The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-11

Mr.. Dingley-"I must say | am sur
pissed that the gentleman from Georgia
would approve the conduct OF United
States ambassador going on public plat
form in London, and making such
speech. If the former minister had gone
on platform there and denounced the
people who favor the free coinage OF Sill
YER at the ratio of 16 to l, the indignation
of the gentleman from Georgia, am
sure, would have been at once aroused
and he would have seen the Improperly
of such conduct !"
Mr.. Crisp-.'I ask the gentleman from
Maine whether he believes that the Ian
guage cited in the resolution furnishes
good grounds for the impeachment Of Mr..
Bayards'
.gMr. Dinlgey-'I am not arguing that
gust ion.'' (Derisive laughter from the
Democratic side. 81 may say i'll my
personal Judgment of this matter, 1T is
case in which, perhaps, the impeaoh-
Il ent may not be the proper remedy, this
House representing the American people
should condemn such action on the part
of it's ambassador to England" CAP
plause. Mr.. Dingley's Judgment was
| that such language used in foreign
country by an ambassador OF the United
States, was an impeachable offense. Re-
publican applause.) If the United States
! ambassadors violated the proprieties of
should be made by inpeaching one. He
regretted that question OF this kind
should take partisan turn. 1t was not
| Il question between the advocates OF pro-
| tscfon and advocates of free trade, but
SIMPLY question as to the propriety OF
the. conduct of United States ambassa-
dor to a foreign country. He could not
believe that there was a single gentle
man on the other side Of the chamber,
certainly not the gentleman from Geor-
gia, who would approve of the principle
| of q United States ambassador going on
platform in foreign country, and de-
| nouncing policy sustained by at least
half the people of this country. He
| thought an expression should be made by
the House oondemning such course by
| the United States ambassador that the
| person so violating the proprieties OF his
| positions should be recalled and one be
ent in his place who would have some
regard for the proprieties OF his official
position. There ought to be no difference
OF opinion as to the propriety and neoes-
| sity of oondemnin4 it.
| Mr.. Cummings, Democrat of New
York, said he could not say whether the
resolution had been offered under false
| pretenses, but ho congratulated himself
Ion knowing it was based only on news
paper report of a speech, and that it was
| brought before the editor Of a newspaper,
l WAS DdCkou ny bil6 GtlItUE VI duOtuGT
newspaper, printed in Boston and back
ed up second time by the editor of the
| Lewiston Journal, it therefore seemed
| fitting that newspaper writer on the
Democratic side of the House (meaning
himself) ought to have something to say
on the subject He had no particular
| love for the United States ambassador to
England. He had not forgotten that
Mr., Bayard had not done what he should
have done toward the release Of Irish
prisoners, citizens of the United States,
uniustly incarcerated in English prisons.
He had not forgoI ten that Mr.. Bayard
was welcomed guest in the House of
the English aristocracy, but rarely invit-
ed to a liberal banquet, but at the same
| by even the Republican members Of the
House. Mr.. Bayard had only heen re-
| iterating what the President of tie Unit
! ed States repeatedly declared in his mes
sage and letters to Congress. If the
| United States ambassador at London
ought to be inpeached for expressing such
,ntiments, then the President of the
United States ought to be impeached. If
the resolution is not offered under false
pretences, why did not the gentleman
| from. .MaSsachu bring IN resolution
| impeaching the President?
| Mr.. McCeary. Democrat of kentucky,
| said that when Congress assembled it
was confronted with grave and important
\ responsibilities, and the people hoped
there would be legislation to ameliorate
the existing difficulties. But now. even
| when 1t comes unannounced, and when
| the regular or ganiZatiOn of the House Is
not completed, the first step taken by the
| Republicans was to bring in resolution
| for the impeachment of an American
ambassador, simply in order that few
gentlemen might air their rhetoric and
present to the country their views Of the
protective tariff Mr.. Bayard bad spoken
nothing but the simple trnth. There was
nothing in what he said that would
justify i'm peachment.
Mr.. Barrett called on Mr.. Hit, Re-
publican Of Illinois, formerly identified
with the State Department, to say what
the Instructions to diplomatic and consul
lar officers were.
Mr.. Hit stated substantially that the
diplomatic officers abroad, are especially
cautioned to use the greatest reserve in
| all their public utterances, not to nlluds
| in their public speeches to any dispute
between the United Sts1as and any other
government; and be>Ser still to avoid
| public speeches whenever that could be
done.
| Mr.. Money, Democrat of Mississippi,
| asked that the matter might be deferred
until the House had an opportunity to
| ascertain what had been Mr. Bayard' s
language.
Mr.. Cannon. Republican Of Illinois,
Thought that the resolution should be re-
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs.
He doubted that Mr.. Bayard ought to
be impeached-as "a matter of policy. If
Mr.. Baya made the remarks attributed
to him, and if the President did not re-
call him promptly, it was the duty of the
House, in an orderly manner, to express
it's disapproyal of such action by words
| of censure.
| Mr.. Hit, suggested the omission from
| the resolution of the word ''impeaoh-
ment."
| Mr. Barrett consented to make that
modification in the resolution.
| Objection was made by Mr.. Crisp.
| The Speaker suggested that Mr. Bar
rett had the right to modify the resolu-
tion, to which Mr.. Crisp, in momentary
forgetfulness Of his changed position, re-
marked: ''The Chair thinks not"