The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-10

Gen. Coxey-Yes, 1 believe they have
oeen misrepresented. There is but per
cent OF the people represented.
representative Ryan, would like to
Know by what authority you say you
represent 80 per cent. of the people.
Gen; Coxey-I came here TO request
That this 30 per cent of the people be
gwen the same privilege under the con-
sutuuon-Whlch guarantees equal and
exact justice to all the people-that the /
per cent nave had for twenty eight years.
CoXEY CoRNERED.
Representative Ryan understood Won
10 say you came here representing 80 per
cent. OF the people OF course, if that be
tne case, we would like to have the proof
Oh IL, so congress can act, and l presume
congress would act with the request of 80
per cent. of the people. How can YOU
snow that you represent 80 per cent of
the people2
Gen. Coxey-I do not claim that, sir.
1hls closed the hearing of Gen. Coxey.
lie was followed by l. E. Dean, of Penn
sylvan1a, member of the executive COM
mlttee OF the Farmers Alliance. He
urged the appointment of a SPECIAL com
ihlItee TO investigate the whole subject of
industrial depression, and said that such
action on the part of congress would in
splre great confidence among the people.
Mr. Dean was also subjected to a course
OF questioning, which did not result more
10 his satisfaction or to the enlighten-
ment of the committee than did that of
Gen. Coxey. The committee then went
about its regular business.
AN INVESTIGATION PROBABLE.
After hearing Gen Coxey to-day. the
House committee on labor, by vote of 7
to 2, decided to report resolution for a
JOINT investigation by a special committee
of the Senate and House of the Coxey
movement and the depressed condition of
labor in general
This decision was hailed with satisfac-
tlon by Gen. CoXey and Marshal Browne,
ana by mum ber of prominent populist
and Farmers Alliance leaders, including
the president of the alliance and the
chairman and secretary of the People
party. The vote to report the resolution
was:
Yeas-Messrs Erdman of PENNSYLVANIA,
Wells Of Wisconsin, Ryan of New York Tai
bert OF South Carolina, Pence OF Colorado
populistsi Phillips of Pennsylvania and
hleter OF Minnesota, republicans.
Nays-Messrs. Dunn OF New Jersey, dem.
ocrat, and Apsley of Massachusetts, repubn
can.
Messrs. McGann and McCleary did not
vote. The vote of to 2 was preceded
however, by votes to postpone, which
nearly killed the resolution. Mr.. Ryan
first moved to postpone until Saturday,
which was defeated by to 6. Mr. Phil
lips moved TO postpone until Friday,
which was defeated by a similar vote.
The five who voted to defer action were,
Messrs. Dunn, Ryan, Apsley, Phillips
and McCleary. After that Messrs. Phil
lips and Ryan voted to report the resolu-
tion and Mr.. McCleary did not vote either
way.
Chairman McGann says the favorable
report will be made tomorrow, and he
will soon thereafter press for suspension
of the rules and an immediate passage of
the resolution. MIR. Dunn says there will
be minority report.
There was not sufficient number of
the free coinage advocates present at the
House coinage committee meeting to-day
to induce Mr.. Bland to ask for vote on
his free coinage bill, so it went over