Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-04-27


upon any part OF the Caplto
grounds without special permission
from Congress, nor can any other
organization, because Of q law
against it; but it can march to the
Capitol grounds, break ranks and
90 into the Capitol as individuals,
inst as was done on S lturday by
about / 900 of the National Work
ingmen's Protective Tariff League,
who came here to protest against
the passage of the tariff bill. They
cannot hold a meeting on the Cap
ltol steps, nor even upon tue
grounds, because the laws foibid
it. They cannot present their petit
ton 10 Congress in person, but
they can have it presented and as
MANY Of them as the House and
Senate galleries will seat can hear
them presented. la short, the
authorities have no intention oil
treating CoxeJ's army in any
manner different from the treat
ment they usually give to any
body of men coming here. ana no
unusual preparations have been
made 10 the expectation Of trouble,
simply because no trouble is ex-
pected. l am aware that this dill
fers widely from tue sensational
statements sent out, but it is
simply the plain, unvarnlShed
truth. Coxey's army will not be
welcome, but it will not be interior
ed with, unless IFS members vlo-
late the law.
headers of this correspondence
will remember paragraph con-
ceruing a proposition before Con
press for the purchase OF a por'
trait of Dolly Madison for $1,000,
which | characterized as extrava-
gance. Well, evidently The shot
went home as a new proposition
has now been made and the price
scaled down to $4,000. II is too
high yet, when the status Of the
artist is considered; that is what
makes the price for private buyers
OF paintings.
The strength CT the home rule
sentiment in the Senate was shown
bv the vote on the nomination OF
c. II. j. Taylor, of Kansas, to be
Recorder of Deeds for the District
Of Columbia, III the Senate ID. q
committee. Only two Senators -
Martin of KquSaS aud Harris of
Tennessee-vOted for a favorable
report, while eight Senator's
Faulkner of w. Va; Hunton OF
Va; Gibson, of Maryland; Nc
of Mich; Gllllnger, of \.
H.; Proctor, OF Vermont; Wolcott,
of Colo, and Hansbrough, of \.
voted for an unfavorable
report. His rejection is now GER
tain.
There is going to be so ne lively
lugiSlating for a record OH silver
as soon as the House can get the
regular appropriation bills out Of
the way. There a number OF mem
bers in the House who voted last
August Tor the repeal OF the pur
chasing clause Of the Sherman
silver law who are anxious to pul
themselves on record before the
Congressional nominating colven
tions are held in their districts 10y
voting for a straight free coinage
bill, and, strange to say, the mel
who stuck to silver ~ the mem
orable fight at the extra session
are goiEg to help them to do it.
The present programme is to re
port free coinage bill to tn
House as soon as the apprOpIla
tons are dispOs d of and to r1sl
it through with as little talk al
possible. Of cOmse every bod.
knows that no bill favorable Il
silver can become Law while MI
| Cleveland is President, unless
can get two-thirds vote in boil
House and Senate, bat a vote 10
free coinage bill will square
great many representatives will
their silver constituents, and tina
is expected to come out of this pro
gram6le.
Senator GordOh's rcsoluting th
Senate committee on Finance t
report DILL fjr the repeal of tn,
/ tax on state bank currency mus
also be classed as a play for
record, as Mr. Gordon knew whel
il was offered that it would 81
referred to the Finance committee
a majority of the members ofwhict
are opposed to repeating this tax
unless some Of them have un
dergone a recent change of min
on the sul set, which ism
probable.
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