Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-26

ocratic side. The passage at arms in the
early part of the day between the Massa-
chusetts and Tennessee senators was the
direct outgrowth of this remark. AS Mr..
Platt finished Mr.. Harris arose to move to
lay the Aldrich amendment on the table.
Mr.. Hoar craved Mr.. Harris indulgence
for 30 seconds to reply TO an observation
made by Mr.. Blanchard. I'm view of the
excessive courtesy of the senator from
Massachusetts,, said Mr.. Harris with inn
posing Difference, II yield 80 seconds to
him."
Hoar and Harris Bury the Ratchet.
Mr.. Hoar, who appreciated the cause of
Mr.. Harris temper, said pleasantly that
since the senator was SO kind he would ask
for an additional 80 seconds.
Mr. Harris bowed an impressive assent.
Then Mr.. Hoar stretched his hand across
the breach. The observation he had made,
he said referring to the appellation of
''drum major applied to Mr.. Harris), had
been meant as jest. He thought it was
SO understood. He had not intended to be
seriously disrespectful to tie senator from
Tennessee. He held that senator, he said,
in the highest respect, not only for his
kindness of heart, but his absolute integ
rity and great intellectual capacity. In
his opinion the senator from Tennessee
was the greatest master of parliamentary
law IN the senate, and he desired to bear
his testimony to his high and noble quail
ties of mind and heart.
The words of Mr. Hoar evidently touch
ed the veteran senator from Tennessee
The kindest relations had always existed
between Mr.. HOar and himself, he replied
He confessed that he had been st'lng to the
quick Thursday night. He accepted the
explanation with pleasure and gratif1ca-
ton, and he felt greatly obliged for the JUS
tice-the more than justice-Mr. HOar had
done him. And thus peaceful relations
We're once more established between Mr..
HOar and the Democratic floor manager
of the tariff bill.
In the House.
The entire afternoon was consumed in
a discussion of an omnibus resolution from
the committee on war claims, grouping to-
gether 81 claims for cotton etc, aggregat-
ing 81, 04O, 900. Half that time was taken
up in discussion ON point of order
against the grouping of SO many bills in
one resolution. The only business trans
acted during the day was the passage of a
bill for the relief of Thomas B. Reed, and
the success of this bill seemed to be due
in no small degree to the name.
Commonwealers at the Capitol.
WASHlNGION, MAY SO.-CapCaln f1UZ-
gerald and his Boston contingent of the
commonweal were at the capitol and were
invited into the marble room of the SEN
ate, where they spent some time in con-
versation with Senators Hoar, Lodge, AL
len, PETER and Kyle. There were 43 of
the industrials present. and Captain Fitz-
gerald told the senators that they repre-
sented as many trades.
1--WE could have had 10, 900 as well as
not, he said, but we tried to hold the
number down to 25." They presented their
petition to the senators and asked that 10
or dozen of their men should be allowed
to go upon the floor of the senate while
one of them should read it, but they did
not receive any definite response to this
request.
In conversation Captain Fitzgerald said
he had visited Mr.. Coxey at his quarters
in Jail and had expressed his sympathy
with him. He had told him that his men
were willing to accept all his doctrines ex-
cept that of reincarnation, which he
thought might as well be left out when so
practical a question as that of the want of
bread confronted the people. Coxey urged
them to go into camp and remain here for
the summer, but to this Fitzgerald replied
that it would be impracticable on account
of the difficulty of securing subsistence.
He had told Mr.. CoXey, however, that
he wished to visit his camp, and while the
men were in the senate marble room they
canvassed the question and decided to go
out to Coxey's place in the country as
body