The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
WAoM wonKENs, PETITIONS

W%AsnlSorON, D. G., April 22.-Tho
Sirco OF iour.hundrcd members Of tho
WorklnGmOn's Protective Tariff League,
who cnmo from Pennsylvania aud New
Jersey Friday, were augmented by about
seven hundred moro Saturday morning,
and to say that thoy created u s~ousation
is putting It mildly. Although they
weru roparkably vol dressed, and bore
mono OF tho marks OF long tramp, clti.
zens who do not keep close watch OF at.
taiFs that do not concern tholr own
business jumped to tho conclusion that
Coxoy had arrived. As tbcy marched
along tho avenue the inquiry, (which
10 Coxoyp 2" was head IN every side. Tho
procession was recognized as being OF q
different character from the usual ones
OF tho capital, and tho only explanation
that seemed to DO ut hand was that 1t
was tho Coxcy nrmy.
AN EXAMPLE OF PROTECTION.
Tho mon were almost invariably OF
good figure aud very intelligent in OK.
preston and tho numerous women
wore refined and many OF them really
handsome. Tho former woro many
shiny elk and derby tiles, and tho lai.
ter the costumes OF tho season collected
and mado with good taste. Thny were
n aplondid illustration Of the effects Of
the protective tariff which has given
them good wages, and enabled them 10
secure educations, and surround tho!n.
sClvoa with refinement and comfort.
But n short timo was spent at MetzO-
rott hall, where the meeting was held.
There was little to do but to adopt the
memorial and petitions which had boon
drafted by n committee appointed at
tho meeting yesterday, and this was
dono with an enthusiasm which showed
how deeply the matter is held in their
hearts. Tho memorial was a long and
well written ono, and recitod tho beno.
tits that hayo arluen from protection,
and tho evils tho workmen believe will
arise from tho enactment OF tho Wilson
bill into q law. In q very torso name
it also scores that abolninable feature OF
the Wilson bill, the nd valorem system
OF estimating duties, in the direction OF
which tho Democratic leaders seem to
havc run wild, without rhyme or reason.
SOME LIVELY SPEECHES.
The memorial %supplicates the senate
to defeat the Wilson bill in toto. a pc
tttion similar in tone was adopted, and
then q few short speeches were made,
some OF them very amusing. Ono Of
tho committee appointed to see n
tors declared he had hunted Tor Senator
Voorhees, all over the city, ever penc-
trating to his own house, and that the
''Tall Sycamore" had succeeded in keep
ing out OF his way.
Others had attempted to corral Nc
PherIon and Smith, but were told that
those gentlemen were out OF tho city.
'Of course they left the city when they
heard we were coming" shouted the
delegate. who was from New Jersey.
But" no continued, "wait until We get
them back in New Jersey, and we'll
mover lot them como back here again"
This was meant for Mcpherson, Us
Smith was hcartilycndorsed, andis quito
popular with the league.
The visitors found attentive friends
in Cameron and Quay. After they had
been escorted BY tho police to the CAPT.
tol grounds, and the chief OF tho police
department had satisfied himscli that
no attempt would be made to violate
tina. grotesque law which forbids organ
izations Of any kind to march through
tho grounds or to hold assemblies there,
tho hundreds OF marching delegates
broke up into squads and made their
way to tho SENATE corridors and gal.
leries.
RECEIVED BY QUAY All CAMERON.
The committee o. twelve, which had
been appointed to place tho petition
and memorial in the hands Of tho Penn
sylyania senators, sent In their cards to
Quay and Cameron, and were at once
met by the latter in the marble room,
where thoy held q miniature levee for q
time, receiving tho documents, beingin-
troduced all around to the visitors,
chatting with them cordially, and pro-
missing to do their level best for tho do.
feat OF the obnoxious legislation.
The difficulty was to devise some plan
by which tho memorial could be placed
before the senate. Dolph, OF Oregon,
had the floor and was droning away at
his tariff speech. Quay managed it,
however. He went to Dolph and asked
him to yield to him for a fow minutes,
which Dolph readily agreed to do. By
this means Quay was enabled TO read
tho paper while tho mems galleries
were crowded BY the yisltors.
The senator read the long memorial
verbatim, and when he sat down Cam
eron asked leave to present q petition
out OF order, and as no n objected no
laid before the senate for reference the
petition Of the workmen. This was
about the only act OF grace on the part
Of tho senate In connection With this
whole matter.
DIsCoUaTEsY wAs SHOWN.
Another might we'll have been on the
programme. Not one.tcnth OF the viai-
tors could gain an entrance to the gal
leriea set apart for men. Tho execu-
tive gallery and the diplomatic gallery
were empty, and the ladies' galleries
were not half filed. The senator's gal.
lery contained but q few friends OF sem
ators, who had been admitted by card.
1t Is not at all unusual for all Of these
galleries to be thrown open to tho
house when q special crowd ia seeking
admission, but in this case no one
seemed to think 1t worth the trouble to
mako q motion to that effect. However,
most OF those who desired to look upon
the lions OF the senate were enabled to
do so, rs few who obtained an entrance
cared to remain moro than a few min
utcs In tho presence OF the intiiction OF
tho tariff speech OF Senator Dolph, and
seats were rapidly emptied and then
Gllal III ahnrn mhn hid ham n-nnlinu