The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-02
OUR UNITED STATES SENATOR'S APE
PAAPERED SONS OF LUXURY.
whsi II Costs 10 keep Them in Lsnsus.
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sues yearly a vast amount 0f PRINT
ed matter on almost all subject
possibis 10 be conceived by IN
mind OF man Annual report
from the numerous departments
works on eihnOlogy. geology, rOpo
graphy, Mythology. art and science
are printed IN astounding proinsion
Many OF these volumes are hi,hl,
interesting and eagerly sought toI
by those who know how 10 procur
them Among the most instr1ctiv,
by way OF illustration. l. IN. ar.nua
report OF the United States senate.
issued by the secretary Of that BODY,
giving a complete and itemiEei sc-
count Q. the exf endi,Gres- This
reioit Tor the last fiscal wear ha-
out recently made IL appearance.
Offering a rich treat 10 ine student
u finance orthe taxpayer OF eco
homie bend 81 mind.
la glanc.ng over 29S CLOSELY print.
I'd pages. a very good insight J. pre-
sented, show inc the wa<,eful rnI-u-.
u public funds al the hands Of 70
odd senators. and a cluster OF bar
nacles fastened To the legislative.
hulk ot the upper house 81 the na-
ton
Que II the first liens 10 mi 2; rla
we / the pay iOll. wtIoh Shs.w-
hat % policemen are emplov-i a.
guard the premises AID lne pre.-i IN.
ires of on. exalted law makers
Thu force, larger by lar than snanv I
Z good sized ely enjoys, draw ~ala 4
RE, ranging from s41 10 Sl2- p-r 4
month"; ln-re was but one ARES (
nsde duriug the last year. and I'M, 4
unfortunate CHANGED H. DE- NJ l--~.i
tnan the secretary 81 the s-nat-.
who had the brasen eifronfesv Ia
drive th-ongn the >Dnth en.rAn = Oh /
The carriage approach, rather than s
north ingres<- The uniucky wight l
Ss- driven 10 the pDiIce station /
where he vas fined SO. while tn 4
brave lictor who mais the arrest
Z
vas promoted Il
Quite an interesting item J. found
u the SUN allowed for nex-pzper~ He
md magazines This list comprise Z.
lboui every monthly publication. a
rom the Scientific American 10
)uiiug. and a Journal devc,eS 10 Ii
heep and sheep feeding. To in-Nir
iuige the braIn-r2cked statesmen /.
With these literary fea-is the sum az IN
] 80 i contributed bv the good q
'eople Il the United States. Yet
O prove that the senate dos NOT
pend all OF IL time IN reading the
nonthlr periodicals., il j. seen that
,6iS, 40 copies Of speeches were y
1lded al cost Ct $l.5>9- 81. and =
$40 expended To- paste and Irvine 2
= transport these canned speech =
: u the mails an additional sum ~
5000 was allowed for horses y
nd wagons. "a
The average senate. is suc;s busy y
ian that he can scarce afford 10
'usi all OF hl> correspondents - II
oWgolDg mail trains of the country -
ms drives him 10 the u~e IL the "a
legrarh- That he does not over q
'oA his opportunity 10 nse the wire =
uolic expense, j. evidenced IL -
le case OF that INST =rtful doiger 10y
-aihew Stanley QUAY, VINO J. listed
lfh sending 249 teiegram- in II 40
iys Of Mach last. Altogether tho ~
IA for telegraphiny renit red bv
e Western Union amounts 10 So.
'5-O2, while it, competitor. the
D-tal, had 10 b. content with the
i'm Of 1918. !
II has always been held that n
ikirg l. dry work In cOrrobDra- Ae
IN OF the ABOVE statement il i w
ily necessary u glance over the ~
mounts expended nv the senate 70
irng the heated term. when > the
'Nes Of lemons. , sol pounds OF a.
gar and AIS quarts o. litnia wa ~.
were consumed by members Of 10.
lebaie. = The ice bill IN
the way, was s2.>l725. The val.
regolng items may appear larr- nm
II they shrink into absolute in-iy- Ia I
ii aDce when compared 10 IN. e-ti
ms expended for furniture sen
Take fo- instance the room IL tbs -,
G. president Of the senate. In =.
= sybari.ic lounging place th. on
.penditure Of thousands III dollar. ing
a he seen no. matter where the r
e rests Your feet glide over tn Flo
psi expensi-e six mohair. khe- gre
We csrpet~, "a bile Canadian. Per :
IN, Dage-ihsn, ksrabOugh. Kazok ar
q Wilton rres are lain ab0Ir No.
re and there The windows ar IT
aped with Nenpoliran brocaied o.
k curtains, ~ d the alcov- With ''''
< velvet portiere- Of beautiful de- %.
rs On A ra-rlv lSh.a~x- saA,na vgNX