The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-04-27
In CONGRESS.
Washingtons Reception Of coxey and Other
Anti Tariff Reform Boomers.
THEODORE DAvINPORTs SHORTAGE
IN HIS POST OFFICE ACCOUNTS.
Republicans snl Fillbusterina.

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nection with the coming OF Coxey's so
called army. Every person OF suf-
ficient intelligence to read the Consti.
tuition of the United States should
know that the President has no more
authority to issue proclamation con.
cerning the coming of these men in
to 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 Maryland. The District of COL
umbia has legally constituted govern
ment, just as those States have, and
until that government shall notify the
President of its inability to deal with
the expected unwelcome visitors the
President has no authority to take any
action, even were he disposed to think
any necessary.
The Coxeyites will find when they
arrive in Washington that they are
neither to be lionized nor made mar
tyts of. AS long as they violate no
law they will be let alone, just as other
visitors are. If they violate the law
they must expect no mercy for they
will get none. They are certainly COM
ing unasked and upon fools errand.
They will find rigid the law stand
ing between them and their program,
SO far as marching up to the Capitol
and holding a meeting upon the steps
of that building is concerned. They
will also find that Washington and the
surrounding country is mighty poor
place for lot of men to be stranded
without money or plentiful supply
OF provisions. No trouble is expected
from the Coxeyites proper, but from
information received by the police 1t
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 authori-
ties are fully prepared for them.
Another good Republican is in
trouble with Uncle Sam. The afore-
said Republican being "shy" just
$3,S4IoI in his accounts. The party
referred to is Theodore Davenport, Of
Connecticut, who was disbursing clerk
OF the Post Office department under
the last administration. Mr.. Daven
port was removed last year and
committee appointed to go over his
accounts. His stealings were done
through overcharging the amounts he
paid out for supplies or work done for
the department. His bondsmen, who
are perfectly solvent, have been noti-
fed 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 de
falcation in this office within a COM
paratively short period The first one
being Captain Burnside, who was one
of the swells of Washington for long
period. He got more than $4,000,
and by shrewd management went to
St. Elizabeth's hospital for the insane,
where he still is, instead of to the
pcnitentiary.
Senator Gordon quite unexpectedly
sprung the question with which the
House committee on Banking and
Currency has been wrestling for
long time upon the Senate by the in
PRODUCTION of a resolution instructing
the committee on Finance to report a
bill repeating the tax on state bank
currency. The resolution was referred
to the Finance committee, majority
of which are believed to be opposed
to the repeal of the tax.
The appointme ent Of ex Governor
Jarvis to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Vance, was very we'll re-
ceived 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 votes of every Democratic Sena-
tor.
The Pennsylvania manufacturers
who paid out good money to send
seven or eight hundred people, under
the high sounding title of Delegates
from the National Workmen's Protec-
tive Tariff League, to Washington to
protest against the tariff bill, made
very poor investment. The protest
was very tame indeed and did not
create even ripple at the Capitol.
If sent by mail it would have been
equally effective. Half of the "dele-
gates showed their interest in the
widely advertised street parade by not
taking part in it, preferring to spend