The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-10


asked him if he would present Mr.
Coxey's petition, and he had promptly
answered Yes; if in proper language. /"
tie also offered 10 introduce any of Mr.
CoXey's bills, although he did not believe
IN one word of them That MESSAGE had
been carried to MIR. Coxey; and he had re-
Piled that he did not desire to have his
petition presented in that way-but that
he intended to present it on the steps Of
the capitol. He tMr. Sherman) had no
doubt that his colleague, MIR. Brce,
would also have introduced the Coxey
bills. He deeply regretted the
error which had led MIR. Coxey
TO Washington, and his wild delusion
that congress could step in the arena and
build up roads in all the townships, coun-
ties and states in the United States.
There could be no wilder or more extrav-
agant proposition presented.
ALIENS EFFORT TO MAKE HIM HERO.
The senator from Nebraska, Mr. Allen,
had tried to make hero out of Mr..
CoXey. For what2 Not for what he
proposed, because the senator himself,
although his views were extreme, dared
not indorse the good roads bills" and
dared not indorse the assem- bling of men
around the capitol. The object of the
founders OF the government in having an
exclusively federal district was to protect
the government from any such raid as that
OF Mr.. COXey and his followers. 1t had been
done wisely in the light of experience
In England and France. If Mr.. Coxey
had the right 10 make q saraHgGo from
the capitol steps every other man would
have the same right; and yet neither he
"a senator of the United States the
Vice President Of the United States, had
any such right. Mr. CoXey mad been al
lowed every right which anybody could
have exercised. He (Mr Sherman) be-
lieved that Mr.. Coxey was, on the
whole, a kind, good tempered man in
many respects, but he thought that he
was little tiighty. Laughter. He
would not say anything unkind of him
because he was a constituent, and he felt
bound to protect him if he were unduly
injured.
CAME TO VIOLATE THE LAW.
But MIR. Coxey had come to the capitol
with the deliberate and determined pur-
pose to violate the law, which had been
so wisely framed by the ex-senator from
Vermont. MIR. Edmunds.
Mr.. Butler-And he did do It,
MIR. Sherman continued: "IIe had the
purpose, acknowledged and declared, to
come here and violate this law, and he
brought with him some 300, or 400, or 500
men, who sympathiZed with him. II is
grounds, but there were great crowds of
people assembled to see this extra
ordinary spectacle of what Is called
an army of men, led here to get
congress to pass bill to make all the
roads of the country good, so that every
man can ride on his bicycle, or in his car
riage, or on foot, Laughter Whether
Mr.. Coxey, or Mr.. Browne, or Mr. Jones,
violated the law / neither know nor care.
taf f,l s,,t
tlon of violating it. I hope that MIR.
Coxey will go home to Ohio and take care
OF his wife and family, and that if others
with him came from that state they will
also go home and rather suffer the ills
they have than seek the ills that may
come from other sources.
NO OCCASION FOR EXCITEMENT
"There is no occasion of excitement.
At all events the Senate of the United
States ought calmly to await events and
go on in discharge of its high duties
treating their fellow-citizens, whether
wise or unwise, with forbearance and
kindness. Let us perform our duty to
the country; and our countrymen will
sustain US. These people who say that
they speak for 70,OO0,00O OF people will
find that they do not speak
for 100000. They will find that
the majority of our people are
sound and strong, are in favor of the
lawful means and lawful ends and all
this passing wavelet of excitement will
die away with the general appreciation
and action of the mass Of our people"
At this stage of the discussion the morn
ing hour having expired, the resolution
went over without action till tomorrow
Senator Teller and others .signifying a
desire to be heard upon it,
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The tariff bill was then, at 1:10 p. m.
taken up and long, unin teresting discus
sion took place on the pending amend
ment to insert in the enacting clause of
the bill the words 'or withdrawn for con-
sumption" so that it would read that the
duties provided in the act will be levied,
collected and paid upon all articles import
ed from foreign countries or withdrawn
for consumption after June 30, 1894. The
amendment was attacked on the republi-
can side of the chamber as making a gift
Of between 50 10000 and $4,000. 900 to
the owners of imported goods now in
warehouses and was defended on the
democratic side as being just and equta-
BILE and in accordance with the existing
law
Messrs. Hale and Aldrich commented
upon the fact that members of the finance
committee on either side disagreed with
each other as to the amendment, and
taunted the democrats with infidelity to
their platform, which had declared pro-
lection in the United States TO be uncon-
stitutional and to be fraud.
MILLS REPUDIATEs THE BILL.
The taunt had an immediate effect upon
MIR. Mills, who took the floor as soon as
Mr.. Aldrich had finished his remarks,
and in passionate and excited manner,
referred to his speech several weeks ago,
in which he declared himself TO be las
between the Mckinley act and the Will
son bilD, between the devil and the
deep sea-" and said "a change has
come over the spirit Of the situation, not
over my spirit. / have not got
as much sea room as on that
occasion find that the bill pending be-
fore us is not the Wilson bill, but a bill
which ought, perhaps TO bear the hon
ored name OF the senator from Maryland,
Mr. German, or Of the senator from Ohio,
Mr. Brice. No man can torture me into
the admission that the bill pending be-
fore this body is in any respect. an answer
TO the pledges made by the democratic
national convention to the democratic
people Of the United States. / have said
and / expect 10 say as long as 1 keep my
understanding, that taxation levied on
value is the only honest system Of taxa
tion, and that the specific system of taxa
tion is imposed for the purpose Of con-
cealing facts and defrauding the govern
ment for the benefit Of favored classes
stand there to-day and shall stand there
as long as live.
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