Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-30
ArrHErArroNALOAPIrAL.

ATTHE ENAT4ONALO OAR1TALs The Senate and the Possibilities Of Its Early Disposition of the Tariff Bill-What the Long Pow.woW is Costing the COuntry-COnnecticu Men and Matters-The New Haven ColIectOrship-Capta Hendrix of Bridseport and His ssArmy,,-The Coxey Fizxle-The Great Coming | National Meeting of she Knights of | Pythlas-A Saving of Sixty.fve Thousand Dollars to Uncle Sam | George Washington Murray of South Carolina.
 From Our Washington Correspondent
 WASHINGTON, May 27.-The senate dur ing the past week has made fair progress with the tariff bill, and indications now point to the taking up of the sugar sohed- ule very speedily.
 After the test vote taken last week which showed a majority of ten who would vote in favor of the bill In all probability, the democratic senators feel much more confi dent of passage of the bill at an early date, and one prominent senator assured me that the bill would bs passed and out of the way by the middle of June, and that congress surely would adjourn by July 1st.
 This, however, is not the feeling of the majority of those who keep close watch on things at the capitol, and they say that September will still find congress in ses- sion and the bill still pending.
 WHAT THE DISCUSSION COSTS.
 Very few people realizs that they are paying nearly S, 900 a day for the pleas- ure of having the senate talk over the tariff debate, or about $45 senator. The senate, consisting of eighty eight mem bers, costs the people $l ,038. .07s 90 year or about $12. .000 a senator, while the only about twice that sum or about $6, 900 member. In other words United States senator costs the people of this country about twice as much as @ representative, although the salary of the two officials Is the same, and the mileage is the same, and the functions, powers and duties with rs- gards to legialation are precisely the same.
 This state of facts, which gives four em- ployes for every senator and only one for every member of the house, while on it's face is unfair, is not so in reality, as the senate has just as many committees as the house with clerks and messengers, and practically the same list of employees. CONNECTICUT MEN AND MATTERS In the senate during the week Senators Platt and Hawley have been taking an act 1 i've part in the tariff debate, while Repre- | sentative Robert E. DeF Forest of Bridgeport | has, as chairman of the committee on civil service reform, been fighting for the civil \ service appropriation, and with his usual success, which resulted in getting the sp- ! propristion which came so near being | knocked out.
 Mir. DeForest Is considered ss the leading | representative from your state, and is al- ways at the front and on the lookout for the benefit of his constituents and the peo- 1 pie of the state.
 He Is an able and earnest talker and ie rapidly pushing his way to the front aa one of the leaders of the house on the democratic side of that body.
 THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS
 J learn on good authority since the re- turn of Secretary Carlisle that the matter toms will be decided az rapidly as possible and that the New Haven appointment will probably bs sent to the senate some time during the week. There are several can didstes now in the field for the position although they are working very quietly and just who will get the nomination am unable to state, but 1t is said that tho successful candidate must have the en dorsement of the representative of tn, district.
 ANTI CoXEYITES HERE.
 Captain Frederick B. Hendrix of Bridge port, who is a we'll known and eccentri, character in the latter city, has arrived her, as the leader of what Ia known as the anti Coxey army, and which consists of si1 men, all of whom have shouldered arms a
 the call of their country once before. They came not as Coxey and his men, but walked to New York and cams the rest of tn,
 way on the Vestibule Limited. They wer, organized in Bridgeport some two week ! ago, and thirty five in number marched t.
 New York from where the leader and six O , his faithful followers came by rail t. ; Washington, leaving the rest of the arm,
 to be called in case of necessity. Captsil
 Hendrix was member of the Ninth Con
 necticut regiment during the war and Is
 fighter.
 When seen by your correspondent, Hen drix said: 'My army is made up largely O old soldiers and men who have aeen blood , shed, and came here to offer our servfcs
 to President Cleveland, and if the govern
 ment needs us to stay and balk any move , ment the Coxeyites may make. can brint | ! tuOunhuu uSutluR HIGH bU w they are needed, and for every Coxeyit,
 there should be an anti. We want neithe
 pensions nor pay, but we do want to pro teet ourselves and the country azainst al . harm. We shall probably stay here for week and, if our services are not needed return home, subject to call at any time ; am paying the expenses of the army my self and shall g 8 long as we remain" Captain Hendrix is tall, well-built mal about fifty years of age, with an express i've voice and cold gray eye and look every inch fighter.
 FITZGERALD AT THE CAPITOL. While ct the capitol Friday, chanced t, be present when Fitzgerald and his arm,
 of about forty called on Senator Peffsr ant
 the other senators in favor of the Coxe, movement. The men, unlike the Coxeyites looked more like a workipgmen's associa tion than tramps, and as they marched in to the reception room of the senate, led b,
 Fitzgerald, I noticed that each man hat
 his shoes blacked, his hair nicely combed
 and they presented very respectable ap pearanee.
 As they entered the room, every man a signal from the leader removed his hat
 and stood waiting until Fitzgerald hai sent in his card to Senator Peffer. Hardl, a moment elapsed before the senator , entered the reception room and shool hands with the leader and invited them al
 into the marble room, the reception room not being large enough to recsive In
 Senator Peffer then sent for Senatori
 Allen and Kyle who shook hands with thu
 men, who were quiet and undemonstrativ. and left after Fitzgerald had presented Senator Peffer with resolution to present
 to the senate.
 On the whole they were the best behaved delegation have seen at the capitol thit session. They will return to Boston nex
 week.
 THOUSANDS COMING.
 Highly encouraging reports are being re csived daily by the local committee of tht Knights of Pythias, who have in charge the arrangement of the program for the meeting in this city next August. It is expected that about 20, 900 will be here ot the uniformed members. and that the wives and friends of the visitors will swell the number to twice that. Several Connecti cut lodges have already made arrange
 ments to come, and Knights from all ove, the country will be in attendance.
 The program has not been printed yei and there are many details which have moi
 been decided on, but the main features oi the convention and encampnaent are tha, at 7:45 on the evening of Monday, August 27, all officers whose duty 1t is to do so will
 report to General Csrnahan. On the day of the 18th the grand parade will bt