M 1, Lei
and ~ a w.. only Sl6>usu tor Whose placs. -Four
AdSelinxs, rented at els. - per mouth each n
e. Bet n and Ia, ". sl.sUO each. BricK tnsi
property, large lot and has Iarge brick sta bic
st. near W NV. only sy 30. Brick dw-iIins
IN L. e. s2.Uuo. 500 cash. bal. 40 per month
edsellinz, lot 2Oxsi TO alley o.h lei Y .nd a.
s5,OcO Nice bfick dxeinns Iot Isxs,, I'm
aud n. W. - gu Nat4nt lot stj5sX1h cor
fDd a n. e. Al 4Oc Per 81 fl Elexsut vacant
south side bet 2lst and :ssd n W 5OLxl:i,
DWELLINGS,. bet. ltth and 18th n " AZ Al -
III " q DIEAIL. % n Iah5-3t
kALk-IwO HANDSOME DOUBLE HOUSES
Hster1 and basement; store trimmings: every
Improvement, southern e1posure. one sn,.,s
..trs; excellent n-ishborhood, will rnssr a
home. corner 9Th and 1 SITS d e Pr,cs
Aeh terms TO suit. Apply to owner s}I I'm
feiG+:w'
taLE-BETTER THAN NEW-A CHOICE
s,ss,ory and basement dwelling, lived in a few
t-,yowner. unusually well planned thorourhly
sS.rco1ns and bath abundant closets. Frtnch
k13. hard WOOD Inantels. electric lighting A.
Sirand rear room on cot Tor stable. Price.
Ssmises-Ia34 St. NV. f.e7-Ier.
E,E-A RARE BARGAIN-A TWO STORY
f~r4ck front aud bay window house in nne
faTthe~st; all A. L. good tenant. IS. 900 viii
- sooa- Apply after pm to owner.
b - DAVIS. uod 9th Sc nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07

<OE sALE-O ST. BET. 9Th AND 9TH SITS. NV
lot 21xllO TO alley 5 story b-cs store and cellar
axe house and stable oYpOItunl for baker To- 5U
story 1nxlish base.enG. rooms and bath. la. l.
R4p-r-d' butt Of best material. now renting for
"a ID 81. SUI
story ana cellar. II rooms lot .Ux Ito 10 aisey
n ~ let ltth and 18th sts- large l.StsD
ear cor SIh and @ SITS IL rooms aud bath o. d
st. n 5 story and cellar lsr aud bath - 800
81, n " bet l3;h aud l4th SITS u. W.. 3story brick
and stable. Price. o. AN
story aud basensut. or and bath, 900 cash 81. SO
sHssS PROPERTY ON q st. u. e. bet I'd and 4th rent
ant place bet q and Il. irII and lUrh e.,U 200
81 prop bet lltl aud I-sth ~ II. front. "a Ut0
81 n e BET 9Th snd 9TH sts. Price. .tU
nSry and cellar brick. rooms and bath renting
s<s-JO Per month, IA PrIce............ "a, 40
- NV BET Nh and iUth Sta. 3story L i. tlU
81 n ~ bet Inn and 18th .ts.......... $50 OOU
all aud get . list Of property.
T.. 7. KAISER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07

EoR sALE-CHEAP-NEw HOUSE IN NORTH
+ east; four rooms; rents for IS per month prize
$500; cash $500. W. Q. NORRIS, B
mh4-3ts 9l6 Ut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07
l'Ok SALE
T vEKMoNT AVE. NEAR IOWA CIRCLE

Containing fifteen rocns and all modern improve
tents; built on lot having frontage Of - feet anS
AIMING tnroHxn 10 an Atisy prlce. si6 90.
APPLY TO j. V. y. HUYCK
nhS5t 1856 Pa. ave.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-09-29

efectuaran salda dese este pne
~ dipe 10 il 90 cada las cneo de la sarde
Us "A"' Wv ~ IINEA DE CUBA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-09-29
9 Puerto-Rco 20 de Setenobre de 1872 Oficinas San
EMPRESA
DE YapORES ESPAE0LES c0RREOS DE LAS ANHLLAS
Y YTRAsPoRTEs MILITAREs DE
SRBRE.V'OS de HER R ERR
ABANA
H - d A. N n.

