Evening journal., 1896-01-21

Literary and solentiac In It's Character.
Calls Attention 10 Like Action Upon tho
Part Of Hia Predecessors.
WAsHrNeToE, Jan. 81 Ia responss
to resolutisn Of the House Of Represen-
tetivos, adopted December 2s 1898.
calling for lnfsrnatien as to Ambsssador
Bayard's celebrated antl-protsction
speoch delivered at Edinburgh. Sect
land, on the 7lh Of November last. the
President yesterday transmitted to the
House Of Representatives a report on
the suhisct frem Secretary Of State
O.nsy.
This report, after rscitinE the resolu-
tion, simply presents the correspondence
with Mr. BAyard en- the subject and says
that aside frem these communications
no action has been taken by the depart
ment. The frat letter Is from Mr. Bayard
to Secretary Olney, dated London.
December u, In which he says be
obser res from the newapapers In Eog.
land tbs sctlon OF the House Of Repre-
aontatiyss licking to his lmpeschment.
and enelosas printed copy OF the
Edinburgh address. Mr.. B8yard adds:
In the absence Of precise information
Of the text Of the resolution said to have
been adopted by the Houss and net pro
posing 20 anticipate the action Of either
or both houses OF tho Congress. vet
observing that, in the course Of the dis
eusfion, references was made to the
personal Instructions Of the Department
OF State 70 the diplomatic cfiicers OF the
/ United Statss-I respectfully advert 10
Article VII and It's sub aections-ln erder
that your attention may be drawn to the
fact that the address IN question was
delivered before an institution purely
/ literary and scientific In its character.
and wholly unconnectod with political
partieH which had honored two of my
official predecessors with similar invita-.
items, whish, in beth cases, had Been
sccePted; subjects political In their
nature beneoraoy and 'Ths Law Of the
Land having bosn respectfully selected,
and treated with distinguished ability
'No political canvass was pending or
approaching In this country whom nv
address was nado, and ne interference
or participation In local or party political
concsrns In this country was therefore
pcnsibls
"lhe address consisted Of my personal
opiniens upon governmental Institutions
Ia gonoral-the moral forceH and ten
denciea which underlis thsm-and the
governmental policies which asslst 10
7 the conservation Of tho freedom Of the
individual as an essential inteRer Of
human progress-aud OF the rmanenoe
Of civilization
THE Judgments 20 delivered we're
( formrd By mo after caraful dtllbsration.
and Ia their presentation, sundry bis
torical faets and arguments tending to
sustain them were advanced.
''Whsn the psngress shall have con
clr dad It's actlon on the subject IL Ia
possible that | may desire TO submit q
further statement bat. meanWhile,
consider 1t proper TO place bsfors you the
address itself in full and the facts eon-
nected with It's delivery"
"Sundry Discrepancies, Mr. BAyard
wrltsa, "srs obvious Ia these two reports
and they are such as are usually
incidental under similar circumstaucss--
but a. TO tho remarks attributed TO me.
/ spoke without prtm0ditation, without
notss. unaware OF a reporters presence.
and have no means except recollection
(aow somewhat vague to enable me to
correct either report. Therefore, shall
not now essay &C. although It. IL obvious
the reporters failed to catch my words
(omctimes in Latlu) and confused them.
But both reports are sufficiently full
and accurate 20 describe tho purpose Of
nay visit ana general nature and Intent
Of my remarks
II also enclose herewith two additional
copies sf the address / made bsfore the
Philosophical Institution Of Eainburgn
en- November last
1T It Qa) desired to gather the actual
purpert and meaning OF any statement,
10 would appssr to be necessary phrases
should net bs separated from the con
text. but that all the parts should be
considered In their relation to each
other, and as the honorabls House Of
Representative have. In the grave
exertise OF their public duty, instituted
inquiry int what has been said and done
by ne on the Occsslon referred to,
including the circumstances attendant,
it may not bs unreasonable for me 10
express the hops that, In simple Justice,
a full publication sf tho remarks under
going criticism may accompany the
expression Of any judgment they may
arrive At Ia tho prenise5
"Tais | respectfully await, aud am
most obedlsntly yours.
"T. F. BAYARD."
President Cfsveland to the House.
The ,Prssldents letter Of stransmlttal
acco a panying the correspondence on
Bayatd's speech is as fellows
"ln response to the resolution of the
Houss Of Representatives. OF Dscembor
23, 1895 / transmit herewith n report
from the secretary OF stats and sccsm-
paying papers relating to certain
spseohss made by Thanas + Bsyard,
Ambaaaader OF the Uaited States to
Great Britain.
ia response to that par. Of said rsso-
lutisn which requests iuforuation IS to
tho action taken BY the President con
oerning tho Epssches therein referred to.
reply that no action has been taken by
the President except such IS is indicated
10 the report and correspondence herewith
subnitttd
(5ignoc, GROVER CLEVELAND
Executive Mansion, Warrington, D.
c., January 90. 1896