Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-03-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
How the Coxey Movement is Regarded
At the Capital -Kossuth-The
Behring Sea Fleet.

test was pushed to the front, and the Re
publicans decided to let the Demoerati,
side of the House unseat Mr. Joy of theil
own accord, and not to assist them by &
quorum. Then we had the old story, a
series of roll calls, with the result of nc
quorum voting, time and again. There
is not great deal of craftsmanship il
this kind of business developed on either
side of the Hail. We suppose when the
COxey army gets here, all this will be
changed. When Coxey appears on the
east front of the Capitol on May 1st, and
his bills for the relief of the financial
stringency, and for placing more money
(paper money in circulation, they are to
pass both Houses without any filibuster,
ing, and with no great amount of time
spent in debate. Senator Kyle has the
Coxey bills now, and he seems to think
the bills will pass. 1t is hardly conceiva.
BILE that any one can be wild enough to
think if this wonderful army should
ever reach Washington that it would
have any influence on Congress. But we
are assured that the expectations of the
plan are that Congress will grant their
request, and will probably pay their ex-
penses back to their homes AS one
prominent gentleman remarked If they
get away without Congress getting some
of their spare cash, they will do remark
bly, WELL" Oh. well, let them come. They
certainly have right to come, if they
come peaceably, and we are assured that
it is an army of peace. All the important
papers of the East have sent CORE
spondents or reporters, to write up The
movement.
The death of Louis Ko:suth attracted
a good deal of attention here, although
it occurred in far-off Turin. No man
ever made more triumphant tour of
our country as an exile from his own,
than Kossuth. He was truly the nations
guest, and was received with more en-
thusiasm than any foreigner since Lafay-
cite. He became the friend of Daniel Web
ster, and many other leading men of that
day. Had it not been for the coup detdt
which placed Louis Napoleon on the
throne of France, there would probably
have been a greater attempt to assist him
to secure the freedom of Hungary. But
Napoleon Ill aroused the attention of
all Europe at that time, and KOssnth's
hopes for his country were forever cut
away. for his day at least. He had lived
in Turin for over thirty years.
Governor Waite, of Colorado, will not
be put down. No Governor of his time
has done his utmost to greater extent
to pose before the public, than Governor
Waite. He has achieved a national rep
utation in little over year. Ills ad
vice to the National Administration on
financial subjects, showed his determine
ton not to confine his efforts to the mar
row limits of his own State. Then his
determination to coin silver as State
money, and have free coinage in Color
ado. anyway, was advocated in a way
that showed his determination, at least.
His Legislature, which he called in extra
session to help out on his financial hob
bies, proved to be an elephant Oh his
hands, and would not do his bidding. Ii
seemed>as though his fertile Imagination
must have almost exhausted itself in
order to keep before the public, and we
all thought a rest had surely come, when
all at once he runs in a war in Denver, to
keep us wondering where he will finally
end. He is bound to get rid of two police
commissioners if he has to call out all the
troops in the State, or the United States,
even. Then he decides he will leave the
matter to the Supreme Court of the State,
and if they decide in favor of the Govern
or, that will end the matter; if not, just
look out for some more news.
The Naval Department is getting the
fleet for Behring Sea into shape. Stores
and supplies are being purchased, and it
is expected that there will be thirteen ves-
sells in the fleet. No trouble is expected,
but it is necessary that our interests
there should be looked after. Since the
collapse of the revolution in Brazil, many
of our naval vessels have left the waters
of that country, and can now be used in
other places.
Admiral Benham was ordered to Blue
field, Nicaragua, to look after the land
ing of British soldiers there, but our
State Department has since received the
assurance from Great Britain that the
troops were landed solely for the protec-
tion of the interests there of British sub
jects, so that all is serene again in that
quarter.
The Senate seems disposed to take its
own time to the tariff bill. Senator
VOORHEES, announced, when he reported
the bill from the Finance Committee,
that he would call the bill up on the I'd
of April. This gives the Senators who
expect to make speeches, plenty of time
to prepare. 1t is said the President has
given assurance that he is in favor of
tiiC Dlii do duiCHuCu W OuC cCiidt0 1Hctc
is good deal of doubt as to the Presi
dents position on the income tax, and
many of his best friends have thought
that he never would sign the bill if the
income tax feature was not left out of
it, but the report is. that he will not
stand ont against the bill even with an
income tax, and that he is quite anxious
to have the bill used as soon as possible.
There has been great pressure brought
upon the President from the advocates
of the Bland seigniorage bill, as we'll
RS those opposed to the measure. 1t
was trying situation for the President,
and no mistake. 1t was urged to not
sign it would ruin the party in the South
and West, and that many members of
the House, who had disregarded the
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