The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

said it was the purpose of the committee to
POSTPONE it until after the 14th of June.
Every member of the committee would bear
him witness that the committee had worked in
season and out of season, sitting on one occa-
sion nearly the entire day in order to get
through with the Investigation prior to the
18th of June. Every delay which had occdrrei
was either because the gentleman from Maine
was absent or had requested an adjournment.
In regard to the Northern Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroad investigations, he had told Mr..
Blaine that the committee would take up first
the matters which touched him if he desired
Blaine had desired the committee to do so, and
yet he seemed very much surprised now to find
that an investigation was to be undertaken by
the committee that involved an examination
into those Pacific railroads, and it was pro-
longed, and prolonged, and prolonged, while
the committee had agreed for his sake and
purposed to skip all other inquiry under Lut-
trelrs resolution till the committee disposed of
that which seemed attached to Mr.. Blaine.
Frye-Did not Mr. Blaine object that under
Luttrefs resolution the committee had no ju-
rlsdictlon OF stock transaction between two
individuals?
Hunton-I think very likely he did and think
that II the question of jurisdiction was sub
mitted to Blaine there would be great many
questions ruled out but the committee had TO
decide the question of Jurisdiction for itself
and it had decided that it had jurisdiction.
Coming down to the Mulligan matter, Hunton
spoke of Mulligan as Boston gentleman
whose character was unimpeached and unim-
peachabe. He said Fisher had been asked the
question on the stand what sort of man Null
igan was, that his reply was substantially if
not literally that Mnlligan was as good man
as he ever knew if not the best man he ever
knew, and Mr.. Atkins, another witness, had
| made substantially the same answer Multi.
gan had mentioned when under examination
that he had certain letters and the mention of
those letters had seemed to have an immediate
effect upon Blaine who Immediately whispered
to Lawrence to move an adjournment, and
Lawrence had got up with great solemnity on
| his countenance and said "Mr Chairman, /
| am very sick" Laughter)
Lawrence rose to explain.
Hunton-! hope the gentleman is better to-
day. (Laughter,)
Lawrence-I ask my colleague whether.
when went into the committee room that
morning, did not say had been exceedingly
| sick. was so sick that it was very difficult
for me to sit there at all, and at about half past
| twelve, at the time the committee usually ad-
| journs, said was quite unwell and moved
| that the committee adjourn. l have been quite
unwell ever since. daughter on the Demo-
GRAFT side.)
Hunton-That is exactly as it occurred. The
| gentleman from Ohio came in the morning
| sick, but he went to work in the most vigorous
| style, aud when the letters came the gentleman
became sick again and somebody else became
| sicker. Uaughter.)
LawIence-It ought to be said in Justice to
Mr.. Blaine that as to his indicating his purpose
to me to move an adjournment it was not
because of any fear of what was going on.
Hunton-I never intimated any such a thing
| daughter The gentleman is raising a man
of straw just TO knock him over, but do
| say that after those letters were mentioned in
Gidentally the gentleman. on suggestion of
Blaine, moved an adjournment and put it on
the ground that he was sick. An adjournment
| was had, as we did not like to keep our COL
leage in mysery and address.
| When Mulligan was put on the stand the
next morning be proceeded to make personal
| explanation. Hunton here recounte1 Multi.
| gan's explanation substantially as it has been
| already printed. Hunton resuming said: Who
has right to complain? The gentleman from
Maine or the COMMITTEES, the gentleman from
Maine or the House. Here was witness sum-
| moned from Boston who did not appear as
| voluntary witness, but came under the COM
| pulsory process of the House. He was EMIT
| led to the protection of the House. This is
| question which concerns the House more than
| the committee. claim according to we'll set
| tied principles Of law those letters belonged to
| Warren Fisher from the time that he received
them till he delivered them to Mullgan and
from that time forth Mulligan was entitled to
the ownership of them. Blaine had no more
property in these letters than he had in my
watch or any other piece of my property.
| Frye-Dd not Mr.. Blaine offer to submit
those letters to be examined privately, and did
not Hunton say that he would not examine
| them privately?
| Hunton-I refused to receive them privately.
| l said to Blaine over and over again, 81 do not
| want to see your correspondence, either public
| ly or privately. | have got no right to see it
| except as committee man and those gentle
men who sit on either side of me have the
same right as have. l do not mean to receive
any papers which my colleagues on the COM
| mittee cannot see and inspect with me-"
| Then had the honor of an invitation to Mr..
Blaines house to read those letters, but L re-
| piled in the same way; 81 have no right to 60
| into your house as a private citizen and read
| your private correspondence. Ii have right
to look at it at all it is chairman of the COM
| mittee. If have no right to look at it in that
way have no right to look at it at all and L
| shall not do it." 1t is for the House to de-
| termiue whether the committee did right or
| wrong. II 1 have erred it has been an error of
| the judgment and L say today that it is a lob
| that never fancied.
Blaine-Does the gentleman from Virginia
| know of despatch received from Josiah Cald-
| well from London?
.Hunton-My friend, the chairman of the Ju.
dietary Committee, will reply to you in full on
that subject.
Blaine-Then I ask you to state whether on
Thursday morning last the gentleman from
Kentucky (Knott) did not call you out of the
committee room and acquaint you of that fact?
Hunton-If my friend from Kentucky does
not answer you in full will
Blaine (contemptuously)-O