The morning times., 1896-01-13
FOR SENATORIAL LUXURIES
Big Bills Run Up for Cooling
Drinks Last Summer.
ade Consumed During the Heated
Tariff Debate.

The Secretary OF the Senate has made
his annual report, showing the disburse
men.s accredited TO the contingent fund
and 1t serves as usual, to illustrate the
great elasticity which this fund can attain
The report Indicates that when a Sen
atOr desires anything he wants 1t re.
gardless of expense, aud some way car
always be found by which the requisite
sum may be charged to contingent expend-
itures.
! Probably the most interesting feature
of the document is the detailed statement
OF the outlay necessary to allay the thirst
of Senators during the months OF May.
June and August, when the w ilson tariff
bin was under consideration in that bocy.
As the heat for those months increased ard
the contest became more bitter between
the free traders and protectiOnists, the
thrsts of the Senators increased in proper
tion, aud it is amazing how much it cost
the government to keep them cool.
Take the item OF lemonade, for Instance.
From May % to June 80 of that year 1t
cost the government exactly S9S0.70.
Many of the Senators INDUCED in the old
fashioned lemonade, whose component parts
were water, sugar and lemons, while others
insisted that ApoTlinaris water should be
used In theirs.
During that period there were used
sc boxes OF lemons, at a cost of S19i.50;
2.03S pounds OF granulated sugar, SSS.T0;
93 cases OF Apollinaris, S637.5 80; In addi-
ton there were used 80 1856 pounds OF ice.
at cost OF S457.O OF Geneva water.
cases We're purchased, at a cost Of
$3.50. Then there were also 4 cases
OF Thompson's Bromine Arsenic water, at
cost OF S24.
Even the above expenditures We're not
sufficient to relieve the fevered brow of
the Senators, and five electric fans were
bought, at S25 each. Then the baths were
used more than usual, and as consequence,
10 dozen huck towels were bought for S42,
and dozen bath towels, $50. And then
there was the buying Of one gross of palm
leaf fans, $3.50. All this in the month
OF June and the latter part of May.
In July came the hot period OF the con-
troversy over the Wilson bill. 1t will be
remembered that the bill was passed on
July 8, and but short time later the
President sent that famous letter to Mr..
Wilson, in which he denounced the Sena-
tors for the amendments placed upon the
bill. Naturally, this letter. in addition
to the other troubles, brought the SeDa-
torial temperature up to fever heat, and
as n consequence, the expenditure for
liquid refreshments OF a soft kind were
larger than during the previous month.
Here are some of the items: One hundred
and eleven cases of Apollinaris water $50
quarts To a case), Ss32.5O: 81 boxes OF
lemons, S2T9; 2.oG6 pounds cranula,ed
sugar, Ss9.75; 1s5.797 pounds of ice,
S445.91; fur more electric fans, 800;
one case Saratoga Carlsbad water, 81:
one case Massaneia water. So: two cases
B1ffalo Liihia water, SO: "a bottles
White Sulphur water, $3.50: two cases
Rhens imported water. S13. and eight
cases of Geneva water $40.
The August expenditures We're in pro-
portion, among the items being the fol-
lowing: One hundred and eight y-lhree
thousand nine hundred and sixty-five
pounds of ice. S441 so; seven cases and 46
bottles OF mineral waters. S47.5O: 9S3
pounds Of Granulated sugar, S46.O2; 52
cases of Apollinaris water, $3.50; 81
boxes OF lemons, S13e.50; five cases
BromiDe Arsenic water, $40, and % Gozen
palm leaf fans Si5S