St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-27

Picker, South Dakota, Comes
WASHINGTON, FEB. 26.-The pro-
eeedings in the house today were full of
exciting Incidents. Mr.. Bland, being
unable to secure quorum, concluded
TO allow the debate on the bill to pro-
ceed, at the same time declaring that
he would return to the assault tomOr-
row.
Two sensational speeches followed,
one by MIR. Pence, of Colorado, who
denounced the Republicans for submit
ting to the crack of eX-Speaker Reeds
whip, and warned him if the election of
president were thrown into the house
in 1856 he would rue his filibustering
course: and the other by Mr.. Fithian.
OF Illinois, who condemned in the Sc
Verest terms the action of his Demo
cratic colleagues who were taking part
III the tilibuster. Toward the close of
the session Mr.. Pence's reflections on
Messrs. Pickler and Ellis (Oregom Dire "
forth from them statement which Mr..
Pence characterized as absolutely un-
true" He was twice called to order.
and the house, by vote, refused to
allow him to proceed. 1t is probable
that Mr.. Pence's speech will be the
occasion of further comment tomorro W.
When the house entered upon
THE THIRD WEEK
of the struggle over the Bland seignior-
age bill at noon, there was a good at
tendance, both OH the floor and in the
galleries. Immediately after the read
ing of the journal Mr.. Hatch Dem. Mo.
chairman of the committee on agricult-
Nre, arose and stated that his committee
claimed Jurisdiction over bill (the
auti-option bill) which had been referred
by the speaker to the ways and means
committee, ana he moved that it be re-
ferred to the agricultural committee.
Messrs. Reed, Hopkins. Brckinridge
and Bynum attempted TO crowd III some
remarks, but the chair decided that the
question was not debatable, and on a
rising vote Nh Hatch's motion was car
ried, IS to 81. MIR. Warner Dem. n. W
made the point of no quorum, where
upon Mr.. Hatch demanded the yeas
and nays.
The Republican and Democratic cp.
p0nentS of the anti-aption bill, who do
not want the bill referred to Mr. Hatch IS
committee, pursuing the tactics of the
adverSaries of the Bland seignlorage bill
abstained from voting, but they did not
succeed in breaking quorum, and the
motion was carried.
Mr.. Enloe (Dem., Tenn presented O
resolution reciting the fact of the pub
licatior and distribution by the com
missionerS OF education of an attack
upon the educa tiOnal system of Ten
neSsee, and called upon the secretary
of the interior for the authority for such
q publication. The resolution was re-
ferred.
Mr.. Boutelle (Rep.. Me.), as a priv
ileged question, then sent to the clerks
desk and had read a long resolution
with several whereases, expressing it as
the sense of the house that Mr.. Willis
should be
RECALLED FROM HAWAII.
''Is this resolution looking to a sue
cessor to Minister Willis. or a resolu-
tiOn to put the Democracy in hole?'
asked Mr.. Simpson.
The speake- declared he did not think
1t was a parliamentary inquiry. He
held that the resolution was not priv
ileged. and, under the rule. it was re,
ferred to the committee on foreign af-
fairs. Tne battle over the silver bill
was then resumed. Mr.. Bland the I
moved to go into committee of the
whole on his bill, and, pending that, t.
close general debate at o'clock to NOR
row. On the latter motion he de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted 163 TO 5, eleven shor
of quorum, and Mr.. Bland, upon the
announcement, moved call of the
house.
The call developed the presence of 81;
members. Mr.. Bland then withdrew
his motion to limit debate and moved to
go into committee of the whole. The
filibusters interposed no objection tc
this motion, as ii left the debate running
as before without limit, and it was car.
ried-119 to 0. Mr.. Bland explained his
move by saying that inasmuch as it was
evident that no quorum could be OBJ
tanned today he thought the time could
best be spent in de bate.
Mr.. Pence Pop, Col. J, who was speak
ing when the filibuStering began two
weeks ago, took the floor to resume his
speech.
The scenes of the past ten days, he
said, proved, if any one has ever doubted
ii, that just as Senator Sherman was the
chief lieutenant of the Democratic pres
ident on
THE MONEY QUESTION,
so in this house his lieutenant was tn,
eminent and talented gentleman from
Maine (Reed). He had Witnessed score
of roll calls OIL which all the Republic
ans, except four honorable and indie
pendent gentlemen, Messrs. Sweet
Broderick, Bowers and Hartman, hat
been the chief allies of the executive
and secretary of the treasury. Thes'
alone had been above the control ant
crack Of the whip of the leader of TIL,
minority. But the Democrats, h
charged, were no better than the Re
publlcans. They had juggled witt
silver. They had stricken it down, ant
now sought to deceive their constitu
entS by The support OF thls Oil. On th'
18th Democratic caucus had been held
and the most rampant man in the hal
was said TO be the gentleman from Ten
nessee, Mr.. Patterson, who last fal
took back all he had said for fifteel
years. He acted with the administra
tion and in return secured patronag
for his district and his state. No ma
on this floor had eaten more admins
tratiye pie than he. Yet this man VIII
surrendered the convictions of life
time on that occasion and stood up lik
the gentleman from Texas (Kilgore
and thanked God that he had changed
his mind and had the courage to stant
by his convictions, became in that eau
Gus the most rampant of silver leaders
He went to the extent of proposing
resolution authorizing the speaker t
count quorum.
Mir. Pence, continuing, said his chic
objection to this bill was that backslid
ers last summer would utilize their vot
upon 1t to cover their retreat aud de