The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-19

which this attack ot Campbell made its
way into the Record - ...ai-
Mr.. Cheadie, Of Indiana, made the
point Of order that language was out OF
order. /
The Chair thought that tho word
Sewer" in this connection was hardly
parliamentary. IN ...,..
Mr.. ,Bynum-I withdraw it then, md
say Conduit pipe" Since the gentle
man from Pennsylvania is the medium
through which the statement Of Camp.
bell found its way into the Record, since
the Chair has said that the way citizen
who may ieel aggrievcd can get into the
Record is by the Endorsement OF u mem.
Der Of the House, have simply to say
that did the other day, knowing full
well,.he meaning OF the words,i and that
| was responsible for them, denounce
Mr.. Campbell as +
A LIAR AND A rERJuRER,
and I want to say now that accept and
am willing to believe that I have as
great confidence in the character Of Mr..
Campbell US have in the character Of
the gentleman who makes this attack
upon me. Excitement and uproar.J II
Mr.. Cutcheon demanded that the
words be taken down, while Mr.. Nor
gan, of Mississippi, stood in front OF
Chairman's desk and urged that both
the letter and the speech be stricken
from the Record. lie feared they might
lead to trouble outside OF the House.
The offensive words were taken down
and reported from the Clerks desk.
Mr.. Cutcheon moved that the commit
tee rise and report the words to the
House for its action. This was agreed
to-120 to 90-and as Mr.. Bayne rose to
vote for the motion, he was greeted
with jeering cries OF "Bayne, Bayne,
Bayne," from the Democratic side. Mr..
Cutcheon then offered the following:
Resolved, That the member from In
diana, Mr.. William D. Bynum, in the
language used by him in Committee OF
the Whole and taken down and report
cd 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.
Resolred, That the same William D.
Bynum be now be brought to the bar OF
the House by the Sergeant.at-Arms and
there the censure Of the House be ad-
miniBtered by the Speaker. ri
Repeated outbreaks, dilatory motions,
points of order, and so forth consumed
the time until nearly 8 o'clock, when a
final vote was reached ordering the pre-
vious question, and after few bIuBtery
speeches, the resolution calling Mr.. BY
mum before the bar Of the House for
ceAsure was passed. Fortunately for
the Republicans party caucus had been
called, and therefore there was good
attendance.
With the announcements OF the vote the
| Speaker instructed the Sergeant.at.A Arms
to bring Mr.. Dynum before the bar OF
tho House, but the latter waited for no
such escort. He almost ran down the
aisle, and fellow.Democrats crowded
down with him. The venerable Objec.
tor Holman stood at his right hand.
Every Democrat who is noted us q rout-
er and blusterer crowded close to the
man about to bs dsgraced to share the
formal condemnation Of the House.
| f. oiSo" AAN AVAo oF SOAkhNis
AS the Sergeant.at-Arms was about to
inform Mr.. Bynun that he was brought
before the bar OF the House for censurc,
Speaker Reed requested those standing
to take their seats. Republicans shout.
I ed "Sit down, sit down." but the fifty
| Democrats stood their ground about
their colleague. A second time the
Speaker requested those standing to sit
down that the proceeding might be OF.
dcrly, and here is where the Speaker
showed the first real lack OF nerve dur.
ing the session. ~ l55.,,.. n, !
Not a single member had right to
sand, with the exception OF Mr.. Bynum.
Under the rules. the Speaker should
have called on the Sergeant at Arms and
his deputies to clear the area in front Of
tho bar aud Of those crowding the
aisles. To resist would have been riot
ous and have subjected the member re-
, sisting to the risk OF criminal prosecu
. tlon. After moments hesitation the
} Speaker said, in measured tones: "As
/ it seems impossible to enforce order the
:. Chair will proceed with the House in
disorder" and he then pronounced the
formal censure Of the House.
Z. ADEcoRATIoN OF HONOR. 4.
""And I accept the censure us dec
oration Of honor" shouted Bynum
with an insulting shake Of his fist at tht
Speaker, and then his sympathetic col
leagues shouted applause, graspcd his
hands, and almost carried him to nil
seat. The scene was one without par
allel in the annals OF Congress. There
was an attempt on the part OF the Dem
: ocrats to defend tho language OF Bynun
) as within the rules. They simply justi
fed it on the ground that Bayns's Ian
, guage was also unparliamentary.
=. Members under their oath to obey th,
, rules OF tho House and preserve deco
i rum not only justified one member il
j calling another a liar and perjurer, no
I the less direct BECAUSE it was indircc,
:. but they tranegressel all rules ane
4 abused their solemn oaths by enEsgin
4 in the most disordsrly proceeding pos
! sible short Of actual riot, in rushing be
}, fore the bar with member about to b
t solemnly censured, for tho purpose Q
: taking oil the sharp edge OF his disgrace
i T NotsilAatauding this bravado and til
0 yaliapt sympathy pf his party friend
q Mr.. Rynum looked very sheepish us h
3 walked away, when the Eorss ad
' iourned. His is the first case eli ccnsur
8 for a long time. The last approach t
' such un episode occurred seven year
/ npo when Van Voorhis, Of New Yorl
' VA vas subjected n q similar ordeal by tn
! Democratic House for Language iar les