The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-27

oist Was eronght 70 vose. 50 the D.snx-
cratic caucus had decreed that /. sAoasa
- keps before the hoase uati5 vese<s CD ar
down. and the w0nid-hs fSsia4ssers must
taks The responsibility fss such delay - 10
caused.
Nsiii. Dem. Of Arkansas supported the
osis and VAS followed by Hepbarn. Rsp..
oi losa. Na0 called attention 10 the fact
that throughout this struggle a eon,.isa-
sional quorum has been present and n. de-
manded thai il be counted. ggepahlscsn
applause
Il desire 10 say irseriec.ed Pickter
Rep. OF South nakota. rising 10 his feet
that Pence tola sne ne wanted 10 rat the
Democratic party in hole and a.i not in
send 60 vote On certain roll cal. bu, he
came sinking in. he told me he 1ld no,
want ths bill to pass" THIS statement
caused something of sensation.
Pence and Ellis. Rep. OF Oregon. rose at
tue same tinse And | also desire 20
bear witness. said Ellis That Peace tod
me the same ihing. The members
crowded about the comhstsnts. Hepsura
yielded two minutes 10 Pence.
II want 10 say" said Pence. slowly and
deliberately. that Picker states that
which Is absolutely not true. aud Ellis. of
Oregon. mention the names in order that
there may be no mistake. Ellis. whose
windings in aad out no man can keep
track of. states thst which is absolutely
false. with neither of them did l have any
such conversation" Picgler insisted
loudly that he did. III the gentleman
from South Dakota, replied Pence, "wiH
rise 10 question Of privilege / will tell
the house what | said aud I viii detail 10
the country what l have seen and what
some of US have heard in the last FIVE
days.
After the committee rose Pence, rising
TO question OF privilege with reference TO
the statements made BY Picker and Ellis
said he acquitted Ellis Of making any
statement. doing anything or casting any
vote since last August on his own hook.
Hainer. Rep, OF Nebraska called Pence TO
order. The language he excepted TO was
read and he was then allowed to explain.
Pence said perhaps the gentleman from
Nebraska did not understand what was
meant in the West by ''on his own hook"
What l mean and what shall continue
TO mean" said he. "bv when man votes
or his own hook. is that he votes what he
honestly and individually believes"
Hainer said this was adding Insult to i'm
jury. bat the speaker held that Pence
was entitled to explain. Continuing he
said he meant man who threw out
his own hook and his own bait and caught
his own fish without being under the
domination of any man. whether he came
from Maine or elsewhere. That is my
explanation" said he. defiantly. IN il
does not satisfy the dignity of the house
ii satisfies me. l am ready now TO pro-
coed with what I was saying when the
gentleman from Nebraska, W no is fuller of
whiskers than ideas. interrupted me-"
He paused. There was good deal of in
dignation among the Republicans at
Pence's defiance. which was shared TO
some extent on the Democratic side. as on
q motion to allow him TO proceed, q score
Of Democrats, including Tracey. Reilly,
Goldzier. Everett. Warner aud Lock wood
voted against the motion. which was de-
feated. 30 to 60. Pence sat down and the
house adjourned.