Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-20
IN The HOUSE.
Vote on Resolutions censuring Ambassador
Bayard 10 Be Taken, Today.

Washington, March 19.-In the House.
Grosveror Rep, of Ohio, defended the
reputation of Gen. Schenck from the in
ference arising from the statements made.
yesterday, ny McCrcsry. Dem, of Ken
lucky, about his connection with the
Emma mipc, and the publication of his
rules Of poker, while he was minister OF
England.
The resolutions on Ambassador Bayard :
speeches at Edinburgh and Boston, Eng
were taken up,and Barrett, Rep, OF Massa
ehusetts, who introduced the resolutions,
quoted various comments made by the
English press upon the Edinburgh speech.
to show that any csnsure passed upon Mr..
i5ayard would be less than he deserved.
One comment was from the pen of George
". Imallcy, whom Barrett characterized
as " that denationalized American, who
can be depended on mt all times to voice
thc conservative, high church, ultra Eng
fish sentiments
Smalley, in recent defence of Rayard
designated those who sought ia. bring him
to Il decent sense Of accountability, as rs
socates of and sympathizers with dvna-
miters and assassins. 1t was, Barrett
claimed, part OF the programme of the
defenders Of Bayard to induce the British
public to believe that the Republican party
in the United States. because of the oppo
sihOn by members of 1t to views held by
Bayard, were banded with dynamiters and
assaSsins.
Barrett claimed that Bayard violated
the instructions of the department of
state, asile from the Boston and Edin
burgh speeches, by injecting himself, in
the matter OF regulations for the importa-
ton and quarantine of cattle, into the
issue at stake in Great Britain. At the
conclusion Of Barrett S remarks, an agree
ment was reached to take vote on the
resolutions, at 2 tomorrow
Cooper, Dem, of Florida, characterized
the movement in support of the resoll.
tions as an Infamous attempt to further
the cause of protection.
The course of debate was infcrrunted
and Taylor, Rep, of Ohio. presented the
msjority report of the elections committee
No. 2 in the matter of the contested cleo
ton case Of Benoit VS.. Boatner, from the
9Th Louisiana district, and gave notice
that he would call it up tomorrow. at the
close OF the vote on the pending resolu.
tions.
Watson. Rep. of Ohio, urged the adon-
ton of the resolutions as a message tn
every home in the land where the benefits
Of protection had been seen and ep loved
that the House Ieasserts and reafrms it's
devotion to that great merican principle.
The only exciting episode of the DAVIS
discussion came when Sulzer Dem. of
New York, following Gibson, Rep. of
Tennessee, exhibited campaign circular
issued by Gibson, and humorously com.
mented on the statements in 1t relating of
his (Gibson's) services in behalf of pen-
sion claimants and to the charge bv some
Democrats that he is an Egotistic.'
Suizer stated that the document was he.
ing circulated under a congressional
frank. This elicited An angry outburst
from the Tennessean, who denied thai
he was using frank upon the document
and declared that the person who said So
was the author of vile Islander. Later
Sulser Withdrew the assertion and anf H.
gizel for anything he had said which
might have given Gibson offence. but that
did not fnliy satisfy Gibson. who. In the
conrse OF n personal explanation said tbe
circular had been stolen, being still so
Tar as he knew. in the hands of tho
printer. and asserted II there wcro no re.
eeivers there would be no thieves. Tho