The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

| senate met today a bunch of la France
roses graced the desk to be occupied
by Mr.. Patton, the new senator from
! Michigan, appointed to succeed the late
Senator Stockbridge. Some routine bus
mess was transacted, the hearings given
by the joint committees of naval affairs
| on the personnel of the navy were
dered printed. Mr.. Allen introduced a
bill to repeal the act regulating the use
| of the capitol grounds under which Coxey
and his lieutenants were prosecuted.
Mr.. PETER introduced a resolution for
| the appointment of a special committee
of three senators to investigate the con-
dition of the country with especial ref
erence to the prevailing business depres-
| sion and to report what legislation, if
any, will afford relief
The Allen resolution to investigate the
| alleged police clubbing on May l then
came up. Mr.. Gordon said that the
! Coxey movement was the child of the
paternal theory of government. Mr..
Teller favored the resolution.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada maintained
strenuously that Coxey had committed
no ofense and drifted gradually into a
discussion of the general condition of
the country which he attributed entire
ly to the monetary policy of the gov
| eminent
Mr. Hoar said Coxey knew that the
law under which he was convicted was
on the statute books. He came here
with the deliberate intention of violat
ing it, He wanted TO test the power
of congress in the court and when he
found both court and jury against him
he set up a howl.
There is danger" said Mr. Hoar, 'in
| such assemblages. They afford cover for
one or two fanatics. 1t does not DO TO
scott. Within ten years an attempt has
been made to blow up the houses of
parliament: within two years another
attempt to blow up the French assembly.
Two presidents of the United States
have been murdered; one in a crowd at
a depot the other in a crowd at
! theater by misguided and fanatfcaI per-
sons TO whom the peaceable assemblages
afforded an opportunity to escape. This
is why, in the provisions of the riot law
of every state. when the magistrate
reads the act, all the people must go
home A man may be there with peace
able intentions, but if. when the riot
act is read, he refuses to go he is liable
to punishment Those who are peace
able shield those who are not.
Fling at Stewart.
''It is needless for me- said Mr.. Hoar
drawing himself up and looking about
the chamber, his eyes pausing when they
reached Mr. Allen and Mr.. Stewart, Ito
declare that I sympathize with all my
fellows in distress. I sympathize with
them a great deal more than some of
those who always pirate of sympathy
for the down-t rodden in order to advance
their disgraceful political ambitions"
The galleries burst into ringing ap-
plause at this utterance and in order to
quell the demonstration Mr.. Faulkner
who was in the chair. was forced TO use
his gavel vigorously and threaten to
clear the galleries.
Mr.. HOar closed with an impressive dec
laration that the senate would stand on its
constitutional rights and that it wouldn't
be frightened into doing what was not
best for the country by any mob dem
onstration or by declarations, whether
| they came from the camp of CoXey or
the seat of the senator from Nevada.
Mr.. Harris closed the debate for the
day with a few vigorous words. Until
this morning he had opposed the idea
of appoint ting a committee to investigate
the alleged Outrages on the capitol steps.
But when a senator like Mr.. Teller, usu-
ally careful and calm in his judgment
entered charges of outrageous conduct
against the police of the District of Co.
lumbia he thought the senate was enti-
tied to know the facts.
When the morning hour expired and
| Mr.. Harris insisted upon going ahead
with the tariff bill, he attempted
to offer a resolution that the senate meet
at 10 o'clock each morning until other
wise ordered Mr.. Hoar objected.
IAN right" said Mr.. Harris, 'it will
come up again"
| floor and at o'clock completed the sec
ton of his speech the public printer de-
| sired to print, and after the absentees
| had been brought back to the chamber
by call Of the senate Mr.. Lodge got
| the floor and renewed his suggestion pre-
| scented earlier in the day that the replies
to the circulars of the france committee
| should be given to the senate His inter
| rogatories called Mr.. Voorhees, chair
| man Of the finance committed to his
feet. The rumor that the printing of
these replies had been stopped, he said
| was incorrect.
voorhees, to Chandler.
A short but sharp exchange of per-
sonalities occurred at this point between
Mr. Chandler and Mr.. Voorhees,. The
former was indulging in some sarcasm
at the expense of the chairman OF the
| france committee, when Mr. voorhees,
| interrupted him.
| ct understand" said he in a tone of
| impatience, chat the senator from New
Hampshire is responsible for this un-
| founded statement about stopping this
| publication. He had better be sure of
his facts before he comes in here with
/ statements he cannot substantiate. AS
| to his other statements, they are beneath
| my contempt"
| Mr. Chandler complained. with some
| temper, that he was entitled to courteous
| treatment up to this time" said he,
| with emphasis, IT have always respected
| the senator from Indiana"
| Mr. voorhees, made no reply. The
vote was then taken on Mr.. Allison's
| modified amendment to change the chem
| icaI schedule. Tt was lost 1t was no
ticed that Mr.. Hill, although present, did
| not vote. Upon the announcement Mr..
| Jones offered the first of the "compro-
| mise" amendments to change the rate on
boracic acid from 20 per cent ad va
| loren to 2 cents per pound.
| At $40 o. clock the house resolutions on
| the death OF Representative Brattan Of