The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
pERoulslTEs or coNcREssMEN
Benefits That Committees OF the House
of Represemtatiye Eniny.

PREREQUISITES OF CONGRESS MEN1
Benefits That Committees or the House
of Representatives Enjoy.
Committees OF the house of repre-
sentatives have certain perquisites. For
instance, the committee On naval ar
fairs is good for half dozen or moro
trips every session to the various navy
yards, the launching of warships at.
the private shiphuilders' yards, all Of
which can be attended for nothing,
with everything thrown in. Many OF
these trips include the ladies and fam
lilies of the members of the committee.
The military affairs is not so fortunate
in the way of junkets, but there are
some valuable perquisites connected
with the membership of that commit
tee. The committee on Indian affairs
Is generally good for tour of the In
dian country during the recess, every
thing free, and plenty of it, besides ex-
cursions to Carlisle and Hampton to
inspect the classes of young Indians
who are being civilized and educated
there. The postofiice committee comes
in for half dozen or more iunkets dur
ing a sfaSan, some of which are wide
open and very enjoyable, while the
appropriation committee has SO many
invitations that it cannot accept one
quarter of them. The members of the
railroads committee have transporta-
ton passes showered on them from all
sections, while the Pacific railroads in
sist on numerous inspections, with all
the extras thrown in. All the big COM
mittees in different ways have favors
shown them, and the indications are
that the foreign affairs committee will
be good each for a free trip and all ex-
penses paid to the Paris exposition
next summer. The small committees.
that is, the less importat committees,
come in for favors of a lesser dsgree,
but none the less appreciated. The
committee on accounts can always de-
pend on one thing, and that is that the
committee demijohn will be kept full
1t is one of the hGnored traditions OF
this committee that it shall keep a
demijohn. No one knows who fills it,
at least who furnishes that which fills
1t, but every member of the committee
kpows that the supply is certain and
the quality of the finest They also
know that the moment the supply runs
below the third band of the wicker
basket covering another denijohn APP
pears as If by magic at the door Of the
committee room. This has always been
so, and no one has ever been able to
explain it. There are peculiarities and
perquisites large and small connected
with other committees, always have
been and probably always will be.
THE CzAR's RAILWAY TRAIN.
The Imperial Moving Establishment Is
LuxuriousIy Fitted Up.
The imperial train in which the Gar
and Czarina usually travel is wholly OF
Russian workmanship, having been
made in the Alexander works at st.
Petersburg. 1t consists of eleven car
rlages painted blue and gold. They are
connected by corridors, and provided
with every luxury. Behind the lug
gage wagons there are, first, the kitch-
en-, containing a splendid French stove
and Two large fixed samoyars. Then
comes the pantry with all it's append
ages, to which is attached second
class carriage for the kitchen servants
The dining room, whole carriage, is
furnished with a large table in the cen
ter, and small tables along the SIDES.
the walls being paneled, with red
Deechwood inset with huge mirrors.
Il he chajrc q 70 I,plo1c+ arod uyitI, Known
Russia leather. Another carriage
serves as the reception room, the walls
being ornamented with stamped leath-
err in beechwood frames. The seats are
salmon-colored, with white stripes in
Louis XIV. style. The reception room
also contains five small and beautifuI-
ly iniaid tables and three hanging can
uelabras. The CZarinas carriage is
light blue, with padded walls, and con-
talns her majesty's writing table and
an enormous mirror, and is decorated
with beautiful creeping plants, OF
which the Czarina is particularly fond.
Next to the CzariDa's room, and in the
same carriage. is the imperial nursery
while the whole of the adjoining car
rage is also devoted to the children
and their wants. Here are their low
cradle beds. special coupe is re-
served for the governesses and nurses.
The Cars apartments consist of two
rooms, his study and dressing room.
The study is fitted with brown Russia
leather, and the study table is orna-
mented with fine bronzes The next
two carriages are reserved for the
suite. The last carriage is reserved
for the railway official. Here the speed
OF the train is regulated. All the cars
riages are connected by telephone The
lighting, ventilation and heating are
carefully attended to. More than 300
lamps are supplied by the electric bat
terry on the train. The train runs quite
noiselessly, even wnen going at the
| highest speed.
kRUGER'S IRISH coAcHMAN.
| Joseph Carey, whose picture Is here
with shown, is an Irish Boer who for
many years has been the coachman
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