New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
THE HOUSE IN AN UPROAR.
BYNUM, or INDIANA, CENSURED.
\ BITTER AND EXCITING DEBATE THAT
LASTED HOURS.
THE HOoSIER MEMBER MAKES a PERSONAL AT
TACK UPON MR.. BAYSE. OF PEXNSYLvA.
MA. FOR WHICH He Is FORMALLY
PUNISHED by THE HOCSE-DEMO-
CRATIC EFFORTS TO SAVE HIM.

PUNISHED by THE HOCSE-DEMO-
CRATIC EFFORTS To SAVE HIM.
rrtrGpip'i To rHE rRrnrNEI
Washington, May l7.-SlOw progress was maze WIN
the Revenue bill to-day. At the outset the Demo
crats raised the expected outcry that insufficient time
allowed for the consideration Of the bill, ana
that after they had wasted day after day In irrcle
want discussion ..fcr time thus spent they were
compelled To- allow business be done, and the
committee thu, enabled to dispose of the re
maindcr Of it,, amendments. Meanwhile the Free
Traders were casting about for prctext for further
delay. They had profc,sed to be anxious for some
amendments to the bill. but as the oppor
tuny came to offer and discus, such amendments
they showed that they dare not face the music
Bynum, of Indiana, man who possesses most Of the
instincts Of bully. put forward slcrihce and
he willingly took his place. several days aeo from
The security OF hi, place member Of the House
he had denounced James Campbell. president Of the
National Glass Work, Association. "a liar and
pcriurcr" To-day Colonel Baync caused to be read
q letter which hc had received from Mr. Campbell
rrpcilne the assault upon him. After some obicc
iion. which General GiO,venor, chairman Of the Com
mitcc oi the Whole. ovcrrulcd u the interest, he
nd every body else supposed. Of fair play, Iynum
was allowed Ia make q personal explanation. 1t Wa-
short but Va, not only effective bat in terms most
outrageous violation Of dcccncy wei a, Of parlia
mcutry .,w and dc,orum. The Democrat, cesed
him on and stood boy him, and for brief space
Bynum wa, again hcn. lie was promptly called
to account. and III, words taken down and
ported 10 the House. The language hc used. coupled
with hi, stubborn refusal TO rctract his word,
apologize g. the ll,u,e would have justified Li, prom
expulsion from thai body. ior his attitude showed
that hc j. unworthy To- associate on equal term, with
rcnucmel who observe parliamentary dccorum and
ohn.aiion-. 80 matter how great ho may have
tA"u-ht DIS pro,ocailpn 10 be-. and II have been
s etc1> ar Doe Imagined Il ho had forgotten the abuse
which bee hcipci upon Nr. Campbell fcw day, ago
well knowing taat NJ. Campbell had mo- opportunity
to rp, h, words to-day vcrc a. uuiu,tIfablc hi,
language $50, brutal
There vi, good deal of confusion and vast
amount - pcttf'srue III" Democratic -idc before
The matter wa, disposed ~ Colonel Bayue and Brock
inrdc" ~ Kentucky. indulced iu lot coilDquy which
lot in the tumult. and then the Democrats ~.
~orsed To- nihus'tis 10 prevent action upon General
Cuichcon's rc-o.urou - ccusur colonel MIL, made
abusive ,pc" h evidently signed ~ provoke some
action from the speaker. but the latter calmly Ignored
il. and thus added - th" pc,plcN", and unhappn"Ss
~ he Democrats. who fIucl and re.d without avail
They tr.ci device to prevent 10" application II
the deserved 'ol.u-c except the OILY manly ono.
which wa, Tor Iyrtn 20 rc'rnct ard apologize. Aft"r
. lnlfd1lcn GlIa,cruc mo. ion, hai Ue"u voted upoa
rho re-oigt.on adopted and thr culprt br'u-t
icf.r, tlo ll0u.c The Democrats formed p.oce,
-iou o. -oort lu before fI" har of the lInu-c and
e ,aaly tried =, au ar OF hrayad' ~ Do" came for
ward. IL va, biavado onl, only that and nothing
more. H. trcd 900 the b's!uuius 20 interrupt the
speaker. vho u three or four crisp sentences pro
uouncrd thr lu' u''t 4 the House; but be- did Not
!ook $50 happy did Is few months ago when be-
p,..lc,-i down t. elsie. thAhrc h, h-ts toHnr and
uuat.IHs the Speaker. AT the ceu-urc had been
pronounced H,num rallied and s1d hc was glld f"
have been tlu, decorated Whcrrupon the Democrat,
id ly Springer ,i.il, and other statesmen gathered
about him. pat',d Aim with cHu-on. and proudly lcd
lm away. That d. thc way tho Free Trader consider
E,,cnue bll. Following are the details of the dc.
bate.
