The herald., 1894-05-11
At The NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Coxey Question Again
Before the Senate.
1t Shares Attention With the
Tariff Debate.
A Bill to Repeal the Capitol
Grounds Regulations.
Aliens Police Clubbing Resolution Goes
Ovor An Amendment to the
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By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May 10.-Senator Allen
OF July l, 1882, to regulate the use OF
the capitol grounds, this act being that
under which Coxey, Browne and Jones
were arrested. The repeal bill contains
a provso that it ehall not be construed
so as to prevent tho vice-president and
speaker OF the houae from making such
regulationS of the capitol, public build
ings and grounds as will protect them
from violence or injury, but it is ex-
pressly provided that they are not to
possess or exercise any power calculated
to interfere with the proper exercises OF
the constitutional rights OF the people
OF the United States to peaceably assem-
BILE on said ground to petition the
grievances.
PETER introduced resolution for the
appointment of special committee OF
three to investigate the condition OF the
country. with special reference to the
prevailing business depression, and what
legislation would afford relief.
The Allen resolution to investigate the
alleged police clubbing. May 1st, then
came up. Gordon of Georgia said tn g
Coxey movement was a child of the
paternal theory of government that
remedies for the existing conditions
were to be found in Capitalization of
power.
Teller favored the resolution. Coxey
was law-abiding citizen. He and his
followers had trudged through rain and
mud. and were entitled to respectful
consideration. He did not endorse the
statute under which they had been
arrested. He did not think the senate
could refuse to investigate the police
clubbing. He himself would furnish
the names of witnesses. Whether
Coxey was a crank or not, did not mat
ter. His statement was absurd, as were
many others put forward in the hour o.
distress, but it was not a wicked acheme.
1t only asked congress to provide work
for the unemployed.
Stewart of Nevada maintained siren.
uously that Coxey had committed NO
offense, and driited gradually into dis
CubElOn vi bnO ROn0l nj COAOltlOA VI tnC
country, which he attributed generally
to the monetary policy of the govern
ment.
Hoar said Coxey knew the law under
which he was convicted was on the stat
ute books. he came here with the de.
liberate intention of of-vfoiarfng 1t. He
wanted to test the power OF congress in
the court. and when he found both court
and jury against him he set up howl.
There ia danger" said Hoar, sin
such assem- mblages. They afford cover for
one or two fanatics. 1t does not do to
scoff. Within 10 years an attempt has
been made to blow up the house Of par
Lament; within two years another at
tempt to blow up the French assembly.
Two presidents of the United States
have been murdered-one in q crowd at a
depot, the other in o crowd at theatsr
by misguided fanatical persons to
whom the peaceable aesem blages afford
an opportunity to escape. This is why,
in the provisions OF the riot law of every
state, when the magistrate reads tho act
all the people must go home. A man
may be there with pesceSble intentions,
but If, when the riot act ID read, he re-
fuses to go. he 10 liable 20 punishment.
Those who are peaceable ahield those
who are not.
1t ia needless for me-" said Hoar,
drawing bis finger up and looking about
the chamber, his eyes pausing when
they reached Allen and Stewart, ito de-
clare that 1 sympathizs with all my
fellows in distregs. l sympathize with
them great deal mora than those who
always prste of sympathy for the down
trodden in order to advance their dis
graceful political ambitions"
The senate burst into ringing applause
at this utterance, and in order to qusll
the denomination Faulkner, who was
in the chair, was forced to use the gavel
vigorously and threaten to clear the gal.
lsrie5.
Hoar closed with an impressive dec
laration that the senate would stand on
its constitutional rights and it would not
be frightened into doing what was not
best for the country by any mob dem
onstration or by declarations, whether
they came from the camp OF Coxey or
the seat of war III Nevada.
Harris closed the debate for the day
with vigorously worded speech. I'm
til this morning he had opposed the
idea OF appointing a committee to in
veetigate the alleged outrsgss on the
capitol steps. But when senator like
Teller, usually careful and calm in his
judgment, entered charges OF outrageous
conduct against the police OF the District
OF Colum bia, he thought the senate was
entitled to know the facts.
Gray (Dem) got the floor one minute
before l O'Clock, and was proceeding to
say that he had never seen anything in
connection with the Coxey movement
that warranted congress- in taking the
slightest heed OF it, when the morning
hour expired and Harris insisted on 60
ing ahead with the tariff bill. When it
was laid before the senate Gallinger
(Rep. offered the amendment of which
he had heretofore given notice concern
ing the tariff operations between this
country and Canada. Other senators
expressing desire to speak upon the
amendment. Gallinger Withdrew it with
the intention Of again offering it.
The first paragraph of the tariff soheda
ule, viz, that that of aoetic or pyrolig-
neous acid, the chemical schedule, was