St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
COxEY IS ON THE STAND.
THE GENERAL TALKS TO THE COM
MiTTEE ON LAeCR.
HE READS A LONG PETITION.
Billions OF Dollars Worth OF Inn
provements Needed in the
Country and Millions of Men
to Do tho Work-Our Own
Boon and Other Leading Pop.
ulists Present.

WASHINGTON, MAY 9.-There was an
unusually large attendance OF members
OF the house committe on labor at its
meeting today, drawn there largely by
the expectation chat "Gen." Coxey,
probably would be in attendance to
speak OH the Mc(iann resolution fOi the
appointment OF a joint committee of the
senate and house to investigate the.
cause of the prevailing Industrial do,
preston. The general was early at the
capitol, In company with Col. A. E..
Redstone. Of Washington. Mr.. C0xey
presented petition from the common
veal army that he and Carl Browne be
permitted to address the committee In
behalf OF the Coxey bills for the con-
struction Of good roads and for the
issue of non-interest bearing bonds.
Coxey supplemented the reading Of
the petition with brief statement, and
then answered questions put to him by
members Of the committee.
There are. he said, billions of dollars
worth of improvements throughout tile
country to be made, and there are mill.
ions Of men to make them. There is
but one thing standing. in the way. and
that is money.
The passage of his two bills would
solve the industrial depression and set
all men at work.
He asked for 80 per cent of the people
the same privileges as are enjoyed by
per cent, the national banking class,
who alono oro ruprasoutod in oopuro,c
Mr.. Ryan Oem., N. " pressed Mr..
CoxeY tor proof OF this assertion.
"Haye you any showing to make, any
proof to offer that you represent SO per
cent of the people?" asked Mr.. r yam. :,
mo-" said Mr.. Coxey. after thinking
moment, 81 don't claim that's
This closed Coxey's hearing. and the
general retired.
l. E. Dean, member Of the executive
committee of the Farmers Alliance, fol.
lowed with recital of the depressed
condition of labor.
Representative Dunn. of New Jersey,
asked Mr.. Dean:
''Do you believe that the American
people have reached stage where they
want threats and coercion used against
their legislators by these moving
bodies?"
mo" said Mr.. Dean. threats are not
intended. :.
+ "rhen," said MIR. Dunn, what can be
accomplished by these steps equivalent
You have habit in congress-" said
Mr.. Dunn. ''of consigniug petitions to
pigeon holes and waste baskets. The
OBJECT OF CoXey was to present to you a
petition that would be insured hear
Ing" b.
Then when the committee was about
to go into secret session, MIR. Cpxey
said: I'VE have thousands of petitions
II we only have a chance to present
them" 81
''We will give you committee. /" said
Chairman MeGann, ito receive them.vy
Messrs. 'Coxey, Browne aud their
friends then Withdrew TO let the COM
mittee consider the resolutions. With.
Coxey. and Browne were group of
POpuliSt and Farmers Alliance leaders,
including Marion Butter, president of
the National Farmers Alliance: Chair
man Taubeneck and Secretary Turner,
OF the Peoples party executive, CONS
mittee; N. D. Dunning, editor of the
Populist organ, and Representatives
Pence, BOen and Bell.
After hearing Gen. Coxey Today, tbt
house committee OH labor. by 4 vote of
seven to two, decided to report resoIu-
ton for joint investigation by sps-
cial committee Ut the senate and house,
of the Coxey movement and the de-
pressed condition of labor in general.
This decision was hailed with satisfac-
ton by Messrs. Coxey and Browne and
by number of prominent Populists
onh Aarm-srcJ A llianan co =
chairman and secretary Ut the Peoples
party. The vote TO report the resolution
was: =
Yeas-Erdman, Pa; Wells, Wis.,;
Ryan, n. T.; Talberr, s. c.. Democrats;
Pence. Col, Populist; Phillips, Pa. !;
Kiefer, Mimi, Republicans.
NayS-RepreSentativ Dunn, Demo.
GRAFT. N. j.. and Apsley. Republican,,
Mass. >
Representatives McGann and Nc
Cleary did not vote. The vote of seven
to two was proceeded, however. by mo-
ton to postpone, which nearly killed
the resolution. Representative Ryan
first moved TO postpone until Saturday:
which was defeated, 5 to 6. Represent
tative Phillips moved TO postpone until
Friday. which was defeated by a similar
vote. The five who voted to defer ac-
ton were Dunn, Ryan, Apsley, Phillips
and McCleary. After that Messrs. Phil
lips and Ryan voted to report the: reso-
luton and McCieary did not vote either
way.
Chairman McGann says the favorable
report will be made tomorrow, ands he
will soon thereafter press for a suspen-
sion of the rules and an immediate pas
sage Of the resolution. Mr.. Dunn says
there will be minority report. 5
THE COXEY NUISANCE :