The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
DAY IN SENATE and HOUSE
Speeches Made on the Resolutions
Censuring Bayard.
IN THE DIPLOMATIC GALLERY
Foreign Reprcsc natives and Their Wives
Listen to Addrcsscs-EffOrt Of
Mr.. Hit and Othcrs-The
Dupont Case.

Washington, March 1S.-The feature
of tOday's proceedings in the senate
was a short debate upon a joint resoiu-
tion directing the secretary of the in
terror to execute the law for opening TO
settlement some two million acres OF
land in the eastern part of Utah, which
have been part of the Uncompahgre
Indian reservation. Severe structures
upon the secretary of the interior for MS
attempt to nullify the act or congress
were made by Senators Cannon (Rep.,
l'tah), Wolcott tRep., COLI and Vest
(Dem., MOI The latter inveighed with
much vehemence against the secretary.
declaring that the time had been when
the head of a department would have
10 answer at the bar of the senate 1or
such an attempt to trample upon Inc
legislative branch of the government.
Mr.. Vest also caused much amusement
by his witty and caustic criticism OF
President Cleveland's recent speech De-
fore the Home Missionary society IN
New York.
The Dupont election case was taken
mp after the morning hour and Mr..
Thurston tRep.. Neb) made three
hours speech I'm advocacy Of Mr.. Du-
points right to the seat,
CENsURING BAYARD.
The announcement that the resolu-
tions reported from the committee on
foreign affairs censuring Ambassador
Rayard would be the special order Tor
today's session Of the house OF repre-
sentatives failed to attract to the nan
any unusual attendance. And thereby
the absentees deprived themselves OF
the pleasure of listening to the most
notable oratoricai effort of the session
the speech by Mr.. Cousins tRep.,
Iowa.. In support Of the resolutions.
q, tl...
the resolution was l.50 o'clock and tn"
miscellaneous business of the morning
was not sufficient in volume to occupy
all OF the time after assembling until
then, so that II recess of fifteen minutes
preceded the beginning of the debate.
a number of private bills were passed
in the hour. the only one of public I'M
portance being n senate joint resolution
instructng the secretary of war To
transmit an estimate of the cost OF
deepening the channel from Hampton
roads to the Norfolk Navy yard. The
report of elections committee NO. :,
confirming Mr.. Rusk Dem.) In his seat
as representative from the Third Mary
land district, was received and adopted.
When Mr. Hit called up the Bayard
resolutions. about half Of the members
of the house were in their seats.
and the public galleries We're only
comfortably filed. In the diplomatic
gallery were Baron Won kettler.
secretary of the German en-
bassy: Senor Dominguez, charge daft
faires of the Argentine Republic, and
Mrs Dominguez: Nine. Romero, wife
of the Mexican minister; Mrs. j. w.
Foster and Mrs. Van RENSSELAER, Cruger
iJulicn Gordom. The members gal
lery contained the wives and members
80 l., r.n
sentatives.
Nlr. Hit was not in good condition
physically, and. after Il few minutes,
his voice gave out and he was COM
PEELED to close. In conclusion he cX-
pressed the hope that the resolutions
would be adopted, stating that such
speeches as those made by Mr.. Bayard
destroyed the respect which an. am
Iassador ought to command, dimin-
ished his usefulness and was II wrong
To the people he represented
SPEECHES IN DEFENSE.
Mr.. McCreary CDem.. KyD and Mr..
DinsmOre Dem., Ark) in speeches of
more than an hours length each, de-
Tended Mr.. Bayard and opposed the
passage of the resolutions.
Mr.. Draper tRep.. Mass) member
of the committee on foreign affairs.
dcplored the severity of language in
the resolutions of censure. and in ac-
cordance with his view of the duty of
the house, gave notice that he would
ask separate vote; on the two resolu.
tions..
Mr.. Cousins soeech advocating the
adoption of the committees report was
the feature of the occasion. 1t was by
turns sarcastic and eloquent. filled with
criticisms of Mr.. Bayard and glowing
with pictures of the greatness and
glory of the country and of the indi-
vidual under the system of protection
which the ambassador had denounced.
He spoke for nearly an hour. COM
manding throughout the attention of
all hearers to marked degree, and at
the close was given an ovation that
lasted several minutes. At the con-
clusiOn of Mr.. Dinsmore's address at
h.25 o'clock the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
The resolutions will be the subject of
consideration tomorrow. and vote
upon them will not be reached until the
close of the session and very possibly
not until Friday. The speakers list of
applicants for recognition to speak on
the subject includes the names of Taft
tRep., o.. Newlands (Pop., New,
Pearson tRep.. N. c.. McCald and Bar
lett (Rep.. Mass), Wilson (Rep.. o.,
Willis tRep.. DelD, (whose constituent
Ambassador Bayard is) Fairchild
(Rep., n. ". Mahan (Rep.. Pa, Tuck
er tDem.. Va), Turner CDem., Ga.) and
Bailey Oem.. TeX.)
Representative Scranton. tDemocraU
or Pennsylvania, introduced a bill to-
day establishing u military post at or
near Scranton. Pa.
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