Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-09

conduct Of the Investigation, with the single
exception that he had protested to MIR. Hun
| TOD, the chairman Of the committee, that the
| investigation should DOT be prosecuted in any
| respect as a pers )na matter but purey as
| subject Of public inquest iu!o the TRANSACTIONS
| by q corporation which was, in some respects,
| amenabla to the Government for its honest
| management. That was his en'ir. connection
with the prosecution. Il had or gipatcd not in
the pursuit of malice by any man who had
doubtful Uoion record. but it had originated
With ooe who had not only not served 10 he
Confederate army, but who had not served IN
the Uuion army by substitute aooe. Llugh.
ter.
| MIR. larbox resumed his seat at this point.
and apparently tc the disappointment of his
audience, who seemed 10 have expected some
thing of a more exciting character.
| Mr.. Frye INN :diately rose and catcchiscd
| him 10 relation to the communication between
them, but there wa, nothing OF special interest
in that poiot either MIR. Frye then went on
to state suggestion which he said came TO bis
mind and which he had 20 doubt occurred to
the minds Of very many gebtIcmen that the
position lakeo by the geotl-mah Mr.. Tarbox
of the sacredGcsi of the conversation was sadly
at variance with the gentleman S own conduct
in refererc, to a speech made by hlr. Blame
| some nCntiS aBo. 1Eat, TIC saiu, WIS ~ lu''
ed speech, one copy Of which had bean surrep-
titiously taken from The possession OF his col
league or the printer; and be had learned, on
good authority, that whl, his colleague was
making his speech that printed copy, 50 sur
reptitiouSiy taken. was on the desk Of the gen.
tcman Mr.. Tarbnx who at once proceeded to
reply to 1t. The suggestion as to The sacred
ness Of private conversation, as arguct by
the gentleman, had amazed him Dir. Frye
| while that fact was 10 his possession. PlaudIIs
and eucouray emen. from r publicau members.
Mr.. Blaine touok the fl or, but Nr. Tarbo1
rising at the same time, MIR. Blaine yielded to
him.
MIR. Tarbox-l do not know what relation
the remarks OF the gentleman from Maine Mr.
Frye) have to the subj"c' matter Of the pr!vl
/ legged question to which rose. am quite un-
aware 10 what school Of pToprety the gentle
has been brought up. DO not kaow what be
charges me with. do understand what be
intimates suppose it Is this, that |, by some
improper method, obtained possession OF a
speech which the gentleman from Maine Mr.
Bainr) intended to deliver as his best counsel
: 10 his country men on subj ct affecting dcepl5
the public welfare, and that | made some i'm
proper use Of that paper. | hay" SIMPLY to re-
DIV that what he states is utterly Untrue. APP
W.
the Republican side.
While the Speaker pro tenn. was adm )nish-
; ing the House and galleries for this violation OF
, order, Mr. Blaine called over to Mr.. Frye in
40 undertone: Frye, ask him it be denies that
be had copy OF it.
MIR. rafibox, Just as the Speak r pro tenn.
had announce ID that this was u dellbcratlvc
body broke iD with the remark, I'm answer to
something else, but app arently to what the
Speaker had said y Not by any means y
The opposlteness OF the remark was gr :etcd
with roar Of laughter Oh the floor and in the
galleries, while the gavei of the Speaker kept
up continuous hammeriug, which only added
to the uprosr.
After order was partly restored Mr. Tar
box dscamed charging Mr.. Frye with any
Intentional uutruth. He supposed that that
gentleman had spoken from ruUor, or, per.
haps, out of a suspicious temper, or, perhaps,
out OF some irritation.
Mr. Eye, cont"uIptuouslyl -lrrltatlon at
what ? Laughter.
+ Mr.. Tarbox latter pau'e which made the
Republicans laugh all the more )-Al tho lrrl
tation that can conceive the gentleman to feel
10 regard to the discussion OF the gu 'stlou is
that by a certain circumstance a deIlverapce on
a public qucstioo, that was made for personal!
purposes and not from patriotic consideration
for thu public good, which contained WlhlO 1t
that which was cacu a;ed spoken by states
man) to mislcad his countrymen, was DOT per.
mitted to 20 forth 10 the country without GER
tain of its misstatcments having been retuted
on the spot. Contcmptu)us laughter on the
Republican side.
MIR. Ftye-l desire to ask the gentleman las
he says that what said was uutrua) whether
be did have a copy Of Mr.. Blaine 5 speech on
his desk at the time it was being delivered?
Mr. Tarbox (sfter another p use, which
the Republicans agaio Knocked With iaughter)-
The gentleman must not make charge and
6ald-"the cuprit' the men whom he charges
with the offence n order 10 fnd out whether
it is true or not.
MIR. Frye-Wo will leave it there. | have
nothing further to ask the gentleman.
MIR. Bl iue-I never supposed that the &C.
casion should arise when | should desire or be
induced to state that transaction to the House.
Before | left my home last autumn TO rrsu ne
by public duties here, did, as many gentle
man have done, prepare speech on al absorb
ing public questionable currency. 1t was print
ed 10 newspaper Office with which | was Tor
many years connected 1t was printed 10 coDh
deuce. Ga the top OF the speech it was sacrcdy
cop6red to the Associated Press with the in
struotoo that whoever found themselves 10
possession of copy OF it before its publication
was 10 wrongful possession Of 1t. Various cir
cunstaoces postponed the delivery of the speech
from the month OF December, wneu had OK
pected to deliver it, till the 10th Of February.
Meanwhile, FIVE or six weeks before did de
liver it, asc3rtained that the gentleman from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Tarbox, had copy Of it
in his possession, and that hH offered it for pub
LEGATION to some newspaper man. Howit ca,nc
into his possession do not know. [ never
have been able to know, have surmIsed. l
assert that it was there; that it Was in his pos
session for some weeks, and that his holding
it was violation of the primal laws CT honesty
as much as if he held ny watch Just the SANE.
| have never recognized the gentleman since.
| only recogniz, him to day TO make that state
ment. | will now take up the motion Tor re-
considering the vote on the resolution Tor print
ing certain evidence.
Mr.. Tarbox arose.
The Speaker pro tenn. asked Mr.. Blaine
whether he Welded The fl nor to Mr.. Tarbnx