Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence of The Baltimore Chronicle.
PROCEEDINGS OF SATURDAY,.
W~AsnisoroN. Jan. 10Th, 1889.


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WAsHfaoroS, Jan. 10Th, 1889.
The Senate did not sill TO day.
INTuE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
las, evening on the second ballot for members
IN serve on the Investigation Committee in place OF
those excused, the following gentlemen were cleo
Ted. viz: Messrs. TAYLOR, MARTIN, and WAGEs-
ER. .-.i
ask TO be excused. -
This morning as soon as Tue journal iau oeenie"u'
that motion being entertained,
Mr.. TAYLOR assigned his reasons Tor wishing TO he
excused. lie said il must appear Just to all that the
Administration party ought 10 be represented IN Inc
Committee by legal gentleman capable OF coping
vith The talented law yers elected on the side OF tue
onnos;,;op. He maintained that he was not capable,
from his education, of performing the duties which
would be required, lie being a physician anu mol d
lawyer, ...
Mr.. GRAY supported The motion. lie ,houen'
that in the selection Of memhersto serve on Inc Co."-
mi,tee. due regard should be had TO their pecu'iar
qualification, as the duties 10 be performed would
require men ofpeculiar talent. He was sure that II
any of the anti-Administraiion men had a sun OF e.
jectment to n.y., they would choose a tdVyer ana not
a physician. =,
Messrs. PRENTIss and WISE opposed the notion
They considered the ability displayed by Mr.. lay
LoR, in endeavoring TO show that he was not com
petent TO serve on the Committee, was a sufficient
proof that he lCdS capable.
Mr.. THOMPSON thought that rs the -Admlnistra-
ton party had been arranged. t was nothing more
than fslr TO allow them to choose counsel.
Mr. MooRE charged the Wing party with neon
sistency. lie said that a few days ago when It was
proposed to allow the Speaker to appoint the count
tee, they opposed i, on the ground that they wan
ted a comm iltee above suspicion. They were then
told to take their own men, but they demonstrated, and
refused TO haze all Of their own party. What then
SAID he, do they mean to infer that their own party are
not above suspicion! Mr.. Nj. went on to say that
with a view of bringing the matter to an end, he
would tell them that no democrat would serve on the
committee. who was not chosen by the Admins
ratlon vote, as they had too much seIi-iespect TO
serve after being elected by the vote oil the opposi-
ton. lie would tell them that the committed would
not be appointed unless they allowed the adm n
istalion party to chose their own men.
After some remarks from MI. RICE GARLAND,
Mr.. pETRIKEN moved the previous question:,
which was seconded. The question then recurring
on agreeing with the motion TO excuse, on this mo-
ton the yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted
yeas 102 nays l02. The Speake, gave the casting
vote, by voting an the affirmative. So Mr.. Taylor was
excused.
Mr.. WAGNER, another member OF the committee,
also moved TO be excused,
After some remarks from Messrs WISE and GAR
LAND,
Mr.. BYSUM SPOKE at some length, and in the
course Of this speech took occasion te express his be-
lief, that, if the Wings had the committed 10 them
selves, The character of Mr.. Woodbury., allhtu h {
were white as Snow, and chaste as ice, would be
blackened.
Mr.. WISE as a member ofthe committee, a ked
Mr.. b. i(he intended to say that he. MIR. W. would
misrepresent any fact.
Nj. BYNuM said that If he was not disposed TO be
perfectly fair, he would not deign TO answer the gen
tlenIan. But he would say that in speaking otthe
committee he did not single out Mr.. WISE as an in
dividual or mention him by name Therefore he could
mot eomply with The rPOueSt IN siuple him ont and
except him from the rest. He had no objection &c
say that there were some gentlemen on the com
mittee that he much respected and there were other,
for whom he had not so much respect.
Mr.. WISE again asked him 10 state whether he
referred to him as one who would mis-
represent any fact.
Mr.. BYNUM said he had the floor, aud was not
going To be interrupted.
MIR. WISE. Then does the gentleman refuse?
Mr.. BYNUM said he would moi be interrupted, by
the gentleman, as he did not fear his - scorpion rod, "
however much II might be dreaded oy others. lie
had no personal explanation to make to him.-Mt.
B. then went on TO speak in favor olhaving a ma
jority Of the committee, or at least an equal number,
in favor Of the administration.
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY NIGHT, Jan. 10Th.
Since the cars left, the following proceedings took
place in the House. The debate on the motion to
excuse Mr.. WAGNER was continued for some
hours. Mr.. BYNUM made some violent speeches in
which he declared that the opposition wished SO to
constitute the COMMITTEE as TO enable them 10 cheat
and deceive the public as they had formerly done, and
further that they wished to b lacken the character OF
Mr.. WOODBURY.. Mr. WISE and Mr.. STANLEY sew
orally took up Mr.. BYNUM's ex pressions q asked ex-
plantations. In general, however, the debate was con
Quoted with personal courtesy. Some words passed
between Mr.. MOORE and Mr.. PRENrIss. The
House refused TO excuse Mr.. WAGNER, yeas 105
nays 1903. Mr.. MARTIN of Alabama, the other ad
mlnistration man declined serving, las by the rule ofthe
House, he had a right TO do on the ground that he was
a member OF another committee, Another balloting
took place. and Messrs FOSTER, Of New York, aud
Owens, of Alabama, both lawyers, was then chosen,
and did not ask 10 be ercuSed. SO, the commute was
duly formed Subsequently, Mr.. Sherrod Williams
moved to reconsider the vote refusing 10 excuse Mr..
Wagner, but this motion was laid on the table,
yeas 1903 nays &c.
Mr.. WISE then offered a resolution providing that
the Committee have leave to elect Clerk, to choose
its own printer, and to proceed TO New York and
other places for the purpose of prosecuting their in
vestigation, which was agreed to, almos. unanimous
ly. The latter part Of the proceedings were mark
ed by much good humour.