The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19
CENSURE OF BAYARD
FlaShy DashtS Of SensatiOnalism in
the House of Representatives.
COUSINS MAKES HIS MARX
McCreary Opposes the Resolution,
and Says the President houid
Attend to Diplomatic M alters
-pinsmore Defends.

| washington, March 1S.-The house
to-day entered upon the consideration
OF the resolutions censuring Mr.. Bay
ard for speeches delivered by him be-
fore the grammar school at Boston.
England, and before the Edinburgh.
Scotland. philosophical institution last
fall. With the exception of the speech
Of Cousins of Iowa. however. the ora
| tory OF the occasion was disappointing.
Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, and McCreary, who was
| chairman of the committee in the last
| congress, opened respectively for and
against the resolutions. Draper, re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, announced
his inability to bring himself to vote
Tor the resolutions of censure. If the
utterances were inappropriate, the
punishment was too harsh.
Cousins speech in support of the res
olutions was the feature of the pro-
ceedings. He won for himself the high
est distinction as an orator His
bursts of eloquence, set off by a keen
and penetrating wit, aroused the house
and the galleries to unbounded enthu-
siasm. Dinsmore, democrat, Of Arkan-
sas, in closing the debate for the day,
defended the utterances of Bayard. To
the great delighr of the democrats he
read extracts from Senator Chambers
interview alleging that the Mckinley
workers were levying on the protected
Industries. The debate will conclude
tomorrow.
In opening his speech in favor Of the
adoption of the resolution, Hit re-
viewed the speeches delivered by Bay
r6 at fnh
two days after the November election.
he characterized as political dia-
tribe" Bayards auditors, he said, had
that day read election returns, no
doubt with great regret, and it was to
sympathetic foreign audience that
he delivered his passionate address.
That speech called attention again to
the speech previously delivered at Bos-
ton describing the Americans as a vio-
lent people. That" he said, "was the
cause upon which the committee on
foreign affairs reported their resolu-
tions of censure."
Hit then took up and analyzed Bay
ards letter to the secretary explaining
the circumstances under which his ad-
dresses were delivered. Think of it,"
said he, IAN ambassador and an ex-
secretary of state defending himself
behind the bold letters Of instructions
to diplomatic officers. Why, Mr..
Speaker had a republican ambassador
at his post abroad rallied at the dem
ocratic creed as degrading, as corrupt
ing to the public life, is there a repub-
lican among the millions who would
not have been wounded and have re-
sented it as an affront to his country?
There lies the offense."
Hit referred to the manner in which
the presidential influence had been
used to drive reluctant members into
voting for the resolutions of the last
congres censuring Minister Stevens. In
conclusion he urged the propriety and
duty of the adoption of the resolutions.
McCreary, democrat, Kentucky, ex-
chairman of the foreign affairs COM
mittee, followed Hit in opposition to
the resolutions. At the outset he called
attention to Hits error in saying that
the Edinburgh speech was delivered
just after the last congressional cleo
tions. The last congressional elections
occurred in November, 1894. This
speech was delivered in November.
1896
In declaring his opposition to the
resolutions, McCreary said that they
were unprecedented in congressional
history. The proposed action of the
house was an invasion Of the rights
and authority of the president of the
United States, and IL the speeches of
Bayard referred to in the resolutions
required action in the executive, he
was sure the latter would do his duty
at the proper time. Since the organiza-
tion of the government, the president,
McCreary said, had controlled our di-
plomatic officers. There was, however,
one case where the acts of a diplomatic
officer had been condemned by the
house and that was of a prominent re- /
publican. Hon. Robert Schneck, the |
minister TO Great Britain. whose con- !
duct in connection with the Emma sill \
YER mine was investigated by a COM
mittee and resolutions were reported
his action. Schneck was
also made conspicuous. while repre- .
senting the United States at the court
Of ST. James, by the address which he
wrote on the subject OF poker playing.
but there was no effort made to CEN
sure him for IL. Bayard was the first
diplomatic officer representing the
United States who had been assailed /.
by his political opponents. while repre-
senting his country in England. and a
vote of censure now. prompted by pre-
judice and partisanship' will not, he 4
said, hurt Bayard. The purpose was too I
well understood. 1t might prove a gar
land Of distinction and open the way
TO him for high offices and greater hon
ors The people OF this country. ne
continued. know that Thomas F. Bay
ard had proved himself a patriot.
statesman and a faithful public SER
want.
The question Of so-called protection.
declared. was a living. i'm
portant. absorbing question. which
was engaging the attention OF the civ
lllzed world. II was natural. there
fore, In a comprehensive address 10 ed