Aides stumble on Senate ledger dating from first U.S. Congress

Tuesday, December 3, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The handwriting is a fastidious cursive, the signatures include those of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the columns record an era when senators were paid the lofty wage of $6 a day.

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