The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
CAN SIT IN THE GALLERIES.
CommonWcaIers VIII Get the Usual
Privileges at the Capitol.

WASHINGTON. April 0.-hepresentative
Harmer, oil Philadelphia, Gained on Ser
geant-at-Arms hasn't tUuay PRIOR TO the a.
rival OF the Philadelphia wage earnefS, 10
confer with hun to their reception al
the capitol lie said they came uIscidlfnlhS
amy connection WnaleFer "ith Inc CoAeE
movement, but as WOIklnSnen able 10 pay
their own expenses, ana Desired 10 utter a
protest against the Passage OF the W lISou
bill. Colonel Bright said they would be
treated just an- OtHer American cluzens
visiting the capitol He pointed out the
law bearing uUUu the INVASION OF The cap
itol GROUNDS, which prohibits organizations
Of any kind marching through them as
SUCH and said unless oYerruIed by higher
authority, he would see That the law was
enforced in this respect as IN all others
in cases coming under his Jurisdiction. lie
said, however, II they came III u peacedbIe
orderly manner there would be no inter-
ference with their privileges, and they
would be entitled to seats in the senate
4 delegation of Pennsylvania working
men. aiXy-ive strong to protest AGAINST
the passage Of the Wilson tariff BILL arrived
at noon. They quietly proceeded TO Met
zerrott's music hall, whore they held
up "a petition and resolutions to be pre-
scented to congress tomorrow. protesting
against the passage of the Wuson IaiHIf
bill. The league is composed OF both DEM
ocrats and republicans.
Populists and Commonweaiers.
washington, April THE conference re-
port on the further urgent deficiency bill
was presented II the senate and agreed to,
irbH resolution offered last Saturday by
Mr.. PETER tor the appointment Of select
committee of nine senators 10 receive all
written or printed communications from
citizens or bodies or citizens visiting the cap
toll or intending to do and to hear them
orally, was presented ana became the SUD
iect of discussion.
Mr.. PETER spoke of growing DISPOSE
ton on the part of many people 10 present
their views to congress; and OF the news
paper statements that Such movements
were taking place from Boston, New Nork,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago Minneap-
oils, ST. Louis and san Francisco. The OBJ
ject of his resolution was to make their
way easy. He was of the opinion that If
it went out that the senate, regarded by
many as tie American house OF lords, had
appointed "a committee to look alter TINS
matter, it would go fast toward modifying
and modifying pubic sentiment. He, there
fore, hoped that his resolution would be
agreed tc, or would at least, be referred
to a committee. He had regretted to see
the intended arrest of CoXey and his follow
ers Migrants.
Mr.. PETER explained that the followers of
CoXey were known as the army of peace.
prince of peace, of the carpenters Son. a
iowly Nazarene, of the Man who taught
peace on earth and good will toward
men" These men, he said, were coming on
say to congress that they were out of en-
ployment. and that they wanted something
to do in order to have decent living.
Their Rights.
Mr.. Allen, populist, of Nebraska, favored
the adoption Of the resolution, not because
he approved of CoXeys army or any other
army coming to Washington tor the pur-
pose of presenting a petition IN person to
congress- but because ne belleVed that they
had "a right, as American citizens TO do
So and that it would be unwise on the part
of the senate to deny that right. 1t was
not for the senate to judge whether their