Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-28
PENCE poEs THE APOLOGY ACT.
lie Thinks Better of HIS siGshss at pic,r-
icr. Eainer. and f.llis.

Ter, Eatncr, s;i.d flii>
WASHINGTON, Feb. .S-lence's speech.
ia which he struck right and left II his
colleagues in the house. cut prominent
figure IN tie house proceedings. Fences
reference 30 Eainer had heen incorrectly
reported 10y one sienoyrEpIer, who gave to
has papers ihe statement nat Pence said
that hainer WIS taller Of ''beeln than
ideas, whereas, - reported in these dis
patches the word was "wAi~kcrs" Pence
did not Ike this, and rose 10 question OF
privilege and repudiatcd tie word attrib-
uied 20 him.
lie also apolocizel Tor his other rash ut
ieTGnCc- and continuing said: Il sbouid
alsc lay that ia ether ut;erances 4 have
gene beyond the language that should toe
used in n legislative body. For such OF
THEM n might by any construction lie
deemed unparl,amentnry J chceriully and
gladly apologize and now ask unanimous
consent tba; the coiloquy between Mr..
!iaiucr and myself las n4-,nt be- STRICKEN
f!oIa tie permanent ruUura.'
1acrc was no objection and il was so
ordered. This was not 10 be the end, ho;y-
ever. Before Pence had rcsgmcd his seat.
Cooper OF Indiana rose TO u question of
privilege TO call Pence To account, ior the
reflections east upon him. Cooper read the
words 10 which lac tool. exception, to tie
Ciicc, that he Cooper, Bynilm aad Oates
had last summer when the silver repeal bill
WIS M. "Utscycd the commands and de
nands of ;rc executive and traded ami
swappcd openly b-icrc the eyes Of the
World" III. asked Pence To explain whist
he meant and the Colorado representative
AGAIN came forward.
lie said that even in the closing hours o.
the last congress, when Henry Willard. as
| representative al the incoming admins
tr:a;ion. was here trying 10 secure the re-
peal of che Sherman law. Cooper had
voted for free silver. Yet. last fall acting
under "A Democratic administration he had
changed his entire course. That justified
what lie had said. although Cooper
spoke for repeal" Pence concluded, me
now seeks TO save his silver record by sup
porting this bill i'll the face of the coming
elections
Cooper said in reply that what Pence
had said of his silver recor,. prior to this
congress was true. But in the midst of
the panic last spring lac had come to the
conclusion that free coina..c for the l nised
States would bring untold disaster. He
made up his mind to that before he came
To Washington To attend the extra session,
aud was 80 quoted. He honored Clcve-
land, hut mad never spoken TO the presi-
dent OF the Sherman law until after its re-
peal. lis then proceeded to give Pence u
lew words of advice.
| Referring TO Pence's course Cooper said:
Il sincerely believe that the gentleman's
utteraIces and conduct on this fioo- are
| prompted by an interest which has over
wheimea him, and that ii he would stop
and think where ne has placed himself and
where he * fyniu., bts xypuiu spepIiiy re-
trace his steps. He is Interested largely in
silver mines; he has stocks in silver mines,
and If he viii read the statutes OF congress
and the laws of his country he will learn
that he has no RICH. TO vote upon this
question, much less 20 speak upon it.
| 'Hc has u direct personal and pecun;ary
interest i'll the result OF this Legislation
and If he would exercise That degree Of
caution, or irodesiy, ar common deccncy
that ought to commend Itself to n man
having u financial interest i'll the result Of
pending legislation he would hesitate be-
iosc he attacked the motives .! other gen