Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
WANTS AN INDUSTRIAL ARMY.
Bill for the Enlistment OF 100000 Men
Precautions at the Capital.

Bin for the Enlistment OF 100000 Men
Precautions at the Capital.
Washington, ID. C.-Representativ
Davis (pop., Kan. has introduced in
the House bill reciting the woes of
the unemployed and directing the Sec
rotary of War to Immediately enlist
200, 1000 men In an industrial volunteer
army to serve for the period OF one
year after enlistment. The army is
to be clothed and fed and paid as reg
ular soldiers. Instead of drilling they
are to be employed on public works,
such as canals, rivers, and harbors,
public highways, etc. To defray the
expenses Of this army the Secretary Of
the Treasury is to issue $50, 100000 of
legal-tender notes and certain other
forms of currency. The bill specifies
the following issues of money to pay
the army: fifty millions to replace
the waste and destruction Of notes
under the act of 1873; $3.50, ZOO, 900 to
replace national-bank currency retired:
800, 10000 annually hereafter to keep
up the volume of money.
The PETER resolution for the ap-
pointment of q reception committee
Tor Coxey's army Of the commonweal,
to be known in Senate parlance as the
committee on communications, came
up In the Senate and received some
very rough handling. Senator Haw-
ley, who dealt the blows, said he would
have preferred to have some member
Of the dominant party in the Senate
take the floor, for certainly the speech
of Senator Allen, OF Nebraska, ought
not to be allowed to go forth to the
country as representing In any degree
the views Of the Senate.
Provision for the accommodation of
the army of the commonweal Is con-
templated in a resolution introduced
in the House by Representative Boen
(of Minnesota. This resolution in
structs the Secretary OF War to pro-
vide within the District of Columbia a
camping ground and tents for all or
ganized bodies of laboring people who
may come within the District, and to
see that their rights as citizens are
respected and protected during their
stay here. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Coxey Has to Pay Tolls.
Hagerstown, Md.-The march of the
commonweal over from Williamsport
was made under most favorable cir
cumstances. The pike was dry but
dustless and the trees and fields green
with the recent rains. At the toll
gate, mile outside of Hagerstown,
there was a delay, the old, white
haired gateman refusing to let the
army pass without paying tolls on the
horses. Browne declared that this
was another extortion of monopolists,
and ordered forward the flag. The old
gateman respectfully doffed his hat to
the stars and stripes, but shut down
the bars tight on the horsemen and
carriages. Coxey was forced to pay 9S
cents toll. The army was accompanied
into town by constantly growing
crowd of cyclists, horsemen and pedes-
trians, and the march through Hagers.
town to the camp was. relatively, equal
to an inaugural procession in Wash.
ington.
with Hogan In Command.
Helena, Mont.-Coxey's army, under
command OF Hogan, have started from
Butte, 500 strong, to march to Wash
ington. Two miles out they attempted
to capture Northern Pacific freight
train. officers of the railroad com
pany wired Gov. Richards, demanding
protection and intimating that they
would hold the State responsible II the
men compelled them to grant trans
portation.
Recruits at indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Ind.-A hundred In
dianapolis men have joined the branch
Of Gen" Frye's army being organized
in this city by Col" Aubrey and
Lieut." Salisbury.