Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-06
RADECALiSM RAMPANT.
Exciting Scene i'm the HGuse OF ieep-
resentattyeS.


resemtattVeS.
A scene occurred 10 the o. S. House of Rep
resentaivcs, yaste rday, the incidents of which
alluded to in the Gaz tic of that date-as mar
rated below, recall the memory Of some OF the
stormy times portrayed 10 the pagesci Frcnch
history, and the ike OF which has rarely reep
witnessed in legislative assemblies 10 this ccun-
try.
Mr.. Blaine rising TO question OF privilege,
Proceeded TO address the House on the sulj@ct
o' ;hc Investigation into the Union Pacific aud
Norhern Poetic transactions, III which his
.,ame had become involved. tie read The re-
solution offered BY Mr. rarbux, on which The
Inquiry as to the counrc :iUn ol the UnluD Pa
clic Railroad with the Donds vi thl Lutte ok
anu Fort Smith Railroad Was commruccd. liz;
author OF tie resolution had at the time dis
AIMED any particular al!usioa TO him Mr..
B.alnc)-a diScai; er winch he (Hlr. Baucl
.gardca at the tim: with some little iGcrcdu
ii!y. |; spou b, came entirely obvious that
the resolution Was solely and only aimee at
him, aud that the Union Pacific matter, cr any
other, incident to the Investigation, WIS second
ury, insignificant aud uuimportaut. He did
aot complain of that.
He was ready TO meet it. The gentleman
on whose s:attmcu, the accusation rested ( Mr..
fiaIriSou) had been the first man called, aud
had stated what he knew from rumnr. Ihc1
Mr. Rollins, Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Mlard IOd Mr..
lhos. y. Scott were eXamlue!, and their ties
tiuouy was complete and conclusive III dis
proof OF his (Mr. B!alne's) having had any
thing whatever 10 do with the TRANSACTION He
had expected 70 have an curly report from the
committee, but it had been prolonged, and pro-
logged, and prolonged, and he had bceu some
what surprised las, week at being told that the
committee would then turn to investigate the
transactions Of the n Jrthern Pacific Company
on newspaper report that there had bccu
some ctfoI; on his part with FREUD in Boston
to procure for him somo shares OF that com
paby, (Which effort had proves! abortlve.) lie
| had asked the gentleman from Virginia, tho
chairman of the sub committee. alr. Huotou J
under what authority be prep Used to make
| that iuves, isallon, and had been told hat the
authority was rcsolu ion of red by Mr. Lut-
| trell, OF California, ca the 3l>t OF January.
H. thought that tuat gcuti, lnln Mr.. Lu;!rcii)
| would Uu surprised to hnu out tnat the hrs.
| thing they had done uuuer that resolution was
to bring its Tho!c force 10 bear OIL little trans-
.ctou in B sion which had proved aever TO be
TRANSACTION at all. That Investigation vas
begun, and three witnesses had testified Just
precisely as The circumstances were
| lie had 60 s0uDer gCt!gu through with that
| than III another part of the capitol, without
| Tie slightest u0tlcc or WarLpg to hlGl, the
committee on the real estate rool hat Catered OF
an Investigation specifically aimed at him. Sc
that there were three Investigations going on
at the same tune, without any OF them being
completed. He understood that The gentle
mao iron Virginia (Mr. luatnn) proposed
this morulug till another inquiry about The
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company, trausac
tin which was fifteen years DID, ever if 1t ex
stei, and this was a!S) aimed at hin. Now,
he Would say aud say it boldly, that under
these general powers to Investigate specific raj
road companies, the whol: engineering OF the
comm ttees was aimed personally at him. Why
cid Trey not orga:;Zc q comult;ee 10 lavcSl
gate mes G. Banc? lie wanted to pleet
the thing squarely. He didu't wish to stir III
any blood In this question, but he would Say
that ever since IA certain debate took place in
the House, IN January !as', ii had been kuosu
that there were gentlemen here whose feelings
| had been cxasperated against him, and it was
| to be remarked that while there were sevcl
! Democratic members Of the Judiciary Commit
| tee, the chairman of hat Committee Mr..
| kuotI selected 90 the committee to aAlcl
| these matters had been referred iva mcuIhcr:
| from the South who had been in the rebe
army