Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

MSE nation. To supply
xA\SMSAS members Of the upper
W'$ VII w house with that bev-
hN-NEN erage Will cost Uncle
nV Sam something like
~NSIT $500 this summer
They will drink up about forty cases of
apo.linaris quarts. with which will be min
sied the Juice of thirty-five boxes of lemors
the mixture being seasoned with leo
pounds or graduated sugar. Precisely why
the nation should be obliged to furnish this
drink to Senators every summer in unlim-
tied quantities nobody can say. In the
cloak rooms of the House of Reprosenta-
tives apolliuaris lemonade is frequently
brewed al this warm season, but il is paid
for by members who chip in" to buy the
materials.
1t is somewhat startling to learn from the
latest report Of the secretary of the Senate
that the members of this august body con-
sume-at the Capitol, mind you, and not at
home-twenty-three gallons of the finest
cologne in single twelvemonth In addi-
tion to this quantity purchased in bulk,
several dozen bottles of scented waters ap-
pear in the uemized account The allow
ance seems to be about a quart and a pint
per annum for each Senator. One ought
anywhere by his agreeable SMELL Some of
this cologne is used in the Senate bath
rooms. which are on a scale OF magnifcence
that would not have been despised by the
high nyers OF ancient Rome. The tubs are
carved on, Of single blocks of marble ten
feet long. SO that one can lie submerged al
length in them. Attendants skilled in mas
sage are In waiting, and there are hot rooms
ana all appliances for Turkish and Russian
baths. All of these arrangements for sum
mer comfort are free of charge to Senator's
They can get electric baths in the Senate
barber shop. where there is an apparatus
Tor shutting legislator up in a box, from
wnIcn only his head protrudes. and cooking
him with steam while a current from a bat
terry passes through his person.
Requisites of the Toilet.
More cologne is used In the barber shop.
where the tonsorial artists charge nothing
FOR their services, being paid by the ma
ton. Bottles of scented waters are COM
monty to be found In the committee room~
where they are agreeable for the ,oils,
Bay rum also is freely dispensed. e..
teen gallons Of bay rum were COR ~,
the Senate during the lss. - n1 -.
MOI nineteen gal.cps r sea "a S sieO
o1 THIS may ha0 bssn ERE , re1nreb bn, g Z /;
Ions W.. the account that several gal
DO re purchased for the barber shop
-aptless to rub Senators with. Ii may be
that alcohol stimulates eloquence when APP
piled externally. Members OF the upper
mouse have taken 1t internally for that
purpose. These things are paid for out of
the contingent fund. Other items In the
same category are three dozen bottles OF
pond lily wash, two bottles of cuticura
ointment, five bottles of briliantine for
senatorial mustaches. four ounces of berea-
mot OIL, one ounce of oil of rose three bot
ties OF yucca balsam. three bottles of her
f.An Ne ~
OF the most costly kinds by the gross six
and one-half gallons Of castor oil 1t is to
be Hoped that all Of this castor oil was not
used medicinaily- Extra fine sponges are
furnished by the bale. Mention is made of
thirty dozen boxes OF backing and sixteen
dozen backing brushes and daubers That
would allow about five boxes of backing
and three brushes for each Senator per
annum.
Senators suffer from physical weaknesses
like ordinary folks. Occasionally they have
stomach aches, and on this account several
pot.ies or Jamaica ginger are mentioned as
Over-indulgence in apollinaris lemonade
sometimes brings about an enlargement OF
the head the next morning after warm
night session, and so bromo-caffene Is on
The list. Other items refer 10 purchases OF
cafebrum powders and quinine waters But
the favorite senatorial medicine Is the qul-
nine pill. Forty-four hundred uuinine mills
We're bought In the last year for keeping
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furnished by the hundred to the COMMITTEES
rccms. Now, WHY should the Senate use
twice as much ice as is consumed by the
House! Nobody can say. but IL is a fact
In summer 10000 pounds of fee per month
are consumed in the north wing OF the
Capitol, while only $4,000 pounds are used
In the south wing. The Senate in winter
uses 5000 pounds month and the House
about half that quantity. Senators You
see. do not grudge themselves luxuries: leg
lslators at that end OF the Capitol do not
feel obliged to economic for the sake of
producing good impression on their con-
stituents. Twenty-four dozen of the hes,
palm-leaf fans were bought last wear for
the use OF the Senate. This allows about
four fans for each Senator, who NAV keen
niinsen cool by agitating two of them with
DIS toes. while he holds one in each hand
The House and the Senate
Few Senators draw anywhere near the
quantity of stationery that is allowed thcr,,
The allowance is 1925 per annum, and they
take usually about $50 OF the amount IN
cash. Some things they get from the sta
tionery room at cost price, which are not
for their own use. presumably. il is hardly
to be supposed that they could have had
personal need of the fifty-two dozen pocket
books which were bought last year as part
OF the supplies. The same remark applies
to seventeen dozen card cases. Such artt-
cles make suitable Christmas gifts TIE
House gets comparatively little in the way
VI peiquieltSo Mtf1peTS pay Tor their own
shaves and hair cuts. They may have
baths free, with soap. towels and attend
ance. II a Representative dies his funera!
Is paid for by the nation, like that Of q
Senator. The expense is usually about $3.50
for the undertaker's bill and as much more
Tor transportation OF the committee APP
pointed TO escort the body TO the place Of
burial, with hotel bills, &c. special par
lor car Is hired, of course. If the corpse
is transported in the baggage car of the
train regular ticket must be bought for
1t. Silk sashes ana gloves for the commit
tee cost about $50.
AS might be imagined, the House does not
approve of the Senate's eXtravagant way
OF living. 1t cuts out item after item OF
the sort referred TO from The appropriation
bills, but the Senate puts them back again
The House always yields In the end on
these points for the sake OF getting the
bills through. Some Of the messengers OF
the House used TO get 81, $40 a year When
they were cut down 10 81 200 the Senate
would not agree to a like reduction on rs
side. The Senate said: you may lower
the pay OF your own employees, but we pre-
fer TO give liberal wages" All Of the
Senate messengers get 81. 4io. Some Of
those on the House side receive $3.50, thouth
all OF them do exactly the same work
There are $50 employees to wait on eighty
eight Senators. In the House wing there
are 200 employees for 36o members and de-
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