The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19

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and Sale of the Mission to Italy
Let the Called Jades Vince,
WASHINGTON, March 1S-The house
today entered upon the consideration of
the resolutions censuring Mr. Bayard for
speeches delivered by him before the
grammar school at Boston. England, and
before the Edinburgh, Scotland, Philo-
sophical institution last fall The ga
lerles were crowded to overlooking Even
the diplomatic gallery contained a num-
Der OF members of the diplomatic corps
and their wives.
with the exception of the speech Of
Mr. Cousins of Iowa. however, the ora
tory of the occasion was disappointing.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee, and Mr. McCreary, who
was chairman of the committee in the
last congress, opened respectively for and
against the resolutions. Mr.. Draper
| (Rep) Mass, announced his inability 10
bring himself to vote for the resolu-
lions of censure. If the utterances we're
inappropriate, the punishment was nor
too harsh.
W.. 1OuSlHS speech IN support OF the
resolutions was the feature of the pro-
J ceedings. He won for himself the highest
DISTINCTION AS AN ORATOR.
His bursts of eloquence, set off by a.
Keen and penetrating wit, aroused the
house and the galleries to unbounded en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Dinsmore Oem) Ark, swho was
minister to Corea during the former
Cleveland administration, IN closing thu
debate for the day, defended the utter
ances of Mr.. Bayard to the effect of
protection, and, to the great delight of
democrats, read extracts from Senator
Chandler's interview alleging that the
Mckinley books were levying on the
protected industries. The debate win con
Guide tomorrow.
IN opening his speech in favor of the
adoption of the resolutions, Mr. Hit re-
viewed the speeches delivered by Mr..
Bayard. The one at Edinburgh, delivered
two days after the November election.
he characterized as
POLITICAL DATRIBE."
Mr.. Bayard's auditors. he said, had that
day read election returns. no doubt, with
great regret, and it was to a. sympa-
theuc foreign audience that he delivered
ms passionate address. That speech
called attention again to the speech pre-
viously delivered at Boston. describing
the Americans as violent people.
That, he said, was the cause upon
reported their resolutions of censure.''
At first. he said it had been hoped that
1t would be found on eXaminat on that.
| the Edinburgh speech was simply an
academic address, but ii was not so. The
words referred to his own country and
bore upon parties and places here. AS
private American citizen he had per-
feet right to deliver his opinion. but rep.
resenting officially the majority Of the
United States,
IIL IJAT No pICIJT
t. utter words which would reflect upon
and wound the sensibilities of his coun-
trymen.
He was an American" said Mr. Hit
with emphasis. He then took up and an
alyzed Mr. Bayard's letter to the secre-
tary of state, explaining the circum-
stances under which his addresses were
delivered.
Think of It." said he, IAN ambassador
and an eX-secretary9 of state defending
himself behind bold letters of instruc-
lions to diplomatic officers. Why, Mr.
Speaker, had Republican ambassador
at his post abroad rallied at the Demo-
cratic creed as degrading, as corrupting
to the public life, is there a Republican
among the millions who would not have
been wounded and have resented it as
an affront to his country? There lies the
offence.
fa1sity of the sentiment he humored,
have nothing to do with the question.
FLATTERY AND CONTEMPT.
Mr. Hit here read some extracts from
the London press commenting on Mr.
Bayard's speech. The London Times, he
said, lin a curious fit of f1attery and con-
tempt" had asked in amusement what
would be thought of Sir Julian Paunce-
fote if he should deliver in the United
States a passionate speech in favor OF
home rule, and had said that such
speeches as Mr.. Bayards would not be
delivered by an European diplomat. Mr.
HIT referred to the manner in which
the presidential influence had been used
to drive reluctant members into voting
for the resolutions of the last Congress
censurng Minister stevens. In conclus-
ion, he urged the propriety ana duty
of the adoption of the resolutions.
Mr.. Creary Dem.) KY, ex-chairnan OF
the foreign affairs committee. followed
Mr.. Hit in opposition 70 the fesolutlo,s'
At the outset, he called attention to Mr..
Hits error in saying the Edinoursh
speech was delivered Just after the last
congressional elections. The last con-
gressional elections occurred in Novem-
Der, 1894. This speech was uellNeIeu III
November, 1895.
Tn declaring his opposition to the reso-
buttons of censure, Mr.. McCreary SAID
that they were tnpreceden1ed IN cong .
sional history The proposed action OF the
! house was an
INVASION. OF THE RIGHTS
and authority of the president Of the
United States. and if the speeches OF MI.
Rayard referred 10 in the resolutions re-
CURED action in the executive, he was
sare the latter would do his duty at, at the ne
proper time. Since the organization OIL
Government. the president Mr.. McCreary
Said. had controlled our diplomatic Of
officer, recalling, removing or repr.mand-
ing them when it was deemed proper
There was, however. one case, MI NC
Creary said. where the acts of a diplo-
matte officer had been condemned by the
house and that was of promi-
nent Republican. Hon. Robert Sche-
mex, the minister to Great Britain,
whose conduct in connection with
vestigated by a committee of the house
and resolutions reported condemning his
action. Mr.. Schennck was also made
conspicuous while representing the
United States at the court of St. James
by the address which he wrote on the
SUBJECT OF POKER PLAYING,
but there was no effort made to censure