The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-10

Neb.) for the appointment of q select
committee to investigate the police 40.
sault upon and arrest Of Coxey, Brown
and Jones in the Capitol grounds on the
1st day OF May, was laid before the
Senate and Allen made an argument in
support of 1t.
He had expected, he said, that the
senior Senator from Ohio (Sherman)
would have introduced resolution
locking to the investigation OF that out
rage. But, as the Senator from Ohio
been moved to do 80. He had doomed
it his duty, although it was not pleas
ure by any means to offer q resolution
for the purpose OF having q thorough
and complete investigation OF the re-
markable scene.
Coxey had como to Washington, as
was stated by the press Qf that was to
be relied upon), for the purpose of exer-
cising his constitutional right of pc
titioning the Senate for the redress of
what he considered grievance OF him
self and many millions OF people in
common with him. 9e (Alienj had
taken various occasions to say that,
with the purpose Of the Ooxey move
mont he had not, and never had had,
the slightest sympathy.
Allen went on to read the address
which Coxey had tried to read from the
Capitol steps, and which he had been
prevented from doing by the police,
who "laid violent hands upon him and
drove him from the Capitol grounds"
Arc you not the counsel OF Mr..
Coxey?' Daniel (Dem., Va asked.
mo, SIR" Allen answered
"Has not," Daniel further asked,
"Co1oy full legal remedies for any
wrong which he may have sufferedP"
II hope" Allen said, that the Sena-
tor from Virginia will not undertake to
divert me from the course have marked
out"
II have no desire to divert the Sena-
tor" Daniel said; "but want to Judge
as TO the propriety OF the Senate acting
in this case, if the man has been in.
1ured and If he has legal remedy for the
injury"
Allen went on to say that 1t was not
true that he was or ever had been coun-
sci for Co4ey. He had been called in
consultation with two Representatives
(Hudson, OF Kansas, and Pence, of Colo
rado,) as to Coxey's right, and he had
gone to the police court in connection
with the matter.
Sherman expressed his great regres
that while In important bill WAS press
ing this resolution should be brought
before the Senate and occupy it's time.
The whole thing he asserted was mere
sham and pretense. without q shadow
OF foundation. Nobody, Sherman said.
had ever denied the right OF petition.
Coxey knew that any member OF the
Senate or House would present mis-
petition and inc petition of the men
who were wieh him.
a Leading citizen of Ohio had esAlad
IA him (Sherman) aru asked aim IL
he would present Cc1ey's petition, and
he had promptly answered yes if
couched in proper language. He had
also offered to introduce any OF Coxey's
bills, although he did not believe in one
word OF them.
At this stage OF the discussion the
morning hour having expired. the reso-
luton went over without action till to-
morrow, Senator Teller and others sig
nifying a desire to be heard upon it.
The tariff bill was then at ITO taken
up and long, embarrassing discussion
took place on the pending amentment,
to insert in the enacting clause Of the
bill the words cor withdrawn for con-
SUMPTION" no that it will read tb at the
duties provided in the act will be levied,
collected and paid upon all articles i'm.
ported from foreign countries or with.
drawn for consumption after the 3Oth of
June, 1894.
The amendment was attacked on the
Republican side Of the chamber as
making gift of between three and
four million dollars to the owners of
imported goods now in warehouses and
were defended on the Democratic side
as being just and equitable and in
accordance with existing laws.
Hale and Aldrich commented upon
the fact that mem ers of the finance
committee on either side disagreed with
each other as to the amendment, and
tainted the Democrats with infidelity
to their platform, which had declared
protection in the United States to be
Unconstitutional and to be fraud.
The taunt had an immediate effect
upon Mills, who took the flor as soon
as 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 ect and the
Wilson billy between tho devil and the
deep sea-" and said
"a change has come over tho spirit
of the situation, not over my spirit. 1
have not got as much sea room as on
that occasion. l find that the bill
pending before US is not the Wilson
bill. bat bill which ought, perhaps, to
bear the honored name Of the Senator
frem Maryland (Gorman) or of the Sena.
tor from Ohio (Brice). No hi an can tor.
cure me into the admission thai the Bill
pond!hg before this BODY Is Iii aAv re.
spect an answer to r.edges made by the
Democratic national convention to the
Democratic people Of tho United States.