Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-07
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tigation under this LuttTe resolution Z SAID
to Mr.. Blaine, "The resolution will require 40
investigation that will take months at the hands
of this committee. You have expressed de.
sire that a. The investigation touching you shall
be done speedily and concluded as soou as pos
sibIc Ii you desire it, will not take up any
other road except he N,rtLern Pacific and the
Kansas Pacific, because as to these two rail
roads your name has been mentioned as involved
in an unpleasant way; and for your sake that
YOU may get report before the tedious exami-
uations OF the affairs OF all these Pacific rail.
roads, We will take up first the matter which
touches you, if you desire it. Mr.. Blaine SAID
that hr desired u 10 go on.
Yet he is very much surprised alter all these
thngs occurred 10 the committee room. lie
is surprised 10 find that au Investigation is TO
be undertaken by this sub committee which To-
wolves an examination in these specific rail-
roads, and il is to be prolonged, prolonged.
prolonged, whcn we agreed TOR his sake aud at
his instauce 10 skip all the other inquiries un-
der the Lutrcl resolution, until We had dis
pose of those which seemed to attach to MIR.
| Blaine.
MIR. Frye. Will my colleague on the Com
m,tcc on the Judiciary MIR. Hutton allow
me TO ark him question ln relation 10 that
which he has just mentioned.
Mr.. Iiuntou Certainly.
MIR. Frye. Did not Mr. Blaine, in that last
| conversation, object that under the resolution
the committee had no Jurisdiction OF stock
transaction between two Individuals
Mr. Huutou. Is that your only question
Mr.. Frye. Yes.
Mr.. Hutton [ will answer it. | think it
very likely he did Aud think also that il
We had left the question Of jurisdiction 10 Mr..
Blaine there would have been great many
questions ruled out. Laughter. But the
committee had to decide the question OF jurls
diction for themselves, aud they decided that
they had jurisdiction to 20 on.
Mr.. Frye. | will ask YOU
Mr.. liunton do not dcsire to be utter
ruptcd any further, if tho gentleman will ex-
| cusc lrc.
Mr.. Frye. Very well.
MIR. liuuton. | say that here was DO ground
for the surprise Of the gentleman, and Instead
of bad faith on the part Uf this committee III
undertaking this Investigation into the affairs
Of the Pacific railroads, ii Was our bounden
duly Us the organ Of the House to undertake
il, aud TO do what we could, whether We got
through this session or not. And for the pur-
pose of bringing to a close the matters which
seemed to bear upon Mr. BIaluc-aud this
House aud the country knows that there have
been publications which drew from him GER
auiy once if not twice personal explanation
on this fpor-ior the purpose Of getting at
them speedily aud getting report into thi.
House as soon as We could, | said "lf you
wish. MIR. Blaine, We will not 20 into all these
other roads, but take up the Northern Pacific
Road and the Kansas Pacific Road because
,here is connected with those Two roads q
cha-ge against you. Now, if there is any
thing unfair 10 that cannot See II, and | guar
antcc that this House cannot see 1t.
Then about these letters; and that believe
is he gist Of his complaint before this House
In order to set that question before the House
properly, | desire to state ii as it arose in the
com mlttce room on the evldcuce. Aud | beg
leave TO state here, before go from this point
that every witness that ha, been examined be
fore that committee, whether his testimony
was made 10 favor of Mr.. Blaine or against
him, was summoned by the committee without
any suggestion from Mr.. Blaluc or any Of hi:
friends. He did on one occasion send me 6
memorandum OF witnesses to SUMMON, AMI my
reply Oh the back OF the memorandum va:
that cv.ry one of those Witnesses had already
been summoned Tor were ordered to be sum
moneG by the Sergeant alarms. TheI efore
every witness who has appeared before the
mmittee, under either resolution, was sum
muned by the committee wlthout any sugges
ton from Mr.. Blaine or any OF his friends.
Am ing THESE Witnesses appeared MIR. jaime:
Mu!Hgaa, Of the city Of Boston, gentleman
whose character Is unimpeached aud, accord
ing to the testimony, uulmpeachable. Mr.
FISHER was put on the stand to state some
thiUgs differently from Mr. MulgaD, and ht
is James MulIigan?" He was put on the stand
Nv iuip aft ~ ina tIDp in
chief had ended, he was asked this question
His reply was substantially, if not literally
"lIe is as good as any man ever knew, or tht
T bust man [ ever knew Mr.. Atkins, another
witness, introduced for the same purpus :, said
substantially the same thing of Mr. MuIIigap
desire to say to this House in the beginning
that Mr.. Mulligan stood before that commit
tee with reputation for truth and vcracity
equal TO that Of any gentleman on this f lol.
What may be his character know not; l never
saw him until he appeared in the committee
room.
Mr.. Frye Will my colleague on the com
mittee pardon me Que moment?
Mr.. Hunton. Certainly.
Mr.. Frye. From the gentleman 8 statemen,
in relation to these questions as to the charac
ter of Mr.. Mulgan, the impression might 81
out that MIR BluiDe asked those questions
Wlll the gentleman please state whether or not
he as chairman of the committee, asked them
Mr.. Hunton. | did, sir.
Hlr. Frye. That is all.
Mr.. Hutton. Aud the witness answered
u,t as have stated. wanted to know what
sort of d witness Was dealing with. / put the
question for the information of the commlttc.
This witness, who had been summoned from
Boston, was put upon the s,aud, and | did not
know what he would testify to. If anybody
had ever Informed me what Mr. Mulligan' i
testimony would be or what it would relate to
bad f,rgotteD it entirely. In the course of his
examination the first day Mr.. MulIigan was tes
tiiying very quietly; there was no excitement
ia the committee rom at all when be happen
cd to mention that he had iu bis possess ion
certain letters written by Mr.. Blaine to Warren
Fisher, jr. The ncotion of these letters seem
ed to have remarkable effect upoo MIR. B zine,
for 10 a mnmcnt or two afterward he whisper
ed to Mr. Lawrence, the Republican member
of that committee, Move az adj 'urumeot. I"
1t so happened that | heard the SUGGESTION
| Mr.. LlNrercc got up with great s,lemuity on
his countenancc and SAID, MIR. Chairman, |