Evening journal., 1894-02-28
ALIENS WITTY SPEECH
He Replies Humorously to Es-
Mayor Hswitts Talk.
LAFE PENCE MAKES Ar APOLOGY.

III. 2 aud Allowed Another nay For De-
hate lsecause lie Could Not &c, ~ Quo
rum to vots--sepate nurries Through
It's Work.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s - Mr.. Pence's
s. eech Of Monday, IA which he struck right
and left at his colleagues IN the house, cut
prominent figure in Tuesdays proceed
ings Mr.. Pence's reference to Mr.. Hainer /
had been incorrectly reported, and rising /
to a question Of privilege he took occasion |
to apologize for the personalities he Ind /
INDUCED in, but Mr.. Cooper Of Indiana /
was not satisfied and gave him a severe |
scoring.
Mr.. Bland was again unable 10 muster /
quorum on his motion TO close the debate |
on the seigniorage bill, 80 he allowed the de
bate 10 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 statesmanship Of tbs
south.
Mr. Allen made his first speech at this
session in favor OF the bill. He said he bad
not proposed TO speak on the measure, but
60 vote, but as there was a disposition to
force speaking instead of voting his fol-
lowers demanded that he he heard. Laugh
teri He hoped what he had to say would
be listened to with that attention due not
only TO his long experiences and prominence
in the house, but the attention due TO AN
ex-candidate for the United States senate.
lLaughterl He regretted that he was
obliged to differ with some of his col
leagues. He would rather have $4,000 than
differ with General Tracey. ILaughter.l
Allen Pokes Fun at Hewitt
Hewent on TO discuss the promises given
at the time Of the passage of the repeal bill
to the Democratic friends Of silver, which
were now being repudiated, and gradually
drfted 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, q Slidell or
jefferson. Il 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 ap-
proved except himself II he had lived in
the days when common scolds were duck
ed he would have been drowned. Laugh
teri The south had had many trials. Aft
er the devastating war il had been swept
10y drought, cyclones, typhoons, pestilence
and disease. Its crops had failed. 10 hat
mortgages and no money Go discharge
them. Throughout it all the south had
exhibited something Of bravery and iorti-
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
ILaughter.l He went on to refer to the re-
marks of Representative Patterson OF Ten
nessee on the same occasion. It was hard
he said, to maintain the parity between
speeches in New York and Hardemar
county, Tenn. In that speech PattersU
had said that lac had been a free silver maI
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 destinec
to allow the southern silver men to go of
the field of battle with their sidearms ON
AS far as he was concerned he asked 10
terms. His people did not want to be per
mitted to carry OFF their sidearms. 1t wa
not the last gun of retreating army the!
were firing. They had not yet capitulated
He concluded with an appeal for unity ant
harmony of action.
r The senate held another brief session, il
which nothing Of Importance was accom-
plished, aud then adjourned after an eN
eculivo session of half an hour in orde
that the caucus might be continued.