efecnaran su salda desde este pner
coon os das 10 15 de eada las clnco de la ae en-
os dias de las doce del da en- los iesINoS'
Toaran solo Santiago de Cuba los Vapoes que aaen los
Is y 25 -, 7r,avi+oa
AxauaSi Peracoa Guantanamo Cuba.
Az * haTs las mmas exception de Las dc 9af
ademas oara en- cando su saidas Cuba los das 49,
las entradas Habana en- las 1echas
tes de 49, 30 de cadames. m uo+orno an Guantanamo
1>As w ~ IINEA DE PUERTo-k1Co'
- a,oa IN % los vapores que el servico de Co
rTeos M ~ +oca an Nueyitas Gibaa Baacoa Guananano u
Prince Puerto Plata Fonce
n n5Io San Juan Puerto Rico. Al retorno nara esc" GA ~
msm9s P & % ira DOR Nueva Gbara Baracoa m
Ia santo Domingo Ponce, hayaguezii oa eAo" ! ~
to1cO2 Rico los d1as 5 respecty
das % g. negando q Ia f1aoah" GIL S
sae de IA de cada mes ~ e,uor+6
NYngnno de dos vapores tocafah ." Ao"' "
namo TTNEA DE CAIBARLEN.
aos los rnes las ade sadra nn yapor Cue,
negara CabaI1en los
os de jueEes, despees
M 49, AZ asaieros con Sagua, legara a "oh@ ~
vAnes las tarde sadra otro vapoE que
en- m retorno saiendo de Caibaren los T
A. egada del ren pasaieros, tocara en- sagua Ia ~
bana los Aleloo'0'' REMOLCADOR.
~ orraa tiene A vapor Ag10 potente para rnolques Roa
ns+a de- esta Iga habado de bombas para aenq"0Sy ~
para savamento
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-09-29
PUERTO-RICO
Y SU HISTORIA
ssINvEsTIGAoIoNEs cRIFIcAs PoR
DON SALVADOR BRAU.

CoaJeTepctGS dGddS Ell Ateeo que enranan copiosa
Gle errores verdad hoca nconrover
Dle Sc nan Yenldo repltendo ensenando de
ira lsa extendendose Ell anass al periodic comprendido
desde ell descubmiento territorial
Noviembre de 149 hasta la undaci6n de Ne0n SdEaGc
p0r don francisco Soils 1913 de San Franeiscode
Aguada 1884, al instalarse aquea los fai
les franciscanos
La bante acogda que obtuvieron estos trabaos las
repedas excaciones de la periodical personas Illus
radas para que pubquen foTma de lbro anma-
ron lnenar esa edicion, leVaremos breveme
e 81 Ell publico secunda nuestra niciava adquendo
nunero de suscrpcones egue los gastos
materiales de la obra.
ooNDICIoNEs DE PUBLICATION
La abra publcara por entregas semanales de ochs
pgInas en- cuarto, mpresas pape satnado
teres tpOgrafcos eXceentes-E reparto en- esa
capital Sc har semanamente, por entregas-En Isa
distribution hara acknowledgements int6rYalos
semanas de este modo e entregas
Vlcoa entrega, repartda capitaba cIbierta
de color, Vadra cnco centaYos moneda meicanaOpOr-
tunamente repar sin aumento de precio carpea
la rustlcaE capital
debera vericarse Observation-Disclosures cada
tregaPara el pago la Isa los suscrptores agentes
yendedOres deberan atenerse Ia formula esabecida
alberta
EN- Ell ESTABLECIMIENTO TIPOGRAFICO
DE DON ARTURO CORDOVA
SAN FRANCISCO 26.
quien las que obtener seryan
dgr volante que acompana al prospecto despu6s de
haber enadO los blancos que veTn pues este ha
de servr ademas al proposito eya publican al
fin de la edcon cuadro de cooperadOre cumprendendo
e todas las personas dgnen patrocnar Ell bro
LOS EDIToREs
NoTA.-Se soictan agentes 8 vendedores activos de
responsabdad en- las prncipaes pobacones Ia IsIa
eoocaci0n realization de la obra por entregas me-
dane la siguente etbuc0n Is ciento sobre ell Vaor
de 20 ejempare reazados20 por ciento sobre Ell de 20
teNo servan entregas los agentes 81 previa
mente no Sc ha cuberto el mporte de las pdan
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-09-29
T,0CION ANIIHERPETZCA

