Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-20

hocauso ne annroyed OF Coxey's army or
any other army coming to- Wasnlhk,on
for the purpose Of presenting peu'ion
In person to Congress, but because ne "e-
leved that they have right as Aht'.osn
ciflzens 10 do so, and that IL WOULD DE
unwisa on the part OF the Senate 10 uehy
that right. 1t was not for the Sf"h'' W
iudgc whether their purpose was visionary
or not They had right 20 come anu iooh
I'm upou the highest legislative bouy vi
the country OF which they were cur
They had a right to come an" 10 v,
heard by committee OF the se"a'e, nn'
they have right to present the" k''''
hnccs In person. No man. whe'ner se
tor or citizen, had the moral or ths iesa'
,icbt "a DENY them thnt privilege. lie be-
Ileyed that Coxey has a right and 'hat
his followers have right to be treated
with as much courtesy and kindhesS US
the President Of the United states. ANY
different reception OF them Woulu he az
together un4AmeTcan, and would not pe
sustained By the common Judgment OF 'ie
American people lie had seen newspaper
statements as To General Ordway mo
bIlizlng the military forces OF the District
for tho nurpose. he supposed. OF receiving
Cnxov and his followers with the bayo-
nets of soldiers aud the clubs OF police
mon Was t. he asked. right. was IL
American. TO deny these men the right
az entering the city OF Washington ana
coming 10 the galleries of the Senate II
they saw fit? They have as much right
10 do so as the railroad lobbyist and the
tariff lobbyists that filled the galleries
every day TO the exclusion OF visiting
strangers. Replying To remark OF Mr.
Faulkncr's that no parade In the streets
could take place without special permits
sion. MIR Allen declared that II there
was such n law 1t was a shame aud
disgrace.
The discussion was still going on at
] T. NJ, when the resolution went over
without action. and the tariff bill was
taken up. 1t was stated by Mr.. Aidrich
OepublicHn). of Rhode Island, that Mr.
Quay. who has the floor TO continue his
speech. was detained from the chamber
to-day by Illness.
Mr. Perkins Uepublican, of California
addressed the Senate In opposition to the
bill
Eulogies on the late Representative W.
II. Enochs Of Ohio. were pronounced by
Senators Sherman and Brice; and, al 5:l5
the Senate Adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The House passed quietly and unevent-
fully after the opening prayer and read
ing Of the Journal to-day into an era
OF business.
Mr.. Moses asked the passage Of bill
to pension Mary Levin. nearly Ion years
old. an inmate Of the poor house Of Car
roll county, Georgia. the widow Of sol
dior IN the war Of 1Sl7-'1S. under General
jackson. but Mr.. Kllgore Democrat, OF
Texas. objected:
At 1215 o'clock the House went into
Committee Of the whole tAlr. Bailey.
Democrat. Of Texas. in the cha!r. for
further consideration Of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill for the
year ending June 20. 1870
The general debate Was clos a by Mr..
McCreary, In Il hurried review Of the
principal features Of the foreign policy Of
the last administration. which had been
laudel by Mr.. Adams. The brazilian in
cident. particularly mentioned by Mr..
Adams. Mr.. McCreary said. was made
pos sible by the production Of the resOlu-
ton offered by himself asking the Secrc-
tary Of Brazil to'tel. why the republic or
Brazil had not been recognized. Public
attention having been thus called To the
ncgligencs Of the Harrison Administra-
ton. II suddenly awoke 10 the necessity
Of acting and Secretary Blaine's message
was sent. The Samoan. Chilean. Bering
Sea. and Hawaiian incidents. Mr.. Nc
Crcarv said. all effected discredit upon
the Harrison Administra ton, the interests
Of the United states being sacrificed In
Samoa and i'm Boring Sea, and bluster
and braegadociO marking the treatment
OF Chile and Hawaii. In conclusion, ne
said that some recent elections appeared
10 have given much satisfaction to the
gentlemen on the other side. Republi-
can laughter and applauseD But. ne
said "let me say To them. wait until the
regular elections are held In November.
fTDt n
applause on both sifes)
The gayel fell here, but AIessrs. Johnson
Of Indiana. and Boutelle
OF Maine, pleaded for an ex-
tension Of time for Sir. McCreary. IN
which he might continue TO picture Demo-
cratic victory. and 10 outline the foreign
uolicv of this administration. Mr. Nc
Croarv endeayored to respond. but Chair
man Bailey's gavel drowned his voice
The Chair ordered the Clerk to read
the bill by sections for debate under the
rule.
MINISTER WIILIS'S SALARY.
Mr.. Lacey Republican. Of Iowa, Of
farcd his amendment striking out the
for the payment OF thc
salary of Minister Willis at Honolulu.
MIR. McCroary made the point OF oiucr
that il changed existing laws. This was
lev Republican), Of Maine who claimed
further that it reduced expenditures. The
Chair overrule1 the point OF order.
The consideration OF the amendment
opened up the Hawaiian question again.
and IL WAS discussed by Messrs GrosVe-
nor Republican, Of Ohio. Dinsmore DE
of Arkansas, Milliken Repuhli-
cam of Maine, Hit Republican) OF Ill
pois. Springer Democrat Of Illinois. VII
son Republican) Of Washington. McMillin
DEMOCRACY OF Tennessee, and others
Mr.. Hit said that ordinarily he would
not favor such an amendment as MT
Iacey's. because it implied want or re
gard for the nation to which the Minister
was sent. But this was an exceptional
case. The Government OF Hawaii believed
that the present administration or the
I 'nted States was inlmical to II, ana,
therefore. minister from this country
10 Hawaii was unnecessary, because he
could not be useful.
Mr.. Springer paid tribute to Seere-
tary Gresham's position as statesman
and the ability with which he was dis-
charging the duties Of Secretary OF State.
The trouble with the Republicans seemed
to be that the Secretary was 80 recently
member of their own party.
Finally a vote WAS reached, ana MT.
Iacey's amendment was defeated.
Considerable time was spent in discuss
ing an amendment proposed by Mr. can
non Republicam. Illinois. TO change from
an indefinite amount TO 10000 the appro-
prlation for the salaries and expenses
OF ministers. consuls, etc, while travel
ling TO and from their posts Of duty; but
IL was finally defeated.
Mr.. Cannon moved to reduce the ap-
propriation for the salary OF the First
Secretary Of the Legation at Mexico from
81, 625 to $500. on this question, n vote by
tellers being had, no quorum was found
ayes, 81 nays. 1i6-and the roll was
called. One hundred and ninety members
answered to their names. The disputed
paragraph was by unanimous consent
then passed over. and the committee
rose.
Mr. Sayers reported the result of the
conference ON the urgent deficiency bill,
which was agreed TO. and at $50 o'clock
the House adjourned till tomorrow at
noon.
BRAZIL'S REVOLUTION ENDED.
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