The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-19
rHB NATIONAL
CONGRESS.


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too hcses. Tho pruce~aisgs osasSsssa
mainly of the intrvdscssos 81 shpss q
hundred hills and spsscA % shs Mss-
roe doctripe By seessos CsISsa. M,
TOOK strong grVands for On aasosaiss
policy In order 90 oousincs oehss -
tions nj their erros In suppusinR sSs1
doctrine TO b. impos~nt fss oss euse-
ano~. and confeud~d for ~ peue.ssssy
of Congressional action. sayias sAss
diplomacy had b~sn ssnsciessiy tsssl,
and had been found vsstiss.
Mr.. >9uire sddrrss~d tbs ssasss 10
support Of ball introdsc~l by Mn Co
increase the efficiency of the psepos eel
of the navy. and particularly ts
the us~fulu~as ana sso-
eers Of the engineer foeus. Is
further confcrs actual rssk % en-
gin-er onic~r.. and piso~s tkea In fsIi
command OF their men. is HE sps~ch
senator squire advocated tbs speosss-
ment of naval cadets by S~nstaes. ssd
made plea for the Thorough edsra-
tion Of naval enginesrs.
Among the bills introduced u~s~ the
following:
Twenty -one pension bills.
by Senator Pritehsrd. Of y. a.
10 pay Thomas =. Lstteloh
and the Cape Fear stsamhoai
Company 5000" Tor damages Co psSV-
erfy. This measure, which kas krss
before Congress several yesss and has
been reported fasosably, Win b~ iook~d
after In the House by Representative
shaw.
Mr.. lloar. Rep. presented me.osiai
OF six clubs of ooior~d men In Masss-
chusetts for legislation 60 prevent
lynehing Of coior~d people in tbs
South.
Mr.. PETER, Pop. for the proper die
posal Of the remains Of deceased Seus-
tors and Representatives who die st
the capital during the session of Con
gress.
Mr.. Nelson, .ubjecting natisasI
banks 10 the usury laws of the stat~s
where they are located.
Mr.. Allen, Pop, 10 prevent citissns
OF the United States from soliciting oe
receiving and accepting titlcs, patents
Of nobility, or degrees Of honor fsva
foreign nations, and for other purpo-
SEES.
Aviolstion Of this law 10 90 BE- punish
ed by Acknowledgement offender Be de-.
prived Of the privilege Of holding ONCE
under the Government Of the United
States and under the goveSnmeus oi
any state or Territory In the United
states, and be sdjudged 10 pay ans ~
not less than 81 $40 nor more than g.
90 mud bc committed % prtsoa sf hard
labor for not less than one year noe
more than i've years and shall Ray the
costs of prosecution.
In the House q sensation MAS cre-
ated by Congressman barrett. of Neu
Hampshire. He offered q resolutiou
for the impeachment of Thos. q. Bay.
ard, United states Ambassador q
Great Britain. The basis Of the reao.
luton WAS . speech made By Bsyard ID
Edinburgh, Scotland, In which he .,
reported To have said In part:
ale had witnessed In this cSuntsj
the Unsuitable growth Of that form q
state socialism styled protection, which
he believed had done more - fostel
class legislation and breed inequality
of factions, 10 corrupt public life ans
banish m~n Of independent mind AMI
character from the puplic couociis; q
low-r the tone Of national repeeeesta
tion; blunt public conscience; Great,
false standards In the popular mind
TO .amiiiarize it with reliance upol
State aid and guardianship In psisst
affairs, divorce ethics from politics
and place politics upon the ioW level q
q mercenary scramble, than amy 0ths
single cause"
Mr.. Barrett, being Q high tariff Re
publican does not like Mr.. Bayards "a
ferences to protection. Ills resoiuti0
says that such utterances In foseig
country by an ambassador is maaifsssl
improper, and demands that the c0a
mittee on foreign Affairs report On "a
matter by impeachment o. 0eheSWis
! This resolution Was partially suoceel
] ful ip its purpose, for it was intends
, TO get up q row over the tariff.
course the Democrats 6eW 70 the s01
port Of Mr.. Bayard and there was
lively chatter-a waste Of time "a
words that can result in nothisg. n
D Barrett drew . striking parallel b
3 tween the case Of Mr.. Bayard and th
5 Of Martin Van Buren, whose n00in
a tion Was rejected By the Senate becs0
. he had given TO our Minister 70 Gre
: Britain secret instructions 20 De
: with the British foreign once In
! manner calculated TO increase q
prestige Of his party in this counts
: and quoted the strong words Of DAM
Webster denouncing Van Burenis CO
duct on that occasson for being -
= representative Of his party instead
? his country"
And isn't it . fact" asked 4
Cooper (Dem.,) with much emphas
,, that the people vindicated AS. VI
J. Buren, and elected him Presideut Of {
II United Statesyr This Was grese
D. with applause BY the Democsata.
g. Yes" said Nr. Barrett, ~but c
4 the gentleman's attention 70 the d
T. that four years after nr. Van Bure
,o yindication, in 1870, he was buried
~ ~ deep that be Was hever heard Of aft
ward
,e And the great debate went on. ]
re Cannon tRep,) moved that the wol
l. .impeachment OF otherwise7 - Strict
T. out and this Was adopted. The ~
30 luton then passed By vote 0f Sus
,e 30.
= Among the bills introdsced in
House were the following:
Fifty-three pension bills.
, BY Mr.. Robins0u, Of Penn, %
n crease the tax on fermented liqvoes
z 81 per barrel.
ty BY Mr.. Hubbard, Of Missouri, Q .
IN olution asking the Attorney Geea
n to report why he has not enfoeco6
Of law relating to the ssppreesioe
..r trusts
By Mr.. jenkins, Of wisooasin, . n
u, lmtion calling on the C000issjooss
p Pensions to furnish . stats0eet q
en pensioners that have oeass1 . q
se- pensions or suffered . diOtout3ol
same since March 4, 1854.
n WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11TnCs1HArH
nd EThe yice-Prendent laid bsleFo
Cd Senate Q communicatioa froO u {