Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29

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$IhV '% u !" cycles, liver tablets,
horses. hair tonic. typewIiters, towels
and mahogany furniture are only 3
few of the items which are paid for
out of the ample fund provided for the
senate.
There is a salary list which is only
exceeded by few of the multimillion-
dollar corporations. Pages, messeng-
ers, police, clerks, private secretaries
and other minor officials make up an
army of retainers who draw good
money from the government.
Repairs of all kinds, the librarS
the senate stable, stationery, mileage,
expenses of junketing committees and
many other things draw from the SEN
ate bank balance in the course of a
year.
$4,000 for Each Senator.
The entire expense averaged $4,000
to each senator, and will be larger
this year when the increased salary is
figured in.
The senate's pin money pays for
all the kilograms senators send and
the replies. 1t supplies ice without
stint; one months bill, that for De-
cember, having been $24S.5S. 1t pro-
vides apollinaris, white rock and other
special waters.
The miscellany fund buys type
writers and bicycles, horses, wagons,
and, maybe, an auto or two, although
none are found listed in the classified
accounts. No senator was ever seen
upon bicycle. There are bicycle mes
sengers, however, and the senate, be
ing a big-hearted institution, gives
the necessary machine.
From Jan. to 81, 1908, Ida Bam-
Hey received $122.10 for washing and
ironing 407 dozen towels for the SEN
ate. In the same month A. L. Ford
got $3.50 for washing and ironing
206 dozen towels During the same
thirty-one days Edith A. Washington
prof1ted to the sum of s66.60 for wash
ing and ironing 222 dozen towels.
Pays for Funerals.
At the death of a senator the senate
bears all the expense of the funeral,
sends a committee to attend and pro-
vides a handsome floral testimonial.
All of which swells the expenses of
the greatest legislative body in the
world" In 1908 this source of outgo
proved unusually large, because there
were eight deaths in the year.
The cost of a funeral to the senate
runs in the vicinity of $4,000. One
bill totaled in this wise:
Washington undertaken, en-
balming, casket, carriages,
hearse, removing and pack
ing flowers, etc. ...........s 1880
One floral wreath ....... 5000
Undertaken at home town,
hearse, carriages, transpor-
tation of flowers, twelve
pairs of gloves, use and
transportation of chairs. 2S615
Expenses of B. w. Layton,
VIE managed the funeral
for tba sem
ate .. ...... SO.40
Special train, tickets of party
back to their homes, private
Pullmans, commissary. -. 3,176.43
Reimbursement of Senator
Frazier .................. 25.7g
IOtdl $4,000. ...s''-s 9fsofA.Ao
The use and transportation of
chairs to and from church." above
noted, cost 1929
When a senate committee decides
thai its quarters need refitting 1t
makes a thoroughly good Job of 1t.
The case of the committee on inter
oceanic canals forms a good sample.
Mahogany Costs Money.
Two sixty-inch mahogany, roll-top
desks cost 1854. Two smaller mahog
any typewriter desks were secured at
sos Fourteen hamogany armchairs
came to s215. Two ditto revolving
desk chairs cost s34.30. One mahog.
any bookcase is billed at 1870. A ma
hogany file case was obtained for $3.50.
A committee table took $3.50 out of the
contingent fund. Such other items as
typewriter chairs, two
window seats, one mahogany and |
screen and more file cases |
brought the total to s1,S56.9O.
These were bought in 1907. Since |
that time the new senate Office build |
ing has been opened. II is provided |
with new furnishings throughout.