The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent,
WAsHfNGToN, April 80, 1894

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Coxey's army has crossed the Rublcon,
and Is today Ia camp upon the soil OF the
District OF Columbia. The small number
OF men is quite a surprise, the probabill-
ties now being that there will be many
less than one thousand men In line
when the army marches into Washington
tomorrow. The electric railway running
out TO where the army Is camped could
well afford to feed the army during its
stay, II they could do as big u business
carrying pa ssengers every day as they
did yesterday. mparatively few OF
those who went out 10 the camp were
sympathizers, either with the army or its
objects. The great majority went out
merely to crafty their curiosity TO see
the widely advertised army, While there
have been some contributions of money
and food, the quantity has been such as
to make IL certain that IL the AMY re-
mains for any length of time it cannot
hope for food from Washingtonians. SO
far no complaints have been made as 10
the behavior of any mem bers Of the
army, but some Struggling tramps have
been arrested for committing depreda-
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lions.
There is not the slightest indication at
the present writing that the army will
have any influence with Congress, or that
even any serious consideration will be
given co its petitions by either the Sen
ate or the House. While there are
number OF senators aud representatives
who feel the deepest sympathy for the
members OF the army whom thew regard
as representatives OF the greet army of
unemployed at present In this country,
there is not so far as known a single man
10 Congress who endorses Coxey's good
roads bill. The populists are anxious
that Congress Should do something for
the men, but 1t is because they are here
in need and are helpless, and not because
they think they should have come. The
as rule take about the same view OF tae
matter.
The "Press Claims Company" OF this
city, which claims to be under the mau-
agement Of a number Of big newspapers
has had its claim upset by a bill which
Mr.. VIM. X. Hearst, publisher OF the San
Francisco Examiner. has filed Ia court
against Mr.. John Wedderburn, manager
of the Press Claims Company, and also
OF .he Examiner Claims Bureau which
1t seems to have succeeded and in which
Mr.. Hearst was a partner, asking for
the appointment OF a receiver for both
concerns. According to the charges In
Mr.. Hearsts bill there has been no man
agement, only encouragement both OF
the concerns named and OF that of the
people who sent their business TO them
because OF their supposed connection with
prominent newspapers. This mismanage-
ment, together with questionable
scheme offering prizes for Inventions.
has, Mr.. Hearst says, injured the reputa-
ton Of the San Francisco Examiner
hence his desire to put Wedderburn ont
and a receiver in to wind up the business.
He charges Wedderburn with having
misapproprated money; creating large
Indebtedness; signing without authority
the firms name to n note for IS, 900, long
overdue and not paid, and with general
mismanal nent.
Rep. Meyer, Of La, does not take kind
Iy to the turning down of his combination
till-to coin the seniorage and to issue
bcnds--by the House committee on coin
age, He claims that majority Of the
House favors his bill aud proposes put
j ting 1t to the test by Offering the bill
either as au amendment to or as a sub
stitute for tho free coinage bill that Is
expected to be reported to the House from
the coinage committee in the near future.
1t will greatly surprise me If the House,
passes this or any other bill providing
for the Issue OF bonds.
Senator PETER believes, of course, as "a
populist that government ownership OF
railroads would be good thing. lie has
u
comes law, probably lead to government
ownership Of at least one big railroad
and its branches. The bill instrncts the
Attorney General to begin proceedings
at once for the collection OF the money
the Union Pacific railroad and its branch
es owe the government, and IL it can't
be gotten any other way to have the road
sold, and in the absence of bid high
enough to pay the government indebted
ness to bid II In and sue the the stock
holders for anv balance that may remain.
The Secretary OF the Interior isdirecte d
to take charge OF and operate the road
should 1t be purchased.
The Democrats and the Republicans In
the Senate have been bluffing each other
for several days about taking vote on
the tariff bill. but as a matter OF cold,
hard fact neither side is ready to take a
vote. The republicans will never beready