Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-11

! Cannon. Rep, of Illinois, thought that
| the resolution should be referred 70 tne
committee on foreign affairs. He doubted
that Mr.. Baysrd ought to be impeached,
az a matter of policy. If Mr.. Bayard made
| the remarks attributed to him, and II the
President did not recall him promptly, it
was the duty OF the House in an orderly
manner to express its disapproyal OF such
action by words Of censure.
| Hit suggested the omission from the
resolution OF the word impeachment. p"
| Barrett consented to make that modifica-
| ton in the resolution. but objection was
made by Crisp The Speaker suggested
| that Barrett had the right to modify his
resolution, to which Crisp, in nomen-
| tary forgetfulness of the changed position,
remarked:
"The Chair thinks not, the words be-
| ing followed by laughter all over the
! House.
| Barrett closed the debate in speech in
which he declared that 1t was his purpose
to secure, II possible, :" the recall OF man
who had put himself on record in way
| To humjliate and disgrace the proudest
people in the world. (Applause)
| He criticized the President for being
absent when an important communication
arrived from the British government on
| thu subiect of Venezuela. That communi-
cation he said was now lying on some
| table waiting until the season of duck
shooting on the North Carolina coast was
over. CLaughter.)
| After taking out the Impeachment
clause, the resolution was adopted with
ont division.
| In conclusion Mr.. Barrett said II ask
of this House even at this early part OF the
| session, an expression which shall be no
tice to all our diplomatic representatives
abroad that even il they may be in accord
| with ideas of the administration, such
| IMPRESSIONS are not in accord with the
opinion of the House, but are in viola
ton of their instructions in violation OF
international law, in absolute disregard
of the dignity of the people, and such
utterances shall not be heard without
stern rebuke from the House of Represen-
tatives. Applause from the Republi-
| cans.)
On motion OF Cannon, the words - by
| impeachment or otherwise" were struck
out of the resolution. Crisp's motion to
refer the resolution to the committee on
the judiciary was rejected: yeas, So noes,
|
nays, and it was taken, resulting: yeas,
90; nays, 207. The question required to
the following amendment to the resolu-
ton, proposed by Barrett and it was
adopted
And whereas, in public speech de-
livered at Boston, England, on the second
day Of August, 1895, said Bayard is reported
| by the press of this country to have said l.:
1.-THE President stands in the midst of q
strong self confident, oftentimes violent
people, men who desire to have their own
way, who need to have that way frequently
INSTRUCTED, tell you plainly that it takes
a real man to govern the people OF the
| United States"
Cannon 8 amendment to strike out the
words by impeachment or otherwise, :"
was agreed to- and the resolution as
amended was adopted without a
division. A number of Democrats were
observed to vote aye, and but few noes
were heard. The Speaker stated that by
consent the preamble to the resolution
will be considered withdrawn.
Speaker Reed announced the appoint
mcnt of this committee on accounts: AL
drich, Illinois, chairman; O'Dell, New
York; Mccall, Tenn; Tracy, Missouri
Long Kansas; Republicans, and Rusk,
Maryland; Price, Louisiana; Democrats.
At 30 the House, on motion of Ding
ley, adjourned until Thursday.