DEL DS9Lt95c ~ MdSe rs ~ ~ u = nfsTis IL
icaz6n en- e momento apcarla La Locion esta
fumada quita caspa evtando la caida del cabeo haee
los barros empenes manchas espinas de la
Eito SECURE Immediate P1dase en- todas las bot
cas- de la Isla a. por mayor en- Ia del senor
depostarfo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-09-29
servicfO cOsterO en- PuertO-K
Por vapOr AVILES.

Sas 40 San uan todos microbes lananecer una ez
~ otTa nor a Oeste los puertos de
ATroyo Ponce, Mayaguez, Aguadlna Arecloo FA'e
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

STABILITY of improved relations with
the United States were ascertained."
says the Sun, Eve We nture to think it
would be a great surprise to any who
profess to believe there are few who
would be willing to alter their present
political relations. That Canada can
not go much longer on present lines
scarcely admits a doubt The Tilson-
burg Liberal sis fully convinced that
Canada has hung on to the apron strings
of the old world long enough" while
the st. John Telegraph is of the opinion
that "the present relations between the
mother country and Canada cannot be
long maintained The st. John Globe
predicts that 'in a very short time this
country lCanada] will be alive with the
fires of a new political agitation of q
moro sweeping character than any we
have yet had" and the Haldimand Ad-
vocate exclaims. "Speed the day of po-
litical union with the United States"
These papers rave their readers and in
fiuence, and while they do not consti-
tute. by any means. a majority of the
Canadian press, they show that tho an
nexation sentiment is widespread and
increasing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEW NAVY.

A cynical critic once said of Mr.. Ed
munds that he could see fly on a barn
door without seeing the door," Some
thing of this hypercriticai faculty is
evidenced in the Indianapolis News.
The Presidents message seems to have
thrown the News into q state of mind.
Its latest manifestation and outgiving
is because of what the President said
respecting the navy under the admins
tration of Secretary Tracy, and it i'm
pliedly charges that the President ig-
nored altogether what had been done
during the previous administration, ar
rogating to this n the full credit for
the entire new navy-this especially be-
cause of his expressed hope that the
good work that had been begun and con-
tinued might, in view of the November
result, be not now Stayed
The first observation to occur to a
candid person is that President Harri-
sons message distinctly stated that it
was a review of the four years, or of so
much of that period as had elapsed of
the present administration. having moth
ing to do, either directly or indirectly,
with work performed under previous
administrations. Secondly, that in ex-
pressing the hope that the work on the
new navy would not "be stayed" the
President had an eye simply to the we'll
known fact that whatever objection to
the new navy there was has come from
Democratic members of Congress. and
that work was quito likely to be
stayed by the new administration
after it should come into full power, if
the theories of economy advocated by
its leading members in Congress and by
its principal newspapers were to be
actually carried out.
The new navy, so called, began with
the Forty-eighth Congress. under a Re-
publican administration, when Senator
Chandler was the Secretary, and prog
ress in its development has been stead
lily continued since; but the figures the
News gives as between the Cleveland
administration and the Harrison admin
istration are misleading. if not incorrect.
The official records show the following:
During the Cleveland administration,
as represented by the Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth Congresses, there was appro-
priated a total of see. 63s. 1862. or. as the
News puts 1t, that mount of money
twas made available" By the Fifty
first Congress and the first session of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

