New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
THE RECORD" CORRECTED
AMBASSADOR BAYARD is ALMOST AS GREAT
MAN AS MR. GLADSTONE"

AMBASSADOR BAYARD is ALMOST AS GREAT A
MAN AS ME-. GLADSTONE"
Washington. Jan q SpecIaD.-Everybody in
Washington who opened his copy of The Con-
gressional Record" this morning and who is ia
mar with the rules which govern the admission
OF matter into the columns OF that Indispensable
publication. amazed to find embamed therein,
not only the Presidents message transmitting TO
the House of Representa- tives the record Of Am
bassador Bayards indiscretions and transgress:ons
al Boston England. and Edinburgh. Scotland, but
also all the papers Herewith transmitted. Every
body was also amused we'll as anazed-that Is
to say. everybody except those persons who felt a
official responsibility IN regard to this OBJ
vous and gross breach of the rules and regulation.
which prohbi, the publication in THE Record es
cept after leave asked and obtained, of any matter
not pertaining to the debates and proceedings or
Congress. And those persons who felt amused
without any of responsibility had good reason
to feel that way, for did they find embamed in
the pages of The Record" leastwlse on page ssl.
the certificate Of the Editor OF The Boston Guar
dian and Lincolnshire Independent that I'VE had
a man in our mds; who In his own country Is al
most as great Mr.. Gladstone is here? AL
most" Blu, something always happens to mar an
occasion of enjoyment and festivty, and this editor
found "skppers' in his cheese. Let him tell about
II in his words:
The visit aroused some interest: but not so much
anticipated. Few Bostonans seemed TO reai-
lie that had in our midst d man who, IN MS
own country. is almost as great as MI Gladstone
is here. Even some Of those who TOOK part IN mo
ton for the Importance of the guest otherwise tnsy
cracking Of iilber;s.
Just think of It. The remarks OF a man almost
as great as Mr. Gladstone" rudely interrupt
cd by the cracking OF fiDerts."' And this was done.
too at time when matters had reached that stage.
according TO Ambassador Bayards cable dispatch
TO Secretary Olney. that he was not able TO see a
adj
porter present
But there are grave statesmen In the House OF
Representatives who seemed to be wholly unable to
appre either the humorous side or the indignant
comment of the quick witted English editor or tho
funny explanations of the United States Ambassador
IN regard TO his conduct on an occasion Wnen a
kindly. humorous. post-prandial tone prevailed, and
one of those statesmen is Mr.. Richardson. Of Ten
nessee a Democratic member OF the Committee on
Printing. He 1t was who heaTtlessy suggested tnat
the publication Of the Ambassadors Deautiiui
speeches and funny explanations and all their Access
series In The Record Of the day was Migrant
breach OF pIopriety-inas much as II was violation
OF the rules-and demanded that the whole matter.
which hed twelve folio pages. be exPunged from the
preserved for the instruction. benefit and delight OF
future generations.
Speaker Reed agreed. for once. with the Tennessee
statesman but Statesman McIide, OF Arkansas, VINO
is not duh and who, seeing good thing. desires
TO appropriate and keep It for the benefit and en-
90 this thing" he asked He called attention to tie
indsputable fact that the cost Of printing had al,
ready been incurred and therefore that there would
be no saving OF money He looked and felt Injured
when he was cut of by demand for the regular
order from Chairman Cannon. Of the Appropriations
Committee. who was impatient TO go on WIN an ap-
preparation bill The Speaker could not help MI;
Mci,ae under the rule. and furthermore remarked
that the matter could not be allowed to remain ex-
cept by the unanimous consent Of the House.
Then up rose Mr. Turner. Of Georgia. and asked ror
such consent but Chairman Perkins OF the S1mI
in the use OF the blue pencil objected Here the
incident closed and Ambassador Bayard's funny *.
plantations with the accompanying matter. VIII not
be embaned in the permanent Record