The Dickinson press., 1896-03-28
WORK. OF CONGRESS
PrsceeainHs In the Senate and House
OF Representatives.


Washington. March 20. - The house
entered upon the consideration of tile
resolutions ccllsuring Mr.. Bayard for
speeches delivered by him before the
grammar school at Boston. England.
and before the E,linburg, Scotland.
philosophical institution last fall! The
galleries were crowded to Ovcrfiowing.
Even the diplomatic gallery, which is
usually empty. contained Il number of
the members OF the diplomatic corps
and their wives. With the exception
Of the speech Of MIR. Couzins of Iowa.
however. the OratOry of the occasion
was disappointing. Mr.. Hit. chair
man of the foreign affairs committee,
and MIR. NtcCrenry. who was chairman
OF the committee in the last congress,
opened respectively for and against
tho resolutions. MIR. Draper Ntep.,
Mass.) announced his inability to bring
himself I" vote for the resolutions of
censure. IL the uttcrances were inap-
propriate, the punishment was too
harsh. Mr. CouZins' speech in support
of the resolutions was the feature Of
The proceedings. He won for himself
to-day high distinction as an orator.
His bursts of eloquencr. set off by ii
keen and penetrating wit, aroused the
house and the galleries to unbounded
enthusiasm. Mr. Dinsmore Dcln.,
Ark, who was minister to Corca dur
ing the former Cleveland administra-
ton, in closing the debate for the day,
defended the uttcrslnces Of Mr.. Bayard
as to the effect of protection. and to
the great delight OF the Democrats
l<,,fs,
interview alleging that the Mckinley
boomers were levyiny on tho protected
industries.
During the consideration in the SEN
ate of the resolution to open the UcOm-
phagre reservation in Utah. Secretary
Hoke Smith was criticised by Sena-
tors Cannon of Utah. Walcott of Colo
RADIO and Vest Of Missouri. and the
when a cabinet officer who deliberate
before the bar of the senate, but now
1t was quite common for such officers
to refuse to carry out the law.
Washington. March 81. - Cuba had
the entire attention of the senate,
Specshes being made by Senators
W
being enlivencd by many spirited incl
dents. Mr.. ';my'S plea for Cuba
brought II running croSs-tire Of com
menL and inquiry from MIR. Hale. The
Della ware senator caused much amuse
m"nt by referring to Mr.. Hale as 1.-The
senator from Spain" After this Il
vigorous contribution to the debate
came from Mr.. Chiffon of Texas, who
1,n tn,
urged that there was abundant work
at home to occupy the attention of
congress instead Of cnlistng in hu-
manitarian crusatles abroad with their
possibilities of war. MIR. catfery also
ators Palmer Mills. Platt and some
others are yet to he heard on the reso-
lutiOns. and no time for Il vote has
been fixed.
Under an agreement reached just
prior to the adjournment of the house
the vote on the resolutions TO censure
Mr.. Bayard will he taken after an
other days debate. The debate on the
resolutions to-day at times drifted into
discussion Of the merits Of protection
as an economic policy. MIR. Tucker
| Dem., Va.) who made the principal
speecn Ill opposition ueIeiltleu MT. bay-
| ards utternnces. and Senator Chand-
| ler's interview was again brought for
ward as Il vindication of Mr. Rayard's y
statement that protection tended to
corrupt public life. The Republicans
We'd with each other in uplolding and
| eulogizing protection. Mr.. Pearson of
North Carolina announced that the
candidate who would he nominated at
ST. Louis would he The one who
measured up most nearly to the ideal
standard. the living impersonation of
the doctrine Of protection" Mr.. Bar
rett of massachusetts and Mr.. GrOs-
venor of Ohio also spoke. The debate.
concluded with an amusing alteration
between MIR. SulZer of New York and
Mr.. Gibson OF Tennessee.