Fifty-second Congress, during the Har-
rison administration, there were made
available S35, 900. 900, of which s26.479.-
600 was appropriated by the Fifty
first, or the Republican Congress.
The new vessels authorized from 1885 to
1889 aggregated ca, 1873 tons; between the
years 1889 and 1893 the vessels author
lied aggregated &C.. GIG tons. The num-
Der of vessels under the Cleveland adj
ministration was larger than under the
Harrison administration, but the ton
nag is practically the same. The new
vessels upon which work was begun IN
der the Cleveland administration ag-
gregated 34.614 tons; under the Harrison
administration, 100, 018. The vessels
commissioned during the Cleveland ad-
ministration aggregated 1868 tons; dur
ing the Harrison adm inistration, 54,S32
tons. The tonnage of the vessels upon
which work was actually done in the
Cleveland administration aggregated
SO. 1877 tons; under the Harrison admins
tration. 1859. 564 tons. This is the way
the figures look in a table:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15
ARMOUR'S GIFT.

Mr.. ARMOUR has never made an invest
ment that will bring him greater satisfac-
ton. or reflect as great and lasting honor
on his name.-Minneapolis Tribune
PHIL ARMOUR has given Chicago another
million for education. but it will take more
than that to teach Chicago and its million
aires to earn money before they give III
away.-St. Louis Republic.
THE benefactor who gives his wealth in
his lifetime to the uses of the public can
see the fruit of his philanthropy ripen un-
der his eyes. He can see the harvest. He
car accept IN person the gratitude of men.
and read his history In q nations eyes,"
Chicago Herald.
THIS ample provision for educating the
head, the heart, and the hand cannot be
otherwise than q great power for good in
the community. 1t will be the means of
directly building up to efficiency thou
sands who otherwise could make but a
poor start in the race for life.-Chicago
Tribune.
If Mr.. Armour's vast wealth were dis
tributed among q hundred people it is
very unlikely that these hundred would
ever have agreed to make such a present as
Mr.. Armour has Just made to Chicago.
This circumstance Is worth considering by
persons who rail at the concentration of
wealth.-Milwgukee Sentinel.
The art of giving wisely Is difficult
Foolish. lavish giving is dangerous to the
recipients. Any lmillionaires who may be
puzzled how to 60 to work in behalf of
philanthropy may take q lesson from Mr..
Armour's methods. and place their money
where it will accrue most fully to the
benefit of the poor aud the energetic.
Chicago News Record.
The boys and girls of whom Mr.. Armour
seems to have been thinking are to take
mp the burden of industry. Such an insti-
tuition cannot fail TO be elevatlng to the
general and average character OF the in
dustrial community. and to make the
homes of the future wage workers more
cheerful. a benefit bringing in it's train
many virtues and general improvements
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. ARMoUR's philanthropy opens mp,
and through generations will continue to
open up. to aspiring youth opportunities
for that usefulness TO themselves, which,
exerted properly, will be usefulness in the
highest degree to their ~fellowmen, and Mr..
Armour is happy in the fact that he Is
browning q youth of labor in works like
these, and is having in his age the satisfac-
ton of seeing the development of plans al
high-minded and as utile as those which
have just been brought to the attention of
the Chicago public.-Chicago Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15
ARMOUR's INSTITUTE.
The Millionaire Packer Says There will Be q
Nom Sectarian Mission Attached to 1t.

