The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-22
HAVE AN EYE ON THEIR FENCES.
Congressman in Favor OF an
Early Adjournment.
The Southern Members Are Particularly
Anxious Lest Thcir Work is Being
Misrepresented by Their Opponents.
An Adjournment May Como by } uIy
1-sergeant-at-Arms Snow Arranging
His Plans for Receiving tho Coxeyites.

WASHINGTON. April Alan early ed-
journme mt OF Congress is regarded as a
political necessity by many members of
the House, and especially by those from
the South who voted for the repeal of
the Sherman silver purchase act. Some
OF these gentlemen have already been
apprised OF the fact that their opponents
at homo are endeavoring to secure their
defeat because of their position on that
measure.
Members who voted thus and who
represent outlying or what is known in
the South "a ''piney woods DISTRICTS"
are having the most trouble. They
complain that the isolation CT their
constituents puts them beyond the
reach OF great daily newspapers and
other vehicles OF thought, which have q
tendency TO educate and liberate the
masses. Under such circumstances it
is impossible satisfactorily to explain
their position except by careful can
vass OF the district.
at this point they are confronted by
new difficulty. If they leave Wash.
ington while Congress is In session they
Will be accused OF neglecting their
public duties for personal reasons, while,
on the other hand, il the session be pro-
longed until August or September, the
intervening time will be too short to
neutralize the opposition by series of
personal explanations from the stump.
AS one of these gentlemen expressed
1t TO- day. I'VE are between the devil
ana the deep sea and the only thing
that will save our political support ia
adjournment not later than July l."
Snow Arranging to Receive Coxoy.
ont nj
OF Representatives, Is arranging his
plans for the reception of the Coxeyites.
No attempt will be made to interfere
with the privileges Of these men as
American citizens at the Capitol. They
will be allowed to come and 90 as
other citizens are, but the rules will be
strictly enforced in other particulars.
For example, no idling will be al
lowed in the corridors. They will be
expected to keep moving No speech.
| making will be- tolerated either within
the Capitol building or on the steps or
In the grounds surrounding the Capitol.
whenever the corridors become con-
gested with an overflow of people, they
will be cleared. II is to avoid This con-
| gestion that everybody will be in.
| structed to ''move on" while the city is
| filled with strangers as result of the
CoXey movement.
The same arrangements will be made
regarding the galleries No more occu.
pants will be allowed in the galleries.
There will BIO no overcrowdinK as was
the case in January last when the tariff
Dill was passed, and when the density
OF the crowd nearly resulted in pushing
the big clock, which hangs over the
north entrance to the House, down ON
the heads OF the people on the floor be-
meath.
1t has been suggested that entrance
to the galleries for the next few weeks
be limited to the holders OF cards of
admission, as further means of pre-.
venting overcrowding The suggestion
may yet be adopted, but at present it is
held in abeyance.
Colonel Snow has held several confer.
rences with Colonel Moore, the chief OF
police. Colonel Snow believes that the
Capitol police are sufficiently numerous
to preserve order, but arrangements
have been made to increase the force
materially and upon short notice, If any
additional men be needed. There will
be no extra force of city police about the
Capitol, except such as would neces-
sar1ly be asked for on occasions of great
public interest and when additional
help Is needed to keep the passage. WAYS
clear and to restrict the crowd to GER
tain compass.
Notwithstanding these precautions
the impression prevails that no dis.
orderly conduct will follow the advent
OF the Coxey forces. The general OK.
pectation is thst the men will behave
themselves and after their petition has
been laid before the two houses of Con-
gress that they will, to quote the Ian
guage of Colonel Redstone, Coxeys
local representative, melt way in
day"
NO SYMPATHY FOR THE COXEYITEs.