The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-21
Passage of Resolutions Censur-
ing Mr.. Bayard.
BY HOUSE REPUBLICANS
For His Strong Denunciation of
Protection.
AS A THEORY OF GOVERNMENT
The Resolutions Were Passed BY a
Party Vote, Though There Were
Few Who Bolted on
Both Sides.

Both Sides.
Washington, March 2O-The House
to-day, after three days of debate,
adopted a resolution censuring Thos.
i. Bayard, ex-Secretary of State, and
now Ambassador to the Court of St.
James, for utterances delivered in an
address to the Boston, England, Gram
mar School. and in an address before
the Edinburgh, Scotland, Philosophi-
cal Institution last fall.
The vote stood 1s0 to II in favor of
the first resolution, and 191 to 50 in
favor of the second. Five Republicans
broke away from party lines and voted
against the resolution of censure and
six Democrats voted for it. All the
Republicans and nine Democrats voted
for the second resolution. Mr.. Willis,
a Republican from Mr.. Bayard's State,
made speech in opposition to the first
resolution, and Mr.. Bailey (Dem.,
Texas not only endorsed the resolu-
tions, but declared that a man who
delivered such utterances as Mr.. Bay
ard had at Boston, was unworthy TO
represent the United States anywhere
at any time"
There was report about the House
after the resolutions had been adopted
that Ambassador Bayard would resign,
but close friends of the administration
asserted positively that there was alb
solutely no foundation for the rumors,
which they did not hesitate to ridicule.
The resolutions adopted, after reciting
the Objectionable portions of Mr. Bay
ards speech were as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Hotse of Representatives that Thomas
r. Bayard, Ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, in publicly
using the language above quoted, has
committed an offense against diplo-
matte propriety and an abuse of the
privileges of his exalted position,
which would make him the representa-
tive of the whole country and not of
any political party. Such utterances
are wholly inconsistent with that pru-
dent, delicate and scrupulous reserve
which he himself, while Secretary of
State, enjoined upon all diplomatic
agents of the United States. In one
speech he affronts the great body of
his countTymen who believe in the
policy of protection. Tn the other
speech ne offends all his countrymen
who believe that Americans are eapa-
bic of self-government. Therefore as
the immediate representatives of the
American people and in their name, we
condemn and censure the said utter
ances of Thomas +. Bayard.
"Resolyed, further, That in the opin-
ion 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
ization of citizens in the United States,
are in dereliction of the duty of such
officers, impair their usefulness as pub
lie servants and diminish the conf
dence which they should always COM
mand at home and abroad"
Six Democrats, Bailey and Cockrell,
of Texas; Cummings. of New York;
Latimer. of South Carolina; Layton
and Sorg, of Ohio, voted with the Re
publicans for the first resolution, and
five Republicans, Baker, of Maryland;
Cook, of Illinois; Draper, of Massa-
chusetts; Pltney, OF New Jersey, ana
Willis. of Delaware. with the Demo
Gratis against it.
The nine Democrats who voted for
the second resolution were Allen, of
Mississippi; Bailey, ofTexas; Cum
mfngs, of New York; Hutchinson, of
Texas; Layton, of Ohio; Owen, of Ken
lucky; Pendleton, of Texas; Sorg, of
Ohio. and Stokes, of South Carolina.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley (Rep, |
Maine) the House decided that when
it adjourned to-day it be to meet on
Monday next.
At 5 o'clock the House took recess |
until o'clock, the evening session to
be devoted to the consideration of pri-
vate Dension bills