The herald., 1894-05-10
GEN. COXEYS CHAMPION
Allen Lays His Case Before
the Senate.
He DenOunces the May Dag
Outrage.
A Searching Investigation of tho
Affair Demanded.
Senator sherman RidicuIes the Idea Of
tho Senate Reviewing PoIice
Court Case Tariff
Debate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Coxey, Browne
and Jones, convicted in the police court
yesterday, were in the lobby of the sem
ate when it met today, anticipating a
further airing OF their case IN connection
with the Allen resolution.
On motion OF Gray of Delaware bill
authorizing Resr-Admirsl Walker and
Surgeon j. Rufus Tryon of the navy to
accept a decoration from Venezuela for
humane services to wounded in the
Venezuelan war was passed; also bill
to authorize the crew at the life-savng
station at Hog island, Va, to accept
medals from Spain for saving life from
wrecked Spanish vessel.
Berry OF Arkansas allowed these bills
to go through under protest. He insst-
ed that nothing be permitted to interfere
with the tariff bill. Those who opposed
as well as those who approved it were
anxious for action. The interminabe
delay was making people lose confidence
in the senate.
Allen OF Nebraska called up his reso-
luton for the appointment of special
committee to investigate the police in
reference with the Coxey demonstra-
tion. Allen spoke with feeling. He
had waited week after the outrage was
committed upon the capitol grounds be-
fore introducing the resolution, he
said, expecting one of the senators from
Ohio, Cexey's state, to take steps to-
ward an investigation. Coxey came
from the congressional district formerly
represented by Governor Mckinley.
Mr.. Allen proceeded in his protest
against the treatment to which the
Commonweal army had been subjected
in Washington.
"Are you not Mr.. Coxey's counsel p"
asked Mr.. Daniel (Dem.) of Virginia,
interrupting Allen.
mo, sIr."
"Has not Mr.. Coxey full legal remedy
If he has bsen injured in his rights2"
II decline to be diverted from my line
of thought" said Mr.. Allen, rather
sharply.
'But," persisted Mr. Daniel, 81 Sim
ply desired to question the propriety oil
dragging this matter into the senate
when Mr.. Coxey has remedy in the
courts"
Mr.. Allen made no response to Mr..
Daniels suggestion, but took occasion TO
reiteriterate his denial of his sympathy
with the movement. All reports to the
contrary were untrue. He had been
called in consultation by Representative
Hudson and Pence ON the rights OF
Coxey. He had subsequently gone into
the police court to defend him.
When Mr.. Allen sat down, Senator
| Sherman arose to reply. The senator
| from Nebraska, he said, wanted the SEN
| ate to review case that had been tried
| in the police court before jury OF IL
| honest men; case in which the de-
| fendAnts had the benefit of the services
| of the distinguished senator from Ne
| braska. Should the business OF the
country be suspended to review a case
that could be carried to the higher
courts, where, if mistakes. were made.
the pardoning power OF the president
could be invoked as last resort Z
When this Coxey movement was first
started, a prominent citizen of Ohio
had come to him and asked ii he
would present Mr.. Coxey's good roads
petition. He replied that he would.
Moreover, he had told this gentleman il
| Coxey desired his bills introduced he
would introduce them, although be had
not particle of sympathy for them.
His reply had been carried to Mr.. Coxey
and the latter sent back word thanking
him, but saying he did not care to have
him (Sherman) present them.
When Mr.. Sherman finished the tariff
bill was laid before the house. The
Coxey resolution went over until tomor-
row, when Senator Teller and Others
will ask to be heard upon it.
Mr.. Aldrich took up the second amend
ment in the tariff bill, which is the
words "or withdrawn for consumption"
the purpose being to include goods "a
withdrawn from bonded warehouses in
the provisions applying in the bill to
goods imported. This precipitated 9
running discussion, in which Messrs
Jones of Arkansas, Chandler of New
Hampshire, Vest of Missouri. Hale Of
Maine, Harris of Tennessee and Mills e
Texas took part.
Mr.. Aldrich twitted Senator Mills by
reading extracts from speech by ths
latter in which he had denounced in the
most severe terms the system of speciGs
duties, and holding that for him ia
swallow the bill as amended would meaE
a surrender of the principles of life
time.
Mills replied in vigorous terms, repel
ling the idea that he WAS in any way
responsible for what Mr.. Aldrich haC
! termed the Democratic surrender. Th'
bill as modified by the amendments in
troduced had no resemblance TO tbs
Wilson bill. 1t ought to bear the nsmi
of Mr.. German or Mr.. Brice. The bill
was not response to Democrat,
pledges. Nevertheless he would vot
for it, if it made reduction of only fiv'
! cents.
The pending amendment was thel
agreed to and Mr.. Lodge offered hi
amendment to impose double duties II
the bill against Great Britain until tina
country should agree to an internations
ratio for the coinage of silver.
Senator Stewart followed with a lon
free silver speech and was followed b.
Senator PETER.
Mr.. Teller did not believe this was tn
way to deal with the silver question
Every one knew that as long as Mr.