Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-10

there, for in point of fact there wa-
great dearth of circulating medium
among them. 1t was not because that
people had been supplied with pension.
or with bounties to their industrie.
The overshadowing reason was that
the war and its lessons had taught ,ba.
people Though the most relentless nj
all task masters) the necessity OF rely.
ing not on the government. bur On
their own right arms. The reme7;a,
which he suggested for the present con.
dition of things were two-frst 10 Dc.
centralize the general government a.
much as possible and empower The
States to deal with it: and. second. n
decentralize the currency, repeal rae
ten per cent. tax on State banks. and
enable the States to have currency sun.
piled by their own citizens.
Mr.. Teller took part in the discussion
and treated the question involved a.
an important one. He disclaimed any
desire to delay the passage of the tart,
bill. On the contrary, he thought thar
speedy solution of the tariff question
would be in the interest OF oil the peo.
pie OF the United States. although the
bill might not be such 8 one as many
Senators desired. he denied tie c...-,
set up yesterday by Senator Allen Ii.
the right of petition implied ae i.-...
to invade the capital or 20 read ,.ee.
titions from the Capitol. There wS
great discomfort among the people am!
a growing desire among them Jo eeas
10 Washington for The purpose %. i..t.-
encing legislation. That, Nr. Tee!
declared, was perfectly properti.ir-
TO DO, and nobody ought 10 col1!5....l. i.
it was done with decorum and drceat.y.
He could mol but think. in view q. hi
present condition, that the su4-@ .oa
made by the Senator from Kansas Dr..
PETER q couple OF weeks since, for TIE
appointment OF & committee 50 c...,-
with those men and explain 10 .a.
the difficulties under which e1s
labored. and toe difficulty ofp.
the legislation which thlg
would have been after ali, lie
luton 0. the question.
Mr. Teller reviewed briefly III
currences II the time OF Ccxey al.r-,
and said if the police had behaved aa
as much discretion and decency -
commonweal army did. there wae
Rave been no trouble at ali.
Mr. Teller was followed by Senator
Stewart. of Nevada, who went fartlr.
iran Mr.. Teller in his defense Of Coke.
denounced tie police force for ares
him, and the court for conYictiug
and said he had not been fairly q
and had been unfairly convicted.
lIr. Frye said that probably
the Senator'S would vote for IL
ton, but that they would in3i. -a-, 10
do 50 after Mr.. Stewards spec
Mr.. Hoar said Coxey hsj
~ broken the law to make
and from what he had hear
was too much OF man to VIII.
the treatment he received a. s
OF the police Is scnle al
ers in the Senate had done H.,
Hear had a great deal mon
patty with Cozey's delga,d sse-s
than the demagogues Wiz ..e.
themselves OF their positions
tors as g means OF exploiting themselves
and with the object Of advancing their
own individual interests.
Mr.. Harris said he REGARDED tie
whole affair as q grotesque, absurd hum
bug, but that in view ofwhat III I'll
lei said he wouli vote for the res9lN
tion in order that the police force u the
city might be eZonerated for Ua4t .e
believed was 9roundless charge
Mr. Gray said there had never been
any reason why the CoXey matter
should have come before the Senate
and was proceeding on that line vixen
the Vice President announced the aoa-
for taking up the tariff bill had arriyed.so
the resolution went over withoucac action
and now goes to the calendar. ire
was burst ofapplauso from the cloa,.-
ed galleries when Mr. Hoar dc ael
nassionately that he sympathized ~t4
t e public distress q great dea m3fc
taan aid the Senator'S who souz 70
make use ofitas an instrument tor ,..e.-
own politicalpurposes or theirowr Io..,-
&c tlambition. Tnetrue way g. 5aay
the trouble was, he added, Jog Congress
to legislate deliberately; ha o1e
thing which Congress WOLF a d9
was to lay down il a o1al
functions and be cam a o;
character as Anglican legislators ay
utterrance5 from ! coxey ear u aaa
the seat of the Senator from Seya's-
, n ntino directly 81 Senator stewart.