The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-21
FEATURES OF THE DEBATE.
Representative Bailey Condemns MIR
Bayard's Utterances.

The debate the resolution to censure
Mr.. Bayard, which had occupied the atten-
tion of the House for two days, was re-
sumed to-day under an agreement entered
into yesterday to take a vote at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Adams, who was minis
ter to Brazil under the Harrison administra-
ton, favored the resolutions, and said Mr..
Bayard's long service and commanding posi-
ton as an American made his offense the
more fagrant and reprehensble. To show
Mr.. Bayard fully recognized his position as
the representative Of the whole people he
read from a speech delivered year ago by
Mr.. Bayard at Wilmington. DEL, in which
the ambassador said: II represent no party
as ambassador to Great Britain. but my
country and my own people"
Mr. Farchild took issue with the major
ity of the foreign affairs committee as to
the character Of Mr.. Bayard's offense, ex-
pressing regret that the committee had not
brought in articles Of impeachment instead
OF censure. Mr.. Bayards utterances, he ar
gued, constituted a criminal libel within the
definition of the law, and. in view of his
exalted position, a high crime against his
country
Mr. Wheeler, in opposition to the resou-
tions, made the first reference to the tariff
to-day. He said that this attack on Embas-
sador Bayard came from Massachusetts,, a
State that believed in protection for protec-
tion's sake. Major Mckinley had on this
floor, argued in favor of high protection for
iron cotton ties as absolutely necessary to
their production in this country. Cotton ties
had been placed on the free list by the
Wilson bill, yet he read telegram from
Youngstown, O.. chronIcng the fret ship
ment Of cotton ties 10 Bombay, India.
Mr.. Hutchinson said he would vote for the
second of the resolutions. laying down the
well-established general principle that our
representatives In foreign countries should
abstain from partisan speeches. but he could
not vote for the resolution that censured
Mr.. Bayard by name.
Mr.. Willis was the first Republican TO an
nounce that he opposed censuring Mr.. Bay
ard. Like Mr.. Hutchinson, he said he would
be willing to vote for the second resolution,
but he could not vote Tor the resolution OF
vote against II. He respected Mr.. Bayard as
a man of force and distinction. He did not
think howeyer that M ne betrayed T any cSnli Sr,
artistocrat posing as a Democrat. His In
stincts were feudal In nature. Proceeding.
Mr.. Willis drew the members around him
in throngs and aroused great enthusiasm
both on the floor and IN the galleries by his
eulogy OF value of the brthright OF liberty
and his outspoken contempt for American
enobs, sycophants and simpletons who dis
credited their own country and worshiped
at the foot of the aristocracy and royalty Of
the old world.
DEFENSE OF BAYARD.
Mr. Turner closed the debate for the op-
position OF the resolutions in a strong ten
minute speech His theme. like that OF Mr..
Bayard's at Edinburgh. would. he said. be
individual freedom, the germ Of national
prosperity and progress''-a theme worthy
Of that noble chevalier. With contempt he
described the triumphant Republican party