The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-11

WASHINGTON. May 10. As between the
| Coxey-Capirol incident end the tariff bill
the senate had an unusually animated ses.
| sion today.
Mr.. Stewart Of Nevada maintained
| onspse. and drifted gradually into a dis
cusslon OF the general condition of ths
country. which be attributed entirely to
the monetary policy of the government.
Mr.. dOar said Coxey knew the law uu-
der which he was convicted was on the
statute books. He came here with the de-
| liberats intention of violating IT, He
| wanted to test the power of congress in
the court. and when he found both court
and jury against him be set up howl
There is danger" said Mr.. Hoar, "ia
such assemblages. They afford cover for
one or two fanatics. It does not do TO
scot. Within ten years an attempt has
been made to blow up The house Of parlia-
ment; within two years another attempt
to blow up the French assembly. Two
presidents of the United States have been
murdered, one in u crowd al the depot, the
other IN crowd at thexter, by mis-
guided fanaticsl persons to whom the
peaceabis Assem- blages afforded an oppor-
tunlty to escape. This Is why, In the pro-
visions OF riot laws Of every state. the
magistrate reads tho act all the people
must 60 home. A man may be there with
peaceable Intentions, but If when the riot
act Is read, he refuses TO 20 no Is liable TO
punishment Those who are peaceabls
shield those who are not.''
1T is needless for nae. said Mr. Hoar,
drawing his figure up and looking about
the chamber. his eyes psusing when he
reached Mr.. Allen aud Mr.. Stewart, ito
declare that sympathize With all my feI-
lows in distress. sympathizs with them
great deal more than some Of those " hu
always pirate of sympathy for the down
trodden In order to advance their disgrace
fui political Ambitions"
The senate burst into ringing applause
at TINS utterance, and In order to quell the
demonstration, Mr. Faulkner, who WAS in
the chair, was forced to use the gavel Wig
OrOusly and threaten to clear the galleries
Mr.. HOar closed with an impressive de-
claration that the senate would stand on
its constitutional rights, and il would not
be frightened into doing what was not best
for the country by any mob demoustra-
tions or by declarations, whether they
came from the seat of CoXey or the seat OF
war from Nevada
Mr.. Harris closed the debate for the day
with few vigorous WORKS. Until this
morning he had opposed the idea of ap-
pointing committee to investigate the
alleged oucrages on the capitol steps. But
when u senator like Mr. Teller, usually
H.,
Charges OF outrageous conduct against the
police OF the District OF Columbia, he
thought the senate was entitled To know
the facts
MIR. Gray. Oem.) got the floor one min
ute before lO'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
need OF 1t, when the morning hour expired,
and Mr.. Harris Insisted on goiug ahead
with the tariff bill. When IT was laid be-
fore the senate. Mr.. Gallinger, Rep) Of
fered the amendment Of which he had
heretofore given notice concerning the
tariff operations between this country and
Canada.
Other senator's expressing desire to
speak upon the amendment Mr..
Gallinger withdrew it with the
intention of reintroducing it.
The first paragraph Of the tariff
schedules. viz: That Of acetio or pyroIige-
nous acid OK the chemical schedule, was
taken up and Senator Allison offered an
amendment substituting the provision in
the Mckinley law on this article for this
provision in the pending bill, of 20 per cent
ad valorem. He called attention to the
tact that the acetic acid duty in the Mills
bill was in accordance with the specific
system and intimating that Mr.. Mills had
not in that lost lnce been unfrieudly to
specific rates. Rising at this juncture,
Mr.. Mills said the Iowa senator was doing
him entirely too much honor.
Il was not" he said. responsible fo-
specific rates in the Mills bill. The sena-
tor knows very well no one man makes a
tariff bill" Mr.. Mills thought the acid
should go on the free list.
Mr.. Allison's amendment was lost by |
strict party vote-2 TO 81.
Mr.. Allison Immediately qualified his |
a m So tn IN kA dt,t~
acetic of pyroligenous acid at rates of |
from to cents per pound.
As the senate was now in the chemical /
schedule, Mr.. Lodge suggested that the |
replies Oh this subject received by the |
huance committee TO Its circu ar inquiries /
should he placed at the disposal Of the |
senate.
Mr.. Vest said the printing of these re-
plies had been stopped because it was |
found That many OF them were offensive
Mr.. Chandler said be did not see how
the replies from business men concerning
this bill could be otherwise than offensive.
Mr. Vest explained that the replies were
offensive to senator's personally; personal |
abuse was INDUCED in. For himself, he
cared nothing about such abuse.
Mr.. Chandler congratulated the Mis-
souri, senator. His hide, Mr.. Chandler
said, had become thick. or perhaps be had
creased himself so criticism ran off him
like water from a ducks back.
At 2:40 the debate was Interrupted In or
der to allow Mr.. Patton, the new senator
from Michigan, to be sworn in.
Mr.. Harris attempted to offer a resolu-
ton, that the senate meet at 10 O'Clock
each morning until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Hoar objected.
All right" said Mr.. Harris. 1T will
come mp again"
MIR. Dolph then took the floor. He had
no intention. he said, of completing the
speech began on the 10Th of last mouth.
Today. He simply desired to complete the
branch of the subject he was on when lie
had last had the floor.
Ar 4 o'clock Mr.. Dolph completed the
section of his speech the public printer de-
sired TO print, and after the aosentees had
been brought back TO the cham Der by A
,sll of the senate, Mr.. Lodge got the floor
and renewed his suggestion presented
earlier in the day, hat the replies to tie
circulars of the finance committee be given
20 the senate. His iutsrrogatious called
Mr.. Voorhees,, chsirma1 OF the finance
TO his feet. The rumor that
he printing Of these replies had been
stopped, be said, was incorrect. The work