The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-11

peachable by the house. Whether II
was the policy for the house to i'm
peach was another question.
IT am very glad to get the gentle
mans opinion" said Crisp.
II believe" concluded Dingiey, 'xhat
an example should be made OF some
OF these gentlemen who are constantly
violating the principles ana propriety
OF official life. Bayard should be pub
dicly condemned"
Wheeler asked why the republicans.
II they were so solicitous OF the con-
duct OF our representatives abroad,
had not recalled Robert c. Schneck.
the United States minister to Great
Britain who had been guilty of cheat
tng the English with worthless min
ing stocks The republicans smiled.
but no one deigned to make a reply.
Cummings injected some humor into
the debate. He said he did not know
whether the pending resolution had
been brought into the house under
false pretenses. but ne did know that
the resolution was based upon a news
paper report of a speech: that It was
brought in by a newspaper editor. Bar
rett. and backed by another editor.
Dlngsey. He himself was a newspaper
man. and he congratulated the news
paper men OF the country that they at
last spoke from the floor OF the house.
Cannon. Illinois. said he believed that
the Edinburgh speech should be con-
demned and that Il was the duty of the
house of representatives to express its
disapproval by adopting a resolution OF
NrAl haa
sition that Bayard's utterances. II cor
rectly reported. did not even consti-
tute an impropriety.
After some further debate by Nc
Creary, Crow. Money and McGuiie.
Mr. Barrett. on the suggestion OF Hit,
requested unanimous consent that his
resolution be so modified that that por-
tion OF the resolution making IL man.
datory upon the committee to report
"by impeachment or otherwise" be
stricken out
There was some parliamentary spar
ring over the point as to whether the
striking out of those words would not
divest the resolution of it's privileged
nature. and the speaker decided In the
negative. whereupon Crisp objected.
saying that he wanted the other side
TO go on record as voting for impeach-
ment.
Barrett then closed the debate In
brief speech I'm which he said he would
never have introduced the resolution
had not some one objected to the reso-
luton of Mccall. When the previous
question was demanded Crisp moved
to refer the resolution to the Judiciary
committee. This was lost by a rising
vote. so to 206.
Crisp demanded a yea and nay vote.
which was taken. resulting 30 10 207.
Cannon moved to strike out the words.
'by impeachment or otherwise" and
his action was agreed to. As amend
ed the resolution was adopted without
a division.
Fisher, republican. New York. offered
for immediate consideration resolu-
ton to instruct the committee on naval
affairs. when appointed. to investigate
the reports that the battleship Texas
was faulty in construction. and also
to report upon the plans. construction.
cost and seaworthiness OF the ship.
Crisp objected.
The following committee on accounts
was announced: Aldrich. Illinois. chair
man; ODell. republican. New York;
Mccall. republican. Tennessee; Tracy.
republican. Missouri: Long. republican.
Kansas: Rusk. democrat. Missouri:
Price. democrat. Louisiana. At ass p.
m. the house adjourned until Thurs
| day.