Litchfield enquirer., 1840-02-06

Wxan1kozo1s, Jan. -, 1910.
The unfinished business of yesterday. an
amendment of the Rules in relation to the
presentation Of abolition petitions was in Or
der, and MIR. Bynum had the floor.
Mr. Bynum, in the progress Of his remarks,
SAID the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr..
Adams) says, all Europe denounces US for
holding slaves.
Mr.. Adams. utterly deny having said
any such thing. Now you may 20 on.
Mr.. Bynum attempted to prove that great
majority of the Wings in Congress. past and
present. were abolitionists; and this he did
by reading from the journals their votes at
different sessions, ON the subject of abolition
petitions. When he took up the journal of
1887, he exclaimed triumphantly and repeat
eddy. "noac you a0iH ho0 the ,Ohigs rOted Uith
the GbOlitiOnists; mos0 yoM aUiN sees" and then
he commenced reading what he termed the
abolition names, when to his utter astonish-
ment found recorded among the number,
Jesse A. Bycun'. On pronouncing this name,
the hall and the galleries resounded with
peals of laughter for several minutes.
While commenting on certain language,
which he said had been used some days
since, by gentleman near him, he remark
ed-this language came from rank aboli-
zionist.
Mr.. Peck. To whom does the gentleman
allude!
Mr.. Bynum. Iallude to Mr.. Peck
Mr.. Peck. Then what you say is false.
Mr.. Bynum. Does the gentleman mean to
say that I utter faIsehood? No reply
Does the gentleman mean to say that utter
falsehood!
Mr.. Peck. l mean to say, that what you
state is not true.
Mr.. Bynum. You are BLACKBOARD and
a scoundrel. never wilfnly insulted gen.
tleman.
Mr.. Peck. You are incapable of insulting
gentleman.
Mr. Thomson rose to question Of order.
He said, he trusted the gentle man from North
Carolina (Mr. Bynum) would not be permit
ted to proceed until the House had acted up
on what had occurred.
A motion to adjourn was made and lost
ayes 80, noes 14l.
Mr.. Thomson having drawn up a resolu-
ton which he was about to offer, and having
made some appropriate remarks, he was in
terrupted by Mr.. Bynum, who said he was
willing to withdraw the language and apollo
gize to the House, which he did in the most
docie manner.
Mr.. Petriken then offered resolution sta
ting that as MIR. Bynum had apologiZed, Mr..
Peck should be required 10 do the same
Some confusion ensued, the friends of Mr..
Bynum appearing rather clamorous. At
lengh the tumult having subsidized,
Mr.. Peck said, that if the House should de-
eide that he had used supplementary Ian
guage, he would certainly correct that lam
guage. He had been called an abolitionisl.
II have, (said Mr.. Peck) denied thai, and be-
fore would Fetract one word of it. would
quit my seat-I would quit the earth. That
is all have to say"
Whereupon the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Monday night, Jan. q.
The Wings Of the House of Representatives have
had another triumph to-day. second only to the v!co-
~ in the election OF Mr.. Hunter as Speaker Q. Inc
temporary. although there is no reason why II snoo'o
be SO; but whether Of brief or Of long Duration ~
victory nevertheless and one which, Tn,e srs snr
exposes the hypocrisy of the friends Of the Admins
traton. The bone Of contention has been PRINTER
TO THE HOUSE, Two propositions we're orouehs ,d ho
Chairman Of the Committee OF Ways and means, a
friend Of the Administration, proposing that the GeIS
Of the House be to Hen some
with the law Of 1879. Mr.. Giddings, OF Ohio moved
amendment, to the end that the Clerk be insurer!
ed to give the printing to some one VINO w1g.o 10
the cheapest, until the further order OF the
The Administration men rallied around their leader
and bis resolution, and the Wings around tho amend.
mcnt. Tho one proposition contemplated placing IN
ing, temporarily, at least, Public Printer for the
House. In other words, gave the Clerk me power
ofoppointng Blair & Rives-fcr Mr. Garland, was vas
printing Of the House. On the other hand. ne amend
ment was for giving all the printers Of the District
equal chance-the Government printers hayns 'i,S 70
same power to secure the contract as the sGJos o,
the Inielligencer or any other printing
in the ten miles square. For three or four hours the
battle fought, and with mutual expecta!1'99ns o.
victory and defeat on both sides. Mr. Ciioong
amendment. however. was sustained at The ous.se,
and by the strong majority of 100 to g. Many OF me
Administration troops, however, were aSsen, Sl ~
some had voted without following in the footsteps or
knowing the direction Of their file leaders some one
two even voted in the majority for the purpose OF
moving reconsideration Mr. duncan was one o.
ced the result, the motion to reconsider was MADE
The Speaker pronounced the motion not to be IN order
An appeal was taken and sustained by vote OF ioO
to IS. The next most important vote was NOT taken
until two hours had been consumed IN cal OF !ne
House. in drumming up the absentees and IN hearing
very brief speech from the very dsmoSranG y:
! he could in the way Of the amendment which the
House had adopted, and which he wished go much to
have RECONSTRUCTED His is and S.t: were most ANU
sing-especially one of them, which as ne construed
the resolution would send the Clerk 70 New. York IN
| search of a temporary printer Again. "H woua oe
done cheap that no Ss
and thus get rid Of the resolution in this way; Ihs
motion was lost. III to lCS. nsH came .ne sO,e
lived bv The close vote OF ITO to 1881! The resolu'
ton as amended was then adopted: us toN!
The resolution adopted today, If no. repealed De-;
tore the close Of the present session OF congress Will
save the Government many thousand dollars.
This subject disposed al. the House proceeded to
the consideration of the Abolition Memorial keso,u-
ton Of Mr. Thompson, the subject properly before the
Mr.. Johnson, Of Md. followed in continuation and
conclusion Of his very able speech upon the exciting
pont beyond whicht is impossible to go-whe.her in
reference to the arguments used the excited sub
ect created in the discussion. All believe has been
Is srac.ive oOiv for the manner Of saying it, or for
some peculiar illustration and temper which charac-
terizes the Speaker The argument 10 exhausted.