St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-20
OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.
Congressman Wilson and Bayne
Kiss and Make Up.

Congressman Wilson and Bayne
Kiss and Make Up.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Shortly after
the meeting of the house this morning
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, obtained
the floor to speak to question of per-
sOnal privilege, and explained at length
the controversy between Mr.. Campbell,
of Pittsburg, and himself-the same
controversy which led to the trouble be-
tween Mr.. Bayne and Mr.. Bynum in
the house Saturday. There was very
full attendance on both sides Of the
hall, almost all of the Democratic seats
being filled. Mr.. Bayne and Mr. Bynum
were in their seats. Mr.. Wilson re-
hearsed carefully all the incidents at
tending the interview between MI.
Campbell, Mr.. Bynum and himself,
which was the beginning OF the trouble.
He told how Mr. Campbell had asked
for an interview with them, and how
Campbell, after the interview, quoted
him and Dlr. Bynum as saying that SIS
a month was good enough pay for
workingman, implying especially that
it was good enough for glaSs-WOrkerS.
He told how Campbell had made affi
davit to the statement, aud how copies
of the affidavit were scattered through
his district during the campaign.
He told how he had denied the state
ment ana denounced Campbell as liar.
He detailed very carefully the inter-
view between Campbell, Bynum and
himself to show that the statement of
Campbell was false. The only words
used which could have been distorted
into this meaning were those of Mr..
Bynum, who SAID that in his country
AGRICULTURAL laborerS received SIS a
month and board, and many of them
had garden patch. No reference was
made to any other form of labor. Mr..
Wilson said he did not question the
propriety of a member of the house de-
Tending one of his constituents, but on
Saturday the gentleman from Penn
sylvania presented to the house
without warning a letter from Camp
bell containing ''grOSS and insulting
charges against several members of the
house" He wished to ask the gentle
man from PENNSYLVANIA if he indOrSed
these charges so far as they referred TO
him (Mr. Wilson,. In response to this
question Mr.. Bayne arose and asked
leave to make preliminary statement.
He detailed briefly the circumstances
surrounding the Introduction of Camp
BELLS name into the debate. lie knew
nothing of Mr. CampbeIPs affidavit
until it was mentioned in the debate,
and when he SAID that he would be-
lieve MIR. Campbell as soon as he would
believe Mr.. Bynum under oath. he
meant that he would believe both
of them under oath. He believed then,
and he still believed, that MIR. Camp
bell was a man of integrity. He
believed that the action of Mr.. Camp
bell in msquoting Mr.. Bynum and Mr..
Wilson was due to misunderstanding.
He had the highest respect for the gen.
tleman from West Virginia, and he be-
| lieved him incapable of making false
! statement. In conclusion, MIR. Bayne
expressed regret that he should have
| been drawn into personal controversy
| on the floor of the house, the first in his
public experience of thirteen years. MIR.
Wilson said that III view of Mr.. Bayne's
statement, he had nothing more to say.
There was some applause OIL the Demo
cratic side, and the house then resumed
consideration of the tariff bill. Mr..
Henderson, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment restoring the present rate of duty
on wool and woolens. Pending vote,
the committee rose, and, at 5:54, the
house adjourned.