The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18

rynum. in the Language used by him in Committee o
and resd al c CLERK deck ha. been guilty Of Si1s
the censurs Of ne House for t,,e ssn,e 49, .-o,.,,
to tSs bar Of III he Soqss by sstssst = Arms st
speaker
MIR. Cutcheon demanded the previous ques.
tion amid suggestions oil rag law from Tue
Mr' Springer made the point Of order tina!
the Speaker must decide that The. ianGuaEe
right OF member to explain his ianRunge pe'
fore II was In order To oifer resolution OF cen
MIR. Cutcheon said that hg had copied ihe
resolution IRON the last ros solution Of the Find
S Sve. ooITered by Mr. iierbert and was directed
| against John Nnn Noorhis Of new YORK In Tue
Fotyseyentn TonEres re TSSs onrhs %9s
a full ano IoEy 10 the House and thu gentleman
attGcRcd II the gentleman, Mr.. Bynum!
| would make rs ample and manly retrAetion OF
HIS words ho Elr. CutcheonD would withdraw
| his demand Tor the previous question. -,
Mr.. Blount q en-; Ga said that me the IAN ar .
Tho speaker overruied the point Of order.
Mr Son snG St HT T ynSm Be- permitted
make an exclamation. but Mr. Martin tken'
Mr. Springer made the point Of order that the
! language used was not unrariinmontary Inc
spencer overrnlel the point Mr., springer pr ap-
| penled aud tho appeal was tabled, III TO w.
Mr. Cultivate moved an adjournment LOST
MI Tutcheon then demanded the yeas and
| pnys on his demand for the previous question,
| an Ms he did 80 Mr.. Springer rose with mo-
tion 10 refer tho resolution to the committee
| on Rules with certain Instructions.
Tho Speaker. ignoring MIR. SprinRer,s mo-
ton, declared the yeas and nays ordered. Mr.
heard his motion, and need not pretend that
ne M H.u MeSin called attention to tho fact that
had not been ordered. The Speaker thereupon
recognized Mr.. Springer, who moved to refer
instructions TO inquire whether the language
used by Mr.. Bynum was out OF order and
wheth or there was not sufficient justification
Mr. Henderson REP. Iowal made q point OF
order against the motion, and the point pe,nG
ppaled. The appeal was tabled-yeas. ia:
for r that purpose. moved to reconsider The
motion was tahled-yeas. 1872: nays. 2S-the
Speaker counting quorum.
The previous question was then ordered on
the resolution, Yeas, l29: nays: 90.
MIR. Hand, who had voted , IN the Affirmative,
recognize the motion declaring It TO be dla-
tory, Then. for u lew moments there was An
other scene OF confusion. AE: Binnd teSiarilh ng
OF the House. The confusion. however. was
only temporary.
I,
from Indiana had VIOLATED all parliamentary
usage by making direct and personal attack
upon the gentleman from Pennsylvania. The
question was whether ii was parliamentary Tor
one member subs ,untially to denounce an
otner as a liar and perJurer. He did not be-
1t was not n violation of the rules of the House.
The time had come. in view OF the LANGUAGE
used o ne Se WHere lna
iiamentary proceedings ceased and a viola
ton Of the rules Of the House began.
Vorhis case. said thnt there was marked diff
ference between that case and the present one
Wan V S1s and M Pfs WIG ns was moton to-
c CTie e''c came 'I from him tMr. Herbert
besaase it vas purely .ad question question Of
for Tor the language What a contrast was here.
The gentleman from was the
Indiana and West Virginia. The, letter had
gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA fathered that
letter and that he was max ing an attack
which justified everything that had lee, Eeen
democratic applause.l Asa Judge In this case
he believed that tho gentleman from Indiana
provocaion came from the other side. and he
gentleman from Pennsylvania OF the majority
was 10 go scot Tree and the gentleman Of the
what he was forced to do by tho circumstances
OF the case. IApplausel
adopting Pf that S TeHoIuion s 4ould SGT
precedent with would not rebound to
Is credit The iIsnsunse oj The gen;
Michigan, Nr. Cutcheon) thought that LIr. By
language. but for the language he had used
at the time he denounced the Speaker OF the
House. Democrats applause. IT,, TIE gentle,
OF the letter that two of the members OF the
House we're not hon2ra6IIe men, At the end Of
1 sst pary that S"a showed tf0ff ao on to
anS ass Of 'ns on hGr
can side. Gentlemen might. if they. de
sired approve OF such language. but let him
would no 10 j., though they sat in their seats
from Pennsylvania had put himself out OF the
motives TO members on the
DemocTTntijc side Of the House lAppIloussL
seemed to be determined to supply with speed
what It lacked in patience. He. could not say
anything which would deprive the majority Of
offences when he had denounced the tyran-
meal and desrotic orders of the sneaker, who
Ia n TGe sentiem a from % icnisan Who
riSht bower Of iho Efatemaa from Penn
best men IN the esse He had said the
other dav that he would believe Campbell as
quickly us ne WOulu ollH"r ono VI tuOSe gem
tIemen. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
had given the first offence. Not only that. but
for he frat time in the history OF the country.
and he hoped the last, q member Of the House
OF Representatives. had made himself n
! ehicle iOr bringing a scurriloHs. insult
ing. and offensive letter into the House
and putting II npOn the records: and
when he encounleied the manly and
chiyalrous defence OF tina gentleman he had
had attacked lie cried Ikea baby. Demo
cratic applause He lMr. Mills had no hope
on earth that the, majority would do ANYTHING
except punish Mr.. Bynum. because that was
the only WAY 1t could pull lis beaten mum out
OF tho contest. democratic appsuse.i Tue
H"Ierity had not forgotten that Mr. Rynum
had characterized the action oil the speaker as
II deserved 10 be charactoriIei: and it was for
that that the Gentleman from Michigan was
made the public property in tho name OF the
honor and dignity D the lluEAa democratic
APPLAUSE and keUuhiCan Kisses.
Mr. iarke OF Alabama sud that the gentle:
man rom Michigan Mr.. Cutcheonl had used
language 10 the elect that NeSsrs. EynUn aGu
Wilson would not be believed by Il Jury, and
now he rose 70 move censuro On the gentle
man from Indiana.
Mr.. uuthwnite OF Ohio appealed 10 the Re-
publican side that it was acting in the capacity
OF Judge lie looked on the faces of mem
bers on that side and saw WRIT upon them
ahylAlhE else than calm, cool. dispassioDae
eNITeshinn. II In this mood they should vote q