The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-06

there is the difference. will go little further,
M ySS o,n wiz nos n", dsfs ss az oS
. Mr.. Hamilton Dem, N; J)-I rise To a ques-
tion OF order. Is the ecntlcma ans language par
Mr.. Blsine-Yes, entirely so.
The Speaker pro TEN. (Mr. CoI)-It Is for tho
CHAIR to decide.
DEFYrNG TrE HOUSE.
Mr.. Dlaine-I understand that tho judiciary
Committee has abandoned that issue against
me, but there has gone forth the idea or impress
or any man to hold menace over my
head my private correspondence, there must be
something In II most deadly aud destruotive to
my reputation. Does II imply euilt2 Does It
imply wronedoing2 Does 1t imply a sense OF
s@ns So M s
stinct to do II, aud II Is the last outrage of any
man to violate H.. / have dened the power to
with all respect for this House. / know its
powers, and l trust that respect them. But
say that this House has no more power to order
what shall he done or not done with my PRIV to
correspondence than II has to order wnat shall
do With tue nurture aud admontion OF my chill
dren, not one particle mora. But am now to
show the letters (holding them up In his hanoi.
thank God Almighty that am not ashamed
TO sh0w them. Here they are there Is the very
orlainal package. With some sense Of humilia-
tion, with a modification which | do not pre-
tend to conceal. with sense Of outrage which
think any man In my position would feel in-
vite the confidence OF A,00Q,U0 of people. ana
wiIi read these ie',srs' Appause MANY Of
Oh the subject, but some OF them will require n
Little explanation. Some Of them may possibly
Involve humiliation, but I would a good deal
Father take that than take the evil surmises and
stlll more evil differences that might he drawn II
DID not aot with this frdnkness.
ExPLAININo THE RIFLE CONTRACT.
MIR. Blaine thereupon proceeded to read ond
TO make passing comments upon and explana-
lions OF various points IN the several letters.
Tho allusiOn to the Spencer Contract no ex-
planned by saying that In the summer OF 1851.
two years before he INST came To Congress, he
was snked II he could not yet an opportunity for
the inventor Of the Spencer repeating iids to
bring that new arm to the attention OF tho SEQ
retary OF War. lie said be Thought he could,
and he camo on to Washington and had an in-
terview with Secretary Cameron. Mr. Cameron
gave orders TO have It tested by the Ord ance
Bureau. 1t was thoroughly tested, and the ex-
psrlments were so satisfactory that n prelln-
inary order for 1000 rides wa, made. The o"n-
papy immedi tey began the erection OF an
arniory In Boston. He was paid ~ modcrSte fee
for his services whicn ho mad just IA much lib-
erty TO take as any lawyer or agent had to take
q fee. subsequently, be took and p.id Tor
ylOVo worth OF stock In the company. which
Company. That was the whole story. There
are the I'VE letters, there are the whole
9f them. and here ~ Auillsan's menorandum.
identity OF the letters IN every respect.
Mr. Glover (Dem Mo,l-Let that memoran-
dun be read al the Clerks desk.
MIR. Blaine (sendng II to tue Clerks desk)-
Yes; will be glad to have II read.
The memorandum was read
SUMMING UP.
MIR; Biaine-Now l would to obliged for any
eentleman when he reads these letters, to see
the OBVIOUS iutent IN witch tnat memorandum
was made up desire also to call attention to
the fact thnt these were letters for whicn was
ready to commit suicide and sundry and divers
other desperate things In order to acquire them.
have one or two more Observation, to make
The spe1 inc charge which went to the commit
tee, was whether l was a party In interest 10
at $64.OCO transaction, ana | srDmIt that up
TO this time there has not been one
particle OF proof TO connect me with II. These
letters were picked out OF a correspondence ex
tending over fifteen years. Tho man (MuligHn)
did his worst, his very worst. They were pickou
out oil the most Intimate bu .iness spondsnce
Of my life. ask YOU, gentlemen land ask with
some feeng). II any OF you could stand a closer
respondence2 Now there Is out one piece Of
testimony wanting, there Is but one thilg to
close the complete circle OF testimony; tuere is
one witness wnom 1 cannot have. out to whom
tue Judiciary Committee voted to send a cable
desDatch-Josi b Caldwell | ask the gentleman
from KENTUCKY if that ,ble despatch " as sent
Mr.. knott-The gentleman IRON Virginia (air.
