The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11


applause by the Republicans.
ut is true that Martin Van Burens NOM
Mr. Cooper. of Florida. interrupting the
Massachusetts, Representative, but. Is /.
not also true that in 1885 the people of
Buren, by electing him President of the
United States? Applause the Demo-
s sbkSn sid b give yog s ne ad sea
that Mr.. Bayard may be indicated in
the same manner"
diction Of Mr.. Cooper regarding the pos
sible future vIndication of Mr.. Bayard and
broke into cheer, when Mr.. Barrett called
four years after Mr.. Van Burens vindica-
ton in 1910 ''he was buried so deep that
ne was never heard OF afterward."
CRISP TRIES IRONY.
Ex-speaker Crisp replied to sfr. Barrett
in rather an ironieal tone. The purpose of
the resolution, he said, was evidently to
give the gentlemen on the other side some
thing on which to air their views Of pro-
lection. He did not think, he said, that any
gentleman elected to a seat on the floor
Of the House believed that this resolution
contained grounds for impeachment. IF
you impeach Mr.. Bayard for those words"
said the ex-Speaker. .you must impeach a
majority of the American people" The Re-
publfcans jeered at this, but Mr.. Crisp
proceeded to recall the overwhelming Re-
publican defeat that followed the enact
ment or the Mckinley protective measure.
He added that now II the Republicans be-
neved so heartily in high protection they
should be brave enough TO frame and pass
bill II was the only way they could
justify their position.
Mr.. Mccall followed Mr.. Crisp, and said
was obviously one Of improperly. Mr..
Bayard, he said, had misrepresented the
American people by saying they needed a
strong master. The people OF the United
States had no master. The President was
their servant. He moved to amend his res
olution so as TO include in 1t the extract
from Mr.. Bayard's speech Incorporated in
the Mccall resolution
Mr.. Dingley followed Mr.. Mccall and took
the ground that Mr.. Bayard was an en-
bassador of the United States and the
question was whether he should so far
forget his duties to denounce the policy
OF one-half of the people OF the United
States. HAS the ambassador of this coun-
try the right TO go upon the platform in
foreign country and denounce. one-falf
of the people in the terms used by Mr..
Bayard?" asked Mr.. Dingley.-
Mr.. Crisp-Any citizen, no matter who he
may be. or what position he occupies. las
the right to say what he thinks upon
economic questions
In reply to a question by Mr.. Crisp, Mr..
Dingley declared. amid applause on the Re-
ion was that the offense of Mr.. Bayard was
Improbable and the ambassador ought TO
be impeached by the House. Whether 1t
was policy for the House to impeach was
another question.
II am very glad 10 get the gentleman's
0Pn'P beiieye 'a c nn P Mr. Dingley that
an example should be made OF some of
these gentlemen who are constantly v:olat-
life. Mr.. Bayard should be publicly con-
Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, asked why the
Republicans. IL they were so SolicitouS OF
the conduct of our representatives abroad,
had not recalled Robert G. Schenck, the
United States minister to Great Britain,
lish with worthless mining stock? The Re-
publicans smiled. but no one deigned to
make a reply.
MR.. :cUMMINGs's HUMoR
Mr.. Cummings, Of New York. who got the
foor at this point. injected some humor into
the debate. He said that he did not know
whsther the pending resolution had been
brought into the House under false pre-
lenses. but he did know that the resolution
was based on newspaper report of a
speech; that it was brought in by a news
paper editor Cfr. Barrett and backed by
another editor Cdr. Dingley) He himself
was newspaper man and he congratulated
the newspaper men OF the country that
they at last spoke from the floor of the
Mr.. Cannon. Of Illinois, thought that the
resolution should go the judiciary and NOT
the foreign affairs committee He might
be doubtful as TO the propr-ety OF impeach-
ing Mr.. Bayard, but he did believe that the
Edinburgh speech should be condemned
and that it was the duty OF the. House of
Representatives to express its disapproval
by adopting a resolution OF eensLre.
Mr. Turner took the position that Mr..
BayardS utterances, III correctly reported
did not even Constitute an impropriety.
Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana, denounced in I'M
measured terms the course OF Mr.. Bayard-
After some further debate by Messrs.
McCreary, Grow, Money and MCGUIRE, Mr..
Barrett, on the suggestion OF Mr.. Hit, re-
quested unanimous consent that his resolu-
<f0n ha 1od hat tho% 0rfso of
the resolution making Il mandatory on the
committee TO report "by impeachment or
otherwise" should be stricken out. There
was some parliamentary sparring over the
point as TO whether the striking out OF
those words would not divest the resolution
of its privileged nature, which the Speaker
decided in the negative, whereupon Mr.
Crisp objected. saying that he wanted the
other side to go on record as voting for
Mr. Barrett then closed the debate in a
brief speech. in which he said he would not
have introduced the resolution had not
some objected to the resolution OF Mr.
Mccall. This subject was one near to the
hearts OF the American people and should
be discussed.
When the previous question was demand
ed. Mr.. Crisp moved TO refer the resolu-
ton TO the judiciary COMMITTEES This was
lost on a rising vote-So to 200. Mr.. Crisp
demanded yea and nay vote, which was
taken, resulting 80 to zT.
BY impeachment or otherwise and his
motion was agreed to. As amended the
resolution was adopted without division
Mr.. Fisher. OF New York, offered for i'm
mediate consideration a resolution to in
struct the committee on naval affairs
when appointed TO investigate the reports
that the battle ship Texas was faulty in
construction and also TO report on the
plans, construction, cost and seaWorthiness
of the ship. Mr.. Crisp objected.
The following committee on accounts was
announced: Aldrich. OF Illinois, chairman:
Odell. OF New York; Mccall OF Tennessee:
Tracy. OF Missouri, and Long, OF Kansas
Republicans; Rusk. OF Missouri and Price.
OF Louisiana. Democrats. Then, at 3:35 ..
m. the House. on Mr.. Dingley's motion
adjourned until Thursday.
Not Approved by the "Thunderer."
LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Times this morn
ing has an editorial commenting on the
action OF the House of Representatives at
Washington relating to speeches made in
England and Scotland on the policy of
protection by United States ambassador
Bayard follows: Speeches such as
those made by Mr.. Bayard would not be
delivered by a European diplomatic and
even IN Mr. Bayard's case they were rather
surprising. Nevertheless impeachment
seems very disproportionate punishment
Tor Wnat at the worst. is an indiscretion .
Atlanta Medals md Diplomas.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 1O-After consulta-
tion WIFI president Collier and Secretary
Lewis, or the exposition. DIR. Daniel C. Gil
man, chairman of the jury of awards has
sppointed a supplementary international
jury composed OF five members of the Siirer
tory and FIVE fOrafQners The f~ot.--~ g.