The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-10
A COMMITTEE HEARS COXEY
ia Presents a Petition Praying That lie
and Browne b Heard.
TO ElYE 4 JOINT LVESIlGATlOS'
s.,.,or ,i,en Advocates His toxey lie solu
tion In tho senate and MT sher nan
Opposes IL sharply.


..-.-t. which prone unced the Coxey
...a a menace 70 The city and recon-
3D.. ra. r bc vacated at once. Dr.
....... ..l,h officer, declared that it
...... mpossihle TO make the camp
,....... D.. is likely that warrant will
-.. a-, charsine Coxey with main
. nuisance. Coxey is getting ready
s..h proceeding. lie had
u. men az work improving the
.s morning. but illness in the
steadily increasing. Thirteen men
already boa The aosQitai. and many
.. camp are suicriCg from various
complaints.
.... tais afternoon CoNey was served
u . notice GO comply with he health
ts instruction w.thin torty-eisht
..u.- otherwise be VIII be prosecuted
uHI,. a a,atutc which imposes tne OF
Itm . 90 SS for each offence.
.1Nry to-day repudiated The statements
MAD. yesterday by Representative Hud-
s oI Kansas. that he (CoXey) would
I..tc tae city as soon as he could be
heard by ci,her Il House or Senate COM
uItce. III Hudson did say so' continued
1lr CoAey. che did not represent me.
DO nOt propose 10 go. ! am here 70 get
some redress for the grievances of the
people. and I Uiu stay here until my mis-
sion is accomplished. There will be
1Ieat many more OF us here a month
hence than there are nov, and we propose
10 Keep up this agitation until something
is accomplished"
CoNey appeared on the floor of the
House to-day before the hour OF business.
Some OF the representatives, who were
earliest in their seats crowded about him.
bat when their curiosity was satisfied
they dropped away one by one, and left
him alone.
coNlY rFFoEE THE LABOR COMMITTEE.
At II o'clock Coxey appeared before the
House Committee on Labor CoNey lalu
before the committee a petition bearing
the signatures OF his followers, the char
acter of their employment, and then
residences.
At the top OF the page were printed in
bold. black letters, the notices, "Gooa
Roads" Good Money" Good Work
Beneath this appeared single line
"Commonweal of Christ
The petition is dated at Camp Tyranny.
in the Field. Washington. ID. c., MAY y
lol' and reads as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned. citizens Of the
Uaited States Of America, now sojournins
in the District Of columbia, which is not
Only the asylum of oppressed by all ma
t.0s bat our national home, DO hereby
respectfully petition your honorable BODY
to allow Brothers j. j. CoNcy, or Mas
s10r. o.. and Carl Browne Of tahstoga,
C... t1 appear before you as our spoltes-
u.a rl voice our wishes IN regard TO
u. proposed legislation for which We
made t-e march TO Washington, namely
th. I roXey GOOD roads and non-inter-
est b.3ring bond bills and which we
lete,o IT passed by Congress. would not
only solVe the present prevalent business
depression. give employment to us, repre-
d., all % Industry
of many millions more Ike us all over
the Union. but would effectually, we be-
leve. provide against any possible re-
curreuce of the extraordinary condition
now existing i'm the industrial! and busi-
ness arteries of the nation. which. IL
seems plain 10 us IL not remedied, Will
bring death 10 Republican institutions or
revolution TO maintain them by force OF
arms. which all must deglore.
COXey's petition was read by the clerk,
the members OF the committee following
the reading carefully. Carl Browne came
in as the clerk finished and seated himself
beside CoXey.
COXEY QUESTIONED.
Nlr. Mccain. the chairman Of the COM
mittee. said the petition would have to
20 20 the special committee, which they
hoped 10 have formed 10 investigate the
entire subject OF the industrial depres-
sion Coxey then took the floor and
started 20 address the committee. He
had only proceeded a moment when the
members began questioning him. HIS re
plies 90 these questions were rafting and
unsatisfactory. The impression by nm
upon the committee was obviously not
faUerlng one He was treated courteous
lr and held the floor for ten minutes
bur he said nothing that was either
ori-. 0r profound or that added In
ans manner TO the knowledge desired by
f.. 0amuittee. He began by saying that
billions 1f improvements ought to be
made throughout the country and that
lions of people are ready 10 make
tHm The only thing needed was money
.h- claim said he, "the same privileges
fr.tf per cent OF the people, the Nation
a bankers have had 10 issue money
based ol the wealth Of the State, county,
and municipality"
Nr Dunn Dem. y. j.. asked II our
institutions were to be turned into bank
l.g powers.
Coxey replied that the National banks
Dad had that privilege for twenty years.
Nr Ryan Dem. y. ": You claim to
represent 90 per cent. Of the people Of
Ills country?
Nr 'oXey: "Yes. sir"
Nr Ryan "On what do you base that
Nr coxey: 'I claim that 80 per cent.
OF 'aa whole people ask the same privi-
i'se that ! per cent.-the National bank
have had for twenty-eight years.
That ! per cent. have had money at a
c1ai Of per cent.
..r. RYAN. The information | desire is
hy what warrant Of authority you claim
20 represent ninety-nine per cent. OF the
people Of The country?
'oXey: / will answer you in this way.
los can take the Farmers Alliance. the
knights Of Labor. and other labor or
ganizations and you will find in their
preamble. that they want money issued
directly without interest. An the orders
are demanding that. IT is true that they
have not been voting the way they nave
been thinking. / VIII acknowledge that
Mr. Ryan: Don't you believe that more
than one per cent. OF the people are
represented In Congress?
Coney; Yes they have been msrepre-
senied. There is but one per cent. Of the
people represented.
THE GENERAL coRNERED.
Mr.. Ryan. ! would like TO know by what
authority you say you represent ninety
nine per cent. OF the people.
Coxey: ] came here TO request that nine