Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Senator Cullom Speaks for an AZ
f1rmative Policy.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE.
Congressman Barrett, or massachusetts
Wants the United states Ambassador
to England Impeached for
a Speech.

WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-The senate
was in session less than two hours
yesterday. The proceedings consisted
of the introduction of about a hum
dred bills and a speech on the Monroe
doctrine by Senator Cullom. Mr.. Gull
Ions speech was read from manu-
script, and was attentively received
by the senate. He took strong grounds
for an affirmative policy in order to
convince other nations of their error
in supposing this doctrine to be inn
potent for our guidance, and contend
ed for the propriety of congressional
action, saying that diplomacy had
found wanting.
The senate adopted joint resolu-
ton, offered by Mr.. Jones, of Arkan-
sas, authorizing the secretary of the
interior to suspend the removal of in
truders in the Cherokee country until
there shall be an appraisal of the value
of improvements made by them.
Mr.. Call presented several memori-
ais from citizens of Florida for the re-
cognition of the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents; Mr.. Sherman the
memorial of the National Wool Grow
ers" association, and Mr.. PETER from
the committee to examine the branches
of the civil service, favorably reported
the bill introduced by him to prescribe
the method of conducting congress
sional funerals
At 1870 p. M, the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Representa-
tive William E. Barrett, of Massachu-
sets, enjoys the distinction of being
the author of the most thrilling Incl
dent in the present house of represent
atives. He threw a bombshell into that
body soon after it convened by offering
q resolution impeaching Thomas +.
Bayard, ex-secretary of state, and now
United States ambassador to the court
of ST. James, for high crimes and mis-
demeanors. The grounds advanced
were utterances of Mr.. Bayard, de-
livered before the Edin burgh, Scotland,
Philosophical institute, November Z.
In his speech Mr. Bayard spoke of
'tprotection'' as form of estate social
ISM and said it had done more to
'foster class legislation breed in
iquity," corrupt public life 'lower
the tone of national presentation, !"
divorce the ethics from politics. than
any other single cause.
Such reflections on the government
policy by United States ambassador
before foreign audience, the resolu-
ton recited, were in serious disregard
of his Eroprieties and obligations and
calcula ted to injure our national repu-
tation. 1t concluded by instructing
the foreign affairs committee, which
Il
papers, to investigate and report "by
impeachment or otherwise" Mr.. Bar
rett's resolution had been preceded by
one of his colleague, Mr.. Mccall, in a
milder tone.
Mr.. McCall's resolution went down
before an objection, and then it was
that Mr.. Barrett sprung his impeach-
ment resolution as a question of privi-
lege.
Mr.. Crisp, the leader of the minority,
made an unavailing attempt to con-
test the privileged nature of the reso-
luton. Speaker Reed overruled his
point of order and the resolution was
thrown into the arena of debate,
where it remained for three hours.
The repu blicans took the posi-
ton that Mr. Bayard's speech
constituted an offense against
the country that called for
a stern rebuke, if not his recall. The
democrats took the position that Mr..
Bayard's utterances did not, by any
stretch of the imagination, constitute
grounds for impeachment Mr.. Hit,
who will be chairman of foreign af-
fairs, advised Mr.. Barrett to amend the
resolution so as to strike out the words
instructing the committee to report
by impeachment or otherwise" and
this was finally done. Mr.. Crisp moved
to refer the resolution to the judiciary
committee, which being done by
strict party vote-9O to 2o7-the demo-
Gratis contented themselves with SIM
ply voting viva voce against the reso-
lation, which was adopted without
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