The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-16
Tho Wnrncr.Tnyior Episode.

Tho wnrner-Tnyior Episode.
The sensational fight between two Of
our Ohio neighbours, Mcssrs. Taylor and
Warner, which took up lust fridays ses-
sion OF the House, is reported in thirteen
pages OF the Congressional Record. The
affair Is. attracting the attention Of the
newspapers OF thc country.
II Is scarcely necessary to remind lNrEL-
MdExcEn readers that The disputanls now
represent adjoining districts, but by 4 re-
cent gerrymander OF tho State they were
thrown into the same district, and ut tho
late election they were rival candidates
Tor recollection. On the 9th Of July last,
utter both gentlemen had been renomi.
mated, Colonel Taylor made Il speech in
Congress on tho Mexican pension bill.
He had the floor ior only six minutes, but
got leave to extend his remarks in the
Record, and, through no fault OF his, tho
speech was not published until after Con.
gress had adjourned. In tho speech he
reflected severely on General Warner MS
Chairman OF the Committee on Pensions,
Bounty and Back Pay, on the committce,
and on the House for its refusal to legis-
late in the interest Of the soldiers.
General Warner at once attacked tho
speech, asserted that it had new been
made, and challenged Taylor to n joint
debate on the merits OF the question.
The debate was held and Warner was
beaten. Taylor's pension speech was used
effectively in the late campaign, and War
ner's majority was reduced from l,l02 10
2l7.
General Warner went back to Wash
ington with blood in his eye, and on Fri
dry he introduced Il resolution to the ef-
feet, "That the parts Of said speech re-
fleeing upon members OF the House, or
OF any committee Of the House, or Oh
the House itself, or relating to what took
what took place in any committee OF the
Senate, arc supplementary and M
abuse OF the privileges OF the House, and
OF his leave TO print, and arc hereby de-
clared not to be a legitimate part Of the
official debates OF the House." .
The usual proceeding in cases OF this
kind is for the offending member to re-
tract or apologize for the offensive Ian
guage, and get out Of the difficulty as easily
us possible. But Mr.. Taylor was eccentric.
He didn't retract or apologize or wilt. lie
stuck to what he had said, and reiterated
it and proved it. Reed and Browne and
Keller came to his aid with points Of or
der, but after Taylor took the floor i'll his
own defense the giants saw that this man
was able to take care of himself and they
let him do it. Taylor shrewdly managed
to get. in NIL sorts OF irrelevant things.
He showed Warmers motive in making
the attack; he exposed his pretense OF
having voted for Randall for Speaker, be-
cause Carlisle was q irec-trader; he print
cd letters IRON tho fuDllc lrinter, SHOW
ing how often Warner had taken advan-
tasc Of leave to print, and how he had
changed his speeches after they were
made; and he offered Il letter from Ed
ward Mcpherson, the best parliamentarian
in the country, showing that his speech
was in accordance with the rules and
practice Of the House. In short, he hit
right and left, like m 1risliman ut
D%onnybrook fair; and the wounds re-
ceivcd by Gen. Warner were all in front
this time.
The Speaker insisted in ruling that the
House had nothing TO do with questions
OF fact; they had onlyto consider whether
or not the language OF the speech was
parliamcntaryin form. The Republican