The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-21
VOTE OF CENSURE PASSED
Congress Tells Bayard lie Acted
Wrongly.
VOTE ON THE MATTER WAS AL
MOST ENTIRELY PARTISAN.

Few Democrats Favored 1t OF Repub1i-
cans Disqualification Cases at Last
Evenings Session-Notice Given That
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Will Be Vigorously Opposed
Washington, March 20.-The House
today again proceeded Immediately after
the reading of the journal to consider
the resolutions censuring Mr.. Bay ard,
mDassador at London, for his speeches
at Boston and Edinburgh.
Mr.. Adams, Republican of Pennsyl-
vania was the first speaker of the last
days debate which was to close at 2,sup-
foreign affairs, recommending the pas
sage of the resolutions. He paid high
tribute to the personal character of Mr..
Bayard and mentioned that he was the
first American to bear the title of ambas-
sador. The duties of that position had
in 1914. 1t said ambassadors were and
should be considered as the personal re-
preventative of the sovereignty residing
in the whole American people, and
should no more cast refle ction upon
the character or policy OF that people any
more than the ambassador of reigning
personal sovereign should cast reflection
upon the character or policy of his royal
master.
He said, Mr.. Bayard knew exactly
what his duties were to be and fully ap-
preciated them as shown by his speech
delivered at his hons in Wilmington in
August, 1894. In view of this knowledge
on his part and Mr.. Bayard's acquain-
tanoe with the proper conduct of public
affairs obtained by a career of thirty
years therein, Mr.. Adams said he was
| justified in the committee and in the
House in supporting the resolution of
censure.
Mr.. Fairohild, Republican of New
| for not going far enough. Ii He aSser ted
that if the House could have considered
the question apart from partisanship, it
would now be discussing articles of i'm
peaohment instead of a mere resolution
of censure.
Mr.. Wheeler, Democrat of Alabama,
said the attack upon Mr.. Bayard came
from Massachusetts which believed in
protection for projections sake.
considered Mr.. Bayard's words ill-timed
and ,unwarranted, but he would not vote
| for the resolution of cenSure because 1t
was brutal declaration against an hon.
orable citizen, for words which he did
not intend as an insult to the people.
Mr.. Willis, Republican of Delaware,
whose constituent Mr.. Bayard, is, said
he could not give his consent to the pas
sage of the first resolution. Standing
with Mr.. Draper of Massachusetts he
would move an amendment to the second
resolution declaring the sense of the
House to be that diplomatic officers
should not make partisan speeches, by
adding the words ''nor speak in dis
paragement of the American people. y
tion of censure, Mr.. Willis said, was a
matter of state PRIDE 81 respect Mr..
Bayald as gentleman, as man OF
force, as distinguished citizen of my
state. While l cannot but believe know.
ing him as do, that he is
NATURAL BORN ARISTOCRAT
posing as Democrat, that he is -feudal
istio in instincts, not in touch with the
masses, and carrying in his personality
the paradox of the Lord combined with
Yeoman, I am willing to believe thai
these qualitiesl give him standing at tht
British court which man of differen,
cast might not have"
Mr.. Willis closed with an appeal MOI
to pass the resolution of oensure. Mr.
Turner, Democrat of Georgia, closed the
debate against the resolutions in strone
speech defending the ambassador from
the charges made against him affirming
that he was right in saying what he did
After some further debate vote OIL
the resolutions was taken, first Oh tn,
utterances, a separation OF the two beine
asked by Messrs Draper and Willis
The roll call resulted: Yeas, 1870; nays
II.
The vote was mainly along party linel
the Republicans voting yes and Demo
Gratis no, Populists supported resolutions
The following Republicans votet
against the resolution: Baker of Mary
land, Cook Of Illinois, Draper of Massa
chusetts, Pitney of New Jersey, and Will
lis of Delaware, IS; and the following
Democrats for it: Bailey of Texas, Cock
rell of Texas, Cummings of New York
Latimer OF South Carolina, Layton o
Ohio and Sorg of Ohio, six.
Mr.. Willis endeayored to secure unani
nous consent to amend the second reso
luton by adding the words ''or which
reflects upon the American people," bu
Mr.. Pearson, Republican of North Caro-
lima, objected.
The vote was taken on this resolution
also by yeas and nays, the roll call re
sulting: Yeas, 1911; nays, SO.
No Republican or Populist votes wer'
cast against this resolution. Nine Demo
Gratis voted for it.