Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-10
THE HOUSE.

When the House met today Mr.. Fisher
(N.Y) offered for immediate consideration
resolution to instruct the committee on
naval affairs. when appointed. to investi-
gate the reports that the battle ship Texas
was faulty in construction, and also to re-
port upon the plans. construction. cost and
sedworthiness Of the ship. Mr.. Crisp (Ga.)
objected.
Mr.. Mccall CMassJ created a slight stir
by asking for the immediate consideration
OF resolution, which, after reciting ex-
trects from two speeches delivered by
United states Ambassador Bayard, one at
Boston, England and one at Edinburgh, Scot
land, Ill which Mr.. Bayard was declared to
nave reflected on the domestic policy of the
United States. called on the President to re-
port 10 the House whether he had taken any
steps to ascertain if the reports of those
speeches were true, and If true, what steps,
II any. had been taken to recall or censure
said Bayard
Mr.. McCalPs Resolution.
The resolution was as follows:
Whereas Thomas F. Bayard, the am
bassador of the United States to Great
Britain, Is reported by the London Times
newspaper to have said in public speech,
delivered in Boston, England, on the I'd
day of August, 1895: The President stood
in the midst of a strong, self-corfident and
oftentimes violent people, men who sought
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 public speech, delivered in Edinburgh,
Scotland, on the 7th day of November,
1895: In my country l have witnessed the
Unsuitable growth of a form of socialism
styled protection, which has done more to
corrupt public life, to banishment of indie
pendent mind from public councils and to
lower the tone of national representation
than any other single cause. Protection
now controlling the sovereign power of
taxation has been perverted from its
proper function of creating revenue to sup
port the government into an engine Of sell
fish profit, allied with combination, called
trusts.
1t thus has sapped the popular conscience
by giving corrupting largess to special
classes and it throws legislation into the DO
Lt!cal market, where jobberS and chafferers
take the place of statesmen" and
whereas, 1t is not ore of the functions of
an ambassador to insult in the country to
which he is accredited the people he is sup-
posed to represent, and it is consistent
neither with the character of the office nor
with the dignity and independence of the
people of the United States that their am
baSsadors abroad should make violent par
t.san speeches on questions relating to our
domestic 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 incompat tible with
the public interests. what steps, If any he
has taken to ascertain whether said Bayard
| made said speeches. and if he has ascer-
ta;ned that he did make said speeches, what
steps, if any. he has taken to recall or to
censure said Bayard.
AS the reading concluded Mr.Allen (Miss)
called out Yours truly" and the House
laughed.
Mr.. McCreary Qky) Immediately objected,
and the brief sensation was about to sub
side when Mr.. McCalrs coiiea que Mr. Bar
rett (Mass.) exploded a Ner.table bomb by
rising to question of privilege and send
ing to the clerks desk resolution for the
Impeachment of Mr.. Bayard. The proceed
ings following this will be found elsewhere
in The Star.