Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16

cred before the Edinburgh Scotland. Phlo-
sophical Institute November T. In this
speech Mr.. Bayard spoke OF protection as
form Of state socialism, aud said it
had done more to foster class legislation
breed inequality. corrupt public life =
lower the tone OF national representation.
divorce ethics from politics. than any
other single cause. Such reflections on the
government policy by a United States am
baSsador before foreign audience the reSo-
luton recited. We're in serious disregard of
his proprietieS and obligations and calcu-
lated to injure our national reputation.
1t concluded by instructing the foreign af-
fairs committee, which was empowered to-
send persons and papers, to investigate and
report by impeachment or otherwise.
Mr.. Barrett's resolution had been preceded,
by one by his colleague, Mr.. Mccall tRep.,.
Mass.), in a milder tone Mr.. Mccall
resolution went down before an objection,
and then it was that Mr. Barrett sprung
his impeachment resolution as one constr
tuting a question Of privilege. Mr. Crisp,
the leader of the minority, made an un,
availing attempt to contest the privileged
overrued his point of order, and the reso-
luton was thrown into the arena of de-
bate, where 1T remained for three hours
Bayard's speech constituted an otense'
against the country that called for stern
rehuke. if not his recall The Democrats
took the position that Mr. Bayard's utter
anceS did not by any stretch of the magma
ton constitute grounds for impeachment.
Mr.. Hit, who will be chairman of foreign
affairs, advised Mr.. Barrett to amend the
resolution to strike out the words in
structing the committee to report by i'm
parchment or otherwise" and this was
finally done. Mr.. Crisp moved to refer the
resolution to the judiciarycommittee which
being defeated by strict party vote-90 to
207-the Democrats contented themselves
with simply voting viva voce against the
resolution, which was adopted without divi-
Sion Then. at $3.50 p. ms. tde House, on
Mr. Dingleys motion, adjourned until the
18th.
Ex-Speaker Grow (Rep. Pa made Il
speech in the House on the 18th Of almost
an hour on the portion of the Presidents
message referring to the tariff, in which he
compared the old protective-tarin laws with
the new customs law. He showed that the
new law, up to December l, had produced
big deficiency, While under protection meas
ures, from 1880 to 1898, the revenues had
exceeded the expenditures He attributed
ment of current deficiencies out of the re-
serve, and maintained that the greenbacks
would not menace the reserve il there was
sufficient revenue The House decided on
converting to meet again next Monday, anti
then Mr.. Adams (Rep., Pa.) objected to q
resolution to appoint PostmaSter-Gcnerai
Wilson a regent of the Smithsonian nsti-
q resolution was passed calling on the at
torney general for q detailed statement of
the accounts, fees, etc, of the clerks or the
United States courts, marshals, deputy mar
shals and commissioners, Mr.. Lacey eX-
planning that material wanted as
basis for law to make these persons sal
aired officers. On motion of Mr.. Cannon
Rep., Utah) resolution was passed calling
on the secretary OF the interior for the total
amount of land assumed by the Union and
Central Pacific railroads under the grants,
to those roads,