The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-11
1T IS GETTING WARM
Republican congressman Would In
peach Baysrd on the Spot.
FERvlD DEBATES FOLLOW
The First Sensation Of the Session
Speaker Reed Rules Against
Ex-Speaker Crisp-No Frio-
ton In the Senate.

Washington. Dec. 1o-Representa-
1--we Barrett. republican. Massachu-
setts. offered a resolution In the house
to-day for the impeachment of Thomas
+. Bayard. ambassador to Great Brit
| ain.
Soon after the house assembled to-
day Representative MCCALL. republican.
Massachusetts,. offered q resolution
calling upon the president to report
whether he had taken any steps to as
certain II the reports of the speeches
OF Ambassador Bayard delivered In
England and Scotland were true. and,
II true. what steps. II any. had been
taken to recall or censure said Bay
ard. McCreary. democrat. Massachu-
setts. objected.
McCalrs colleague. Barrett, repub-
lican. Massachusetts. came forward to
a question OF privilege, and sending to
the clerks desk had read a resolution
for the impeachment OF Bayard. Both
resolutions complained of Bayards
reflections on Americas protective sys-
tenn as a state of socialism and OF bis
reference to the United States needing
a ''real man" like Cleveland. to govern
"a strong self-oonfident and often
times violent people" Barrett's reso-
lution declared these utterances were
In manifest disregard of the proprie-
ties and calculated to injure our ma
tional reputation and directed the for
eign affairs committee to examine the
utterances OF that speech, draft and
report articles of impeachment to the
house. Crisp Of Georgia objected to
the Barrett resolution as not privil-
eyed. Speaker Reed overruled him and
Barrett made a brdef speech. declaring
Bayard sought Do aggrandize his party
at the expense OF his country. and cit
ing the senate's action in Van Buren's
case as justhfying his resolution.
The first vote on the Barrett resoiu-
tion came on a motion by Crisp to re-
fer II to the Judiciary committee. The
motion was defeated on a rising vote
of so to 2o6. The republican programme
Is to eliminate from the resolution ref
erence to impeachment, then send the
resolution to the committee on foreign
affairs. The Barrett resolution was
adopted after striking out the words
| directing the foreign affairs committee
to report by impeachment or other
| wise"
| Crisp was one his feet as soon as
the resolution was concluded and rails
ed the point OF order that the resolu-
tion did not constitute a question of
privilege. Speaker Reed overruled the
point of order and Barrett took the
floor to make his argument tn favor OF
the adoption OF his resolution. hush
| fen upon the house. 1t was the first
exciting incident OF the session
Barrett contended that Mr.. Bayard's
utterances from a public servant re-
| fiected upon our democratic policy and
were Intended to aggrandize his party,
not his country. He drew striking
parallel between the case OF 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 Britain
secret instructions TO deal.
with the British foreign affairs In a
manner calculated to increase the pres
tige of mis- party IN this country. Mr.
Rarrett quoted the strong words of
Daniel Webster denouncing Van Bur
ems conduct on that occasion for be-
ing ''the representative of his party in
stead of his country" Barrett was
given several rounds OF applause by
the republicans.
TT Is true that Martin Van Bunen's
nomination was rejected by the sen
ate," said Cooper. democrat. FLORIDA,
tnter7rptfng the Massachusetts, repre-
sentative, ''but IL Ct not also. true that
tn 1896 the people of the United States
y4ndicated Van Buren, by electfng HIM
president of the United States7 GAP
phause from the democratic side) And
I give you notice." ne added. shaking
ms finger at the republican side. that
Bayard may be vindicated In the same
manner"
The republicans were amused at this
predfctson regarding the possible future
yfndicataon OF Bayard. and broke into
a cheer when Barrett called Cooper's
attention to the fact that four years
after Van Burens vindicstton he was
buried so deep that he was never after
wards heard OF.
Mccall followed Crisp and said Bay
ard made a violent speech. obviously
one OF impropriety. Bayard. he said
had nasrepresented the American peo-
: pie by saying they needed a strong
master The people OF the United States
have no master. The president was
! their servant He moved TO amend his
resolution so as 20 anclude In u the ex
, tract from Bayard's Boston England
1 Speech.
luton. Dingley followed Mccall and
took the ground that Bayard was ar
; ambassador OF the United States. and
the question was whether he should 81
far forget his duties as to denounc'
: the policy as TO one-half OF the peopl'
} Of the United States. Has the ambas
sador OF this country the right % g
upon the platform In a foreign countr,
and denounce one-half OF the people n
the terms used by Bayard2
, Crisp-Any citizen has the right q
say what he thinks upon economi'
| questions
In reply to a question by Crisp. Mr.
. Dingiey declared. amid applause on ths
, republican side. that his personal opin'
ION was that the offense OF Bayarc
was improbable. and ought to be I'M