The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-29

their iuxnrious comfort. Tha wires are
electric. and enable the senators to leave
their business Whenever they choose. and
70 spend their time entertaining their
friends IN their golden committee rooms.
or 20 read novels and smoke and drink in
their private apartmenss One ring signi-
lies . call for . yea and nay vose. Two
rings neen . call OF senate. Three an
nounce an executive session- -Four pro-
claim an adjournment, and fve strokes OF
thu bells give notice Of m open session
after an executive session
Every senator has . private iounging
room-s personal parlor equipped with
servants. The seaate bought the Maltby
building. Just beyond the grounds north Of
the capitol for sfss,0oo. bot there Is
not COMMITTEES room in that bnild-
ing. The whole Of the great structure
Is made up Of private rooms for
the senators. The Maltby bniiding
Is managed like great club house. Il
has it retinne of doorkeepers, messengers
and servants. its system of telephones and
cali bells. It's elevator, and, in short, the
equipment of great social club. The de-
scriptson continues:
.The senators keep carpenter shop, and
part of It's business Is 70 make for each
senator what are called packing boxes for
moving their lares and penates from place
20 place. The theory Is that these are
psne-wood crates. but the senators have
way of going without pine boxes until
they are credited with the cost OF Tine ce-
dar ones, In which their wives afterward
keep their lace and linen and defy the
moths. And in the summer time, when
the senators go away. not few or these
great men have senate attendants TO take
care Of their houses, to air the rooms. 20
water the lawns. and TO preserve and guard
the property. In at least one case sersa-
tor had the public servants bring the sem
ate wagons 10 cart his household goods to
the capitol and store them IN its basement.
There are plenty Of men about the capitol
who will swear that they have seen
dozen baby carriages in the storeroom at
one time. The senate keeps stable and
lot of wagons. ostensibly for carrying the
mails 10 the senators houses. Those SEN
ators who stay In Washington City all
summer. when there Is no session, have
their mail carried to their houses in these
wagons, and the drivers do not fail 70 exc
cute any other commissions which the
senators ask Of them. In the winter. our
ing the social season. visitors will often
buffers, buttons" ushers and walters and
in such other capacities as men are re-
quired for in the senator's houses at din
ners, dances and receptions"
II senator is showing the presidents
room. public room, to any Of his friends,
no other senator can enter while the sena-
tor is there. Some wealthy senators give
gay dinner parties in the committee
rooms. gathering beautiful women in the
splendid chambers and calling upon the
walters. who stagger through the halls
bearing champagne and ices. Butno mat
ter what the degree of politics of most OF
these poor senators they are punetiiious in
demanding respect for their rank, and.
though they may go about as stability
clad as they please, their wives reign IS
social queens. even in the humble board
| ing houses"
Out Of such an atmosphere of calm re-
pose. elegant luxury and leisure; out Of
such straining after unrepublican splen-
dor. any vigorous, energetic, prompt legis-
lation could hardly be expected.