Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-09

The United States Senate has been
popularity dubbed Tho Millionaires'
Club
1t is tho cheapest club in the world
for the poor III to join. Its per-
quisitcs. daily increasing are too nu.
merous for reckoning. The newly
prepared report OF the secretary ot
this diguitied body reveals some
amusing facts. 1t show s, for instance
that a local drug firm received during
tie last fiscal year more than slfuo
for drugs and toilet articles. These
were supplied the Senators for their
individual use and paid for out OF the
generous pocket OF Uncle Sam. No
small item u this expenditure was
for one thousand doses Of bromo self.
ger and bromo caffeine. Three doz-
en- OF caffeine powders, four cases OF
lithia water, two bottles of bromo
lithia, and e. 20 worth OF lithia tab.
let's further contributed to keep the
Senatorial system in good repair.
Twelve pounds OF soda mint tablets
were purchased for the alienation OF
that dark. brown taste and the cx-
%travagant sun OF So cents WIS OK.
changed for tabules for indigestion.
To each Senator there are four EN-
ployees, / II varied capacities. The
smaller body Of Congress has come TO
cost Uncle Sam twice US mach us the
House. Almost all OF the sixty mes
sergen receive slii0 per annum,
whereas the old blind chaplain is con.
sidercd worth 5000. Yet he Is DEEPEN
dent upon some one to lead him
daily to and from the capitol. La
borers in the folding get $1,000,
and those who run the elevator enjoy
still more, sl2G0. The nan III charge
OF the stationary room draws S2lU2 AZ
annually; his assistants $500 and
$1,000 respectively. The little pages
who wait upon the Scnutots gel SO
a month; the postmaster OF the Sen
ate $3.50 annually, Eremun sl0,5,sn
the upholsterer and lOcksmith Slii0
BY far the greater proportion OF tue
expense incurred each year for toilet
article Is demanded by the Senate
barber shops and bath rooms, 1t is
not generally Snown that each mem
Der OF this body is barberized gratis
rs many times a day Us hn wishes
In conjunction are all tie appurte-
nances to Turkish and Russian baths,
Skillful nesseurs are always in readi-
ness to hasten the course of the sloth-
full blood,
During one hot week in June the
Senate paid sl36 for lemons aud lem.
onade, and shortly afterward return
ell no less than 300 empty bottles
which had continued lithia water.
But die taxpayer should not grow
long-faced over such a moderate rate
CT revelry Us this, considering the
fact THAI fifteen years ago nearly ev-
cry committee o at the Senate
end OF the capitol had its provision of
liquors, purchased by the chairman
or a member with the reputation ar a
connoisseur.
The Senator's salary OF S53Gi a year
Is probably nothing to brag of. Yet
it Is just $500 more n year than is
given the members Of the British
House OF Lords for their parliament
tary duties. To this allow Sl25 allow
ed each year for stationery and news.
papers, only about $50 OF which need
be spent. Further add an allowance
for railroad mileage at the beginning
and end OF each session, and which
need not be expended 10y those hold.
ing railroad passes.
While seated at his desk Il Senator
need only to slap his hands to- sumon
as many pages rs necessary to order
his lunch. deliver his notes or fetch
him a glass OF water. IL chairman
OF a committed he has ut his personal
disposal the clerkship OF that com.
mittee, insuring n handsome salary Of
$1,000 to $1,000, not to mention an as
sistant clerkship a. from slli0 up. X
without a craftsmanship he is insured
the personal appointment OF a clerk
at $500 a year.