Evening journal., 1894-02-27

2 minority was present iuOL NOilurl the
house WAS in a position to do business.
Those who refused 10 recognize this dec
'lrat.ou OF the supreme court, be said
..sgssfi ibusters-not the gentlemen whom
ArEience had j0st denounced
j desire to say" interjected Mr.. Picl,ler
& South Dakota, rising to his feet, that
SIR Pence told me he wanted to put the
democratic party in a hole and that he did
l0t intend TO vote on a certain roll call,
.Dt lee came Sinking In. He told me be
i|d not want the bin 20 pass" This state
l,put cuused something Of asensation. Mr.
Ponce amt Mr. Ellis of Oregon rose at the
tue time. "A nd also desire to bear wit
e.s. said Mr. Ellis, "that Mr.. Pence told
m. the same thing" The members crowd
% about the colnbatants.
NJ. Hepburn yielded two minutes to
Mr. Pence 81 want TO say" said Mr..
2enoe slowly aud deliberately, that Mr..
Pence states that which Is absolutely not
rue, and that Mr. Ellis of Oregon q mem
tion names in order that there may be no
mis,ske), whose windings in and out no
man can keep track of, states that which is
absolutely false. With neitherOf them did
/ have Rny such conversation"
Mr.. Pence Defiant
Mr. Pickler insisted loudly that be did
'lf tie gentleman from South Dakota
Pic,ler), replied Mr. Pence will rise TO a
question ~ privilege, / viii tell the house
what said, aud I will detail TO the coun-
lry what have seen and what some Of u
have heard iu the last five days.
AT tho conclusion of Mr. Hepburn
-perch Mr.. Reed declared that the seignior
ige bill could hsve been brouglN 10 a vote
long ago if it had been properly managed.
There was lively setto between Mr.. Reed
and Mr. Bland, after which the committee
rose, whcreupon Mr.. Pence, rising to a
question Of privilege with reference TO the
-tgtements made by Messrs Pickler and
ellis. said he acquitted Mr.. Ellis of max
/ ing any statement, doing anything or cast
iug any vote since last August ION his own
nook"
Mn Iainer Of Nebraska called Mr. Pence
/ to order. In accordance with the rule b,
/ was required TO take his seat. The Ian
/ gusge excepted was read. and then upon
| motion he was allowed 10 explain. IL,
/ aid that perhaps the gentleman from Ne
| blaska did not understand what was meant
u the west by "on his own hook"
"What / mean aud what shall continu,
% mean" said he "when man votes OF
/ mis- own hook, is that he votes what he non
astly and individually believes. Mr. Hainel
lain arose aud said this was adding In
| sult to injury, but the speaker held thn
| .lr. Pence was entitled TO explain
Continuing, be said that he meant by hi
xQression that a man threw out bis owl
aook and his own bait and caught his owl
.ish without being under the domination
OF any man, whether he came from Main
OF elsewhere.
"That is my explanation, d" said he def
/ aatly IL IL doesn't satisfy the dignity Q
sle house 10 satisfies me. am ready nov
20 proceed with what / was saying whe
| ne gentleman from Nebraska (wAo Is full
+ OF whiskers than ideas) interrupte
! me-" lie then paused.
There was good deal of indignation
| .nong the Republicans at Mr. Pence's d,
! iancs, which was shared TO some eXtentQ
| Dee Democratic side, as on the notion !
allow him TO proceed a score Of Democrats
including Messrs, Tracey, Reilly, Goldziel
Everett, Warner and Lockwood, vote
sraiust a. e motion, which was defeated-s
to6O Mr.. Pence eat down, and the hous
then adjourned
Hewaiian Report Submitted.
The senate held but a short session
rier 70 give the Democrats an opportunit
Serwurd "a continne the caucus begun
he morning. Mr.. .fo-ge1, cfirmHn
he COZ nittee on iCrgign r.alszz. nr