St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-19
THE HOUSE DEVOTES ITSELF TO
THE RESOLUTIONS of CEN
SURE. So
DEFENDED BY Mr.. M'CREARY.
THE ACTION CONTEMPLATED
<GAISSF ALL THE PRECEDENTS
or CONGRESS-.
BIG HIT MADE BY MIR. COUSINS.
Won High Distinction for Himself
IA am Orator During the Course
of the Debate.

WASHINGTON,M March 1S.-The house
today entered upon the consideration
CT the resolutions censrring Mr.. Bay
ard for speeches deliN cred by him be-
fore the grammar school at Boston,
Eng, and before the Edinburgh phil
osophical institution last fall. The gal
leries were crowded to overflowing.
With the exception Of the speech of
Mr.. Cousins, If IcWa, the oratory Of the
occasion was disappointing. Mr. Hit,
chairman OF the foreign affairs com
mittee, and Mr.. McCreary, who was
chairman of the committee in the last
congress, opened respectively, for and
against the resolutions. Dr. Draper, of
Massachusetts, announced his inability
to bring himself to vote for the reSo-
lutions OF censure. If the utterances
were inappropriate the punishment was
too harsh.
Mr.. Cousins speech in support of the
resolutions, was the feature Of the pro-
ceedings. He won for himself this
afternoon high distinction as an orator.
His bursts of eloQuence, set off by a
keen and penetrating wit, aroused the
house and the galleries 20 unbounded
enthusiasm. Mr.. DinsmOre, of Arkan-
sas who was minister to Corea during
the former Cleveland administration, ia
closing the debate for the day, de-
Tended the utterances of Mr.. Bayard
as to the effect of protection, and to
the great delight of the Democrats,
read extracts from Senator Chandler 5
interviews alleging that the Mckinley
nrOtecIGd
Industries.
In opening his speech in favor Of the
adoption Of the resolutions Mr.. Hit
reviewed the speeches delivered by Mr.
Bayard The one at Edinburgh, deliV-
cred two days after the November cleo
tion, he characterized as a political
diatribe" That speech called atten-
ton again to the speech previously de-
iivered at Boston, describing the Amer
leans as a violent people. That, he
said, was the case upon which the
committee on foreign affairs reported
these resolutions of censure. At first
1t had been hoped that it would be
found on examination that the Edin
burgh speech was simply an academic
address, but 1t was not so. The words
referred to this country and more upon
parties and political issues here. AS
6 private American citizen, Mr. Bay
ard had perfect right to deliver his
opinion, but representing officially, the
majesty of the United States, he had
30 right to utter words which would re-
nect upon and wound the sensibilities
OF his cOuntrymen. He then took up
and analyZed Mr.. Bayard's letter to
the secretary Of state, explaining the
circumstances under which his address
was delivered. Think of it, said he
IAN ambassador and an eX-secretary of
state defending himself behind the bold
letter of instructions to diplon1atic Of
hcers. Had Republican ambassador
abroad rallied a the Democratic creed
as degrading and corrupting to the
public life, is there Republican
among the millions who would not
have been wounded and have resented
It as an affront to his country? There
lies the offense. MI Bayard's SINGER
ity. the truth or falsity of the senti-
Ihent ne uttered have nothing to dc
with the question:
BAYARD DEFENDED.
Mr. McCreary, eX-chairman of the
lutelgn affairs committee, followed Mr..
Hit. He declared his opposition TO the
resolution Of censure. Mr. McCreary
said that they We're unprecedented in
tchSfesslonal history. The proposed ac-
uOn Of the house was an invasion of
the rights and authority of the presi-
Gcnt OF the United States. and if the
speeches Of Mr.. Bayard referred to re-
Qulred action by the executive, he was
sure the latter would do his duty at
tbe proper time. Since the organization
OF the government, the president Mr.
McCreary said, had controlled dipIo-
matte questions. Mr.. Bayard was not
the frst diplomatic officer representing
the United States who had been assail
ed by his political opponents, while rep
fesenting his country in England and 81
N"te OF censure now, prompted by
PreJudlce and partisanship," will not,
he said, hurt Mr.. Bayard To censure
Mr.. Bayard at this time. Mr.. McCrearv
thought, would be detrimental to the
cordial and pleasant relations between
our country and Great Britain and
would detract from the prestige and
confidence which ne should have. when
he, as diplomatic officer, represents our
country IN negotiations concerning i'm
portant questions now pending. 1t was
perfectly clear to his mind that the real
graVaman Of this attack against Mr..
Bayard was the reference to protec-
ton in the Edinburgh speech
Nhen citizen of our free country -
a 5 the speaker, becomes an ambassa-
dor or minister, should he be reuuir-
ed to surrender or suppress his true
sentiments? Should he not have the
4'S-4N ~ HlSHh IIo SGIttiUlGlltS DOnteiN
and respectfully, # they are in accord
with the policy OF the government he
represents? l am sure the Republican
majority Of this house will have more
praise for abstaining from the adop-
ton of the present resolutions than
they will have if they adopt them.'
During his speech Mr.. McCreary re-
ferred to the Boston address, in which
Nj. Bayard said it took a real man to
govern the people of the United States.
Mr.. GrosVenor. of Ohio, interposed to
ask if he (McCreary> believed the pres
ident governed the people, if So wheth-
er he governed the Democratic party.
and especially whether he governed the
gentleman from Kentucky on any pub
lie question?
Nj McCreary, replied lightly, that ne