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Show Washington Letter. (I'roiuour lirgiilir CorrupontttntJ . Coxey has been vory much in evidence litis week. Ho, together with Ilrowno and Jones, was contrary to public execution ex-ecution convicted of having violated tho law In their nttompt to speak on the Capitol stopH.s Anlappllcation for n now trial Is pending nnd if that Is refused, as is most likely, nu attempt will be made to get tlio caso beforo tho higher courts for tho purposo ot testing tho constltutnlonnllty of tho law under which theso convictions wero made. Coxey succeeded in getting a petition from his followers, nnd iu making a few remarks himself, beforo the Housocom-Ittco Housocom-Ittco on Labor, which is considering a resolution for the appointment ot n joint Congressional committee to Investigate the depression in nil branches of Industry; In-dustry; but iiia talk did not make n favorable impression on tho members of tho committee, Senator Allen tried ineffectually to get n resolution adopted by the Scnnto providing for an Investigation Investi-gation of tho arrests made on the Capitol grounds, Thero lias been great dissatisfaction In tho "army of tho Common weal " The men did not take kindly to tho idea ot being put upon two scant meals n day whllo Coxey occupied a luxurious uuitu of rooms at n hotel mid enjoyed the best tho market affords; consequently the week has Wen marked by numerous desertions, Tho men who romalitwlll have to move their camp. Tlio health authorities say theyaro in danger themselves them-selves and that they nroondangering the health of tlie city. It is not probabln that unotner camping plnco can bo secured inside of tlio city limits. Thero Is plenty of vacant grounds but Coxey will not bo ablo to got it. Hoptillsays ha intends to remain hero until Congress either passes or refuses to pasH his bills, but ho will stay aloua if his followers nre not hettel taken caro of. Senator Merrill, father of the high protection bill of 1801, has n pleasant WBy of saying things in n halt joking manner that is nlways rolished by his colleagues, whether they agree with him or not. A hrond smilo beamed on all tlio Senator's faces when Mr. Morrill said t "Tlio 400 amendments to tho tariff ball show that after Hatching to republican repub-lican speeches for sis weeks Ihe demo-emtio demo-emtio Senators really learned something. Ittlie tariff bills were laid nsldeforn month, nn.l that mouth wero devoted to study by my ft lends on the other eldo of tho chamber I think at the end of that ti.ue they would bring in n bill that would be perfectly acceptable to the republican sidennd which would pass the Senate by n unanimous vote." |