The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-Represen-
tatfve Barrett RepO, Massachusetts
offered a resolution in the House to-
day for the Impeachment Of Thomas f.
Baydrd, ambassador to Great Britain.
Soon after the House assembled to-
day, Representative Mccall Rep),
of Massachusetts, offered a resolution
calling upon the president to report
whether he had taken any steps to
ascertain if the reports of the speeches
OF Ambassador Bayard, delivered in
England and Scotland, We're true, and
If true, what steps, if any. had been
taken to recall or censure said Bayard.
MIR. McCreary Oem.), objected
Mr. McCalfs colleague Barrett,
(Rep), Of Massachusetts, came forward
to question OF privilege, and send
s%g to the clerks desk had read a reso-
luton for the impeachment of Bayard.
Both resolutions complained of Bay
ards reflections on Americas protec-
tfvs system as state socialism and of
his reference to the United States need
ing a real man" like Cleveland to
govern a "strong, self-confident and
often times violent people,
Our National Reputation.
The Barrett resolution declared these
utterances were in manifest disregard
~ prophecies and calculated to injure
national reputation, and directed
MT the foreign affairs committee ex-
anime the utteranceS of that speech
and draft nd a1a e
peachment to the House.
Mr.. Crisp was on his feet as soon as
the reading of the resolution was con-
rludeo. and raised the point Of or'ec
that the resolution did not constitute
question of privilege
Mr.. Barrett made reply.
Speaker Reed overTuled the point of
order, and Mr.. Barrett took the floor
TO make his argument in favor of the
adoption of the resolution.
The First Excitement.
A hush fell upon the house. 1t was
The first exciting incident of the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Barrett spoke clearly and forci-
bly,, but briefly. He contended that
MIR. Bayard'S utterances from a public
servant reflected upon our democratic
policy, and We're intended to aggran-
die his party, not his country. He
dry a striking parallel between the
case of Mr.. Bayard and that of Mar
tin Van Buren,, whose nomination was
rejected by the senate because as sec
rotary Of state he had given to our
minister to Great Britain secret in
EtructionS to deal with the British for
elgn office in a manner calculated to
increase the prestige of his party in
this country. Mr. Barrett quoted the
strong words Of Daniel Webster de-
nouncing Van Buren's conduct on that
occasion for being the representative
of his party instead of his country"
Republicans Applause.
Mr.. Barrett was given several rounds
of applause by the Republicans.
''It is true that Martin Van Buren's
nomination was rejected by the SEN
ate" said MIR. Cooper Oena., F'la.), in
cerrupting the Massachusetts, repreSen-
tative, put is it not also true that in
1895 the people of the United States
viTksicated Mr.. Van Buren, by electing
hifA president of the United States?
applause from the Democratic side.)
And 1 give you notice. he added, shak-
ing his finger at the Republican side,
that Mr.. Bayard may be vindicated
In the same manner"
[he Republicans were amused at this
sdiction of Mr.. Cooper regarding the
,,oSsible future vindication of Mr.. Bay
al u dIl0 DiOhC 1lIIO d CuGSI WIlCH MI
Barrett called Mr.. Cooper's attention
to the fact that four years after Mr..
Van Buren'S vindication in $780, che
was buried so deep that he was never
afterwards heard Of
a Crisp Reply.
Ex-Spealker Crisp replied to Mr. Bar
rett in rather an ironical tone. The
purpose of the resolution, he said, was
evidently TO give the gentlemen on the
other side something on which to air
their views on protection. He did not
think, he said, that any gentleman
elected to a seat on the floor Of the
house, believed that the resolution con-
tained grounds for impeachment IF |
you impeach Mr.. Bayard for those |
words" said the ex-speaker, you must |
impeach a majority of the American
people
The Republicans jeered at this, but
Mr.. Crisp proceeded to recall the over |
whelming Republican defeat that fol- |
lowed the enactment of the Mckinley |
protective measure. He added that |
heartily in high protection they should |
BE brave enough to frame and pass |
bill. 1t was the only way they could |
justify their position.
}sFr. Mccall followed Mr.. Crisp and |
SAID Mr.. Bayard made a, violent par
Esan speech, obviously one of irnpro-
priety. Mr.. Bayard, he said, had mis-
represented the American people by |
saying they needed a strong master. |
The people of the United States have
no master. The president was their
servant. He moved 10 amend his reso-
luton so as to include in it the extract |
from Mr.. Bayard's Boston (England) /
speech, incorporated in Mr.. McCalrs
resolution.
DinGIey, of Maine.
Mr.. Dingley Rep), of Maine, fol-
lowed Mr. Mccall and took the ground
that MIR. BayagNd was an ambassador
of the United States and the question
was whether he should so far forget
his duties as to denounce the policy as
TO pne-7la1f of the people of the United
States
VI. Dingley-Has the ambassador of
this country the right to go upon a
platform in a foreign country and de-