The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-30

the house which was built and is owned
now by Governor Morton of New York.
Mr.. Reed could not afford to live in the
Shoreham until he received the extra
compensation allowed the speaker.
Since his term in the speakers chair he
has increased his income by writing for
magazines. The congressman SIS, 900 q
year will not go far toward maintaining
home i'll Washington even during the
winter months.
Where Senators Live.
Senators are less likely to live at no.
tells than are members of the house. I'm
less he is chosen to fill out ''short"
term-made brief by the admission of
new state or by the death or resignation
of a senator while in office-the senator
is pretty sure of six years in Washing
ton, and his service will average 12
years. Many men serve "a years in the
senate, aud some have been there an
even greater length of time. In IL or 1s
years a senator develops the feeling that
Washington is his home, and while he
maintains q residence in his state for
the purpose of keeping his hold on the
voters more than for any other reason
he has a permanent establishment in
W ctSAlluSGOA anu IlOSG VI Il1S bAIAO 1G
spent there. Still there are many sena-
tors too poor to keep up Washington es
adjustments who live in boarding
houses and at hotels, and some Of them
do not even bring their wives and fam
lilies to the capital. Senator Vest of Mis-
souri, lived for many years in little
frame house near the capitol, which he
shared with the then sergeant-at- arms
r A., -.
rent house and bring his family from
Missouri. Mr.. Vest now has home in
| Washington, but it is a modest one.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, who
| bids fair to become well to do through
his investments in street railroad prop
critics in his state, has lived in boarding
houses or at hotels during the congress
| sional season ever since he came to
Washington. Senator Hoar Of Massachu-
| sets has lived for many years in big
| boarding house on K street, very near
| the magnificent stone mansion which
Senator John Sherman built for himself.
Mr. Sherman is one Of the wealthiest
men in the senate, and he has made
most of his money since he entered pub
lie life. Much of it is the result of sue
cessful real estate speculation at Wash
| ingtOn. Mr.. Sherman, though, has been
a property owner fer great many years,
and before he built his present dwelling
he had another on the adjacent lot,
which was of brick and much more mod
est in appearance. Mr.. Sherman was in
duced to become a householder because
the proprietor of Wizards hotel refused
to give him q home in exchange for the
whole of his salary as congressman,
| then $3.50 a month.
Live In Boarding Houses.
Mr.. PETER is another modest senator
| who lives in a boarding house. He is
one of the few men who take away from
| Washington more money than they
| brought there at the end Of congress
sional career. Mr.. PETER predecessor,
| Mr.. Ingalls,, who is now a candidate for
reelection to the senate, lived in a
boarding house opposite the capitol. Mr..
Ingalls, was reckoned a poor man, but
with some he has the reputation of be-
ing worth from $50, 900 to 800, 600
now. Senator Gray of Delaware, who
succeeded Mr.. Bayard, has lived in
boarding houses during his stay in
Washington. He has q handsome, old
fashioned home in Wilmington, which
is only 2 . hours ride from Washington.
Mr. German Of Maryland, who lives
even nearer Washington, keeps up a
town and country house. His country
home is near Laurel, Md. There he
raises fine stock, which he gives to his
friends His town house is on fashiona-
BILE K street.
Mr.. Carlisle, the secretary of the
treasury, is another resident Of K street.
He lived at hotels for most of the years
Of his experience in the house, and when
he did take q house he made a conbina-
ton with Representative Steele of Indi-
ana by which they shared a home.
When Mr.. Steele left Washington, Mr..
Carlisle managed to maintain his own
home in the house which he and Mr..
Steele had rented in common, but the
| Carlis1es make no bones of the fact that
it is all they can do to keep up their