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Show How Cofrsalonal .gn Make Money. A page in the house made $400 on Mc-Kinloy's Mc-Kinloy's "suits of clothes" tariff speecii and $250 on Cuteheon's speech on Fifc John Porter. Every big tariff speech U money in the pocket of one or more ,of j the pages, and the recent debate on federal fed-eral elections has been a perfect gold mine for the boys. Then each member wants a copy of every speech made on the tariff, or silver, or elections, to bind up with his owu in a handsome volume, and for gathering up the pamphlets the boys get $5 or $ 10. The autograph business, busi-ness, long a source of profit, has ceased to be productive. In the house the taking tak-ing of autographs has been forbidden, unless it be done at the request of a member. |