VI Ha,uc of Penn ylyana. I'm ~pcaNns to
verbal amendment on thc Tariff Dill sent
T., the Clerk. disk and hpd t'ai
!c'tor from JAmc. Campbell. of ru,hnrs. de-.
ryiuc the statements rejecting ON hi, character mad"
o. f.0 das. ag, %, VT. Hyuum. Of indiana and Nr.
wilson. 4 Wet virginia. lu hi. lc'tr Mr. Campbell
.t-ously attack, those gcntlomeu and uses v';oro"'
language ii d"nunciition Of them.
VI. springer sid tiat the letter was unworthy oi
being put ihr record, 81 the House and unworthy
OF thc gentleman who bad presented it
Mr. Wheeler of Nllama. made tlc p'.nt "i order
thi, the letter should Dee ,rirscn from Oh" record.
rhe Chair rul'd That o." gentleman "Ao prc-"niol
the letter Wa -p,n-.olo for H.
VI. Funston. ~ kane'-. offered an amendment -
the metal schedule the proyi,p that silver "rc aHd
All other ore, containing lead shall pas d d"R "t
! . cent, per pound ou the lead contained therein
according q" -aa.pic aid assay at the port q" 'nil
vi. Funston earnestly dNItit"d thc dd p''" "' ''
amendment. declaring that ia" provision OF the ''"
vond destroy the smelling interest, Of thc country
Mr. uynnm then claimed recognition ou a question
n refsoral privilege relating 10 the Ca phr let'f
The chair va, inclined 10 thiul that tie letter din
not present q matter Of personal privilege.
rhsn cu,ucd = -ccuo 81 uproar Nr. H>H"n en-
doavorcd to proceed. but ho "a, shouted u""" "'
,,. rrnuLll,an side. MI raync added 10 the con
fusion hy cNciaiiTlue at the top If hr voice th"'
Gentleman for whom he had the highest respect h'd
Icon charged with forgery. and he wanted to present
the letter 10 hi, defence.
Mr. breckenridge. Of Kentucky. shouted out 10 inc
cha rr an that n was rot fair 70 silence the ma" VII"
had L,.n publicly attacked. and let the man pea"
50 ho had mndc himself -pon'or of the siand'icF al"
stood in the SHOES Of the slanicrer.
Amid Intense confusion, excitement, h"Th"r 't'"
.l,ut, Of louder MIR. Eayue va, heard To declare
that C,up.cll wa. the equal In every respect 10 inc
member from kcntucky. and Mr. Brcchinudee to '-''Ii
in,t hr had no doubt that the member rom ''"
,I,ana took the man hl, standard "i "'''h'"
Mr. Cannon Of Illinois. .aid that the Revenue Dill
va, under consideration.
vr Mil. There is a SANDER under consideration.
MIR Eynum complained that the Chair had 'i"pp'i
him aud allowed thc gentleman from Pcnn-yN'"' ~
20 on.
The Chair stated that he had not p'rnl'''' '"'
gentleman from Pennsylvania t. proceed. lhc Guar
had done the bc, that he could to prevent the E'"F
men from Pcnn-y ,anin and kentucky from using h'
langungc they did. The Cnar had done AL he 'o"'
and wa, not responsible FOR the gentlemen pr"'''u"E
ont Of oNrr
Mr. cannon made the point of order that when the
wa, acting under rHc Of the House " ""'
not i'm order to allow gentlemen &" wash their airy
linen AGAINST the rule Of the House. loud Dem
o,raiic jc.rs aud erie, for oricr)
The Chair va, Of the opinion mat II Wa = P"'
tion Of personal privilege. and oV"uucd the poit o'
order
Mr. Mckinley thought that it was in the lh''''''
~ fair pl,y TO allow TIE gentleman from Indiana 10
proceed nu matter what the rules mShi hc'
After half AN hour of uproar Mr. liynum N''"''
the floor amid comparative quiet. and said 'ni '"'
r,mpbcu affidavit wa, to the effect that Mr "'''""
and ne had said that SIj m01th was enough "' any
ca..blowcr In his district, where he was hno""'
th, affidavit had been circulated; hut IL h"u o'o
,.,, j., Al. wuson,. district He had tclc-
rr,phcd 10 tho West Virginia papers d'h"""'"H