The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-02
CoxEYIsM CRUSHED.
Hoar Heaps Sarcasm on Resolutions
Adopted at Boston.

Adopted at Boston.
Washington. Aug. 1.-The presentation
by Senator Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts
Of printed petitions, copies of which had
been received by many senator's, adopted
at meeting in Faneuil hall and upon
Boston common, with the heading Let
Congress Resign, - was made the text off
short speech by Mr.. Hoar. He wished
to point out, he said, for the considera-
tlon of those gentlemen (the signers of
the petition) that they seemed to be en-
tirely unconscious Of the existence of
body of men called THE American peo-
pie" These men made demands, as if
few hundred or a few thousand men had
only to get together on some common,
and, after five or ten minutes turbulent
conversation, propose something which
was to take the place at once Of the con-
stitution and laws of the country.
The people of the country, Mr.. Hoar
continued, had considered the question of
the resignation of public officials, and had
demanded such resignation in very
much more peremptory manner than those
gentlemen could possibly do it. The peo-
pie had not only demanded it, but had
fixed the time for it. All senators and
members would resign their Offices at the
time fixed by the people. The Vice Pres
ident would resign his high Office on
March 4, 1897; he would yield it without
any further prompting or proposing, or
requesting; he might be promoted to an
Office more honorable or with more power;
or he might be called to some other form
of public service, or he might retire into
private life. But, like all the rest of
them, he had to resign at the time which
the people had fixed. THE worthy gen
item en- who had signed these petitions
must have done so without having read
or understood the arrangements which
had been made on the subject with the
assent of almost the entire body of the
American people. The petitions had been
printed, and sent out for signature under
the management of Morrison l.. Swift,
who has obtained considerable notoriety
in connection with the Coxey and similar
movements.
In the morning hour bill was passed
to amend the act of Jan. 26, 1898, to
authorize the construction Of bridges
across the Hiawassee and Clinch rivers in
Tennessee.
RAILROAD STATIONS IN OKLAHOMA.
The consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill was resumed, but the
bill was sidetracked for a couple of hours
in order to have the question of railroad
stations and depots in Oklahoma Terri
tory, fought out. II came up as part of
a conference report The side of the rail
road companies was taken by Messrs.
Blackburn and Platt, and that of the
people of the towns of Round Pond, and
Enid by Messrs. Berry, Harris. Palmer
and PETER, aud the result was that the
popular side prevailed and that the Senate
amendment (Which is favorable to the
railroads) was receded from by vote of
"A to 20.
Some additional work for Senator
Gray's sugar investigating committee has
been proposed by Senator Chandler, rep,
of New Hampshire, who offered a resolu-
tion inStructing that committee to inquire
into the facts connected with the organi-
zation and history of the Dominion Coal
Company of Nova Scotia whether the
company owed its organization to assur-
ances that the tariff duty on coal shall be
repealed by congress, and who gave such
assurances. The resolution will come up
tomorrow.
The conference report on the agricultu-
raj appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to; the Senate receding from the
Russian thistle 81 900 amendment.
Consideration oflthe sundry civil bill
was resumed An amendment which was
offered by Mr. Hunton of Virginia
authorizing the Secretary of War to en-
ploy in connection with the Gettysburg
Battle Military park, representative of
the Army of Northern Virginia confeder-
ate, recognized as well informed in its
history" gave rise to a discussion, and
was eventually agreed to- and a similar
amendment offered by Mr.. Bate of Ten
nessee relating to the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga national park was also after
discussion, agreed to.
The Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
row without disposing of the bill.