The sun., 1899-02-02
ARE NO LONGER ENEMIES.
BYNUM AND CUTCHEON SHAKE Hands
ON THE FLOOR or THE HOUSE

They Had Not Been ON Speaking Terms
Since, IN the Flfty-hrst Congress, Bynuni
was Brought Before the Bar of the
House aud Consured by Speaker Reed.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 1.-Two mon met and
shook hands on the floor OF the House OF Rep
resentatives this morning who few years ago
! were colleagues in that body. but who have not
since been on speaking terms. One was former
Representative Cutcheon OF Michigan and tho
| other former # Representative Bynum OF Indiana.
| who. II is reported. is to be appointed Gem
eral Appraiser at the Port OF New York
| Their acquaintance was broken of under
| very extraordinary circumstances, to which no
| reference was made when they met to-day. In
| the first session Of the Fifty first Congress Mr..
Bynum was brought before tho bar OF the
| House and censured by Speaker Reed. William
| Mckinley was Chairman OF the Committee
| on Ways and Means at that time. and his
| Tariff bill was under consideration In
the House. Mr.. Bynum had made u bit
| ter attack upon Pttsburg delegation
who had appeared before the committee In
connection with the glassware schedule and
when REPRESENTATIVE Thomas NJ Bayne of
Pennsylvania came TO their defence Mr.. BY
mum grew angrier STILL and finally referred 10
Mr.. Bayne as "the sewer through which the
attack Of Mr. Campbell finds its way into the
Record"
Mr.. Cheade OF Indiana protested against
such language. whereupon Mr.. Bynum. amid
the laughter Of the Democrats. promptly said:
Then l withdraw IL and substitute conduit
pine"
Gen. Cutcheon then jumped to his feet and de-
manded that the words OF the gentleman from
Indiana be taken down. and there was great
uproar aud confusion in the House when the
reporter proceeded to write down the words.
which nrludp1 also Mr. Eynum,S final stnto-
ment that he had AS much confidence in the
character OF one OF the Pittsburg delegation,
as he had In the character of Mr. Bayne The
House was a bout ready to adjourn when this
roarous debate took place. lasting more than
live hours before the following resolution, iu-
troduced by Gen. Cutcheon, was adopted:
Resoptd, That the member from Indiana, Nj. will
liam d. Byntm in the Language used by him in the
Committee Of the Whole House, and taken down
ana reported to the House and read at the Clerk n
desk has been guilty Of violation Of the rules and
pryiIeges OF the House, and merits the ccnsure of
Re,o,r'a. That the said william d. ,Bynum now be
Arms, and there the censure OF the House be admin.
istered by the Speaker.
-, Sergeant farms Holmes then escorted Mr.
aud large number OF Representatives gath
cred iI q, about him Speaker Reed. who was then
the House be in order and tho gentlemen re-
sumo their seats.
The bounding Springer OF Illinois arose and
shouted. No. we will not resume our seats"
The House will be in order" snapped
Speaker Reed. and he brought down his gavel |
Gentlemen will resume their seats"
Again Springer shouted We decline TO be |
seated. Mr.. Speaker and the Democratic |
coterie lndorsed the statement.
FOR the ftrst time and the only time the Car |
was rowerless. He said that he would proceed |
70 the discharge OF his duty, Notwithstanding |
the disorder. as 1t was impossible to Qucl il. |
Thereupon the following dialogue took place
The Speaker-Mr William d. Bynum. you are |
arraigned at the bar
Mr.. Bynum-Mr. Speaker. have I right to
be heard before this?
The Speaker-You have not. sir. Mr. William
Bynum. you are arraigned Mt the bar OF the |
House. under its formal resolution. for having |
transRressed the rules in your remarks. For !
this offence the House has directed that you
shall be censured at this bar. In the name OF
the House. therefore. pronounce upon you its ,
censure. The Sergeant-at- Arms will discharge
Mr.. Bynum from custody
MIR. Bynum-Mr. Speaker. under the circum-
stances accept the censure OF the House as q
decoration of honor
Then there were cries of '' regular order" on
the Republican side and long continued ap-
piause on the Democratic side. and the House
in great confusion on motion OF Rep
Mckinley of Ohio.
. To-day Representative Bayne is dead Will I
liam Mckinley. is President OF the United
States and William d. Bynum is candidate
for highly lucrative Federal office. .,.