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CONDEMNED.
The House Censures the American
Ambassador to England
For Certain Utterances in Speeches e.t
Boston, Eng, and Edinburgh.
The Resolution Passes the House. After
Two Days Debate. by n Vote of $50
Yeas to II Nays-The Following IL u
Full Text of the Resolutions.

WASHINGTON, March ai.-The house
Friday again proceeded Immediately
after the reading of the Journal to con-
slider the resolutions censuring Mr.
Bayard. ambassador To London. for his
speeches Mt Boston and Edinburgh.
After debate the resolutions were
passed by n vote of los To IL.
The following Is the text of the rcso-
lutions regarding Ambassador Bayard.
reported February IS, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
Whereas. Thomas F. Bayard. ambassador of
the United States TO Great Britain. said in a
public speech delivered In Boston. England. on
August .. 1898 as follows:
He Che president of the United States)
stands in the midst OF n strong. self-connd ent
ana often times violent people-men who seek
20 have their own way-and tell you plainly
that IL takes n real man TO govern the people
u the United States
Whereas, Thomas F. Bayard. ambassador of
the United States TO Great Britain said in n
public speech delivered in Edinburgh. Scot
land, on November z lsQS, as follows:
In my own country have Witnessed the in
satiablc growth of that form OF state
socialism styled protection which
believe has sone more TO foster
.lass legislation and create ireorality
OF fortune, to corrupt public life. to Danish
men OF independent mind and character from
public councils, to lower the tone OF national
representation. blunt public conscience. create
false standards in the popular mind. divorce
ethics from politics and place politics upon
the low level OF n mercenary scramble than
any other single cause
IL the said policy OF protection) has unhesi-
tatingly allied itself with every policy which
tends 10 commercial isolation. dangerously de-
pletes the treasury. and saps the popular con-
science by schemes OF corrupting favor and
lsrsesse to special Glasses whose support is
thereby attracted. Thus It has done so much
TO throw legislation into the political market
where lobbers and chaffcrers take the plncc of
statesmen" therefore. be IL
Resolved. that IL Is the sense OF the house
of representatives that Thomas r Bayard
ambassador OF the United States to Great
Britain. in publicly using the language above
quoted has committed an ofense against dip
lomatic propriety and abuse of the priv
ueges OF his exalted position, which should
make him the representative OF the whole
country and not OF INV politicnl
party Such uttcrances are who'll
y inconsistent with that prudent
delicate and scrupulous reserve which he
himself, while secretary OF state. enjoined upon
all diplomatic agents Of the United States In
one speech he anronts the great body Of his
,ountrymen who believe In the policy OF pro-
lection In the other speech he ofrends all his
,ountrymen who believe that Americans are
capable OF self government Therefore. as the
Immediate representative OF the American
,ensure the said utterances OF Thomas F.
Bayard
Resolved further. that In the opinion OF the
house of representatives public speeches by
our diplomatic or consular officers abroad
which display partisanship, or which condemn
any political party. or party policy or organ
lzation of citizens in the United States. are in
iireliotion of the duty OF such oficers. impair
their usefulness as public servants and dimin-
ish the confidence which they should and may
command at home and abroad.
The vote was mainly along political
lines, the republicans voting yea and
the democrats nay. The populists sup
ported the resolution.
The following republicans voted
against the resolutions: Baker (Md.),
Cook Qll.), Draper Mass, Pitney IN.
j., and Willis DeL)-5. And the fol-
lowing democrats voted for IL: Bailey
Tex, Cockren (Tex.), Cummings On.
", Latimer Is. c., Layton (O.), and
Sorg (O.E6.