NEW YORK. Dec. H.-Philip d, Armour
is here with his secretary. He 10 going to
Europe in the Majestic and will come back
on her return trip. There is no signIi-
canoe in my going abroad" he said. Il
simply want q little rest"
He said that there was very little to add
to the reports of his 81. 500. 0o0 gift to endow
and equip the new Armour Institute in
Chicago. The institute has already been
turned over to tho trustees" Mr. Armour
said. and there 10 q mission attached to it.
There is nothing sectarian ABOUT the mis-
sion. It's religion will be sixteen
ounces to the pound, but undenomina-
tional. and it make no difference to me
whether its converts are baptized in Q
e~oup-bowl. a font, or the river. OF the
Sf5, 600 income from the endowment fund,
SIS. 600 goes to the support of the mission.
The institute will be for manual training
and education in the arts and sciences. It
will be modelled after the Pratt Institute,
of Bro oklyn. consulted with Mr.. George
w. Childs. John c. Black and my soma Og-
den and Philip as to the best methods of
conducting the institute. and acted upon
their advice. 1t will be opened in Scptem-
Der. That's all there is about IT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

IL this country Is saved from disaster. its
morals must do the work! The cities, we
all know. are governing rs. Who has not
found il QUIT Why did Illinois swing round
in the last election az she didi I'll tell you
why. It was because eight thousand sa-
looms in Chicago, each of which controls
no less than five votes. swung the State
around. The same spectacle of moral de-
pravity was presented by New York and
Brooklyn.
Such was the remark of a clergyman
who devotes his time to Sunday-school
organization. He Is doubtless a non-
partisan, but he does not fail to UNDER
stand one of tbs sources of that moral
uprising" which made Illinois and New
York Democratic. He speaks of it as a
thing which every n must know; still,
there are a limited number of excellent
gentlemen who have visions of q new
Democracy" in the late election. When
they cease to consult their i~maginations
and consult facts. they will find that
the new Democracy" as q new party
with q new purpose. does not exist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

officials who control the police force muss
be surprised that the patrolmen who insult
ed Mr.. J. T.Power. as the testimony shows.
were not %summarily dismissed. Mr.. Power
Is so well known in this city as a busin ess
man that men who are fitted fox police :
duty should either know him by sight or
by name. He is q man who minds his own
business and one whose general appear
ance would cause him TO be held above sus-
picion by men of average sense. Instead OF
that. these ignorant and ~lnsolent represent
atives of the city treated him as they have
no right to treat . tramp, using language
for which they should be removed. if for
no other cause. They are of the same ilk
as two patrolmen in that same locality to
whom complaint was made that
there was u~nseeminaly shouting IN
q saloon; they denied it. and told the
W ould-be complainant that IF he should
make q complaint at headquarters it would
be of no use. as they would testify against
him." In other cities. or. rather, under
other police management. there would be
an inquiry to ascertain why four or five
patrOlmen were assembled at . little sta
tion at midnight when they should be
patrolllng the streets. The mild reproof
which the patrolmen who insulted Mr..
Power have received for an outrage upon
q sober citizen is an object lesson on the
methods of the alleged Board of Public
Safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

IL the next Congress. or any Congress.
were really anxious to economic, that
body itself would be a good place to be-
gin. The expenses of Congress are
fully 90 per cent. more than they should
be, and perhaps double. The a~ppropri-
alton bill shows that the total amount
to be expended during the current fiscal
year on the Senate account Is Si,018.-
7f4.90. and Sc. 1884. 306.3 80 on the House
account. The p~ay-rolls of both houses
are enormously large. and the per-
quisites of members are numerous and
costly. Both houses have a small army
Of h~igh-salaried employees, who, though
paid by the year. work only one rear in
two. since they are only employed during
the sessions of Congress. Senators are
shaved, oiled and perfumed by skilled
laborers' paid by Uncle Sam, and each
Senator has O clerk and a private room,
elegantly furnished. for his personal
use. These rooms, which are either in
the Capitol or in an annex to the build
ing, are fitted mp in the most extrava-
CANT style. with velvet carpets. real lace
curtains. gold decorated Japanese
screens of fine workmanship. modern
library furniture. electric lighting ap-
paratus, marble clocks and general brio
a-brac that would make the average
American taxpayer open his eyes in as
constituent. These are only a few OF
the items that go to swell the expense
Of the Senate, and the House is not
much behind. But it is part of the
business of Congress to keep these
things concealed from the public, and
however much it may economic, or
pretend to economic, in other direc-
tions, there is no probability that it viii
nduce its own expenses.