The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-20
BAYARD YIELDS TO CUBA.
Figures Most Prominently in Con.
gressional Debates Now.
RESOLUTIONS OF CFNSURE WILL
BE PUT TO VOTE TODAY.

Senate Still Devotes Attention to the
Blood Bathed Island-Mr. Hale Alluded
to as the Senator From spain-Matter
Appears No Nearer Vote
Washington, March 19.-The resump-
tion of the consideration of the resolu-
tions censuring Ambassador Bayard for
his Boston and Edinburg speeches was
the first business of the House today.
Mr.. Taft, Republican Of Ohio, a men,
was the first speaker advocating the adop-
tion of the committees report
To criticize an American ambassador,
he said, was an ungracious duty. The
American people preferred to relieve
their foreign representatives from all crit
icisms whatsoever, especially of parti-
san character, to the end that those repre-
sen ntatives might feel strong in the undi-
vided support of their own country.
When an ambassador however, abandoned
his non-partisan character, he not only
embarrassed the executive, but also invit-
ed the widest range OF criticism on all
his personal acts. If Mr. oayard saw
nothing reprehensible in these acts, which
HOAO blAAOou 0bAtuloaAiy 1CCUSAlICu Uy us
own oountrymen as manifest violations
of diplomatic etiquette, diplomatic duty
and diplomatic honor, 1t must be because
old age was mellowing those mental
powers, which several years ago dictated
stringent rules for the government of our
diplomatic service and which were so
keen as to dispose Of Lord Sackville West
for comparatively trivial offense.
In censuring MI. Bayard, the Republi-
did nor anok IN IN tho
strong natural bonds which exist be-
tween the two great branches Of the Ang-
lo-Saxon race, but rather to repudiate
the idea that those bonds could be
strengthened by casting the slightest
taint upon the kin beyond the sea.
Mr.. Taft contrasted the undiplonlatic
and derogatory criticism by Mr.. Bayard
of his own country which the high en-
comium on Scotland with which the am
bassador lad closed his address, and said
the conviction was forced on one, that
Mr.. Bayard was willing to violate the
most obvious rule governing the conduct
Of diplomats the world over, for the pur-
pose of obtaining littlespopularity.
Mr.. Grosvenor. Republican of Ohio, de-
Tended the reputation Of Gen. Sohenok
from the inference arising from the
statements made yesterday by Mr.. Mo
Creary, Democrat of Kentucky, about his
connection with the Emma mine and
publication of his rules of poker, while
be was minister to England.
Mr.. Barrett. Republican of Massachu-
setts, who introduced the resolutions,
quoted various comments made by the
English press upon the Edinburg speech
to show that any censure passed upon
Mr.. Bayard would be less than he de
served.
One comment was from the pen OF
George W. Smalley. whom Mr.. Barrett
characterized as "that denationalized
American, who can be depended on at all
times
TO VOICE THE CONSERVATIVE.
High Church, ultra English senti-
ments." Mr.. Smalley In recent defence
of Mr.. Bayard, designated those who
sought to bring him to a decent sense Of
accountability, as associates OF, and SYM
pathizers with dynamiters and assassins.
1t was, Mr.. Barrett claimed, part Of the
programme of the defenders Of Mr.. Bay
ard to induce the British public to be-
lieve that the Republican purity In the
members OF it to the views held by Mr..
Bayard, were banded with dynamiters
and aSSaSsins.
Mr.. Barrett claimed that Mr.. Bayard
violated the instructions of che Depart
ment of State, aside from the Boston and
Edinburg speeches, by .injecting himself,
in the matter of regulations for the impor-
tation and quarantine Of cattle, into an
issue at stake in Great Britain.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Barrett's re-
marks an agreement was reached to take
a vote on the resolutions at 2 O'Clock to-
morrow.
Mr.. Cooper, Democrat of Florida,
characterized the movement in support Of
the resolutions as an infamous attempt to
further the cause of protection.
4 The course of debate was interrupted by
Mr.. Taylor, Republican Of Ohio, who pre-
sented a majority report of the elections
committee number two, in the matter of
the contested election case Of Benoit VS..
Boatner, from the Fifth Louisiana dis
trict and gave notice that he would call
it up tomorrow, at the close of the vote
on the pending resolutions.
Mr.. Watson. Republican Of Ohio. urged
the adoption of the resolution as mes
sage to every home in the land where the
BENEFITS OF PROTECTION
had been seen and enjoyed, that the
House reasserts and reafflrms its devotion
to that great American principle.
The only exciting episode of the days