St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-19

Army of Cranks-A Maryland
Town Refuses to Feed the
Weary Tramps.
WA sHINGToN. April 1S.-The Coxey
movement received its first recognition
at the hands of the senate today. The
question was brought up in executive
session and was under consideration for
an hour and half. the senate remain
ing in session until $50 o'clock. No
formal action was taken and the matter
was considered very irregularly upon a
suggestion thrt as there were several
organizations of men approaching
Washington with the avowed purpose
of forcing recognition in the way O
legislation it behooved congress to de-
eide what it would do in case Of the
arrival of large numbers of men of the
character and with the purpose of Mr..
Coxey's followers. Senator Harris,
speaking for the committee on rules,
replied to the suggestion by saying that
the committee had the question under
consideration, and after an examination
OF the statutes bearing upon the ques-
ton of the invasion of the
capitol grounds by organized bodies
of men, had reached the concIu-
sion that the laws now on the
statute books made ample provision for
the protection of the buildings, and
agreed that the committee had taken
the necessary steps to see that the laws
were executed. There was a very mea.
ger attendance of senators while the
question was under consideration, but
many OF those present spoke briefly. a
majority of them expressing the view
that no danger was to be apprehended
eXceptpossibly from thieves and other
hard characters who might take adj
vantage OF the presence of the Coxey-
ties to make trouble, and the opinion
was general that preparations should
be made to look after them very closely.
The Impression seems general that The
regularly organized police would he
capable Of executing the laws during
the presence OF the army, and that it
would not be necessary to make any
special show of armed force.
THE ADVANCING ARMY.
HANCOCK. Md. April lS-COXev's
army sailed into barren seas when it
reached Hancock today. A run of
twenty miles was made between break
fast and sunset, the tiOtilla drawing I'D
under the Hancock bridge for late
supper at dusk. But the supper had to
come out of the commissary wagons.
The town authorities refused 10 vote
either money Or provisions to the army,
SO that crackers and cheese were the
best they could get out of their own re-
sources. But a greater reverse than this
greeted the leaders. The unknown
Smith, who had promised to 20 ahead
and pave the way for the army. had done
so with vengeance. He. the yelled
lady aud "Cheek" Chiids. young man
who had been the army's advance agent
from Masslllon. had come TO town the
/ previous day, and, holding public
meeting, hau raised sum of money,
how much could not be learned, on the
strength of credentials from CoXev.
Browne and COXey at once published
an open letter 10 Mayor Charles Hubert
denouncing the men as impostors and
asking their arrest for obtaining money
under false pretenses. But the three
taklrS had flown for WilliaInsport, the
next stopping place of the army, and
messages were sent ahead asking theiI
detention. The Goyey men practically
took possession OF Hancock after dark
There being no stipulation as in Cum