Arizona republican., 1894-02-27
SAID THEY LIED.
A Breezy Time in the
House Yesterday.
POpuliSt Pence of Colo
radO Cornered.
Sat Upon Heavily by Both Dem
ocrats and Republicans.
Bland PerseVereS in His Fight for a
m-Morgan's Hawaiian
Resolution Reported.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The proceed
ings in the house were full of exciting
incidents. Bland being unable to secure
a quorum concluded to allow the debate
on the bill to proceed, at the same time
declaring he would return to the assault
tomorrow. Two sensational speeches
followed, one by Pence of Colorado, who
denounced the Republicans for submit
ting to the "crack of ex-Speaker Reeds
whip" and warned him that if the
election of president were thrown into
the house in 1896 he would rue his
flibustering course, and another by
Fithian, who condemned in the severest
terms the action of his Democratic col
leagues in taking part in the filibuster-
ing.
Toward the close of the session
Pence's reflection on Pickler and Ellis
of Oregon, drew forth from them a
statement which Pence characterized
as absolutely untrue" He was twice
called to order, and the house by vote
refused to allow him te proceed. 1t is
Probable that Pence's speech will be
the occasion of further comment tomor-
| row.
Having failed again to obtain a quo
rum, Bland then withdrew his motion
to limit the debate and moved the
house go into committee of the whole.
Pence followed in speech denouncing
Democratic backslioers and supporters
of Reeds tactics and the whipping into
ranks of filibusterers, the publicans
favoring silver.
81 desire to say" injected Picker,
Republican of South Dakota, rising to
his feet, "that Pence told me he wanted
to put the Democratic party in the hole
| and did not intend to vote on certain
roll call. But he came Sinking in. He
told me he did not want the bill to
pass" This statement caused some
thing of a sensation and Pence and
Ellis, Republican of Greg on, rose at
the same time.
"And l also desire to bear witness" +"
said Ellis, that Pence told me the
same thing" The members crowded
about the com 5atants. Hepburn
yielded two minutes to Pence.
| WALL W Say, Sdiu cICt, SlOWIy
and deliberately, 'that Pickler states
that which is absolutely not true, and
Ellis, of Oregon, Il mention names that
there may be no mistake), Ellis, whose
windings in and out no man can keep
track of, states that which is absolutely
false. With neither of them did l have
any such conversation"
Pickler insisted loudly that he did
After the committee rose Pence rising
to question of privilege with refer
ence to the statements made by Picker
and Ellis, acquitted Ellis of making any
statement, doing anything or casting
any vote since last August, on his own
hook. Halner Republican of Nebraska
called Pence to order. The language
excepted to was read and then he was
allowed to explain.
He said, perhaps the gentleman
from Nebraska did not understand
what was meant in the west by 'on hi.
own hook What 1 meant and what
shall continue to mean is that when 6
man votes on his own hook, he votes
what he honestly and individually be
lieves."
Hainer said this was adding insult
to injury. but the speaker held Pence
was entitled to explain. Continuing
he said he meant that man threw ouI
his own hook and his own bait anG
caught his own fish without being un
der the domination of any man whether
he came from Maine or elsewhere.
"That is my explanation" said ht
defantly. ''If it doesn't satisfy the
dignity of the house it satisfies me.
am ready now to proceed with what
was saying when the gentleman from
Nebraska (who is fuller of whisker'
than ideas) interrupted me-" HI
paused. There was good deal of in
dignation among the Republicans a