The herald., 1894-02-27
POP PENCE'S PROPHECY.
The House Will Choose the
Next President.
And Tom Reed Will Not Be the
Lucky Candidate.
Exciting Incidents at Yesterdays
Session of the House.
Bland Again Bsffisd In His Efforts Co
Bring tho seigniorage Bill to
vote--eevsral sensa-
tional Speeches.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The proceed
ings in the house today we're full OF ex-
citing incidents. Bland. being unable
to secure q quorum, concluded to allow
debate on the bill to proceed, at the
same time declaring be would return to
the assault tomorrow. Two sensational
speeches followed. one by Pence of
Colorado, who denounced the Repub-
licsns for submitting to the crack of ex-
Speaker Reeds whip, and warned him
if the election of o president was
thrown into the house in 1896 he would
rue his filibustering course, and the
other by Fithian, who condemned in
the severest terms the action OF his
Democratic colleagues for taking part in
the tilibuster. Towards the close OF the
session Pence's reflections on Picker
and Ellis OF Oregon drew forth from
them statement which Pence charac-
terized as absolutely untrue" He was
twice called to order, and the house, by
a vote, refused to allow him to proceed.
1t is probable that Pence's speech will
be the occasion for further comment to-
morrow.
THE Days PROCEEDINGS.
Hatch moved that his anti-option bill
be taken from the ways and meane COM
mittee and referred to the agricultural
committee. His purpose was to insure
an early favorable report. Alter some
debate, the motion carried, 88 to 81.
Warner made the point Of no quorum,
and Bland called for the ayes and nays.
quorum was occurred and Hatch's
motion carried.
Boutelle had read long resolution,
with q number of whereaseB, expressing
as the sense OF the house that Willis
should be recalled from Hawaii. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs.
The battle over the silver bill was
then resumed. Bland moved to 60 into
committee OF the whole on his bill, and
pending that, to close general debate at
O'Clock tomorrow. On the latter
motion he demanded the yeas and nays.
BLAND RETREATS.
Having failed again to obtain a
quorum, Bland then Withdrew his mo-
tion to limit the debate and moved to 60
into committee OF the whole. The fill
busters interposed no objection, as it
left the debate running as before with
out limit and was carried. Bland ex-
planned his move by saying that mas
much as it was evident that no quorum
could be obtained today he thought the
tire could best be spent in debate.
PENCE's PROPHECY.
Pence followed with speech denounc-
ing the Democratic backsliders from the
silver supporters and Reeds tactics in
whipping into the ranks of the filibue-
! terere Republicans favoring silver. He
said: ~ have never engaged in the role
OF a prophet, but | am going to do so
now. The next president of the United
States will be elected by the vote of the
Fifty-fourth house of representatives.
| If there is any one man here especially
| interested in knowing what will be the
roll call of states at that time, probably
it is the gentleman from Maine, who
today, and upon every occasion, is stand
ing up here and elsewhere to be meas
ured against Major Mckinley as a can
didate for president in 1896. [Lsughterl
! When the question comes before this
| house, the vote OF Idaho will be as
| big as the vote of Pennsylvania the
| vote of Montana as big as the vote OF
New York. each state having one vote.
say to him now when that roll call
comes by states, he will rus this day
and the last ID days."
Patterson, to whom Pence had re-
ferred as one of the Democratic black
sliders, replied, denying that he had
changed his position. Last summer he
made speech opposing free coinage,
and he was still opposed to il, but was
in favor of the coinage of the seignior-
age.
THREE KINDS OF DEMOCRATS,
Fithian Democrat of Illinois) said
''If forced to make choice between
the New York gold bugs and the Popu.
lists, the people OF the south and west
would not be slow In choosing the latter.
There are three kinds of Democrats in
this house--real Democrats, cuckoo
Democrats and Tom Reed Democrs ts."
As between the Colorado Populists
and the Tom Reed Democrats, Fithian
said he would join the former. "As to
the cuckoo Democratic" said be, "they
are that class of vacillating, lodging.
uncertain, now-you-see-hima and-now-
you don't fellows who make speeches
for silver to send 10 their constituents,
and then sit silent during vote on ell
yer; men who dodge the roll call.
II a few of these men could block the
aeigniorsge bill, Fithian warned them
the great majority of Democrats could
with all propriety, stay here till next
summer and block the appropriation
bills.
BLAND MAKES AN APPEAL.
Bland made vigorous appeal to the
Democrats opposing his bill, to cease
tilibustering. He announced that to-
morrow morning he would move to close
the debate and every day thereafter un-
til the bill was brought to vote. The
Democratic caucus had decrsed it should
be kept before the house until voted up
or down. and it would be. The filibus-
terers must take the responsibility for
such delay as it caused.
Neill (Dem.) of Arkansas, supported
the bill and was tolled by Hepburn