St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-02

mean man. He had been comparatively
well-to-uo before the war. He was
man of some consequence in Northeast
ern Alabama. He had been circuit
judge in his district. When he came to
congress ne was a poor man. He left
his family at home, where they could
live for few dollars week. He found
in Washington an Alabama woman,
living at the head of Four
teenth street, a long distance from
the capitol, who was willing to take
him in and to provide tor him such
frugal fare as he would have had in his
mountain home. For his room and
meals he paid her $50 per Month. He
walked to the capitol every day unless
the weather was very lnclement. He
spent nothing OH tobacco, for lie brought
his supply with him. At the end of his
term he said TO one of his friends that
he had denied himself no necessity and
had been perfectly comfortable during
his stay i'll Washington, and that his
expenses had not been more than $50 a
month. As he was in Washington only
twelve months in the two years of his
term his congressional expenses were
hardly more than his mileage. He re-
turned to Alabama with nearly $4,000
i'll cash, with which he picked up a fine
farm at much less than its real value,
and he and his family have been living
there in comfort ever since.
One of the HIeanest.
Walt H. Butler. who was elected to
congress three years ago as Demo
crat, was one Of the meanest men that
washington has seen. He lived in
cheap boarding house OH Capitol hill
during a part of his term. But this was
not cheap enough. so he went out into
the country. beyond the soldiers home,
and every day he came to the capitol
carrying his luncheon in a TIN box. The
only piece of patronage which he con-
trOlled at the capitol was the appoint
ment of page. He named his son for
this place. And more than once Con-
gresham Butler and his boy sat on the
galleries, eating their luncheon together
out OF the family luncheon box.
Probably the banner economist in
congress was man who served some
years ago. His name was Saylor not
Milton Sayor, of Ohio. Saylor and his
wife lived Ill the same room as their
eighteen-year-Old son, their twelve
year-old daughter and boy of about
ten years. Some one in the boarding
house suggested to Mrs. Saylor Que day
that it must be embarrassing to them to
have Samuel Martin Saylor," their
dest son, in the room with them. 70
this she ingeniouSly replied that "Sam
Marty" went to bed before they did
and got up before them III the morning;
land, besides" she said, ''ne never no
tees anything"
The men vino save money out Of their
congressional salaries are the exception.
a great many members of both houses
spend more than the amount Of their
salaries for house rent alone. Senator
Sawyer lived in magnificent house on
Connecticut avenue, which cost him
about 100000. Senator Stockbridge, of
Michigan, will occupy the Sawyer
house during the coming winter, and
will pay $4,000 rental year, il is said.
Senator Stanford used to pay $4,000 a
year for the house which he occupied
on K street. Senator Hiscock paid
$1,000 year for apartments at one of
the hotels during the whole of his
term in congress. Senator Stewart
is the owner Of Stewart Castle"
on Dupont circle, which he built
for his own use, and which has been
occupied for number of years by the
Chinese legation. The Chinese paid
Senator Stewart $4,000 year for his
house 5000 more than his salary as
senator. Mr.. Stewart intends to move
into his own house next winter. 1t was
generally believed that Mir. Stanford
furnished the money for Stewards cam
paign at the time he was reelected to
the senate; but Stewart is a money
maker. and he is reckoned today among
the wealthy members of the senate.
Senator Tom Bowen, of Colorado, was
very much like Stewart. He was rich
today and poor tomorrow; and the day
after tomorrow he was rolling i'll wealth.
Bowen lived in one of the hotels during
his stay i'll Washington. He had no
social ambitions. and he was not bur-
dened with family.
Something About Il ents.
hotel life is very popular with public
men in Washington. Many of them
keep up expensive establishments at
home, and they do not feel like dupl-
eating them at the capital. Some of the
big apartment houses here will let
apartments only by the year. Those
which let their rooms for a shorter
period charge almost as much for them
for six months as they would for twelve.
very small room, with private bath
room, in one of the big apartment houses
of Washington was offered to me at S1OO
a month for a period of six months: hut
l could have had it for twelve months
at 500. In the same apartment
house. handsome suite for which Sen
ator Mitchell. of Oregon, paid 5000 a
week during the session of congress,
was offered for the summer months at
500 a mouth. Mr.. Mitchell has given
up apartment life, and lives in hotel.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, has
lived for many years in boarding houses.
His stopping place for long time was
boarding house on Franklin Square in
building for which John Sherman
gave $4,000 few years ago. The build
ing has been torn down and magnifi-
cent dwelling, costing nearly quarter
of a million of dollars. has been put up
in its place by MIR. Sherman.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, lives in a
boarding house ON II street. Senator
Vest used to live in little wooden cot
tage not far from the capitol, with the
sergeat-at-arms of the senate, Mr.. Cana
day. Mr.. Vest now owns a little house
on p street.
EX-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, OF
Maine, lives at the Shoreham, one OF
the most expensive hotels in Washing
ton. He ekes out his salary by writing
for the magazines, or he would not be
able to pay for his handsome apart
ments. Mr.. Reed lived at the Hamilton
| for great many years. 1t is a much
| quieter and far less expensive hotel.
| Senator Frye, of Maine, and Mr.. Hol-
man. of Indiana, have made it their
home for many years.
Tom Reeds Luck.
Mr.. Reed moved to the Shoreham
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