Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-22

is, if he lives and wants to remain. He
is the orphan son of the late Senator
Kenna, of West Virginia. His father
had many friends and no enemies
among the public men of this genera
ton. 1t will make no difference
whether the senate shall have a demo-
cratic or republican organization;
Senator Kenna's son will be cared for.
1t would not be surprising if young
Kenna should duplicate in measure
the life of Senator German, of Mary
land, who was a senate page when he
was little boy.
1t is not generally known, but the
pages live in an age limit; that is to say,
they must be twelve years of age in or
der to be appointed, but they cannot
remain as pages after they reach their
sixteenth year. 1t is usually a very
sorry day for the average page boy
when his seventeenth birthday comes
around. He will have to be some years
older, much wiser, and better educated
before he can earn as much money as
pages receive.
When the age limit is reached and a
of them are selected to be riding Pages
Their selection depends on their
records for efficiency and faithfulness. |
The page on the floor of the senate
draws $3.50 day during tn, session Of
congress. The riding Iage receives
$3.50 day the year rou'd and has a
horse to ride. His dutie keep him out
of doors great part the time, or
rying messages betwed the capitol and
the departments. II, position is con-
sidered more desirJle than that of
apage. Fifty yea ago the pages
received $3.50 lay for the ses-
sion and the LUMP sum OF 5000 at
the end of the 'sslon to keep them
during the recs This pay and al
lowance were Dubbed in 1915. The
nape now reeves nothing for the re-
cess, He is opposed to have land by
enouph ont f his salary to keep him
going until Jngress meets again. The T
riding. pag are envied by all boys of J
their age the entire city. They are L
BRIGHT bcs, all of them, and they feel I
their in}rtance, too, As the bearers S
of mes,ges from senators they dash S
m To ne Doors of tee executive de- t
partr.nts pr even of the white house, a
and they march without hindrance t
or Celav. b
The sonoi the late Senator Riddle t,
berger, OF Virginia, was appointed to g
be Il page pm after his fathers death n
The widows of Senator Riddleberger b
and Senaof Kenna are benefited by d
the salaies their boys receive. OF Il
course wlepthe senate is not in session n
the page rSeive no pay But the in cl
come of a4 page averages $3.50 year. e.
This is aJy1St deal more than the aver tt
age yoltl 1eds to keep him going, but fe
usually th9age has some one depend al
emit N himkt least in part. In fact the al
paQes are pointed in some instances w
because tn are the sons of widows tn
ad deserpg of assistance. If the IA
anate wisId to do so it could obtain in
lbor for a nuch smaller sum, but it mt
ould notkbtain anywhere a more re- TIC
courteous set of little III
entleme1tlan those who answer to liv
le clappiEof sena tors hands and usl
IN his ertnds to the document-room eve
: the liblty. They wear knee breeches, gal
eat littl foundabouts, silk stockings you
nd well tbished Shoes Their faces
I'd handsare clean, their hair careful n
brush their finger nails polished, ~
ID eaclt them looks as if he hadkJ drv
st conFout of bandbox, pretty ara lists
eet eAagh to be kissed. OIL,
The # lies of page to-day are the bea
ne akthey were one huadred years viii
, anathe work is ligbe and agrcea- leps
Ne page must be on duty at Eine leay
oclNach morning, but the serious ene,
inds of the day does not begin until noct
n, Ehen the senate meets Before oud
t lime he arranges the files of the srec
OCCASIONAL Record and the bills and IT,,
,rb on the desks of the senators
Ave been assigned to him. There
sixteen pagesdnd lightweight sem M.
S. SO none Of the pages have very Pari
i to d. The morning hours are larg,
all vorking hours There is a and
pssiurn IN the basement of the CAPT. we e
irnisheq especially for their use. indy
y exer1Se their arms and their MILL
a thersevery morning.: their legs Afte
= = Al not Lii w. - = a ene Day. repre-
sasip try to fly. i ,ns.e
snatcr bois, of Idaho, unon ~ Low, ,s
Af1on Il e an attack on senaf,1 80 - y =
q OF sssachusetts, which was II. =,