The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
than any other man in the United States He

Gists.
than any other man in the United States He
still owns one-twelith Of the great Comstock
lode and is probably worth 81 100000 to-day.
Mining speculatiols are extra hazardous.
Senator Jones' colleague, Stewart, had IS ,000,-
0GO at one time. 1t was then that he built that
monstrosity of architecture called Stewart
castle, on Dupont circle, now occupied by the
Chinese legation Probably his wealth amounts
to no more than small fraction of that
amount now. Washburn. the Minnesota
miller. has been great gambler in land. Two
years ago he was reduced to comparative pow
erty; at present he is probably worth $780, 900.
The richest member Of the House of Repre-
sentatives is John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin. His
possessions will foot up at least 81. 100000, most
OF which he inherited from his father, VINO was
the great financier and railway organizer of
that part of tue country generation ago. The
son IS president of gas company and OF
bank in Milwaukee.
NOT MANY REPRESENTATIVES RICH.
Not many of the representatives in congress
are r.ch men. Thomas b. Reed is very well off,
though he always talks poor" Before he was
chosen speaker he kept house, but since that he
has lived at Levi p Mortons great hosiery on
Fifteenth street, the 'Shoreham." Speaker
Crisp puts up at the Metropolitan hotel Mr..
Carlisle mas until recently lived at one hotel or
another since he first took up his residence in
Washington, The late samuel J. Randall
dwelt in a little house which his wife owned on
9 street southeast. Chairman Springer of the
ways and means committee, occupies small
rented house on street northeast. These To-
cations, though conveniently near the capitol.
are very questionable, Dingley and Boutele
OF Maine ana Burrows of Michigan board at
hotels. Four-fifths of the representatives
board.
Much that is said about the difficulty which
congressman find in living here on their salaries
of S5,OOO year is not well founded in fact.
score of representatives could be mentioned off
hand each OF whom saves from $4,000 to 1000
annually out of his pay. Jerry Simpson of
Kansas and the ecceatrIc Martin of Texas, who
Is alleged to have blown out the gas at a hotel
when ne first come TO Washington, have been
among the most economical among recent
members OF the House. Many of them OCCUPY
single bedrooms, dress shabbIy and live in no
respect better than the average department
| clerk There are plenty Of boarding houses
| here where meals and lodgings can be- got ct
! low prices, from $1s TO S35 month. This city
| has been widely advertised a very expensive
| place to dwell in. 1t is not so at all, if one
| chooses to be saving. For 500 year one can
rent nice little house near the capitol; a serv-
| ant can be got for $40 month. an the markets
| are not high.
| If CONGRESSMAN must have a fine house in
| the fashionable quarter of the town aud enter
| tain literally 5000 will not go very far. The
| same proposition would apply anywhere else
! One trouble with the new member is that he
| does not know whether he ID going to remain
| here two years or twenty. For furnished dwell
| ings absurdly high rental is demanded.
! Many legislators for the nation save by leaving
| their families at home. Out of 3}0odd mem
| bers and delegates in the House during the last
session only SO had wives with them. 1t was
noticeable that of the 10 members whose names
| begin with the letter o not one was accompa-
MED by his wife. Out of the g P's only had
| his wife with him in Washington, and of q MS
| but enjoyed the companionshp of their
| spouses. Is it possible that men whose names
| begin with those letters are commonly less in
clined to be uxorious than those whose initials
| are found elsewhere in the alphabet9 On the
| other hand. more than half of the senators wers
| accompanied by their wives. and they had
| twenty seven daughters with them in addition.
WHAT IT COSTS TO BE IN SOCIETY.
| Some of the finest places in this city Of beau
| ttful houses are occupied by congressman. A
| senator. whose wife is fond OF society, can
easily spend $780, 900 year in entertaining with =
| out making much of splurge. The Brtces are
| particularly lavish with flowers. the table ct
| their dinner parties being always fairly covered
| with costly roses aud other blooms. This item
alone must cost them several hundred dollars
| for every evening OF such festivity. Living on
such a scale very moderate reckoning Of a
| congressman's expenditures in Washington
would be as follows:
Rent Of furnished house ............... 81? 900
| Entertaining. Observation-Disclosures. 2O,00O
| Housekeeping ana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
| Equipagcs. ...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
| Two daughters. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
| one SON.. ...........-. -..--......-.... 5OOO
Summer outing .................... 10000
Total ssO, goo
The total might easily run up to 800, 600. In
| the legislative halls a congressman who lives
| on such a scale may sit cheek-by -jowl with a
| colleague who spends 81 q week for his meals
| and small bedroom in a third rate boarding
| house. The contrast is very striking. One
reason why there are so many mLlOnatres in
! the Senate is that when a man has attained
great wealth there is nothing better for him to
| adopt as the final ambition of his life than a
senatorship, which may be considered the most
| agreeable and dgnified position t. which any
| body can attain. Washington, too, is g very
delightful place to Avein.
| ADVANTAGES OF BEING A CONGRESSMAN.
Certain advantages a congressman enjoys
! which ordinary people do not share. For ex-
| ample. let it be supposed that a senator feels
| fatigued at the close Of an afternoon session.
! He descsnds to the basement of the capitol and
! has a warm bath drawn for him in superb tub
/ of white marble Ii be prefers he can make 1t a
! Turkish bath, for which all the appurtenance s
are AZ land. There are negro attendants skilled
| in massage who will thump and slap him to his
! hearts content. For all tlis he is not required
! to pay cent. PerchaGcs n fayorite corn has
annoyed him during the day. lie summons the
official chiropodist, a salared expert in govern
ment employ, who operates free Of charge. II
| he expects TO spend the evening out ne may
want shave and haircut which are readily
obtained at the hands Of dsft-fingered BARRIERS,
| likewise in the SERVES of Uncle Sam The hair
I tonic applied 70 hs locks the "brilliantine" for
/ his rnustache and the cologne bestowed upon
hiz cJuntenauce through an atomizer are all
purchased out OF the contingent fund or the
! Senate. Finally, a gratuitous ''shine" is put on
| his boots by a stipendary shoeblack.
! Among other things which the contingent
/ fund pays for are castor oil, of which any SEN
ator can get dose for nothing. quinine pills,
| pond lily wash" and ccurtplaster. These are
| but q few Of hundreds OF such queer things
| which are enumerated IN the accounts OF the
/ secretary OF the Senate, together With ginger
| ale by the case and lemons by the box, as being
required at government expense for thu com
| fort of that august body The representatives
ct the OF her On of The capitol have their bar
Der shop q! %, but they pay for their shaves and
| haircntS jy some reason which has never
| been satisfactorily explained. senator Is sup
! posed to h1ye need Of many more luXuries than
! are granted e. q member OF tue House. He is
! allowed CLERK at $1,000 a year, while only
lately for the first time has II been decided that
| a representative may be granted a clerk, 50
| lon. as the salary ofsuch assistant does not
| exceed SOD q month
! PRIVILEGES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
Several useful privileges which congressman
| formerly rad they no longer enjoy. They
| abused the right OF franking to such an extent,