Ilunton) aud have both euueavoreo To get Slr.
CtldM eiIs adcress, and have not ,et got
fr. Blaine HISS the gentleman II ON Kentucky
received cable despatch from Caluwenr
Mr Knott wall explain that directly.
hr. bldtue-l want "a cdtegOtlcal answer.
porting o tie from MIR. Caldwell. How old you
know got it2
BLAINE EXCITED
Mr.. Blaine tadvancine down the aisle)-when
did YOU get that despatchr
Mr.. hnott-I want you TO answer my question
first.
Mr. plaine-I never heard of 1t I'll yesterday.
Mr.. knott-HOw uid you hearit?
Mr. biaile-l heard tnat you got a despatch
last MONDAY morning at o'clock from JOSIAH
Caldwell exonerating me com moleteiy ana abso.
lulely from tnis charge and lwlth great yehe-
mence OF mHnnerl you have suppressed II.
Loud applause ana cheering on tue Republican
SIDE OF tue House and In th- galleries, wnicn
caused tue SDe ,ker pro TEN. To ioctu the raj.
eres anu to direct inc doorkeeper 10 clear tne
floor oi all Unauthorized persons.
Alter some time spent IN having ORD er restore
MI Bl Inc again returned to the cnar-e c. and de.
manued of Mr. hnDtt an answer 70 hi' question.
Mr.. Knott (contemptuously)-I wiI answer
when get ready. Go ON with your speech,
MIR. Blane-I offer the follOwin. resolution:
Resolred, That the JUDICIARY Committee be instructed
uaasr the re cluion q the House OF 9 reatiss l.
ssey,n9 AYE isnd grant bonds oi te Little Res and
r ,sY sh lroa, SomPd.y ss,d conntrs has
ggd reeeved srepiy thereto. and II commit.
said repy received aud tue reason way the sae
nas t.el suppressed or wnelher Tue committee has
snd what. '"'
Mr.. Blaine then moved tho previous question
on tho resolution.
AN ANSWER TO BLAINE.
Mr.. Hunton Dem, Va said that he would
make snort st.tement OF tho matter to whiuI
the gentleman (hr. Blaine) had .huded, ana be
trusted no would 10 II calmly, uispassiOnaLely,
aud fairly. the House mad witnessed .his mora
ing reinarkable, not to say an unexampled,
scene. During this session Two resolutions had
been adopted by the House, each OF which or
dered al nytstlgaIion, eacn OF which had been
referred To the Judiciary Committee by the
House. anu each Of which had been By tn4t
Committee referred to subcommittee, con-
sl5.lnR OF Mr.. Asho IN. %, oar. Lawrence 20 },
ana himself. Before tDat committee nhd
reached any conclusion, or had finished
taxing testimony, an enOft was made
by tho gentleman who was supposed to
Os most deealy concerned in those investi-
cations, 20 take the consideration of thuss
questlODs from the organ OF tue House and ~
report upon them In person. lie need not fe-
mind the House what sort Of report woull
come from that comnhttee II tho gentleman
from Inc were allowed To make II. AfteT the
House had orOerod all Investigation IL WAS not
only unexdmped, but entirely .gainst lesIsla-
i've practice for a gentleman TO use aud TO un-
dertaks to antlCipate the conclusions OF tho
committee or 10 state what the action Of the
Committee had bocD. Wheu the subcommittee
was organic, d the gentleman fIOm Mime had
expros sea himself not only satisfied tut pleased
with It's personnel, and now tHat gen
tleman oomplaned that two members of
tho subcommittee were Confederate.
Al tho Instance Of the gentleman from Maine a
day mad Oeen appointed on witch The commit
tee VS. TO enter upon Its dunes, and now the
gentleman told the House that no had learned
nrst from the suD-commlttte that lie was tue
patty W be inVes igated ana not tho
Union Pacific Railroad Company. SO far
from that being so, the FIRST that he
(Hunton) had heard from any member OF the
House or OF the committee on the suUjoOt was
from Mr.. Blaine himself, TO the eject Inat the
resolution offered 10y Nr. TsrOox tttathed to
bim, and INA he wanted the Investigation he.
gyn on a given day and conducted Win as much
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