Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-31

;t oAS esSlonal reporters duties n
ltor IN the gallery hears tbo
speeches of the country's groot
joys the ensuing debatesGwb;oIl t
not UNDERSTANDING novar
thought to the men whose onio,.
swift hands must catch and y' - "a
word. Tie telegraphers ara ' aI
evidence, but where are thns, r,
Very often there is not 4 man -
at their table. But if one Is
serving, he will quickly find tb he,
lists" There at the side Of o ~
man who has just begun to snoo,
man busily writing, and in y
corner where a member has boo,
nized by the chair another st,n,,
will quickly find an empty saot
House has eight, the Senate five
steno@raphers. Two mus+ ,l,n
present. After the first has writton
1000 words the second will rpror
to be followed by the third
basement the reporter dictates HI
TO a graphophone, from which IN
taken on a typewriter by m oss
During calm debates the rcDor+rl
often found seated at their tabId
the Speakers desk. One of the
raphers in the House has been or
for thirty years and another has "a
words" for twenty-five years. Il H
ing and eXacting work these men h
perform for $1,000 a year. Duri1I
great tariff debate no less than third
their lives owing to the constant st
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The appropriations to be made bv
gress at the present session do not III
en- to exceed the appropriations II
last session, but, on the contrary. h
bly, will fall a few millions short. &
appropriations made at the last a
of Congress amounted to $730,OOe
and did not include the river and Nj
bill. A river and harbor bill carrviH
rect appropriation of $29,000,000 wi
passed this session. The total apprS
tons of this session, including thai
will probably be $750,0O0,000. TN
the river and harbor bill had been NJ
at the last session the total wouldk
been $759,000,O00, preventing thief
the contrast with the probable apprk
tons of this session favorable I'd
present Congress. The appropriate
1898 made at last session of the
fourth Congress amounted to $4S&
600, that being the last fiscal vel
fore the beginning of the Spanish
can war. The following year, whidN
cred the substantial expenses for n
cutting that war. the approprie
amounted to SS93,000,000. In 1891
army bill carried nearly $23,0ON
while for the coming fiscal year tl1
will probably carry $92,0OO,OO0.
naval bill for the year 1893 appropq
$33, 100000, and the naval bill Il
season will carry probably $IS,OOO,q
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The United States Senate repro
in its membership almost every phd
professional and industrial activity
the SO Senators, 26 served mI
House of Representatives. FifteenI
ators have served as Governors
States. Senator Warren served d1
two terms as Governor of the TeT9
Of Wyoming, and his second termI
ed with the admission of the terri
as a State. He was then elected
Governor of the State. Fifteen
ors have a record of service IN the
federate army and one was in the
federate navy. Nine Senators wei
the Union Army. Senator PettusI
Alabama. and Bate, of Tennessee,
in the Mexican war.
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An interesting event in WashlI1
society will take place when Miss
Sigsbee, daughter of Captain D7
Sigsbee, will wed Robert Small, 50
Rev. Samuel Small, the WeIL'aI
evangelist. Miss Sigsbee is one OF
bellies of the national capital ana
been quite popular and prominent y
ciety since her debut a few years
Captain and Mrs. Sigsbee keep
hospitable house in WasmnsloD
daughter sharing in the social dulI7
the mother. Captain Sigsbee VIII
be remembered as the commander y
Inflated Maine, the blowing up OIL n
in Havana harbor lent a goWerluI
petus to the war with Spain.
In Washington they are telling Oh
Congressman who, until his aFFha
the national capital, had never S,0I
at a big hotel. The other eYenIn5,
before retiring, he wanted u ~,
water. but found that there was n ~
his room. Under one Of two sina ~
TONS in the wall he saw the words,
twice for water" He pushed '",r Wv.
directed, and when the beIIo9y % hn
with the water he found tiie ~ ~
statesman holding an empty glass
the button.
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Gov, OdeIl Of New York has rs ,o
dooI;nnd an offer made to him Dy cor
lists to manage their affairs LII .
the only statesman whose s ser, Son
in demand. Only the other oao sf,.sef
Hanna. according to report LIMO lsa \
offer of 100000 a year to oec omd s,
dent of a business concern al decI
tary Cortelyou has repeatedly
f1attering offers.
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The Fifty-seventh Congress it's its d
!, vast amount of talking ana u That
bers evidently are proud Oh aa"o has
said. The public printing o o.1'C Copie.
ceived orders for 3O0,oOo'Vsoo 1.o yJp on
speeches. This is to be ihnl', nnblic
American reading public al n tals