The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-11
Mccall Offers aResoIuilon Condsmning Ut-
teranCeS Published In the British Press,
AND BARRETT WANTS HIM lMPEACHED.
Fischer, OF New York, Gets I'm His Bill
of Inquiry Ancnt the BnttIeship
TeNns-'Fhe Nnvyrersonncl Booked
After by Sqnircs Who Wants OHi-
Gers TO Have Rank and station.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 10.-N1r.
Hoar presented 4 memorial of six clubs
of colored men in Massachusetts for
legislation to prevent ''lynching' of
colored people III the South; or in case
Congress has not the power to enact
amendment to meet the difficulty. It
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. PETER reported n bill for the prop
er disposal of the remains of deceased
Senators and Representatives who die
ut the Capital during the sessions of
Congress, and il was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Call offered resolutions declaring
that humanity and religion and the
principles on which all civilization rests
denland that the civilized government
shall by peaceful negotiation or, II
necessary by force of arms, prevent
and suppress the crueltics and mas
sacres inflicted on the Armenian sub
jects of Turkey. and shall establish an
Armenian Government with adequate
guarantees.
The resolution was laid on the table
for the present
Mr.. Cullom Ucp), Of Illinois. then
proceeded to address the Senate on th"
Monroe doctrine. The delivery OF Mir.
Cullom's speech occupied an hour and
at its conclusion his resolution hereto
fore offered and reported was TefAred
To the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Squires introduced a bill relating
10 the personnel Of the navy and made
q few remarks explanatory thereof.
lie believed the Officers should be given
positire rank and station and the whole
naval service popuiarized
At 80. on motion of Mr.. Cockrell. the
Senate adjourned until to-morroW.
House.-on motion of Mr.. DnEley
tRcp), of Maine. it was agreed that
when the House adjourned to-day 1t be
until Thursday.
Mr.. Fischer Rep). New York, asked
the Committee on Naval Affairs when
appointed. TO Investigate the report s
that the battlaahip Texas is faulty I'm
construction and into all matters pcr-
tanning to her cost. seaworthiness. etc.
On objection Of Mr. Crisp. II was re-
ferred to the Naval Committee.
MI. Mccall HSep). of Massachusetts,
offered the, following resolution and ask
ed Immediate consideration:
whereas. Thomas +. Bayard, the Am
nassaaer of the United States to Great
l!ritain, is reported by the London
Times newspaper to have said in a pub
lie speech delivered in Boston. Eng.
on the second day of August, 1896: The
president stood in thetmidst of n strone
self-confident and often times violent
people. men who sought to have their.
own way. ii took Il real man TO govern
'hc people of the United States" and
whereas. said Bayard is further re-
ported by the press OF this country 10
nav u; Said i'm public speech delivered
IN iadinbure. Scotland. on the 9Th day
OF November 1885: "In my, own country
nave witnessed the inSatia BILE Erawtb
OF form OF Socialism styled protec
tloil: which has done more to cnrtrInt
public life. To Danish men of jnflepnn
dent mind from public councils and ,o
lower the tone Of the national reDresen
tation than any other single cause. Pro
lection now controlling the sovereign
power of taxation, has been perverted
from lis proper function of creating
revenue to support the Government into
All engine for selfish profit. allied with
combinations called trusts It has thus
Sapred the popular conscience by Civ
ing corrupting largesse to special class
es ana il throws legislation into tho
political irEarkct whsre iobbsrs and
choppers took the place of statesmen. -
and
Whereas. 1t is not one of the functions
OF an Ambassador To insult In the coun-
Try TO which he is accredited the peo-
pie he Is supposed to represent: and II
Is consistent neither with the char
acter or the office nor with the dignity
anu Independence of the people OF The
United States that their Amba ssadors
ahread should make violent partisan
SItrchcS on questions relating to our
domestic policy upon foreign soil, there
fore he 1T
RESOLVED. That the President he. and
is hereby. requested to inform the House
oil REPRESENTATIVES If not inconpatib
with The public interests. what steps
II any he has taken to ascertain wheth-
er seq Eayard made said speeches, and
If he has asccrtaincd that he did make
said speeches what steps. IL any. he
has taken TO recall or to censure said
Bayard.
Mr.. Crisp objected to It's considera-
n,.nc ref a..
mittcc on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Barrett Hcp), of Massa chusetts.
offered as matter OF privilege resslu-
tions of impca chment against Thomas
r. Bayard. United States minister TO
Great Britain.
Following is the text of the resolu-
tion:
do impcach Thomas F. Bayard
United States Ambassador to Great
Britain. Of high crimes and misdea-
mcanors on the following ground:
Whereas, the following report Of n
speech delivered before the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution by Hon.
Thomas Il. Bayard. Ambassador of tho
United States Mt the Court Of Great
Britain, is published In the London
News under date of November Sth,
1895:
The opening address OF the Ed,n-
burgh Philosophical Institution was de-
livered last night by Mr. Bayard, Am
bassador OF the United States. who
selected the subject. Individual Free