The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-20
A TRUCE In THE HOUSE.
BYNUM, WILSON AND BAYNR
PATCH UP THEIR ROW.


The Lapse of Time Since Saturdays
Heated Encounter Gave All Chance
TO Cool Down-Mr. Bayne States
That When He Presented the Mat
ter Saturday He Knew Nothing
About the Affidavit.
WASHINGTON, May Representative
Bayne of Pennsylvania backed down in the
House to-day under the calm, determined
pressure of Representative Wilson of West
Virginia, and in SO doing justified Repre-
sentative Bynum's denuncietion of Mr..
Bayne and his constituent, James Campbell.
But the republican majority did not have
the magnanimity to expunge the vote Of
censure forced in the heat OF Saturday even
ing's debate. This was perhaps more than
could have been expected of a majority
Bynum for his remarks during the Reed
revolution, which were so offensive to the
speaker that he has treasured them up
against Mr.. Bynum ever since.
A CROWD IN THE GALLERIES.
The galleries were crowded this morning
with persons eagerly looking for another
exciting comedy like that of Saturday.
They were very much disappointed. Mr..
Wilson is not. Mr.. Bynum and he told the
story of Mr.. Campbelrs peculiar conduct
with professional dignity and calmness 1t
became dramatic, however, when Mr. Will
son paused, surveyed the crowded house
and gave Mr.. Bayue an opportunity to say
whether he indorsed Mr.. CampbelPs cause.
There was silence for the space of half
minute, then Mr.. Bayne, regarding dis
cretion as the better part of valor, backed
out as gracefully as possible.
NOTHING LEFT.
Whensshe had finished there was nothing
left of the case which the republicans APP
plauded so vigorously on Saturday. Conse-
Quently Mr.. Wilson could say that, in view
of Mr.. Bayne's disclaimer, he had nothing
more to say, and could sit down. Mr.. By
mum sat in his seat, half expecting, perhaps,
that Mr.. Bayne would have the manliness
TO move to expunge the vote of censure
from the record, but Mr.. Bayne said moth
ing more, 50 MIR. Bynum simply smiled.
THE LEAD ORE FIGHT.
The galleries did not appreciate the fight
over the proposition to strike out the lead
ore duty which followed, but the House
took keen interest in it. The republican
members of the ways and meaDs commit
tee said privately that they expected to see
that clause stricken out, and one or two of
them added that it ought TO be, but Mr..
Mckinley, who is priding himself upon
preserving the bill in its integrity
from amendment, whipped in
enough republicans who wanted TO
vote against him to save that clause. He
did it the more easily that he got some
democratic votes from the silver men. The
great argument for the republicans is, that
if the bill is broken into and amended in
one particular. it may be in hundred. So
all amendments are defeated, although all
might be adopted if the members desiring
amendments had combine" as strong as
Speaker Reeds and Mr.. McKinley's. The
latter beats the amendment men in detail,
and that is the way it will pass the bill.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The House went into committee Of
the whole this morning. with Mr..
Grosvenor in the chair, on the tariff
bill. After the chairman had given
a sharp admonition to the spectators in
the gallery that they must preserve order,
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia took the floor
on question of personal privilege. He ex-
pressed his qualification that the lapse of
time since the unhappy episode of Satur-
day permitted him to make thorou ghly
deliberate and dispassionate statement. AS
the chairman of the committee had admit.
ted certain letters on the ground that pri-
vate citizen, when assaulted in this hail. had
right to oe heard in his own defense, and.
as that was undoubtedly correct. he would
endeavor to give plain history OF the
whole transaction. He then presented facts
relative to Mr.. CampbelFs appearance be-
fore the ways and means committee, and
his statement that Messrs Bynum and Will
son had said that $15 a mouth was good
wages enough for the workingmen, the
refutation of that statement, the reiteration
of it III the form of an affidavit, and the
published denial of the truth of the aff1-
davit.
WILSON'S RELATIONS WITH BAYNE.
In conclusion he said that. in view of the
courteous relations which had heretofore
existed between the gentleman from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Bayne) and himself, he would
give that gentleman an opportunity to say
whether he had personally indorsed the
language Of Mr.. Campbell as referring to
him Mr. Wilson,.
Mr.. Bayne thereupon arose and in a frank
and manly way stated that when he pre-
sented the letter he knew nothing about the
affidavit, which he felt sure grew out Of a
misunderstanding between Mr.. Campbell
and the gentlemen from Indiana and West
virginia (Messrs. Bynum and Wilson,. No
one could regret more than he did that this
mad taken place.
Mr.. Wilson said that after his statement
ne did not feel that it was necessary for him
TO pursue this matter any further.
Both Messrs.. Wilson and ByDum were
calm and dispassionate in their language
and manner, and the members of the House
were pleased that the scenes of Saturday
We're not re-enacted.
THE SILVER ORE SCHEDULE.
The committee then proceeded to con-
Slderation of the bill, the pending amend
nlent being that offered by Mr.. Funston of
Kansas, striking from the metal schedule
une proviSo that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty of l u cents
per pound on the lead contained therein,
according to the sample and assay at the
port Of entry.
Mr.. Funston's amendment was rejected
py a vote of "a to 1876, Messrs. Hopkins.
funston, Mason, Butterworth, Kelley, Post,
ADAMS, Gear and Morrill, voting in the
aalnlrmatiye, an and Mr.. Clunie democrat) in
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois offered an amend
lenG providing that ore containing silver
ana lead shall pay duty of half cent per
pound on the lead contained therein. The
Anotlon was lost by vote of 101 to 122.
INTERNAL REVENUE AMENDMENTS.
=, Inc amendments offered Saturday by
Mr. mckinley to the internal revenue
clause OF the bill were adopted. They pro-
vlae that upon sample boxes of cigars, con-
Calning twelve. or thirteen cigars. the tax
snall be four cents; amend the adninistra-
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