Show BEFORE TIE COMMITTEE Coxey Endeavors to Explain What He Wants Washington May 9Coxe appeared before the House committee on labor today to speak on Representative Mor gans resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to investigate the causes of the prevailing industrial depression de-pression He presented a petition from the commonweal that army he and Browne would be permitted to address the committee in behalf of the Coxey bill for the construction of good roads and the issue of noninterest bearing 4 bonds There are he said billions of flollars worth of improvement throughout through-out the country to be made and millions mi lions of men to make them There is but one thing in the way and that is the an of money The passage ot his two bills would set all men at work He asked for the 99 per cent of the I people the same privileges as enjoyed by the national banking class who alone represented in Congress Rae you any showing to make any proofs to offer that you represent Jii per cent of the people asked j Ryan Democrat of New York < No said Coxey I dont claim that I E Dean member of the executive execu-tive committee of the Farmers alliance ance folowe with a recital of the depressed de-pressed condition of labor Representative Dunn of New Jersey asked Mr Dent Den-t Do you believe the American people I have reached a stage where they want 1 threats and coercion used against their legislatures by these moving bodies i No said Mr Dean threats are not T intended Then said Mr Dunn whit can bfeA accomplished by these steps equivalent to coercion Y < YOu have a habit in Congress said t I A J < r J Mr Dean of consigning petitions to pigeon holes and waste baskets The I object of Coxey was to present to yoU seen a petition that would be heard and seenWhen the committee was about to go into secret session Mr Coxey said We have thousands of petitions i we only have a chance to present themWe will give you a committee said Chairman McCann to receive them Messrs Coxey Browne and their friends then withdrew to let the committee com-mittee consider the resolutions With Coxey and Browne were a group Wih of Populists and Farmers alliance leaders lead-ers including Marion Butler president of the National Farmers alliance Chairman Taubeneck and Secretary Turner of the Peoples party executive committee N T Dunning editor of the Populist organ and Representatives Bell Pence Boen and |