Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-26
Washington Letter.
(From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April %, 1894

enough to suppose it to be his duty to
issue some Bort of proclamation in
connection with the coming of Coxey's
so-called army. Every person of suf-
ficient intelligence to read the Con.
stitution of the United States should
know that the President has no more
authority to issue proclamation con-
corning the coming of these men into
the District of Columbia than he had
to issue proclamation dealing with
their starting from the State of Ohio.
or their passage through the States of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mary
land. The District of Columbia has a
legally constituted government. just
as those states have, and until that
government shall notify the Presi-
dent of inability to deal with the ex-
pected unwelcome visitors the Presi-
dent has no authority to take any ac-
ton, even were he disposed to think
any Necessary.
The Coxyites will find when they ar
rive in Washington that they are neith-
er to be lionized nor made martyrs of.
AS long as they violate no law thev
will be let alone, just as other visitors
are. If they violate the law they may
expect no mercy tor they will get
none. They are coming unasked and
upon FOOLS errand. They will find
the law standing between them and
their programme, so far as marching
up to the Capitol and holding a meet
ing upon the steps of that building is
concerned. They will also find that
Washi e to n and the surrounding
country is mighty poor place for a
lot of men to be stranded without mo-
ney or a plentiful supply OF provision.
No trouble is expected from the Coxy-
ties proper. but from information re-
ceived by the police it is believed that
they will be joined when near this
city by large number of criminals
who hope to profit by any trouble that
may arise. The authorities are fully
prepared for them.
Another good republican is in trou-
BILE with Uncle Sam. The aforesaid re-
publican being shy just $3,S41, OF,
in his accounts. The party referred
to is Theodore Davenport, of Connec-
ticut, who was disbursing clerk of the
Postoffice department under the last
administration. Mr. Davenport was
removed last year and a committee ap-
pointed to go over his accounts. His
stealings were done through over
charging the amounts he paid out for
supplies or work done ior the depart
ment. His bondsmen, who are per-
fectly solvent, have been notified to
pay the amount mentioned above, so
the government will lose nothing, Mr..
Davenport is also liable to criminal
prosecution. but his exact whereabouts
is not at present known. This is the
second republican defalcation in this
Office within comparatively short
period. The first one being Captain
Burnside, who was one of the swells
of Washington for long period. He
got more than $40, 900 and by shrewd
management went to st. Elizabeth's $
hospital for the insane, where he still
is. instead of to the penitentiary.
Senator Gorden quite unexpectedly
sprung the question with which the
House committee on Banking currency
has been wrestling for long time
upon the Senate by the introduction of
a resolution instructing the committee
on Finance to report bill repeating
the tax on state band currency. The
resolution was referred to the Finance
committee, a majority OF which are
believed to be opposed to the repeal
of the tax.
The appointment of Ex-Governor
Jarvis to fill the unexpired term Of
bQ6 tttbo 00udtOL ubSCs " GO s0hJ W SAA
received here, where Senator Jarvis
has many personal friends, among the
warmest of whom is President Cleve-
land. The North Carolina delegation
in Congress have nothing but good
words for the new Senator.
The democratic party at large will
hear some good news from the Senate
in the near future. More cannot be
said without violating confidence, but
it can be stated that it relates to the
harmonious passing OF the tariff bill
by the vote OF every democratic Sena-
tor.
The Pennsylvania manufacturers
who paid out good money to send seven
or oight hundred people, under the
high sounding title of delegates from
the Nstional Workmen's Protective
Tarin League. to Washington to pro-