Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
BYNUM cENsURED
BY THE HOUSE FOR REsENTING
AN OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK
Made. Upon Him by Congressman
Bayne-stormiest Meeting OF the
Session-Dramatic Scene.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-In spirit oil
blind partisan rage Republicans of the
House at nearly IL o'clock Saturday
night pronounced ceRsure upon Repre-.
sentative w. D. Bynum, Of Indiara
after one of the most turbulent passion
swept sessions In recent years. Says
the Cleveland Huin Dealer special
For five hours the House was at fevel
heat and several personal encounters
were narrowly averted. The occasion
of this most bitter and rancorous exhi,
bition of party feeling was an attempt
to censure Mr.. Bynum because he hii
back q hard blow at Mr.. Bayne, oi
Pennsylvania, for a, blow struck by the
latter. Several Gays ago Mr.. Bynum
and Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia
made some startling exposures relative
to q false affidavit made by James
Campbell, president of the Window
Glass Workers Association, and who is
now under indictment for importing
contract labor in violation Of law.
Campbell Is Republican boss in
western Pennsylvania, and during the
Presidential campaign he circulated an
affidavit in Mr.. Wilson's district which
alleged that both Mr.. Wilson and Mr.
Bynum had told him (CampbelD that
SIS q month was enough for any glass
blower. Both Bynum and Wilson de.
nounced Campbell on the floor of the
House as perjurer and e lier as they
say they had done over their owd'sig.
natures and on the stump repeatedly
during the campaign. There the mat
ter ought to have ended, but Tom
Bayne, of Pittsburg, who felt called up.
on to defend his srascally friend, about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon commit
ted q gross violation Of decency and the
rules of the House by having read from
the clerks desk a scurrilous, scandalout
and insulting letter from Campbell
which charged Bynum and Wilson
with having made o cowardly attack
upon him and affirming that they were
dishonorable men.
Naturally the reading Of this letter
created great indignation and objection
to its insertion in the record was made
but Bayne was resolved and In order ia
accomplish his purpose intensified the
insult by accepting the letter and incor.
porating it in the record, as part of hi
remarks, thereby assuming all the re-
sponsibility for it and taking upon hit
own shoulders everything that had
been said derogatory to Campbell. Ht
courted Just what he got, ascathing re-
buke. Mr.. Bynum jumped to his feei
and as question of personal privilege
asked to be heard in reply to the attack
Mr.. Grosvenor, who was in the chair
refused to accord him the floor. Then
the widest excitement ensued. Dem.
Ocrats denounced theruling Of the chail
amid cheers from their side and jeerl
and cat calls and Kisses from the Re.
publican side, while Gr0svenor pound
ed the desk for order. For 20 minutes
confusion 'reigned supf&& when Nc
Kinley suggested that Mr.. Bynnm
ought to have chance to reply to ths
attack.
Mr.. Bynum is q, tall, broad shoulder
ed man with high forehead and hail
as black as a raven. Determination II
written in every feature of his counte'
nance. In voice that made the fres
coed ceiling echo, he reiterated his pre-
vious assertion that Campbell was
LIAR AND A PERJURER
and that he had as much confidence In
the character of Mr.. Campbell as ht
had in the character of the man who
had just made vile attack upon him.
In q minute the house was again in
on uproar and Gen. CutcheOns, b
Michigan, rushed down the aisle anG
in voice that drowned the noise anG
confusion, demanded that the words bt
taken down. Col. Morgan appealed tx
the chair to order both Bynum's anG
Bayne's speeclr stricken from the rec
ord In order to avoid the personal en-
counter outside the House. Amid thu
utmost confusion the committe of tht
whole arose and reported the words tt
House together with resolution OF cen
sure upon Mr.. Bynum. The House WA
In no mood to consider such grave
question. For three hours passionate
contest followed amid most intense ex
element and confusion. The Demo
Gratis used every tactical means in theil
power to stave off consideration of the
censure resolution until Monday, .wheI
the House would be cooled of. BIi
Reed and the Republicans were deter
mined to punish Bynum,; and so much
for his present ofense as for the vic
lence with which he opposed Reed dur
ing the great struggle over tbs rules
Tactical opposition. however, was al
vain with Reed in the chair as papel
balls would be thrown against a stone
wall. The Democrats soon exhausted
the number of filibustering motions
Reed would entertain and at 8 O'CLOCK
surrounded by crowded galleries and In
the glare of the blazing light and fairly
writhing with passion, the House begar
the discussion Of what ought to have
been q judicial question.
Cutcheons, of michigan, acted as pub
lie prosecutor, and Springer, Mills anG
Cultivate conducted the defense in
ringing speeches which were greeted
with deafening applause. During the
debate the disturbing element, Mr.
Bayne, sat Sinking In his seat witt
flushed face, pulling at his bifurcated
whiskers, the very picture of self feon.
victed guilt. Mckinley tried to pouI
oil on the troubled waters in a lofty
speech, the effect of which was com
pletely exploded when he straddled ar
interrogatory as to whether he would
vote to centIre Bayne If a similar reso.
luton was presented. The two reso
lutions were carried by strict party
vote. N
Then occurred the most dramatic
scene witnessed during the stormy pro
ceedings. As Bynum moved down to the
bar of the house to receive the censurt
imposed upon him by the Speaker tht
Democats cheered spontaneously and