Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-19
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The conference report on the further
urgent deficiency bill was presented and
agreed to- The Senate amendment
striking out the provision for printing
the censns abstract is disagreed to, and
the provision restored. All the other
Senate amendments are retained.
A resolution calling on the attorney
general for information as to the status
of the suit in relation to the kidwell
flats in the District of Columbia and
why the suit is not pressed to o con-
clusion was offered by Mr.. Sherman
and agreed TO.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Gallinger calling on the secretaries
of the treasury and Of the interior for
lists of all clerks and Employees appoint
ed, promoted, reduced, dismissed, and
who have resigned by request, since
March 4, 1898, was presented and
agreed to.
The resolution offered last Saturday
by Mr.. PETER for the appointment of a
select committee OF nine Senators to
receive all written or printed communi-
cations from citizens or bodies of
citizens visiting the capital or intending
TO do, and to hear them orally, was
presented and became the subject OF
discussion
Mr.. PETER spoke Of a growing dispo-
sition on the part of many people TO
present their views to Congress and
of the newspaper statements that such
movements were taking place from
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Gin
cinnati, Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Louis
and San Francisco.
The object of his resolution was to
make their way easy. He was of opin-
ion that if it went out that the Senate,
regarded by many as the American
House of Lords, had appointed COM
mittee to look after this matter, it
would 20 far toward modifying and
modifying public sentiment. He there
fore hoped that his resolution would be
agreed to, or would, at least, be refer
red to committee. He had regretted
to see language in the Washington pa
pers as 10 the intended arrest of Mr..
CoXey and his followers as Migrants.
iIr Hoar put 2 question to Mr.. PEI
fer. but as his words could not be heard
on the democratic side of the chamber
Mr.. Harris called attention to that fact.
Tie interruption was resented by Mr..
Hoar who said that Mr. Harris vas en-
tirely out of order in speaking while in
his scat, and was also out of order i'll
fancying that he presided over the Sen
ate while the Nice-President was pre-
sent. (Laughter.)
The Senator from Tennessee; said
Mr. Harris, admits that he was out Of
order, and no man can watch the Sem
ator from Massachusetts as vigilantly
DO and keep in order, by any pos
sbiity." (Renewed laughter.)
Mr.. Hoar retorted with an intima
ton that Mr. Harris should attend to
his own business, and then be repeated
his question to Mr.. PETER, this time
also inaudibly.
Mr.. PETER, in response, explained
that the followers of Coxey were known
as the army of peace. They carried
with them portraits of the Prince of
Peace, of the carpenters sou, of the
lowly Nazarene, OF the man who taught
Peace on earth and good will toward
men, These men, he said, were COM
ing on peaceful Grand. They were
coming to say to Congress that they
were out of employment, and that they
wanted something to do, in order to
have a decent living.
At o'clock the resolution went over,
the tariff bill was taken up and Mr..
Perkins spoke against the pending
tariff bill.