The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-27
PENCE FURIOUS.
When Tripped Up He
Passed the Lie.
HE RALLIED AT TOM REED.
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In Return He Was SoundIy
Lashed by Picker.
HE RALLIED AT TOM REED.
ALL OVER THE SILVER DEBATE.
After Insulting His. Colleagues the
Fiery Colorado Statesman Was
Suppressed by Vote.

ings of the House to-day were full of ex-
citing incidents. Bland being unable to
/ secure quorum concluded to allow the
debate on his bill to proceed. at the same
time declaring he would return 10 the as
| sault tomorrow. Two sensational
speeches followed, one by Pence of Colo
radO, who denounced the Republicans for
submitting to the crack of ex-Speaker
Reeds whip and warned him il the elec-
ton of the President is 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 in
taking part in the filibusteriDg.
Toward tie close of the session Pence's
reflections on Picker and Ellis of Oregon
drew forth from them a statement which
| Pence characterized as absolutely un-
true" 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 of further CON-
ment tomorrow.
Hatch moved that his anti-option bill be
taken from the Ways and Means Commit
tee and referred to the Agricultural Com
mlttee. The purpose was to insure an
early favorable report.
After some de bate the motion was car
ried-s8 to 81.
Warner made the point of no quorum.
Bland called for the ayes and noes.
A quorum was secured aud Hatch's mo-
tion carried. Boutelle had read long
resolution, with a number of whereases,
expressing as the sense of the House that
| Willis should be recalled from Hawaii.
The resolution was referred to the Com
miitee on Foreign Affairs
The battle over the silver bill was then
resumed. Bland moved TO 60 into COM
mittee OF the whole on his bill and pend
ing that to close general debate at O'Clock
tomorrow. On later motion he de-
manded the ayes aud noes.
Having failed again to obtain a quorum
Bland then withdrew the motion to limit
the debate and moved to go in ito com
mittee of the whole. The diibusterers in
terposed no objection as it.left the debate
running as before, without limit, and it
was carried.
Bland explained his move by SAYING in
asmuch as it was evident no quorum could
be obtained to-day he thought the time
could best be spent in debate.
Fence followed in a speech denouncing
the Democratic backslders from the silver
supporters and Reeds tactics in whipping
Ito the ranks of filibusterers the Republi-
cans fayoring silver. He said: II have
never engaged in the role of prophet, but
l am going to do so DOW. The next Pres
ident of the United States will be elected
by the vote of the ffty-fourth House of
Representatives. Ii there is anv
one man here especially interested
In knowing what will be the answer on
the rolcall of the States at that time.
probably it is the gentleman from Maine
who to-day and upon every occasion is
standing up here and elsewhere to be
measured against Major Mckinley as
candidate for President in 1896. TLaugh-
fer.l When the question comes before this
House the vote of Idaho will be as big a
that OF Pennsylvania. the vote of Mon
tana as big as the vote of New York. each
State having one vote. l say to him now
when that rollcall comes by States he will
rue this day and the last fifteen days"
Patterson, to whom Pence bad referred
as one of the Democratic baeksl re-
piled denying he'had changed his position.
Last summer he made speech opposing
free coinage, and was still opposed to il,
but was in favor of the coinage of the
seigniorage.
Fithian (D.) of Illinois said If forced TO
make choice between New York gold
bugs and the Populists. the peonle of the
South and thei West would not be slow in
choosing the latter. There were three
kinds of Democrats in the House-real
Democrats, cuckoo Democrats and Tom
Reed Democrats. As between tbs Color
ado Populists and the Tom Reed Demo-
Gratis, Fithian said he would Join the for
mer.
''As to the cuckoo Democrats" said be.
''they are that class of vacillating. dodg
ing. uncertain now you see him and now
you don't fellows who make speeches for
silver to send to constituents and then sit
silent during vote on siiver-men who
dodge rollcal."
| Ii few of these men could block the
seigniorage bill. Fithian warned them The
great majority of Democrats could with
equal propriety stay here until next sum-
mer and block appropriation bills.
Bland made a vigorous appeal to the
Democrats opposing his bill TO cease fill
clustering. DE announced that tomorrow
morning he would move to close the de-
bate and every day thereafter until the
bill is brought to vote. The Democratic
caucus had decreed it should be kept be.
| fore the House until voted up or down.
and 1t would De. Filibustering must take
the responsibility for such delay as it
caused.
Neill D) OF Arkansas supported the
bin and was followed by Hepburn R.)
Of Iowa. who called attention to the tact
that throughout this struggle a constitu-
tional quorum had been present and
demanded that it be counted. Republican
applause.] II desire to say" interjected
Pckler. rising TO his feet. that Pence
told me he wanted 20 put the Democratic
party in hole and did not intend TO vote
on certain rollcall, but he came sinking
in. He told me he did not want the bill to
pass
This statement caused something of
sensation.
Pence and Ellis (R.) Of Oregon rose at
the same time. ''And l also desire to bear
| Witness" said Ellis. that Pence told me