Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-18
Bynum and Cannon Interest The
House for q few Miuutes.

The House went into committee OF the
whole on the land grant forfeiture bill.
Holman Of Indiana, offered an amend
me Mt forfeitting all land not earned within
the time limited by the granting acts. Lost
McRse Of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment directing the Attorney General TO in
sttute suit asainst persons holding lands
opposite to constructed portion Of railroads,
which vas not constructed within the time
specified in the granting act
In speaking to this amendment Buchanan
of New Jersey alluded to the attack made
upon Speaker Reed and the republican
party some days ago by Stone Of Missouri
and deplored the fact that an unfortunate
dispensatioh Of Providence had taken from
the democratic party Randall and the wis
dom Of the Kentucky legislature had taken
from it Carlisle, because it seemed that
pgmles rushed in where giants feared to
tread.
Referring to q remark made by Payson
Of Illinois to the effect that the Senate
would not agree to the McRae amendment,
Rogers Of Arkansas sugge sted that the gen
tleman from New York (Beldep) should
issue another bulletin to instruct the Sen
ate what to do.
Bynum of Indiana, read from manuscript
of the official reporters of the record of the
report of the recent colloquy between Cat
non and Houk. in which they referred to
each other ~ nuisAnces.
This reference WAS omitted from the
record. Bynum quoted from speech
made by Cannon during the 50th Congress
deprecating mutilit&tion of the record.
Cannon said during the colloquy referred
to 10 the heat Of the debate, he Cannon
and the gentleman from Tennessee IIouk
had said things that they would not have
said in . cooler moment. The colloguy
was personal to themselves and from time
imme mortal personal matters of that kind
had been Con agreement between
the gentlemen) left out of the record
1t had remained for the gentleman from
Indiana to put in the record what was
stricken therefrom by an agreement be-
tween the two gentlemen concerned. In
the justification for this, the gentleman
turned back to the record Of last Congress.
and read whsre he Cannon protested
against the mutilation of the record. 1t
~ss controversy between the gentleman
from Iadiana (Bynum) and himself. The
gentleman had not come to him and agreed
to strike out what had been said, but struck
it out without his consultation. He Can
nom vas grstified to believe that there was
no representative on either side of the
House. save alone tine gentleman from In
diana, who had the heart or malignscy to
seek to obtrude himself, where. under tine
p,rlimen'ary usage of the House, he did
not belong. Applause from the republi
can side.
Bynum said the gentleman was mistaken
in regard to the controversy between them,
at the last Congress. He (Bynum) had
not kept anything out of the record. bu,
had made one Of his statements more spe
cific. As far as the gentleman's denuncia-
ton was concerned, the gentleman had
perfect privilege and right to utter it here.
Republican hisses
Cannon (deprecatingly)-I beg the gal
liant gentleman from Indiana. not to hurt
me outside Of the House. Laughter.
Houk Of Tennessee, said both the gentle
man from Illinois and himself felt they
were guilty of propriety in their remark.
They believed that with propriety the re-
marks should be eliminated from the
record, and by common consent certain
things which appeared in the newspapers
ha not appeared in the record. The gen
I eman from Indiana had nov dug up from
some source what had passed between tn
gentleman from Illinois and himself II
this were any consolation to the gentleman
he hoped the gentleman would sleep better.
eat better and send the record to his con-
siituents to show them upvn what Ceser
fed. daughter. Naturalists asserted
that the alligator placed himself in the sun
shine, opened his jaws and waited for flies
and worms TO walk in, when he sucked
them down. II there was any member who
took pleasure in feeding on that sort of dirt.
God bless his soul, let him take it to his
hearts content. laughter.
The McRae amendment was lost, and the
bill was reported to the House.
Holman moved to recommit the bill. with
instructions to the committee on public
lands to report it back with the provi.o of
forfeiting all lands not earned within the
time limited in granting the acts. Lost.
The bill passed.
The bill which is the Senate bill with the
House substitute therefor, forfeits all lands
granted to aid in the construction of a rail
road opposite to and co-terminous with the
portion of and such railroads as are not nov
completed.
The House adjourned at 5 l5