The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 20. = The
house today, after three hours of de-
bate, adopted a resolution censuring
Thomas F. Bayard, ex-secretary of
state and now ambassador to the court
of ST. James, for utterances delivered
in an address to the Boston, England,
grammar school, and in an address be-
fore the Edinburgh, Scotland, philo-
sophicaI institution last fall
The vote stood $50 to II, in favor Of
the first resolution, and 191 to SO in ia
vor of the second. Five Republicans
broke away from party lines and voted
against the resolution of censure, and
six Democrats voted for it. All the
Republicans and nine Democrats
voted for the second resolution.
WILLIS IS WILD.
Mr. Willis, a Republican from Mr..
Bayards state. made a speech in oppo-
sition to the first resolution, and Mr..
Bailey Dem, Texas not only en-
dorsed the resolutions but declared that
a man who delivered such utterances
as Mr.. Bayard had at Boston was "un-
worthy to represent the United States
anywhere or at anv time"
There was report about the house
after the resolutions had been adopted
that Ambassador Bayard would re-
sign, but close friends of the admins
tration asserted positively that there
was absolutely no foundation for the
rumors, which they did not hesitate to
ridicule
THE RESOLUTIONS
adopted, after reciting the objection
able portions of Mr.. Bayard's speech,
were as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
house of representatives that Thomas
F. Bayard. ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, in publicly
using. the language above quoted has
committed an offense against diplo-
matte propriety and an abuse of the
privileges of his exalted position,
which should make him the representa-
tive of the whole country and not of
any political party. Such utterances
were wholly inconsistent with that
prudent, delicate and scrupulous re-
serve which he himself, while secretary
of state, enjoined upon all diplomatic
agents of the United States. In one
speech he affronts the great body of his
countrymen, who believe in the policy
of protection. In the other speech he
offends all his countrymen, who be-
lieve that Americans are capable of
government. Therefore. as the i'm
mediate representative of the American
people and in their name, we condemn
and cenSure the said utteranceS OF
Thomas F. Bayard.
Resolved further, That in the opinion
of the house of representatives, public
speeches by our diplomatic or consular
officers abroad which display PARTISAN
ship or which condemn any political
party or party policy or organization
of citizens in the United States are in
dereliction of the duty of such officers,
impair their usefulness as public ser
wants and diminish the confidence
which they should always command at
home and abroad.
The house later considered the con-
tested election case of Benoit VS.. Boat
ner for the Fifth Louisiana district,
and the report of the majority, declar-
ing the seat vacant on account of
fraud and intimidation at the election,
was adopted, III to SO. Three Republi-
cans voted for Boatner.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The debate on the resolution to censure
Mr.. BayaTd, which has already occupied
the attention of the house for two days,
was resumed today under an agreement
entered into yesterday to take a vote at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Adams (Rep., Pa-), who was minis
ter to Brazil under the Harrison admin
istration, favored the resolutions and said
Mr.. Bayard'S long service and command
ing position as an American made his
offense more fragrant and reprehensible.
To show Mr.. Bayard fully recognized his
position as the representative of the whole
people, he read from a speech delivered
a year ago by Mr.. Bayard at Whining
ton, Del, in which the ambassador said:
Il represent no party as ambassador to
Great Britain, but my country and my
own people,
Mr. Fairchild Rep, N. " took issue
with the majority of the foreign affairs
committee as to the character of Mr..
Bayard's offense, expressing regret that
the committee had not brought in
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
instead of censure Mr. Bayard's utter
ances, he argued, constituted a criminal
libel within the definition of the law, and
in view of his exalted position, a. high
crime against his country.
Mr. Wheeler Dem., A1a), in opposition
to the resolution, made the first reference
to the tariff today. He said this attack
on Amba sSador Bayard came from Mas
sachusetts, state that believed in pro-
lection for protectors sake. Major Nc
l<inley had, on this floor, argued in favor
of high protection for iron cotton ties, as
absolutely necessary TO their production in
this country Cotton ties had been placed
on the free list by the Wilson bill, yet he
read p telegram from Youngstown, Ohio,
the first shipment of cotton
ties to Bombay, India.
Mr. Hutchinson Oem., Tex.) said he
would vote for the second resolution, lay
ing down the well established general
principle that our representatives at for
eign countries should abstain from par
tisan speeches, but he could not vote for
the resolution that censured Bayard by
name.
Mr. Willis (Rep.. Del) was the first Re-
publican to announce that he
OPPOSED CENSURING MIR. BAYARD
Like Mr.. Hutchinson, he said he would
be willing to vote for the second resolu-
ton. but he could not vote for the reso-
luton of censure. First, state pride
would lead him to vote against it. He
respected Mr.. Bayard as man of force
and distinction. He did not think. how
ever that he BETRAYED any confidence