Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

thought to the men whose quick ears and
swift hands must catch and write every
word. The telegraphers are always In
evidence, hut where are these reportersf
Very often there is not a man to be seen
at their table. But il one is at all OBJ
serving, he will quickly fnd these "art-
ISIS" There at the side OF a Congress-
man who has just begun to speak stands
man busily writing, and in distant
corner where n member has been recog-
nized by the chair another stenographer
will quickly find an empty seat. The
House has eight, the Senate five expert
stenographerS. Two must always DO
present. After the first has written about
1000 words the second will relieve him,
to be followed by the third. In the
basement the reporter dictates his notes
tc graphophone, from which they ars
taken on typewriter by an assistant
During calm debates the reporters ara
often found seated at their table near
the Speakers desk. One Of the stenog-
raphers in the House has been on duty
for thirty years and another has caught
words" for twenty-five years. 1t is try
ing and exactihg work these men have TO
perform for 5000 year During the
great tariff debate 10 less than three lost
their lives owing to ,he constant strain.
49,
The appropriations to be made by Con-
gress at the present session do not threat
EN- to exceed tie appropriations of the
last session, but. on the contrary, proba-
bly, will fall a few millions short. The
appropriations made at the last session
of Congress amounted to $730.0O0, 900.
and did not include the river and harbor
bill. A river and barber bill carrying di-
rect appropriation of $29,000,0OO will be-
passed this session. The total appropria-
tions of this session, including that bill,
will probably be ST50000,090. Thus il
the river and harbor bill had been passed
at the last session the total would have
been $3.50, 100000, preventing therefore
the contrast with the probable appropria-
tions of this session favorable to the
present Congress-. The appropriations for
1898 made at last session Of the Fifty
fourth Congress- amounted 30 $4S5.000,
900, that being the last fiscal year be-
fore the beginning of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. The following year, which COW
cred the substantial expenses for prose-
cutting that war, the appropriations
AAouuANQ W EC,SIOsVpVsNNV. III 1000 lho
army bill carried nearly $23,000,OO0,
while for the coming fiscal year the bill
will probably carry $92.00O,000. The
naval bill for the gear 1898 appropriated
S33 100000. AMI the naval bill of this
season will carry probably $IS,000,000.
N:-:-
The United States Senate represents
in its membership almost every phase of
professional ana Industrial activity. OF
the IS Senators, % served in the
House of Representatives. Fifteen Sen
ators have served as Governors OF
States. Senator Warren served during
two terms as Governor of the Territory
Of Wyoming, aad his second term end
ed with the admission of the territory
as State. He was then elected first
Governor of the State. Fifteen sena-
tors have a record Of service in the Con-
federate army end one was in the Con-
federate navy. Nine Senators were in
the Union Army Senator Pettus, OF
Alabama, and Bate Of Tennessee, were
in the Mexican: war.
An interesting event in Washington
society win take place when Miss Ethel
Siesbee, daughter OF Captain Dwight
Siesbee, will wed Robert Small, son of
Rev. Samuel Small, the welI-known
evangelist. Miss Sigsbee is one OF the
bellies OF the national capital and has
been quite popular and prominent in So
ciety since her DEBUT n few years ago.
Captain and Mrs Sigsbee keep a very
aospitable house in Washington. the
daughter sharing in the social duties OF
the mother. Captain Sigsbee will ever
DC remembered as the commander of the
ill-fated Maine, the blowing up of which
N Havana harbor lent a powerful inn
petus to the war with Spain,
The area Of the United States, accord
ing to the twelfth census, Is 5000, 500
square miles, including the outlying dis
triCts" Of ALASKA. Hawaii, Porto Rico,
the Philippine Islands, Guam and Samoa.
Of the total area just given, 1910, go
square miles lie within continental
United States" and the balance in the
sections named, which range from 800
BS4 for Alaska 10 POI for Samoa, and 81
for the Isle of Pines, not mentioned sep
arately above. The areas for continent
I'll United States incude land surfacs
only, but for the outlying districts they
include both land and water surface.
81
The number OF speeches now being pre-
pared for distribution before the election
next November breaks all records. There
are at present 10 stock ready for use OF
the campaign committees 300O00,0O0
copies Of speeches at this session.
French has been added 10 the ian
gusges in which the speeches are being
printed. Those members having a good
ly sprinkling of French in their consritu-
encies are having their best efforts trans
lated into the language and printed In
large numbers. Those members with
German constituencies are doing a SINH
lar thing, but that has been done before.
80
In Washingtoa they are telling of one
Congressman who. until his arrival in
the national capital, had never stopped
OF big hotel The other evening. Just
before retiring, he wanted a drink OF
water, but found that there was none in
bis room. Under enc OF two small but
TONS in the wall ne saw the words; Push
twice for water" He pushed twice as
and wher the bellboy arrived
with the waited be found the bucoiic
statesman holdi{g an empty glass under
tle button ~
>-:-
GOV. Odell OF New York has recently
declined m offer made to him by capital
lists to manage sheir affairs. He is not
tae only Statesman whose services are
III demand. On:y the other day Senator
Hanna. according to report, refused an
offes Of $1OO.OO0 a year to become presi-
dent Of a business concern. and Secre-
tary Cortelyou has repeatedly declined
offers.
49,
The Fifty-seventa Congress has done
q vast amount 81 talking, and its mem
bers evidently IRE proud of what they
said, The pubic printing Office has re-
ceived orders fer 3OO.OO0.0OO copies Of
This is to be inflicted on The
American reading public Mt public ex-
ppnse The Congressmen are still talking,
aad the pri9tiug Office Is running night