Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18


The House held another short session on
the 9th, and devoted most of its time to
discussing the appointment of House of
hcerS Resolutions were presented by the
Republicans calling for the correspondence
in the Waller case. for lists of pensioners
who have been stricken from the rolls since
Smiths reasons for an order affecting the
action of the land Office in connection with
the Derfecting of titles to Pacific railroad
grant lands in Utah and Nebraska; but all
were objected to by Democrats. An effort
TO have printed in the Record the memorial
of the National Wool Growers association
for higher rates met the fate. The
first business proposition brought forward
in the House was bill by Mr.. Hopkins
(Rep lid to amend the statute fixing the
customs district of Chicago so that the dis
trict would embrace all of the states of Il
linois and Indiana. Mr.: Hopkins explained
that the bill was in the interest of the
shelters of Aurora, who desired to be able
to pay the duties on Canadian ores at the
port of Chicago. AT present, he said Au-
rora was not in the district. The dill was
passed by unanimous consent. A resolution
was passed for the appointment of three
new assistants to the superintendent of the
document room. was resolution for
the appointment of Isaac Hill of Ohio as a
deputy sergeant-at-armS and the three
other employees agreed upon by the Demo
cratic caucus.
Representative William E. Barrett of
Massa chusetts enjoys the distinction of be-
Ing the author of the first thrilling incident
in the present House of Representatives.
He threw a bombsheI into that body soon
after it convened the 10th by Offering a
resolution impeaching Thomas F. Bayard,
ex-secretary Of state. and now United
James for high crimes and misdemeanors.
The grounds advanced in the resolution
were the utterances of Mr.. Bayard, deliv-
cred before the Edinburgh Scotland, Phlo-
SOphical Institute November {. In this
speech Mr.. Bayard spoke of protection as
form of estate socialism," and said it
had done more to foster class legislation"
''breed inequality. corrupt public life
Tower the tone of national representation
other single cause Such reflections on the
government policy by United States am
bassador before foreign audience, the reso-
luton recited were in serious disregard of
his prOprietieS and obligations and calcu-
lated to injure our national reputation.
It concluded by instructing the foreign af-
send persons and papers, to investigate and
report "by impeachment or otherwise"
Mr. Barrett's resolution bad been preceded
by one by his colleague, MIR. Mccall Rep,
Mass), in a milder tone. Mr.. McCalPs
resolution went down before an objection,
and then it was that Mr.. Barrett sprung
his impeachment resolution one cOnsti-
tutlng question Of privilege. Mr.. Crisp,
the leader Of the minority, made an I'M
nature of the p resolution Speaker Reed Reed
oVerruled his point of order. and the reso-
tuition was thrown into the arena Ct de-
bate, where it remained for three hours
The Republicans took the position that Mr.
Bayard's speech constituted an offense
against the country that called for stern
took the position that Mr. Bayard's utter
ances did not by any stretch Of the magma
ton constitute grounds for impeachment
Mr.. Hit, who will be chairman of foreign
affairs, advised Mr.. Barrett to amend the
resolution so as to strike out the words in
structing the committee to report by i'm
parchment or otherwise" and this was
finally done. Mr. Crisp moved to refer the
resolution to the judiciarycommittee, which
being defeated by a strict party vote-90 to
201-the Democrats cOntented themselves
with simply voting viva voce against the
resolution, which was adopted without diyi-
sion. Then at 1886 p. m, the House, Oh
Mr.. Dingley's motion, adjourned until the
18th.
Ex-Speaker Grow (Rep., Pa.) made
an hour the portion of the Presidents
message referring to the tariff. In which he
compared the old protective-tariH laws with
the new customs law. He showed that the
new law, up to December 1, had produced
big deficiency. while under protection meas
excee led the expenditures. He attributed
the depletion in the gold reserve to the pay
ment of current deficiencies out of the
serve, and maintained that the greenbackS
would not menace the reserve II there was
sufficient revenue. The House decided on
then Mr.. Adams rep, Pa.) objected to
resolution to appoint Postmaster-General
Wilson a regent of the Smithsonian inSti-
tuition. On motion of Mr. Lacey Rep., 1a.)
a resolution was passed calling on the at.
torney general for n detailed statement of
the accounts, fees etc, OF the clerks Of the
United States courts, marshals, deputy mar
shalS and commissioners, Nr. Lacey eN-
planning that material was wanted
basis for a law to make these persons sal
aired officers On motion of Mr.. Cannon
(Rep., Utah) resolution was passed calling