The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-12-14
FOR HIS RECENT ADDRESS
rho FIRST Lively Tilt Of the Session. in
Which ex-Speaker Crisp Was
Prominent.

washington. Dec. 10.-Soon after the (
house assembled today Representative
Mccall, republican. Of Massa chusetts,
offered a resolution calling upon the
president to report whether he had ia
ken any steps to ascertain If the re-
norts of the speeches Of Ambassador
Bayard delivered in England and Scot
land were true, and what steps, If any,
had been taken to recall or censure said
Bayard. Mr.. McCreary, democrat. of
Kentucky, objected.
Mr.. McCalrs colleague, Mr.. Barrett,
republican,, Of Massachusetts,, came for
ward to a question Of privilege, and
sending to the clerks desk, had read a
resolution for the impeachment Of Bay
ard.
Both resolutions complained Of Bay |
ards reflections on Americas protec- |
tive system as state socialism and Of |
needing a "real man." like Cleveland, to |
govern "a strong. self-confdent and
oftentimes violent people," Mr.. Bar
rett's resolution declared that these ut
terances were in manifest disregard of
the proprieties and calculated to injure
our national reputation and directed the
foreign affairs committee to examine
the utterances of that speech, and to
draft and report articles Of impeach-
ment to the house.
Mr. Crisp was on his feet as soon as
the reading of the resolution was con-
Guided and raised the point OF order
that the resolution did not constitute
question of privilege.
Speaker Reed overruled the point OF
order, and Mr.. Barrett took the floor to
make his argument in favor Of the
adoption of his resolution. A hush fell
upon the house. It was the first exciting
incident Of the session.
Mr.. Barrett contended that Mr.. Bay
ards utterances, from public servant,
reflected upon our democratic policy
and were intended to aggrandize his
party, not his country. He drew strlk-
ing parallel between the case of Mr..
Bayard and that Of Martin Van Buren,,
whose nomination was rejected by the
senate because as secretary of state ne
had given to our minister to Great Brlt-
ain secret instructions to deal with the
British foreign Office in manner CAR
culated to increase the prestige OF his
party in this country
Mr.. Barrett quoted the strong Words
rens conduct on that occasion for be-
ing "the representative of his party II
stead of his country" Mr.. Barrett was
given several rounds of applause py tne
republicans.
ct is true that Martin Van Buren
nomination was rejected by the SENATE,
said Mr.. Cooper, Of Florida, interrupt,
ing the Massachusetts man, "puI IS Z
not also true that in 1S4S the people "
the United States vindicated van Du
rem by electing him president OF tu'
United States?" applause from ti'
democratic side.)
and 1 give you notice." he aooea
shaking his finger at the repupilcei
side, that Bayard may be vindlcaleu -
the same manner"
The republicans were amused d. III
prediction regarding the possible Iutul
vindication of Bayard and broke lnto
cheer when Mr.. Barrett called MI
Cooper's attention to the fact that lou
years after Van Buren's vlnolcaeio
'he was buried so deep that he was hes
er afterwards heard Of"
CRISP IN DEFENSE.
Ex-Speaker Crisp replied to MI. Ddi
rett in rather an ironical tone. Inc pul
pose of the resolution, he said, was e y,
IDENTIFY to give the gentlemen on the OIL
er side something on which to ali tno !,
views on protection. He did NOT tniiii
he said, that any gentleman elected "
seat on the floor Of the house pelleve
that the resolution contained grouho
for impeachment. IF you lmpeac
Bayard for those words" said the e