The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
BAYARD UNDER COMMANDMENT
A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN
CALLS FOR HIS IMPEACHMENT


lie Cast Serious Reflections on the
American People and Their Repre-
sentatfves in Congress.
washington, Dec. 1O.-On motion OF
Mr. Dingley, rep, of Maine, it was agreed
that when the House adjourned to-day
1t be until Thursday.
Mr.. Fisher rep, of New York, asked
consideration Of a resolution directing
the committee on naval affairs, when ap-
pointed, to investigate the report that
The battleship Texas is faulty in con-
struction, and to inquire into all matters
pertaining to her cost, seaworthiness etc.
on objection of MIR. Crisp, dem. of Geor-
gia, it was referred to the naval COM
mittae-
Mr. Mccall. rep, of Massachusetts, Of
fered the following resolution. and asked
It's immediate consideration: esf
Whereas, Thomas +. Bayard, the am
bassador of the United States to Great
Britain, is reported by the London Times,
newspaper. to have said in a public
speech, delivered in Boston, England, on
the second day of August. 1895. the Pres
ident stood in the midst of strong, self
confident and often-times violent people,
men who sought to have their own way.
1t took a real man to govern the people
of the United States"
And, whereas, said Bayard is further
reported by the press of this country to
have said in a public speech-delivered in
Edinburgh, Scotland, on the It'll day of
November, 1S95-''In my own country, 1
have witnessed the Unsuitable growth of
the form of socialism, styled protection,
which has done more to corrupt public
life, to Danish men of independent mind
lower the
tone OF the national representation than
any other single cause. Protection now
controlling the sovereign power of taxa
ton has been perverted from its proper
function of creating revenue to support
the government into an engine for selfish
pront allied with combinations called
trusts. 1t has thus Slapped the popular
conscience by giving corrupting largesse
10 special classes and il throws legisla-
ton into the political market where jon
bers and choppers took the place of states
men," and
Whereas, 1t is not one of the functions
of an ambassador to insult in the country
TO which he is accredited the people he is
supposed to represent; and it is consist
ent neither with the character of the Of
fee nor with the dignity and independ-
ence of the people of the United States
that their ambassadors abroad should
make violent partisan speeches on ques-
tons relating to our democratic policy
upon foreign soil; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the President be and
he hereby is requested to inform the
House OF Representatives, If not incom-
patible with the public interests what
steps, if any, he has taken to ascertain
whether said Bayard made said speeches
and if he has ascertained that he did
make said speeches, what steps If any
he has taken to recall or to censure said
Bayard.
MIR. Crisp objected to its consideration.
and 1t was referred to the committee on
foreign affairs.
Mr.. Barrett, rep, of Massachusetts. Of
Tered, as matter of privilege resolu-
lions OF impeachment against Thomas F.
l.,.-.
Great Britain. The following is the text
of the resolutions:
| DO impeach Thomas r Bayard United
states ambassador to Great Britain of
following ground:'
Whereas. the following report of a
speech delivered before the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution by Hon. Thomas
f.. Bayard, ambassador of the United
States of America at the court of Great
Britain, is published in the London News
under date of Nov 8, 1885,
The opening address of the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution was delivered
last night by Mr.. Bayard, ambassador of
the United States of America, who Sc
.lected the subject: individual freedom,
manence.'
In his own country he said he had
witnessed the Unsuitable growth of that
form OF state socialisms styled protec-
ton, which he believed had done more
TO foster class legislation and create in
equality OF fortune, TO corrupt public
and character from the public councils,
to lower the tone of national representa-
ton, blunt public conscience, create false
standards IN the popular mind, to famil-
iarize it with reliance upon state aid
and guardianship in private affairs d-
Vorce ethics from politics. and place poll
tics upon the low level of a mercenary
scramble, than any other single cause
Step by step, and largely owing to the
confusion of civic strife, it has succeeded
in obtaining control of the sovereign pow
er of taxation, never hesitating at any
alliance or to resort to any combination
that promised to assist its purposes of per
Verting the public taxation from its only
true jurisdiction and function of creating
revenue for the support of the whole
people into an engine for selfish private
profit of a crowd of beneficiaries and COM
binations called trusts. Under its dicta-
ton individual enterprise and indepen-
dence have been oppressed and the en-
ergy of discovery and invention debili-
tated and discouraged.
1t had unhesitatingly allied itself with
every policy winch tended to commercial
isolation, dangerously depleted the treas
ury and Slapped the popular conscience by
schemes of corrupting favor and largesse
to special classes, whose support was
thereby attracted.
"Thus it had done much to throw legis-
lation into the political market, where
jobbers and choppers took the place of
statesmen.
1T was incorrect to speak of protection
as a national policy, for that it could
never be, because it never could be other
than the fostering of special interests at
the expense of the rest. and this over
threw the great people of equality before
the law, and that resultant sense Of ms
tice and equity in the administration of
sovereign powers which was the sense of
democratic tranquility and human con-
tentment.
The enfeeblement of individual ener-
gies and the impairment of manly self
reliances were necessarily involved and,
belief in mysterious powers of state and a,
reliance upon them took the place OF in.
dividual eXertion, fostered the growth OF
state socialism and personal liberty ceased
TO be the great end of the government >
And whereas such reflections on the gov
eminent policy and people of the United
States, in a foreign country and before
a foreign audience, is manifestly in seri-
Gus disregard of the proprieties and obli-
cations which should be observed nv an
official representative of the United
States abroad, and calculated to iniure
our national regulations; be it
Resolved, by the House of Representa-
tives, That the committee on FOREIGN
affairs be directed to ascertain WHY such
statements have been publicly made. and
if so to report to the House such action.
by impeachment or otherwise as shall
he proper in the premises. Far the pur-