Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-06
THE BLAINE ENSSATION.
The Scene ira the House yesterday.
READING OF THE LErrERs.
charge AGAINST the Judiciary Com
mfttee Of Suppressfng a
Cable Dispagch.

y NJ II.
aquestion OF privilege, and proceeded TO al .
dress the House on the subiac, of the tnves-
ueatlon into the Union Pacific and Nortb-
efn racine transactions in which his name
hso oecome involved. He read the res
oiuuon onered by Mr.. Tarbox (Mass.,) ON
wniGn the inquiry as to the copnection os
,h he pnion Pacific railroad with the bonds of
tue Little ROCK and Fort Smith railroad was
commenced The author of lba At IesnIntsn, ~ % -
at tne Time disclaimed any particular alins
10, Ion 10 MIN (Mr. Blaine)-a disclaimer which
ne INF. Blafne) regarded at the time with
some little ipcredulity. 1t soon becama an.
urtiy OBVIOUS that the resolution was so,eiv
al only aimed at him, aud that the Union
lLyestigatiou was secondary, insignific AMI
ara unimportant He did not com Iain ~
at ne was ready to meet 1t. The gentleman
or whose statement the accusation resi- .d
tMr HarrfsOn) had been the FIRST ian caIIei
and mad stated what he knew from runnr
ihSp MI Rollins, Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Willard
az Mr. Ihomas A. Scott were examinsI
aud their testimony was complete and con-
ciusive In .sproof of his (Biaine's) HAVING
nae any lh1ng whatever to DO with tue trans,
ac'iun he had expected To have an earIy
J. port from the com niLtse; out il had been
prolonged, anC prolonged, aud prolon ged; and
re had been somewhat surprised last week
al being told that the committee would IN en-
Turn TO investigate the Transactions of the
Northern Pacific company on a newspaper
report that there had been some effor: OF his
Part win irlend In Boston 10 procure for
him some shares of that company (Which
EFFORT had proved abOrtive.) He had asked
the gentleman from Virginia, the chairman
OF the sub committee (Mr. HuntoD), under
what authority he proposed 10 make that in
vesugation, and had been told that the au-
tboriIy was resolution offered by Mr.. Lut-
trell (Cal.) on the 31st of January. He thought
mat that gentleman Mr. LuttrelD would be
surprised 10 ind out that the first thing they
ola under that resolution was to bring It's
whole force to bear on little transaction in
Bokton winch had proved never to be trans.
action at all. That investigation was begun
ard three witnesses had testified Just preci Sc
~ as the circumstances were. He had no
sooner got through with that than, in another
part OF the Capitol, without the slightest
Lotfce or warning 10 him, the COMMITTEES on
The Real Estate Pool had entered on an in
vesugation specifically aimed at him, SO
lat there were three investigations going
ON at the same time without any of thsm
being completed.
He understood that the gentleman from
virginia (Hunton) proposed this morning
SIM another inquiry about the Kansas Pa
cific railroad cOmpaDy-a transaction which
was 10 years old, even If Il existed, and this
was also aimed at him. Now, he would say
(sDd say 1T boldly that under these general
powers TO investigate specific railroad COM
panies, the whole engineering OF The COM
mittee was aimed personally at him. Why
did they Lot organize committee To inves :.
tigate James q. Blaine? He wanted TO meet
the thing squsTely. He didn't wish TO sLir
up any blood on this question; but he would
say that ever since certain debate took
place In the Horse in January last IL had
been known that there were gentlemen here
whose feelings had been exasperated against
him, and 10 was to be remarked that while
there were democratic members of the Ju-
dietary Committee, the chairman OF that
committee (Mr KDott) selected on the SUBJ
committee TO which these matters had been
referred, TWO members from the south who
had been in the rebel army.
KNOTT INTERRUPTS.
Mr.. Knott, of Kentucky.-One word.
Mr.. Blaine.-After moment.
Mr.. Knott.-AllOw me a word now.
Mr.. Blaine.-Well, go on.
Mr.. knott.-The matter OF that railroad
investigation was referred TO the sub.c COM
Dfttee before i ever heard your name men
TONED In connection with IL. I hal no act
or part IN melting any investigation lmpli-
eating you at all.
Mr.. Bla1ne.-Then the gentleman fromVir-
2inia Mr.. Hunton) insisted under that
oluticn, which was obviously on its face
J -ntted TO the S75 600 bond transaction with
tie Union Pacific Railroad Company. ou
going into all the affairs of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad Company as Incl
dental thereto, and pursued IL 10 such an
extent that finally I had myself, through
my colleague (Mr. Frye, to take an appeal
10 The full committee, and the full commit
tee decided that the gentleman (Mr. Huuton)
hi d 10 right to go into IL. But when he
came back be resumed the examination
by my colleague (Mr. Frye acting, not as
my attorney, but as my friend, aud while
nnally the witness (Mulligan) came here
loaded with Information in regard to the
Fort Smith Railroad the gentleman Hun
tom drew out what he knew had no refer
ence whatever TO the question under investi-
| CATION, and then and there insisted on al |
my private memoranda being allowed to be
exhibited by this man Mulligan, which had
no more connection or relation with this in
| vestigation than with the North Pole. The
| gentleman tried his best also, until Il believe,
| that idea has been abandoned, to capture and
use and control my private correspondence.
| This man had selected out of a correspond
ence running over great many years let
tiers which he thought would be peculiarly
| Damaging to noe. He came here loaded wi to
them. He came here for sensation. He
came here primed. He came here on that
| particular errand. i was advised of Ii, and
| l obtained these letters under circumstances
which have been notoriously scattered
| throughout the United States and are
| known everywhere. / have tnem (holding
| up package.) 1 claim that have the en-
| tire right to these letters, not only by natu-
| raj right, but on all the presidents and prin-
ciples OF law. The man who held them in
| his possession held them wro1gfully; aud
| the committee which attempted TO take
| these letters from this man for use against
| me proceeded wrongfully. II proceeded in
| the boldest and most defiant violation of
the ordinary personal and private rights
| that belong to every American citizen.
| am willing TO meet the Judiciary Commit
| tee on that point. / wanted that commit
| tee 10 introduce il. / wantei the gentleman
| from Kentucky Mr.. knotD and the gentle
| man from Virginia (Mr. Hunton) TO intro
| dUce that question on the floor, and they did
| rot DO 1T.
|
Mr.. Knott Tin his seat On, no, you want
| to be made a martyr OF.
| Mr. Blaine.-Yes; and you did not want IL.
| There is the difference. will go a little far
| tier and say that you did not dare TO do it,
| Mr.. Knott.-We Will not talk about "dar.
| ing"
| Mr.. Hamilton, { n. J. III rise to a question
OF order. Is the gentleman's language par
| lismentaTy?
| Mr.. aiue.-Yes, entirely so.
The Speaker pro tenn. Mr.. Cox, of New
| York, in the chair. 1T Is for the chair &c
| decide.
Mr.. B1aine-I understand the judiciary
| Committee to have abandoned that issue
| against me. But there has gone forth the
| idea or impression that because would moi
| permit that man or any man (when / could
| prevent it) from holding as a menace ovel
| my head my private correspondence, there
| must be something In 1t most deadly and
destructive to my reputation. would like
any gentleman on this floor (and all OF them
| are presumed to be men OF affairs, whose
business has been varied and whose inter
| course has been large TO stand up here and
say that lac is willing and ready To have his
private correspondence for the last ten OF
twelve years handed over and made public
Does 1t imply guilt? Does 1T imply wrong
dong? Does 1t imply sense or weakness
| that a man will Drntact his DrivafR cOrraS