Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-13
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 From Our Washington Correspondent.l
 WAsHINaToN, April 10.-The arrival of the Texas division of Coxey's army in this city the other evening, consisting of some forty half-starved men, who were immsdi- ately looked up in the station houses, has caused the citizens of Washington to real izs for the first time that Coxey's army is not joke, but e stern reality. The police, however, have been on the lookout for those stragelers for some days, and while they fear no serious trouble from the army, they have been quietly practicing- riot drills, as have the militia, and should the army at any time arrive in such strength as to make it necessary they could easily be subdued end escorted out of town. Themen who arrived last evening gre sober, intelligent lot of mechanics, and are evidently determined, while they make no threats, to have some kind of recognition. At the capitol the members of congress fear no serious trouble from the actions of the army upon their arrival other than that of taking care of them as vagrants while here.
 THE HOUSE.
 The house during the past week suc- eeeded in breaking the deadlock by the unseating of Charles E. Joy and the eeat- ing of John J. O'Nein of St. Louis, and English in the place of Hilborn of Cali fornia. The fate of the attempt to pass the Bland bill over the presidents veto and its defeat by vote of 185 to 129, you are aware of.
 IN THE SENATE.
 The order of the week has been forced executive sesaions and the yet unfinished address of Senator Peffer on the tariff bill. stepped into the senate the other day while Senator Peffer was speaking, and al- though the attendance of senators was small, the galleries were well filled by the admirers of this populfst senator, who, though made the butt of much newspaper criticiem, is much respected and liked by his brother senators, who speak of him in the highest terms as an honest, kind hearted and conscientious man. Senator Pefser also impresses one as thoroughly understanding what he is talk ing about, and his delivery ia excellent.
 While listening to Senator Peffer heard 8 member of the legal profession who stands high in the community both as orator and scholar, say that were Pc fer right in his views and not the advancer of popullstic theories, he would bs ranked as one of the leaders of the senate.
 NO ADJOURNMENT BEFORE AUGUST. During the week I have interviewed many members of congress as to the possi-
 ble time of adjournment of the present session and the passage of the Wilson bill. They are agreed that an adjournment will probably not be possible before August and that there are good chances of the present session running over into October. It will be impossible, said a prominent senator last evening, to get the tariff bill as nearly as I can figure 1t out, and after that must be considered several matters of importance before adjournment Is possible. As figure the thing out, at least dozsn senators desire to speak at length on the bill, and with the policy of delay by the forcing of executive sessions and other tactics, and others who desire to speak under the rule, think June will still zee ! us at work on the bill. No donbt some kind of bill will pass, but 1t probably will not bs in its present shape.
 The people, however, are getting tired of these delays and unless somethisg is thoughout the country, serious trouble ! may be looked for. The great difficulty scene to me to be that there is too much ! time devoted to individual districts and not enough to the interests of the people ss whole.
 HIS LOST VOICE.
 But to leave the capitol and take pegh | ct society. A rather amusing event took | placs which resulted in a serious dissp ! pointment to the guests at very seleoi | function of the Catholic university the
 other day.
 Bishop Kesn, rector of the university had gent out invitations to meet Colone ! Gouraud, who was to allow the faculty te
 hear the photographic voice of the late
 Cardinal Manning. The phonogrsph ir question was brought here from England
 a few weeks ago. A distinguished com pany had gathered at the university and Mrs. Stevenson, Chief Justice and
 Mrs. Fuller, Sir Julian Pauncefote British ambassador, and Mrs. Pauncefote Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson, Mrs. Genera Foster, Mrs. Justice Gray, Miss Lse | daughter of General R E. Lee; Archbishop Sstoln and Monsignor Libaretla, of tho | apostolic delegation, together with the fac ulty and several senators.
 After the company had inspected tho | grounds and buildings of the institution
 visited the class rooms and chapel. an6 duly admired the semi-colossal statue ot
 Leo KILL, presented by Duke Loubat
 everyone began to wonder where the voice | of the dead cardinal was and Colone Gouraud was hunted up and gave the fol
 lowing explanation:
 "I brought Q man from England with
 me expressly to have custody of the glass
 case containing Cardinal Manning's voice | left him safe and sound in New York | with instructions to meet me at a certain train for Washington. He did not come and since that time have been searching | for him, but without success, and ss ye' the voice is still lost"
 Although the guests had gathered ex. pressly to hear the voice, they realized that | silence was golden in this instance, and | they departed without comment. IS HE INSANE
 As column after column of the Pollard Breokinridge filth is spread before the public through the daily papers, and aa
 eagerly devoured by the public, the feeling against Colonel Breckinridge by the gen. eral public grows more bitter, while the thinking members of the legal profession raise questions as to the old mans sanity. Daily the court room has been crowded,
 and the marshal has been beseiged by at torneys from all parts of the country who desire to get eight of the contestants and who, after few moments, leave the court room, generally with a sneer of disgust
 and bitter word against tine Kentucky congressman.
 One prominent attorney who is also a member of congress, who has taken great interest in the case, being in almost daily
 attendance at court, told me yesterday that without doubt the jury would give the plaintiff heavy damages, and that the de- | fendant must be insane. "Why," said he, ''did not Colonel Breckinridge go into court end gay T am guilty if he is, but illicit relations were first started, and she
 is entitled to nominal damages only "This would have done away with the introduction of all this dirty evidence and
 the thing would now have been a thing of the past instead of scandal of which tho parties should be ashamed"
 WANTS AN APPROPRIATION. Commissioner of Patents Seymour, who has made such good record since coming