The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-27

| AR. renee appealed 20 Mr.. Hepburn 10,
| couple OF minutes. which were granted
! him IN an inpa~sioned manner. ana ''t
| the highest pitch OF his voice. he de-
| uounced the statement II ..the gentleman
| fIoll South Dakota. or North Dakota, or
| wherever he comes FROM" and OF the
! gentleman from Oregon whose Wlhu-
ines IN and windines Out on this question
| no man can follow" as untrue and ut
teriv without foundation And the size
! Of the gentlemen doth being considera-
blv larger than himself made no di1ei-
| ence 10 him, be said. CMurmurH of DIS
appreciation were heard from the Hr-
publican side) lie further stated th"t
| IL the gentleman from Iowa would Weld
| him five minutes, or either Pickler or
| Ellis make personal explanation 50
that he could respond. he would detah
! to the House what he had seen ana
every one heard going on for ihe past
| FIVE days
"The gentlemen cannot shield them
| selves behind tine gentleman from iowa
| in his time"
Shielded themselves from WHAT
| shouted Mr.. Picker At the ton OF his
voice, and shaking his fingers across
| segment OF the House circle at Mr.
| Pence. II was making a fight for silver
| long before you came 10 the House
II have here in my hand" shouted Ar
| Pence. in return seventeen pages OF
tabs kept up I'm the wind.ngs I'm and ont
| Of the gentleman on this question
The tumult was momentarilv lulled and
| Mr.. Hepburn concluded his speech.
More of Reeds sArcasm.
| Mr. Reed moved that the committee
| rise. taking occasion. no said. to respond
| to the statements OF the gentleman from
Missouri that in his opinion the bin
would have been disposed OF long ago
| IL IL had been properly managed And
it took a good deal Of courage. he said.
for gentleman TO assert the contrary
and endeavor TO place upon his opponents
the responsibility for tho results Of his
own mismanagcment.
While he was saying this Messrs. Nc
Mllin and Springer wcrc standing behind
Mr.. Bland. and the latter asked Mr. Reed
when he would agree 10 close debate.
"Whon We get through" answered Mr..
Reed. "Thc gentleman does not seem
to know that the rule IS for the House
90 debate subject until IL is exhausted
and then vote. II does not depend upon
inc or tho gentleman from Missouri when
that shall be done
But" continued Mr.. Reed "T wish Tho
gentleman would give his attention TO
the sirens who arc singing behind him
and ask the questions they evidently
want him TO ask. ! hate 90 soc SO much
pantomine going on.'
But the question was not asked, and
the committee arose.
Fences Pow Vows Again.
Immediately Mr.. Pence took The floor
10 make a personal explanation. There
was the utmost possible silence through
out tho hall as inc rose. and despite the
sensational character Of tho Subsequent
proceedings there was no disorder ap-
parent. In thc beginning hc rocilod the
statements made m committee rf the
whole by Messrs. picklcr aud Ellis. at
irbutiug tO thcm Jointly the statement
that he Pence had said hc would be
glad 10 see the pending bin defeated. To
this Mr.. Ellis excepted. as he had not
made that assertion. Mr Pence acccDtcd
the correction and added: 81 DO not he
licve that the gentleman from oregon
(Elis) has made statement fsken any
action. or cast = vote. on his own hook
since Congress met last August
Mr. Hainer Rep. Neb) called Mr..
Pence TO order. and he sat down.
The words being read, Speaker Crisp
ruled that they were ont Of order. and.
on motion Of Mr.. Bailey dem. Tex)
Mr. Pence was permitted 10 explain.
The Colorado member said that what
he meant and what he would continue
to mean by the words ION his own
hook" was that the gentleman acted upon
what he honestly and individually be
lieved.
Mr.. Hainer again called the speaker
TO order, saying the explanation but add
cd insult to the original statement.
Speaker Crisp, however. ruled that the
explanation had not proceeded far enough
for the Chair or the House to decide that
it was unparlamentary
Pence insults Halner.
Mr. Pence: / don't know that gentle
man who lives as far east as Mr.. Hainer
knows just what the expression means
out in our country. but having explained
the meaning as with us, | will explain
# I'm English. as understood In the
district Of the gentleman from Nebraska,
in the district OF the gentleman from
Oregon, I'm the district OF the gentleman
from Illinois (Cannon), from whom !
borrowed IT originally. The phrase means
that a man throws out his own hook,
with his own bait. TO catch his own
fish. without domination from the gentle
man from Maine or from any one else;
and now I am ready 10 proceed with the
statement ] was making when called 10
order by the gentleman from Nebraska
(iainer. who is fuller of beer than COM
prehension of my ideas.
Many members jumped to their feet AT
this expression, and several Of them ca lea
the speaker to order. The Chair said that
it was for the House to determine whether
or not Mr.. Pence should proceed.
Ordered so Take His seat.
on the viva voce vote the Chair stated
that the ayes seemed TO have il.
Mr. Reed: / doubt e.. and call for
division. If the House approves that sort
Of language if 1t thinks that Is gentle
manly and decent we ought 10 know II.
A division showed thirty in favor OF
allowing Pence to proceed and sixty
agaiist so he was compelled 20 take his
seat. And then, at $40 p. NJ. the House
adjourned.
short session of The senate.
WASHINGTON, j.. c.. Feb. G-The
necessity or the anxiety Of the Demo
cratic senator's 10 arrive AT some definite
agreement on the subject Of the ta.iff
bill led to an early adjournment OF the
Senate to-day-the remainder of the
afternoon being spent in a Democratic
caucus. as portion Of the fOrenoon had
been.
During the forty minutes that the pub
lie session lasted there was presented in
compliance with a resolution adopted
last week, a copy Of the correspondence
between the Treasury Department and
the Department Of Justice. as TO whether
silver certificates issued under the Bland
Allison act Of February 2s. 1873, are law
ful money" under certain statutes. The
opinion OF the Department OF Justice, as
given 10 the Treasury Department. Is
that these silver certificates "are just
what they purport 10 be-" that they are
only lawful money TO the extent that they