Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-02

ICIS~O 4OA4GiO Vt CON0nEloOMA AN
Now that the result of the election
has made clear that instead of "a the
republicans will have a majority of
1l6 in the next house of representa-
tives in congress, Washington ia pre-
pairing to give the new fellows a
warm welcome, and boarding house
keepers are already repaperlng and
recarpeting In anticipation Of the in
dux, says the Cincinnati Post. In or
der that the new members may not
be entirely ignorent as to their pre-
negatives and the emoluments of
their Offices the subjoined is com.
mended for their careful perusal:
They all know that their salary is
IS, 600 .per annum. But that isn't all
they have coming.
First there is their mileage. At the
beginning and end Of each session
the congressman get five cents mile
on the distance at which he lives
from the capital. The gentleman
from Hawaii draws as much mileage
as he does in salary. Those living
nearer profit in proportion, TOR what
they get is all for the good for
thus far no member has been found
to emulate the example Of Baker, Of
Brooklyn, who refuses to accept rail
road passes. Notwithstanding this
purity on his part, his constituents
saw fit to elect another man in his
place to the next congress.
Another perquisite Of each member
cf the House is 1925 per annum as an
allowance for stationery. What be
doesn't require in stationery he may
draw in cash.
The garden seed allotted to each
member by the Department of Agri'
culture is worth about 1926 annually.
It is supposed to be for distribution
among. the members constituents.
Members have been known to sell it.
One fellow got $50 for the lot from an
agent some years ago.
The Botanical Garden furnishes
members gratis with choice flowers
and cuttings. The florists bills, part
OF the social life of the capital, are
thus successfully slde-stepped.
At the close ct the session the men,
Der draws wooden chests, designed
for the transportation of Office docu
ments. They come in pretty handy
for Mrs. Members garde-robe. The
books supplied to the member by the
Government Printing Office make a
good-sized library in the course of a
session. Many of them are valuable.
He receives stipulated number Of
each for distribution. Washington
secord hand book stores are full Ct
them. The most sought-for public
document of recent years was treat
Use on the diseases Of the horse.
The congressional Supply has run
ont bat bookdealers had stock OF
them how they got it is mystery,
of course-and were selling them at So
per volume.
The sum of $1,000 per annum is al
lowed members for "clerk hire The
money is turned over to the member
in person. Hs is not required to &C.
count for it. It's just as we'll that he
isn't. It is the custom Of most of them
to keep it in the family. Several sena-
Jors in the past openly accredited their
wives as their secretaries.
Some members VINO stop at hotels
get rooms without baths. They don't
feel like squandering their money on
bathrooms when they have one with
gorgeous equipments and gentleman
ly attendants at tho capitol. where
they can get Russian, Turkish, or
even electic baths free of charge
Medicine chests are at their disposal
if illness should overtake them ut the
Capitol. There are few other per-
quisltes of minor character. But to
the thrifty they are all of interest. It
is a stupid member who can't make
both ends meet it he wants to.