The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-31
CENSURE OF BAYARD
The Democrats Stick Up for the
Accused Ambassador.
THEY WANT NO ACTION TAKEN
A Majority OF the House COMMITTEES Fa-
,vors . Resolution Which kepri-
mands the Offending Diplomat.

Washington City, Jan. Sp-No decision in
the matter OF censuring Ambassador Bay
ard was attained today By the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs. but the discus
sion on the question, which occupied the
entire hour, was one OF the most interest
ing which that COMMITTEES had INDUCED
In for a long time. The members practi-
caIiy divided along party lines. as the dis
patches yesterday predicted that they
would DO. the Republicans urging reso-
luton Of censure and the Democrats
standing by the ambassador. The sub
committee, consisting Of Draper. Mass:
Pearson, n. c., and Dinsmore, Ark, which
had been charged with the settlement OF
the matter, reported that il had been un-
able to agree upon the form of a resolu-
ton. II laid before the full committee FIVE
drafts of resolutions which had been sub
nitted by members Of the com nlittee.
There was a wide range of difference be-
tween these resolutions The most radical
OF them denounced in strong terms the
Edinburgh and Boston speeches, and
called upon the president TO recall the am
bassador The most mild, on the other
hand, did not mention the utterancss OF
Mr. Bayard. but simply expressed general
disapproval of the practice OF making
speeches on home politics by any foreign
representatives of the United States In the
countries TO which they are accredited.
The three other resolutions covered the
range between these two extrmes. Nc
Creary OF Kentucky made a motion to in
crease the subcommittee from three to
five members. No action had been taken
upon this motion or on the main question
when the hour of noon arrived. and Mr..
McCreary brought about an adjournment,
as the foreign affairs committee has not
leave TO meet while the house is IN ses-
sion.
The discussion is said by members of the
committee to have been much warmer
than those which usually characterize Its
sessions. Mr.. Pearson suggested 10 the
committee a resolution which censured
Ambassador Bayard very strongly. Mr..
Newlands of Nevada proposed 10 amend
this by asking the president TO recah the
ambassador. McCreary and Money of
Mississippi. both Democrats. took the
principal parts in the discussion. Their
chief argument was that the matter was
one for action by the president, IL any
steps were 10 be taken to censure Mr.. Bay
ard, and that the house would be en-
croaching upon the prerogatives of the
president If it adopted any of the resolu-
tons naming the ambassador. Mr.. Pear
son remarked that the president had not
hesitated 10 encroach upon the preroga-
tlves OF congress. and even TO refer in
terms of censure to some of its legislation.
1t is understood that Mr.. Cousins of
Iowa has prepared a resolution which calls
Mr.. Bayard by name and censures him,
which meets the approval of majority of
the Republican members of the commit
tee. Chairman Hit is said TO favor
milder form of censure than most OF his
party colleagues on the committee desire
The Democrats are not disposed to agree
to any more radical expression than
general statement that American repre-
sentatives abroad should not utter refiec-
tons upon the people of the United States.
After the meeting the committeeman con-
ferred with their party colleagues on the
floor to secure the consensus of party opin-
ion in the form of a resolution most appro-
pirate. The matter is assuming the form
of a partisan contest.