Connecticut western news., 1894-03-01

rum, concluded to allow the debate on the bill to proceed, at the same time declaring that be would return to the assault today. Two sensational speeches followed-one by MT. Pence of Colorado, who denounced the Republicans for submitting to the crack of ex-Speaker Reeds whip and warning him If the election of president were thrown into the house in 1S96 he would rue his fill bustering course, and the other by MT. Fithian of Illinois, who condemned in the severest terms the action of his Demo cratic colleagues who were taking part in the flibuster.
 Mr. PiokIer's Accusation.
 MT. Neill of Arkansas supported the bill and was followed by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa. who called attention to the fact that throuehout this struggle a constitutional quorum had been presented and demanded that 1t should be counted Republican applause.1 He read the language of the supreme court, which declared that when a majority was present (not voting) the house was in a position to do business Those who refused to recognize this dec laration of the supreme court, he said, were filibusters-not the gentlemen whom MT. Pence had just denounced.
 'I desire to say" interjected MT. Pickler
 
 Mr. Pence told me he wanted to put the Democratic party in a hole and that he did not intend to vote on 8 certain roll call, but he came sinking in He told me he did not want the bill to pass" This state ment caused something of sensation. Mir Pence and Mir. Ellis of Oregon rose at the same time. And also desire to bear wit ness" said MT. Ellis, .'chat MT. Pence told me the same thing" The members crowd ed about the combatants.
 Mir. Hepburn yielded two minutes to MT. Pence. 'I want to say" said Mir. Pence slowly and deliberately, that Mir. Pence states that which is absolutely not true. and that Mir. Ellis of Oregon q men tion names in order that there may be nc mistake), whose windings in and out nc man can keep track of, states tbat which is absolutely false. With neither of them did have any such conversation"
 Mir. Pence Defiant
 MT Pickler insisted loudly that he did. If the gentleman from South Dakota'' Pickler), replied MT. Pence, will rise to a question of privilege, will tell the house what said. and will detail to the coun. try what L have seen and what some of us have heard in the last five days"
 At the conclusion of Mir. Hepburn. | age bill could have been brought to a vote long ago if it had been properly managed. There was lively setto between Mir. Reed and MT. Bland, after which the committed rose, whereupon Mir. Pence, rising to 8 question of privilege with reference to the statements made by.Messrs. Picker and Ellis, said he acquitted Mir. Ellis of mak. ing any statement, doing anything or cast. ing any vote since last August lon his own hook"
 MT. Hainer of Nebraska called MT. Pence to order In accordance with the rule he was required to take his seat. The Ian guage excepted was read, and then upon motion he was allowed to explain. H. said that perhaps the gentleman from Ne braska did not understand what was meant in the west by ''oh his own hook" What I mean and what shall continue | to mean" said he, 'when a man votes or | his own hook, is that he votes what he hon estly and individually believes. MT. Hainel | again arose and said this was adding in suit to injury, but the speaker held thai | Mir. Pence was entitled to explain. Continuing, he said that he meant by hi. | expression that man threw out his owr hook and his own bait and caught his owr | fish without being under the domination | of aIt5 man, whether he came from Main, | or elsewhere.
 "That is my explanation" said he def antly. If 1t doesa't satisfy the dignity O the house, it satisfies me. I am ready now to proceed with what I was saying wher the gentleman from Nebraska (who is full CT of whiskers than ideas) interrupted me-" He then paused.
 There was a good deal of indignation among the Republicans at Mr. Pence's de flance, which was shared to some extent or the Democratic side, as on the motion t, allow him to proceed a score of Democrats including Messrs. Tracey, Reilly, Goldzier Everett, Warner and Lockwood, votet against the motion, which was defeated-8 touO. Mir. Pence sat down, and the hous then adjourned.