The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04

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While everlasting ages roll
Eternal love shall feast their soul
And scenes of bliss forever now
Rise in succession to their view.
EXTRAS FOR THE HOUSE.
Fortunes Spent in Station cry, Soap and
Laundering.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The con-
cluding report of James Kerr, as clerk
of the House in the Fifty-third Con-
gress, has been returned from the
Government Printing Office, and
shows that from December S, 1891, to
December 2, 1895, he disbursed total
of 50, ,S65, ,9S7.54.
The minor expenditures are devoid
OF that wild abandon which distin-
guishes the apportionment of the Sen
ate contingent fund. Quinine pills,
mineral waters, and various expen-
sive articles of luxury and personal
comfort do not figure in the list of pur-
chases.
There appears. as usual, a statement
that the SUM s41, ZOO was given as a
donation to high and log salaried off
cials and employesalike, in the shape
of an extra months pay.
The report shows that very few of
the members allowed their conscience
to intervene and prevent them from
drawing the full allowance of 500 per
month for clerk hire. There were
some, however, who seemed to think
they should exercise due economy in
this as other matters, and left a Ger
tain balance each month to be return
ed to the Treasury.
AS an illustration, during the month
of January. 1895, Mr.. Black of Geor
gia, only drew S35.47 cents for clerical
help, and General Black of Illinois,
but $50. Mr.. Burrows drew s74.17;
Messrs. Gotten and Gillett SIS each
Mr.. McKaig, s51; and MIR. Turner s2S.
It is also shown that the large pro-
portion OF members took the cash for
their allowance of $125 in stationery
and either used that allotted to their
committee rooms or obtained 1t else
where. Mr.. Murray, the colored
member from South Carclin, used but
three cents worth of stationery, for
which he paid, and Mr.. Cousins but
six cents worth.
Mr.. Settle of North Carolina was
almost entitled to the medal for ex-
travagance, as he utilized s100.SS of
his Sl25 allowance for stationary. The
others, who broke into their reserve
at all, range between these two ex-
tremes.
Mr.. Mutchleris credited with 50
cents; Mr.. Moses, SO cents: Mr.. Sweet,
40 cents; Mr.. Taylor, 33 cents; MIR:
Livingston, so cents; Mr.. Caruth, IS
cents; Judge Hayes, s25; Mr.. Nc
Millin, s29.97; Major PicKler, $3.50;
General Harmer, S2S.37; Mr.. Alder
son, s40.49; and Mr.. Aldrich approx
mate the record with an expenditure
of S95. S4 for stationery.
Mr.. Morse did right well using
1854; Mr.. Quigg, s73.27; Mr.. Klgore,
s47.34; Mr.. Cultivate, s93.54; Mr..
Springer, S64.44; Mr.. McCreary, s59.-
IS; Mr.. Walker, $685. 9S; Mr.. Dallzell,
s63 80; and Mr.. Phillips, s67.65.
Mr.. Sperry heads the list so far as
the use of writing material is con.
cerned, having used S105.24 of his al
lowance, leaving but sl9.76 to be
drawn in cash.
The thousands of yards of carpet in
the various committee rooms and on
the floor of the House were cleaned at
the uniform price of 5 cents per yard.
1t cost $26440 to sew and lay 1928
yards of carpet in the hall of the
House, or at the rate of 20 cents per
yard. It cost 50 each to steam sheep
skin rugs and SIS pair for laun-
derlng the lace curtains in the Speak
er's room, and 50 cents a pair for
hanging them.
The enormous quantities of station
cry necessary is illustrated by the fact
that in the month of September one
envelope company furnished $4,000
MANILA envelopes, at an aggregate
cost of $3.50 and in October, 529, 900,
envelopes, costing SS53.H.
In the month of May and June this
same company furnished $4,000
MANILA envelopes, for which the sum
of s5,10O.27 was paid. In addition
supplies were obtained from local
dealers and other sources.
It cost $500 for the judiciary sub
committee to 60 to Cleveland and in.
vestigate the charges preferred against
Judge Ricks.
1t required $1,000 pounds of ice to
keep the House cool during the month
of August, 1894, ana this cost s132
The sum of 81, 347.16 was expended
in conveying the congressional COM
mittee to Eau Claire, Wis, to attend
the late Representative Shaw's funeral,
and in addition 1899 were paid for
funeral expenses.
An itimized statement is also given
of the expenses incurred in the inter
ment of Representatives Wright and
Lisle.
That cleanliness is next to Goodness
is emphasized by the fact that in the
doorkeeper's department from March
4 to 81 there were washed 532 dozen
towels at an expense of $132.75, or 25
cents per dozen. For the same period
141 dozen bath towels were washed at
a cost of s35.27.
The cost per quarter for telephone
rental was $263.36; the stationary fur
nished the clerks Office amounted to
s446. 50; sergeant-at-arms, 1874; post
master, $129; reporters of debates,
$2S7. 16; the press gallery, S64. 60; the
Speakers room, $72.9S.
The committee on accounts used
s45.45 worth of stationary; that on
agriculture, S12.09; appropriations,
$45.39; District of Columbia, 5000;
the committee on naval affairs seems
to have been the most extravagant,
having used s51 A, and that on ex-
in the State DEPARTMENT