Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-12


caused sensations soon after the house
assembled Tuesday. Mr.. Call offered
resolution calling upon the presi-
dent to report to the house whether
he had taken any steps to ascertain II
the reports of speeches of Ambassador
Bayard delivered in England and Scot
land were true, and if true what step,
If any, had been taken to recall or cen
sure him.
Mr. McCreary dem, KY immediate
Iy objected, when Mr.. McCal's col
league, Barrett rep., Mass) came for
ward to Il question of privilege and,
seEding to the clerks desk, had read
a resolution for the impeachment of
Mr. Bayard. Both resolutions com
planned of Mr.. Bayard's reflections on
Americas protective system as state
socialism and Of his references to the
United States needing a real man"
like ClevCluul to govern "a strong,
sclf-confdcnt and oftentmes violent
people"
The Barrett resolution declared
these utlcran"es were in manifest dis
regard of propriety and calculated 20
injure our national reputation and it
directed the foreign affairs committee
to examine the utterances in that
speech and to daft and report articles
Of impeachment to the house. Mr..
Crisp objected to the Barrett rcsolu-
ton as not privileged, hut Speaker
Reed Overrued him and Mr. Barrett
made Il brief speech declaring that
Mr. Bayard sought to aggrandizc his
party at the expense of his country,
and citing the sCnate's action in Van
Buren's case as justilying his resolu-
| ton.
The first vote On the Barrett resoIu-
ton came on motion by Mr.. Crisp to
refer it to the judiciary committee,
the motion being defeated on rising
vote Of SO to zoo. The republican pro-
gram was to eliminate from the resolu
ton the reference to impeachment and
then to send the resolution TO the
committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Crisp followed Mr.. Barrett, de
Tending Mr.. Bayard, accusing repub-
leans of simply wishing to air their
protective theories and defying hem
to pass another tariff bill. There was
a sharp colloquy between Mr.. Crisp
and Mr.. Eingley, of Maine, the latter
declaring Mr.. Bayard had violated his
duty in denouncing half of his coun-
trymcn, and wncn Mr. Crisp pre- ssed
him hard to know if he believed Mr..
Bayard's words were impeachable, Mr.,
Dingloy replied that in his opinion
they We're, but the policy of doing so
he doubted.
The Barrett resolution was adopted
after striking out the words directing
the foreign affairs committee to report
by impeachment or otherwise
After concluding the ballot the com
mittec took up the question of terri
torial delegates and recommended that
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Okla
homa each select four delegates in ad
diton to the two heretofore chosen, \
hearing was accorded to Mrs j. Ellen
Foster, of Iowa, who spoke on wo
mans influence in behalf of the party.
At 6 o'clock the committee had com
plcted its labors and adjourned. The
executive committee then held brief
session to arrange the details of the
convention IN accordance with the de-
termination of the full committee.
The senate yesterday adopted Il
Joint resolution offered by Mr.. jones,
authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to suspend the renewal of in
truders in the Cherokee country until
there shall be Gn appraisal of the
value of improvements made by them.
Mr.. Cullom. Uep. lll.,) addressed the
senate in support of the Monroe doe
trine,. This government, he declared,
Is not one of conquest or OF usurpa-
ton. If We still keep up the march of
the republic in this world of COMPETE
ton and strife and maintain cur ma
tional honor with our territorial unity
and integrity, we must have some at
iirmativc, distinctive idea or policy of
such simple and unquestiCred propri-
PNN tIldl IL Snall receive lne unlNeISal
sanction of our People, This much is
due To ourselves, continued the scna-
tor, that by no laChcs on our part can
il be truly said that we are too long
sleeping upon cur just rights And
this, too is due to Europe. that the
governments Of the old world may
know that 75.CC0,O0O Of American cit
liens, speaking through their repre-
sentatlVes in congress. are a unit in
maintaining the American doctrine of
James Monroe, and ii is also due TO
the independent governments of the
other Americas lying to the south of
us. whose tenure Of existence practi,-
ally depends upon the honesty Of the
United States in sustaining the doc
tribe Of thu message of 1873 This ma,
tion has played diplomacy long
enough aud without much effect.
Great Britain has been disrcgardtng
polite reGu asts. protests and arsG-
ments aud If let alone
Will finally dominate NprCsuaIo