The Washington times., 1894-06-13
TO STAY HERE ALL SUMMER
Coxey Announces That His Army Mill
Remain Till Winter.
Villas WOULD NOT sEB HIM
Leader Of the Commonwealers Disgusted Be-
cause the Chairman Of the Senate Distress
Committee Returned His Card-He and
Browne to Make Lecturing Campaign.

Messrs. Coxey and Browne we're among the
visitors at the House of Representatives yes
terday.
They arrived at the Capitol about II
o'clock, and forthwith proceeded to have a
con ference with Col. Redstone, and then ap-
peared on the floor of the chamber, where
they received quite an ovation at the hands Of
their friends.
When the session began they adjourned to
the corridor and sent in their cards to
number of Congressman, who in all cases
came out at once see them. Their special
object was to get some one to Introduce
their bill in the House.
Mr.. Coxey was quite talkative on the sub
ject OF the plans Of his army for the next six
months. To representative OF The TINES
he stated that under no circumstances would
the camp break up until the Coxey bills have
been considered by Congress. Mr.. Coxey's
plan Is to have the army remain where it is
for the next six months, and perhaps longer,
leaving the men under the charge Of the d.
vision marshals while he and Browne 90 out
on a lecturing cDd campaign tour Tor more
recruits. Mr.. Coxey said he has by no means
given up his project TO assemble half a million
men here, ard declared that large number
OF people have money now who will need
work six months hence. and that at that time
it will be easy to get them to come to WASH
ington also.
TINE HAS NOT DIMAEp.
Asked whether he was not discouraged
by the failure OF the various industrial
armies whose formation had been heralded
in the newspapers Of the country to get
to the national capital, Mr.. Coxey said that
he was not, as he believed they were all as
anxious to get here as they had ever been.
and that they would do so in time. As to the
New England contingents. he said they were
socialists anyway, and that therefore they
were no loss, as his army could not. under
any circumstances. be associated with any
socialistic bodies.
Mr.. Coxey then outlined his plan as fol-
lows: While he and Browne are off lecturing.
the army is to remain here, and they will be
supplied with food in the future rs they have
been in the past, partly by contributions
from the residents of the District and partly
by cash and supplies which have been re-
ceived from outside. Mr.. Coxey says he does
not wish to impose upon the people OF Wash
ington the task OF feeding his army. He
wanted all the country to do their share. He
admitted, however, that unless they did the
army would have to break up.
Mr.. Coxey then declared that no end OF efforts
had been made to induce the army to break
up anu RO uClne. VARIOUS SOuSEessHtu, III
many cases those who represented the dis
tricts from which some OF the men had come
had made individual offers TO supply them
with railway tickets to carry them back to
their homes. This. according to Mr.. Coxey.
had been done simply because the Con-
gressmen were unwilling to be bothered
In the matter of considering their bills and
wanted to get rid of the men. He though: it
remarkable that there should be so much
difficulty in getting his bills introduced into
the House, when it had been accomplished in
the Senate so easily.
Villas JILTs THE GENERAL.
Another incident which has made Mr..
Coxey rather unfriendly to Congress and
the Senate in particular is the treatment
which he has received at the hands OF the
Senate committee to receive and consider Pc
titions on the prevailing distress, appointed
some days ago on the motion OF Senator
Blackburn. Yesterday Mr.. Coxey sent in his
card to Senator Villas, chairman of the COM
mittee, but that Senator sent out word that
he would not see him. although he gave no
excuse ior doing 80. and made no suggestion
Of time when it would be convenient Tor him
TO make an appointment for u hearing before
the committee.
Mr.. Coxey says that Senator Villas may be
too much of an aristocrat TO do his duty in
the matter and lear what he and his follow
ers have to say, but that he will try TO sea
the other members of the committee and see
II hearing cannot be arranged.
AT this point OF the conversation Col Red
stone came up. with IA suggestion to Mr..
Coxcy on a movement to alter the laws reg
u!atng the control of the Capitol grounds.
and 2 suggestion that this would be viola
tion OF the Constitution of the United States.
Mr.. Coxey interrupted the colonel to tell him
with smile that IN the District OF Columbia
the Constitution was not binding.
In discussing his trial. Dir. Co1ey said the
whole thing WIS arranged beforehand: that
the jury knew they uUst convict min. and that
the whole scheme wns to get him locked up
for a long enough time to have the army
leaderiess. and thus bring about its dismem-
berment.
lie Says he will be at the Capitol every day
for week or more before starting off on his
campaigning tour with Browne.