The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-08

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ampled but entirely against legislative
practice for a gentleman to rise and UNI
dertake to anticipate the conclusions of !
the committee or to state what
the action OF the committee has 1
been. When the sub-commit- |
tee was organized the gentleman
from Maine had expressed himself not
only satisfied but pleased with ITS per-
sonnei. and now that gentleman COM
planned two members OF the snb-conlmit-
tee were ex-confederates. At the in
stance Of the gentleman from Maine a
day had hcen appointed on which the
subcommittee was to enter upon its du-
ties. and now the gentleman told the
house that he had learned from the sub
committee that he was the party to be in
vestigated and not the Union Pacific
railroad company. SO far from that be-
ing so, the first that he (llunton) had
heard from any member OF tile house or
OF the committee on the subject was
from Mr.. Blaine himself to the effect that
the resolution offered by Tarbox attach
ell to him, and that he wanted the invcs-
tigation commenced on q given day and
proceeded with as much dispatch as pos
sible. On the very day fixed the inves-
tigation had begun and from that day to
this every hour the committee could de-
vote to it had been devoted TO ii, except
when
| THE GENTLEMAN HIMSELF PREVENTED IT.
More than two weeks had been lost to
! the committee because of the conduct of
the gentleman from Maine, and now that
| gentleman tried to make the impression
that it was the purpose of the committee
TO prolong the Investigation for some sin-
lister purpose. lie might just AS well have
said that 1t was the purpose Of the COM
niittee to postpone it until after the Nth
OF June. Every member OF the commit
tee would bear him witness that the COM
mittee had worked ins-cason. sitting on
one occasion nearly an entire day, in or
der to get through with the investigation
prior to the nth Of June. Every delay
that has occurred had been either because
the gentleman from Maine was absent or
requested an adjournment In regard 10
the Northern Pacific and kaiisas Pacific
, railroad investigations. he had told Mr..
Blaine that the committee would take up
2 first the matters which touched him, If lac
l desired it. Mr.. Blaine had desired the
: committee to do so, and yet he seemed
I | much surprised now 10 find that an in
1 vestigation was to be undertaken by the
r committee that involved an examination
: into these Pacific railroads. aud it
i was prolonged and prolonged and
: prolonged. while the committee had
: agreed
FOR MS SAKE
!. and for his purpose to stop all other in
+ quiry under Mr.. Luttrell's resolution.
q until the committee disposed of that
| which seemed to attach to Mr. Blaine,
I Mr.. Frye-~Did not Mr.. Blaine object
6 that under Mr. Luttrel's resolution the
i committee had no jurisdiction of stock
n transaction. between two individuals:
!. MIR. Hunton-I think it very likely he
did, and think that if the question of
: jurisdiction was lett to Mr.. Baiae. there
:. would be a great many questions ruled
out, but the committee had TO decide
that 1t had jurisdiction.
Coming down to the Mulligan matter
Mr.. Hunton spoke of Mulligan ~ Bos-
II ton gentleman whose character was UNI
II impeached and unimpcaehable. He said
that Fisher had been asked the question
7. on the stand what sort Of man Multi
4 gan was. and that his reply was sub
stantially il not literally. that Nulligan
N was as good a man as ne ever knew, and
W Mr.. Atkins. another witness, had made
substantially the same answer. Multi
J gan lad mentioned when under eXainin-
alton that he had certain letters, and the
mention Ut those letters seemed TO have
had
Az lSiMtbIlf- tFftCl
upon Mr.. Blaine, who Immediately wills
n pered to Mr.. Lawrence to move an ad.
y, ournment, and Mr.. Lawrence had got
n. up with great solemnity on his counter.
!, ance and said MIR. Chairman, am very
~ | Sick Laughter.
Mr. Lawrence rose to explain.
ne Mr.. Hunton-I hope the gentleman j.
he better to-day. Laughter
~ MIR I.aWrancp-I ask nv colleague
whether when | went into the committee.
room that morning. ! did not say that
had been exceedingly sick. | was so sch
ie that il was very difficult tor me to sit
there at all, and about half-past twelve
- at the time the committee usually all
~ iourns, said / was quite unweil and
u moved that the committee adjourn.
N have been
IN QUITE UNwELL EVER SINCE.
laughter OH the Democratic side.
D. Mr.. Hunton-That is exactly as it oc
Cured The gentlemen from Ohio came
it. in in the morning sick, but he went Il
to work in the most vigorous style for two
he hours, and when the letters came tn
We gentleman became sick again and some
IL body else became sicker. Laughter
of Mr.. Lawrence-It ought to be said il
id justice to Mr.. Blaine that as to his indi
pc jOurn. it was not because OF any fear G
o. what was going on.
IN Mr.. Hunton-l never ntlmated an,
y such thing. Laughter.] The gentle
NC man is raising man OF straw just L
u knock him over, but | do say that aftc
u those letters were mentioned incident
ally the gentleman. on a suggestion o
W Mr.. Blaine, moved an adjournment anl
u put it on the ground that he was sick
~ An adjournment was had, as we did no
II, like to keep our colleague in misery an,
az distress. When MullIgan was put on til,
~ stand the next morning he proceeded Il
nc make personal explanation.
Mr.. Hunton here recounted Mulligan'
explanation substantially as it has beef
eu already prilted.
a. Mr.. Hunton, resuming, said: "Wh,
ed has a right to cOmplain-the gentleman
IN from Maine. or the committee-the gen
n tleman from Maine, or this house! Her
Ir was a witness summoned from Boston
nd who did not appear as voluntary wit
iv ness, but came under the eOmpulsor,
ci process OF the house. He was entitle,
es- to the protection of the house. This j
re aquestiOn which concerns the house NOR
l,e than the committee. l claim that &c
cording to well-settled principles of Law
m those letters belonged to Warren Fishe
,s. from the time that he received them un
til he delivered them to Mulligan ant
IT, from that time forth Mulligan was