The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-06

. under LuttrelPs resolution the committee
. had 10 jurisdiction OF astock TRANSACTION
between two individuals.
Mr.. Hunton-I think It very likely hG
did, and | think II the question Of jurisdic
ton was left 10 Blaine there would be .
great many questions ruled out, but the
committee had to decide the question oi
jurisdiction for itself, aud II had decided
that it had Jurisdiction. y h'
Coming down to the Mulligan matter,
Mr. Huntonspokes Of Mr.. Mulligan as
Boston gentleman whose character was
unimpeached and unimpeachable. He
said that Fisher had been asked the ques-
ton on the stand, what sort Of nan
Mullignn was, and his reply was suhstan-
TALLY Il not literally that Mulligan was
as good man as he ever knew, II not the
best man he ever knew, and that Mr..
Atkins, another witness, had made sub
stantially the same answer. Mulligan
had mentioned under examination that
he had certain letters, and the mention
Of those letters had seemed to have i'm
mediate effect upon Blaine. who
Immediately whispered TO Mr., Lawrence
to move an adjournment, and Lawrence
had got up, with great solennfty on his
coutenanCe, and said, "Mr. Chairman, 1
am very sick.n Laughter. ''H
Mr.. Lawrence rose 10 explain. ut-
Mr.. Hunton-I hope the gentleman is
better to-day. Laughter.l
Mr.. Lawfence-I ask my colleague
whether, when went into The committee
room that morning, l did not say ! had
been exceedingly sick. was so sick that
It was very difficult for me TO ST there at
all, and about half.past l2 o'clock, at the
time the committee usually adjourns, l
said was quite unwell, and moved that
the committee adjourn. ] have been
quite unwell ever since. Laughter on
the'Democaatic side.
Mr.. Hunton-That is exactly rs 1t oc-
CURED. The gentleman from Ohio came
in in the morning sick but he went to
work in thb most vigorous style for two
hours and when the letters came the gen.
tleman becume sick again, and somebody
else became sick (Laughter).
Lawrence--It ought 10 be said in JUS
tice to Blaine that as to his indicating
his purpose for me to move an adjourn.
ment, il was not because Of any fear Of
what was going on.
IIunton-I never intimaied any such a
thing. Laughter). The gentleman is
raising man oil straw Just to knock him
oyer. But do say that after those letters
were mentioned incidentally, the gentle
tleman, on suggestion Of Blain moved an
adjournment and putt on the ground that
he was sick. An adjournment was had,
as we did not like TO keep our colleague
in misery and distress. When Mulligan
was put on the stand the next evening he
proceeded to make a personal e1plana-
tion. Mr.. Hunton here recounted Multi
gans explanation substantially. II has
been already printed.1 Mr.. Hunton, re-
suming, said: Who has a right 10 com.
plain, the gentleman from Maine or the
committee, the gentleman from Maine or
this House? Here was witness sum.
moned from Boston, who did not appear
as voluntary witness, but came under
compulsory process of the House. lie
was entitled TO the protection OF the
House. This is question which con-
Germs the House more than the commit
tee. ] claim that, according to every
settled principle Of law, those letters be-
longed 10 Warren Fisher from the time
that he received them until Ire delivered
them to MuIligan, and from that time
forth Mulligan was entitled TO the own
crship OF them. Mr.. Blaine had no more
property in those letters than he had in
my watch or in any other piece OF my
property.
Mr.. Frye-Did not Mr.. Blaine offer 10
submit those letters 10 be examined pri-
vately, and did not Mr.. Hunton say that
he would not examine them privately?
Mr.. Hunton-I refused to receive
them privately. I said TO Mr.. Blaine
over and over again, ] do not
want TO sec your. correspondents either
publicly or privately. / have got no
right 10 see il except rs a committeeman,
and these gentlemen on either side Of me
have the same. right as / have. / had
the honor Of an invitation to Mr.. Blaine's
house to read these letters, but I replied
In the same way. 1t is for the House to
determine whether the committee did
right or wrong. II have erred il has
been an error OF Judgment and Lsay to-
day that il Is q Job that l never fancied.
Mr.. Knott, chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee, said he had listened to the
imputations upon himself within the last
hour, which, coming from different
source, he might perhaps answer very
differently from the manner in which he
should now attempt TO answer them.
Those who Werelintimately acquainted
with him knew hewas the last man in the
world to seek personal controversy, and
he assured the House that Of all men in
the world, the gentleman from Maine was
the last man with:whom he would seek
such a controversy. Thatgentleman was
entirely too immense in his proportions.
"Why, man, he doth bestride the mar
row world like Colossus, and we, petty
men, walk under his huge legs and hop
about to find ourselves dishonorable
graves ~ .u
Personal controversy seemed 10 be that
gentleman's forte. He reminded him Of
HOmer's description Of Diomede:
"DIre was the clang, and dreadful from alar
The armed Tyddes rushing to the wArw
As n friend Of his, l would say the gen.
tleman was entirely too cumbrous and
nnwleldy for him. Laughter on the
Democratic side. I'wo.thirds Of the
time the gentleman was In the House
he did not seemTto realize whether
he was the Speaker Of the House or
simply member, and to a stranger il
would be an insoluble enigma TO know
which he was. The gentleman had quite
unnecessarily lugged hinl (Knottl into
this personal matter OF his own. In the
first place, he had intfmated that from
some unworthy motive he (Knott), as
chairman Of the Judiciary Committee,
had appointed on the subcommittee
which hPd charge Of these Investigations
the gentleman from Virginia (Hunton)
and the gentleman from North Carolina
(Ashe). In answer TO that he had to say
first, that either Of thSse gentlemen
was his (BlaineB) peer in any
sense Of the word and that In point Of
honor i was no dispPragement to the
gentleman from Maine TO say that they
were his superiorA Kisses and other
marks Of diSapprobation from The Re-
publican aide Of the HquSe1 o.
Mr.. Knott-Thnt Is all right. There
are threOi kinds of animals in the world