New-York tribune., 1894-04-20
SENATORS DISCUSS COXEY.
PETER AND ALLEN WANT TO RECEIVE
THE GENERALS" ARMY.

THE KANSAS STATESMAN ANXIOUS TO RELIEVE
THE POPULAR MIND OF THE IDEA THAT
THE SENATE is AN AMERICAN HOUSE OF
LoRps-THE INDUSTRIAL ARMIES"
REMIND HIM OF SIMILAR MOVE
MENTs BEFORD IHE FRENCH
REVOLUTION.
Washington. April 19.-The approach TO Washlns-
ton of the various bands that nave come 10 oe
designated ''The Army Of the Commonwear was
the subject of a brief but somewhat remarkapie
discussion in the Senate to-day. resolution had
been offered last Saturday by the Populist senator
from Kansas Mr. Peffer for the appointment OF
select committee OF nine Senators to receive all
written or printed communications from these Vs'-
tors and to hear them orally in the presentation
of their grievances This resolution was laid before
the Senate in the morning hour to-day ana i,s au
thor explaned the motives which had led him 10
offer IT, The action which he proposed would 10
much he said. to modify and mollify the popular
impression as to the eXclusveness OF the senate
and as TO its rights the title or the American
House of Lords.
Mr.. Peffer explained that the followers of Coxey
ware known as the Army OF Peace. They carried
with them portraits of the prince OF peace, OF the
carpenter's SON. Of the lowly Nazarene. or the man
who taught peace earth and good VIII to"aru
men," These men. he said, were coming on
peacefu errand They were coming 10 say 10 con-
gross that they were out of employment. and that
they wanted something to do, in order to have de-
cent living They wanted say this orally and IN
nerson II might be that their object was VISION
ary bu: It was like the coming OF child INTO 'he
world Everything was ready. and the child h2d 10
he born II was a movement Of the people thdt
was coming naturally. logically and reminded one
OF the popular movements prior to the frehch heNo-
luton He did not believe that it was beneath 'he
tha 10 be ready
pie came to Washington. and to be aDIe 10 say
.Here is a committee of our body appointed 10
confer with you. to see what you want nc u" HTS TSa
what YOU have say and TO report IL 10 US itic
senate he said could not undertake TO lau9h the
''S Wr Allen pop Neb) favored the adoption OF the
resolution not because he approved OF CoAey
army or any other army coming To washington ior
5hs RgrPoF55 5 P because he believed that they
a right American citizens 70 90 So anu ma - ~
,bat ripht He believed that Mr.. Coxey had right
and that his followers had right TO be treaen VIII.
as much courtesy and kindness as the President OF
the United States Any different reception OF them
would be altogether American ana wouid nov % pe
sustained bv the common judgment of the American
Saone was IT, he asked. right 1t Amercah
TO deny these men the right OF entering tne CITY Oh
Washington and coming to the galleries b p bt Se 10 do
so as the railroad lobbyists and the tarin oppystS
that filed the galleries every Day 10 tne f NJ
Of visiting strangers. Replying 10 a remark Oh MT.
Faulkner that no parade In the streets coud take
place without special permission, Mr.. Alleh ~. 1e.
clared that il there such rule IL was ShdHle
The discussion was still going at p. m. when
REPRESENTATIVE Hines Dem. PENN has a
plan that he believes will speedily dispose or CoXey
after their arriva IN @ m re 70 bg
pended in improving some OF the country r4aus IN
the District Of Columbia Il y ysnture ba Snf ess
than 800 OF the appropriation VII pe expena&gu, & et
of the money will be covered back into the Irea'-
ury.'