Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING


Proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted on-Gist OF the
Business.
TEE Senate spent most OF the 1eth inst. de-
batting the amendment by senator Plumb to tho
silver bill now under consideration. The amend
ment provides that the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury shall a. no time be allowed BY law 70 retain
plus m amount TO exceed SllO 200 900. This
| amendment provoked a running debate, in
which Senators Plumb, Ingalls,, Sherman, Ed
/ munds, Allison, Cockrell, Reagan. and Vest par
| ticipated. All the speakers condemned the
i policy OF boarding money in the treasury, and
some such measure as Senator Plnmbs Is likely
| 10 pass In the House Mr., Henderson, OF
| Iowa, and Mr.. Gambler Of Massachu-
| setts, kicked over the traces. The tariff
bill was under discussion In the House, and
/ Mr.. Mckinley offered an amendment specifically
| including glass chimneys in the clause relative
/ to thin blown glass at duty OF 10 cents dozen
and 90 per cent ad yalorem. Mr. Henderson
/ any duty when he had not the information to
justify that vote. Mr.. Gambler stated that his
constituents wore opposed TO the feature
Of the bill under discussion and that he
should vote against it. An amendmeIt
| offered by Mr.. Henderson to leave the
| duty on lamp chimneys as under
/ 10S, and the Mckinley amendment was agreed
/ to. The wool schedule was next taken up, and
several minor amendments offered by the
Committee Of Ways and Means adopted after
| considerable discussion. The duty on woolen
/ yarn, which was fixed by the bill at twice the
amount per pound Of the duty on WOOL was
i raised to two and one-han times the rate on
| wool. and the duty ON wools OF the third class
valued at 13 cents per pound or less was IN
creased to S2 per cent. ad valorem, and on those
valued at over Is cents per pound was fxsd at
/ 81 per cent. ad valorem. At s p. m the House
took q recess until evening for consideration of
| pension bills.
In the senate on the l2ch inst, Mr.. Hoar,
| from the Judiciary Committee reported back
| the House amendment to the Senate anti-trust
bill with an amendment. Messrs Vest and
| Coke stated that, as members OF the committee
| they did not concur in the report, and Mr.. Hoar
explained the effect Of the action recommended
| The matter went over. The Senate bill to
/ fix the times and places for holding Federal
| ported by Mr.. Ingalls,, from the Judiciary
Committee, and was passed. The Senate bin
approlriating 100000 for a building at Ogden,
| Utah, was reported and placed on the calendar
| The feature OF tho days proceedings was q long
/ speech by Mr.. Jones OF Nevada in support Of
| his silver bill He argued in favor Of the free
coinage OF silver, increased volume OF currency
and the remonetization Of silver and bimetai-
/ ism and warmly defended the silver miners
from the charge Of selhshness In desiring the
executive ~ session the ss Senate % adjousned sneds
In the House Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio
moved that speeches in general de-
/ DhLb On Inc bhflu Dill Dc l1u1te0 10 ono min
ute. The motion was agreed to. and the House
/ went into committee OF the whole Mr.. Payson
| Of Illinois, In the chair. Mr.. Anderson offered
an amendment authorizing the President to
suspend the duty on any article when he may
| be convinced the production of the said article
| is controlled by any trust or combination to
| govern prices or production. Mr.. McMillin de-
| nied that any representative Of the sugar trust
had ever appe red before the COMMITTEES.
| Mr. Niedringhaus moved an amendment
for reduction of the duty on boracic acid.
| nflffa afOt,a Alaa4 4n.k -
the bill fixing the rate Of duty on this article,
| which, 1t was explained, was used In the manu-
facture Of borax. The California delegation opi
posed motion made by Mr., Mills for re-
duction Of the rate Of duty, saying that the pros
| duction OF borax recently discovered in Cali
fornia ought to be protected. The motion to re-
| duce the duty was defeated. Mr.. Covert attack
cd the feature Of the bill which places duty on
| murfatic acid and sulphine acid used largely In
manufacturing fertilizers. After long discuss
sion Mr., Coverts motion to strike out the clause
| placing a duty on muriatic acid was defeated.
ON the night Of the 18th inst Mr.. Bynum Of
Indiana was censured by the House amid the
applause Of the Democrats, and with the declara-
tion that he accepted the censure as decoration
| OF honor. The proceedings leading up to the
| vote OF censure follow Mr.. Bayne OF Pennsyl-
| vania In speaking to a verbal amendment OF thel
tariff bill sent to the clerk g desk and had read a.
| letter from James Campbell OF Pittsburg, Pa.
denying the statements rejecting upon his char-I
acter made few days since by Mr.. Bynum of
lnu1Hnh ana Mr.. wilson OF West Virginia. In
his letter he strongly attacks those gentle-
men and uses vigorous language in denun-i
citation OF them. After half an hour of
uproar Mr. Bynum secured the floor and
said that the Campbell afidavit was to-
| the effect that Mr.. Wilson and he had said
that $40 month was enough for any glass-i
blower. Hc had telegraphed to the West Virginia.
papers denouncing Campbell as liar and per-
| jurer, Since the gentleman from Pennsylvania
constituted himself the conduit pipe through
which this attack of Campbell found its way
fVftn tha afr kI,nC C11us- Il kf..L
the way citizen who may feel aggrieved cam
got into the Record is by the Endorsement
OF "a member of the House, have simply
to say what did the other day, knowing
full well the meaning Of the words, and,
that was responsible for them, denounce
Mr.. Campbell as liar and perjurer.
am willing to believe that / have as great con-
hdence in the character of Mr.. Campbeiias have
in the character of the gentleman who makes
this attack upon me. Mr.. Cutcheon demanded
that the words be taken down. The offensiye
words were taken down and reported from the
clerks desk. Mr.. Cutcheon moved that the
committee rise and report the words to the House
for its action; agreed to--120 to 90. Mr.. Cutch-
con then offered the following: aResolved, That
the member from Indiana William d. Bynuml
in the language used by him in committee OF
The whole and taken down and reported to the
House and read at the clerks desk, has been
guilty Of violation Of the rules and privileges
Of the House and merits the censure of the
House for the same. RESOLVED. That the said
William d. Bynum be now brought to the
bar of the House by the Sergeant-at-
arms and there the censure of the House
be administered by the Speaker" The resolu-
tions passed by a vote OF 126 yeas to 10s nays.
Then Mr. Bynum appeared at the bar, accom-
panied by all Of his Democratic associates who
could find room In the limited space, and who
were loud in their applause. The Speaker re-
quested the gentlemen to take their seats. MFR,
Springer, acting as spokesman, declined to do
SO. The Speaker then said calmly: aThe House
Of Representatives perceives that 1t ID impossi-
BILE for the Chair to enforce order on account
Of the action Of certain members The
Chair will therefore proceed to do ite
duty under the present condition Of disorder.
William ID. Bynum, you are arraigned at the
bar Of the House for having transgressed its
rules by your remarks. For this oifenae the
House desires that you should by censured at
its bar. In the name Of the House, therefore.
pronounce upon you its censure The
Sergeant-at-rrms will now release you.p Mr..
Bynum-Under such circumstances accept
the censure Of the House as q decoration Of
honor. Democratic applause.] There was
some disposition manifested by the Republicans
to take umbrage ct this remark but before it
was understood perfectly the House, ct 10 80.
adjourned.
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