The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-06
MR.. HANNA HUNTS HOUSE.
AS Congress- Wouldn't Appropriate He
Will Have to PAY Rent.

AS Congress- Wouldn't Appropriate He
Will Have to Pay Rent.
Washington Times: Representative
King, of Utah, offered as an amendment
few days ago to he District appropria-
ton bill proposition to 'eXpend $50, 600
in repairing painting aud upholstarne
the White House and otherwise fixing it
up as pleasant place Of abode for Sena.
tor Hanna, we'll known citizen Of Ohio,
temporarily residing in WASHINGTON, and
about WHOM newspaper readers may have
previously beard. Unfortunately for
Mr.. Hanna, the proposition was shovel
under. 1t was declared to be out of or
der by the very people who profess the
same political faith, though perhaps not
in so remarkable and really luxuriant a
d gree as Senator Hanna It. is under
stood that Representative King proposed
this plan In a spirit of the purest gener-
osity, knowing, as other people do, that
although Mr.. Hanna is rather n wealthy
man, yet the recent political excitement
in Ohio through which he passed renders
it desirable that he should economize.
Nobody knows better than MI Hanna the
extent of the extravaganza made neces-
sary by the late trouble in Ohio Ii is
currently understood that it requires
quite little outlay to occupy IL seat in
the Senate as Senator from Ohio, when
nobody in Ohio cared particularly that
Mr. Hanna shcnld warm this seat, and
quite numUer of citizens of that State
were dead against it.
The ruling out of Mr.. Kirg's PROPOSE
t!on was severe blow to Mr.. Hanna He
is reported to have said to few friends
that by getting the White House rent
free, putting in an oil stove for light
housekeeping. feeding on grits, hanging
his wash in the back yard and making
some cuts in the wages of his III iners he
might recover from the pecuniary indis-
position sustained by him in Ohio. AS
already stated, Mr.. Hanna's holes were
knocked out by his friends. While toss
ing restlessiy on his sleepless couch, Mr..
Hanna has been heard to say, Defend
me from my friends
1t has been reported in an evening pa
per in this city that Senator Hanna now
contemplates taking house," for
which il is expected that he will be asked
to pay the rent. OF course, the fact
that the story was repoi ted 10y the au-
thority referred to is som ewhat against'its
general accuracy, Notwithstanding that
it was designed strictly for family cou.
sumption. But, anyhow, it was so pub.
lishet and Mr.. Hanna has been house
hunting. 1t is, ms most readers will
agree, a job, and il llr. Hanna finds "A
house within his means the cellar is
likely to he damp, or the plaster crao ked,
or the gas fixtures leaky.
1t is understood that he spent last Sun.
day in II popular suburb where there are
several eligible cottages, with good
pumps in the back yard md excellent
winter ventilation on the front 'porches
Az soon as there is stfeet car connection
with the place he may 20 over. 1t will
he very eco ncm,cai, provided he can get
servant girl who does not carry bundle
home with her. Then lie won't have to
entertain SO lavishly, because only guests
with heroic constitution ard the spiri. of
MARTYR cnn visit him