The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-12
Costs S/2 Every Time
a@.. a Senator Takes Bath

Washington. d. c., June 12-Econo
niic waves such as are noticeable in
the Democratic house. are rot in eyi
ldence in the senate and as a result
the people OF the United States will
again be called upon to pay about s1g
teyery time United States senator
takes bath in the $1,000 900 senate
gcfflce building. at least for the next
hsral year-and in the meantime the
Isenate will have to take steps to rent
a building at cost OF about 100000
la year in which to store the docu-
ments that could readily be stored in
1.-THE basemen. of the senate off ce
building which is now given up to
private. shower, Roman, needle. Turk
ish and various other forms OF baths
INDUCED in by members Of the sen
ate at the expense of the poor devils
who still remain in private life
Senator John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi and Senators Kenyon, OF
iowa, and Reed, of Missouri. are lead
ling the fight against the bath and
barber shop graft that has so long
been enjoyed by the members Of the
Millionaires' club sometimes referred
10 as the senate OF the United States
Senator Williams sees no reason for
free baths being furnished the SEN
ators. as they all have bath rooms at
home Mr.. Williams sees no reason
why senators should be bathed.
shaved. manicured and have perfum-
cry sprayed on them in addition to
getting free shoe shines and hair cuts
at government expense OF course it
would be sad blow to some of the
senators to be deprived of their
palatial baths with free attendants
To rub them down after a hard days
work on the golf links. pink tea
fight, or a White House lawn party
bnt there seems to be no good reason
why the average American citizen
should De called upon to foot the bills
for a senator's ''dolling up"
What 1t Costs
The legisAtiVe appropriation bill,
which is now np for passage in the
senate, viii provide nearly $2.000,000
for the running expenses of thes SEN
ate for the next fiscal year, includ
ing the salaries OF ninety-six senators,
bath attendants, BARRIERS, lemonade,
newspapers, telegraph
bills, stationery. bronio seltzer, cold
cream soap, mileage, clerk hire, ste
nographers, policemen. appolinaris
md other mineral waters, electric
'ans. furniture. etc.
The senate has already agreed TO
appropriate $720,0 000 for the salaries
II ninety-siX senators: S370.940 for
committee clerks / and messengers,
= 81. 6G0 for employees under sergeant
't-arms and the doorkeeper; $13 500 !
or bath room attendants, BARRIERS,
.te.; $4,000 for e. tol policemen;
'l5.lS7.50 for the senate postmaster
md assistants; S1S,125 for stationery
wspapers magazines and lemon
de; $4,000 for folding speeches: S.
90 for repairs to furniture. $39 60e
or twenty-five extra stenographers al
1900 year, one of whom will be
ssigned TO Senator Owen, chairman
{ the committee on Pacific railroads
nd when these items are provided
he senate has only started on its
lid extravaganza at the expense of
ne taxpayers of the country IN add,
on each senator is allowed twenty
ents for every mile travelled TO and
ON his home in going and coming 10
nd from Washington. And instead OF
king their baths at home, provision
made for an army OF bath attend J
lts TO give free baths 10 the senators.
hose that do not have bath tubs at a
Dme could get a good bath any place q
r two bits. and besides the Potomac I
yer is handy and the weather is Il
Nv warm-and in case senator {
mped into the river and could not y
vim it would not be much loss to O