Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-28
ALIENS WITTY SPEECH
He Replies Humorously to Ex-
Mayor Hewitt's Talk.
LAFE PENCE MAKES AN APOLOGY

MIR. Bland Allowed Another Day For De-
bate because He Could Not Get a Quo
rum to Vote-Senate Hurries Through
Its Work.
WASHINGTON, Feb IS. - Mr.. Pence's
speech of Monday, in which he struck right
and left at his colleagues in the house, cut
a prominent figure in Tuesdays proceed
ings. Mr.. Pence's reference to Mr.. Hainer
had been incorrectly reported, and rising
to question of privilege he took occasion
to apologize for the personalities he had
INDUCED in, but Mr.. Cooper of Indiana
was not satisfied and gave him a severe
scoring.
Mr.. Bland was again unable to muster a
quorum On his motion to close the debate
on the seigniorage bill, so he allowed the de
bate to run on without limit. The speeches
of the day were without special feature be-
yond humorous reply made by Mr. Allen
of Mississippi to the now famous speech of
eX-Mayor Hewitt of New York rejecting
severely upon the craftsmanship of the
south.
Mr. Allen made his first speech at this
session in favor of the bill. He said he had
not proposed to speak on the measure, but
to vote, but there was disposition to
force speaking instead OF voting his fol-
lowers demanded that he be heard. Laugh
teri He hoped what he had to say would
be listened to with that attention due not
only to his long experience and prominence
in the house, but the attention due to an
ex-candidate for the United States senate.
Laughter He regretted that he was
obliged to differ with some of his col
leagues, He would rather have 1000 than
differ with General Tracey. tLaughter.l
Allen Foxes Fun at Hewitt.
He went on to discuss the promises given
at the time of the passage of the repeal bill
to the Democratic friends of silver, which
We're now being repudiated, and gradually
drifted into some observations on the speech
made by eX-Mayor Hewitt in New York a
few days ago rejecting on the caliber OF
some southern Democrats
He had been panied, he said, beyond
measure to find that Mr. Hewitt did not
regard him as a Calhoun, a Slidelf or a
Jefferson. 1t had been a revelation to him
to know that he was not considered as
great as his predecessor. Laughter Mr..
Hewitt was troubled with insomnia, and
there was one consolation when he (-Allen(
thought of his displeasure. He had known
Mr.. Hewitt for some years, had talked with
him frequently, but he had never known
any one whom Mr.. Hewitt thoroughly APP
proved except himself If he had lived in
the days when common scolds were duck
ed, he would have been drowned. Laugh
ter. The south had had many trials. Aft
er the devastating war it had been swept
by drought, cyclones, typhoOns, pestilence
and disease. Its crops had failed. 1t had
mortgages aud no money to discharge
them. Throughout it all the south had
exhibited something of bravery and forti-
tude. But the sustaining prop of the south
during its trials-the one thing it had
cherished above all others-was the thought
that Hewitt approved.
Now that sustaining prop had been taken
away. Rather than have had this disaster
come upon his people he would have given
one silver dollar out of his own pocket.
Laughter He went on to refer to the re-
marks of Representative Patterson of Ten
nessee on the same occasion. 1t was hard,
he said. to maintain the parity between
speeches in New York and Hardeman
county, Tenn. In that speech Patterson
had said that he had been a free silver man
until he came to congress and learned
finance under the leadership of Grover
Cleveland
On the same New York occasion Mr..
Carlisle had said that this bill was destined
to allow the southern silver men to go off
the field of battle with their sidearms on.
AS far as he was concerned he asked no
terms. His people did not want to be per
mtted to carry off their sidearms. 1t was
not the last gun of retreating army they
were firing. They had not yet capitulated.
He concluded with an appeal for unity and
harmony of action.
The senate held another brief session, in
which nothing of Importance was accom-
plished, and then adjourned after an ex-
ecutive session of half an hour in order
that the caucus might be continued.