Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-02
NEW MEMBERS
How All Congressman Have to
Learn the Ropes.
Whatever Their Age All Maine Mem
bers Are Young and Active.
Prospect Of Hard Interesting Work in Wash
ing,on Alter Wednesday,,

Washington. Jan. 2.-tSpeoiaN.-New
members Of Congress generally have
something yet to learn about tie per
uuisites Of their offices. Some are quite
familiar with what these perquisi.es are.
but one new representative some days
ago in conversation with some gentleme n
in the room Of the committee on the in
vestigation Of the Roberts case. EXPRESSED
ignorance as to what free stationery
was.
The fact is that every member Of Con
gress. senator and representative, is al
lowed upwards of Sl25 a year for station
cry. The law allows him to commute for
this, that is. draw the money in whole or
ii part. from the government and pur-
chase his stationery elsewhere. There is
stationery galore in the House and in
every committee room. 50 that he can,
if he wants to. write his letters on paper
headed simply with the House Of Repre-
ScntatiYoS or committee on WAYS and
means, or any other committee Of which
he may chance to he ii member. The
committee stationery not only Tears N
blue letters the name of the committee
but also the name Of the member himself
a. one Of that committee. and all its OFF,
GERS. 50 what wonder is there that many
members are williHg t. commute iur their
stationery?
III t,.' ~ ,'', Z III it III,
abnormal number Of letters To their con
StitucntS on a great variety ni topics
u,,.it,. l,,'., hn,,, ,,siar. man
about any other single tonic. Inquiries
come by The scores. hpth as t. what
course should b" pursued TO secure a
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III ..rr.. IN I'M. ,bs. tbnra n Mill. means
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: M ,,.'t i; ,>,n, i,,1,. MI hh -
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mi thn e,rrinn nr tLr rity whrr,. th+.
M' re,, nhinsiT aTi Sigy =" r ~
yi,jad FOR ,,,.r,h. ~ nf rnnt-r,ss tIhn ii.jt
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,,e IL, nm ,iu, r'Ii.. i,ln..ii-
,,',,,ir1 It'll ,,t f ,L ,bii.,n,Ie
,u,,, tb.,,sands III r,e.s from .tlI uyrr
ia cnuntrv !, n1enbar Of Inc Unrsc nr
a senator * an" tn receive a speedy
r.u,..r 49, ia M u-,,re ana rut,..k far
the apnIiraut
tnt III rat,,r, NJ etatior.~v apJ thD
per,tui.ita: II members 1T Congress. d.
siJ.s h,.inr- allowed t. commute, i,r then.
Stationery. ma r,ca;yt cash therefor.
there il, +, stationery room. tor hrth tine
S.u,t.. MA House v.h..rt. al Sorts uf Sta-
tiou,ry articles thnt "nr UNA Ima.,ino arc
k.n1 lul where u1ctnh,fS can secure.
lhr.n :tt COST If H.. chooses 10 commute.
his stationery be can buy at thes, CAPT
rul stores for about unc-half what il
.r,tstS dawn toxin N M hasn't commute "a
hc tan descend tn thc la-cmru. lInur.
l,icl, nUt whatever IL wants, ana have. il
charged to his account which means
that the House or Senate uit!ci3ls. rs tine
ease may be-. will charge that much up
auainst his credit Vita thr Government
f,r st;tinu,ty M these. CIuitpI stores
one finds an Kind. Of pau.r AndcnvcIrpcs
scissors. ll!iv,s. other cutlery. Al kinds