The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-06
THE News FROM ALLQUAR7ERS.
An Exciting Day In the
House Of Representatives.
DURING WHICH BLAINE GETS
WOUND UP.
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP
ORIENTAL.
BOILER EXPLOSION---PAPER-MILL BURNED
IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
Whitsuntide Celebration.
&c., &C., &c.
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP
ORIENTAL.
Whitsuntide Celebration.
&c., &C., &c.
XLIVTH CONGRESS-First Session.
WASHINGTON, June 5, 1876.


the resolution OF Dir. Sherman proposing
q common unit OF money and accounts be-
| tween the United States and Great Britain,
but took no action thereon.
| The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
reported adversely on House bill authoriz-
| ing the Secretary Of War to loan camp
cquipage to Mexican veterans during their
| Centennial visit; also adversely on the bill
for relief OF the officers and priVates OF the
Arkansas Fourth Volunteer cavalry; also
iavoraby on the House bill retiring General
w. Fl. Emery.
A new conference committee was ap-
pointed on the diplomatic appropriation
bill.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill. The APP
preparation for the Indian commissioner
was restored.
| Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The resolution that present legislation on
the tariff is ineXpedient was referred to the
WAYS and Means Committce-aycS, 1l9;
noes, 99-cquvalent to killing it.
Mr. Neal offered bill repeating the re-
sumption act, and called the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Kasson raised the point that no notice
had been given OF the bill, and therefore it
was not in order.
The Speaker pro tenn, Mr.. Cox, sustained
the point. :.
Mr. Holman appealed from the decision OF
| the Chair.
Mr.. Morrison then moved to lay the appeal
on the table; which was carredby vote OF
1874 to 81.
Mr.. Blaine rose to personal explanation.
| TY, =, ol,,t:o off
box. He said the author OF the resolution
at the time disclaimed any particular allu-
sion to him (Bainel: but it soon became
entirely obvious that the resolution was
solely and only aimed at him. The Union
Pacific matter, or any other incident to that
| investigation, was secondary, insignificant,
and unimportant. He didn't care for that
He was ready to meet it. He had expected
an early report, but it had been "prolonged,
prolonged, prolonged" There were now
three committees investigating matters per-
tanning to him, and none had yet completed
their labora. He understood Mr.. Hunton
proposed still another inquiry about the Kan
sas Pacifc-a transaction which is fifteen
wears old, even rif it cXiSted-and was
also aimed at him. Now he would say, and
say it boldly, that under these general powers
to investigate specific railroad companies
the whole engineering OF the committees
was aimed personally at him. Why did they
not organize committee to investigate
James G. Blaine? lie wanted to meet
things squarcly. He did not wish to stir
I'D any blood on this question, but he
would say that ever since certain
debate took place in the House, IN
January last, it had been known that
there were gentlemen here whose feelings
| tn1 pSf him
was to be remarked that while there were
seven Democratic members OF the Judiciary
Committee the chairman OF the committee
| Mr. KNOTT selected on the subcommittee
TO which these matters had been referred
two members from the South who had been
in the rebel army.
Mr.. Knott: "Thc matter Of that railroad
investigation was referred to the sub-com-
mittee before I ever heard OF your name
mentioned in connection with 1t. L had no
act or part in melting any investigation lnl-
plicating you at ALL
| Mr.. Blaine proceeded to narrate sthe pro-
7 grcss Of the investigation. He said W lille
finally the witness Muligan came here load
| ed with information in regard to the Fort
Smith railroad, the gentleman (hunton)
drew out what he knew had no reference
whatever to the question under lnVestlSa-
ton. and then and there insisted on all my
private memoranda being allowed TO DE eH-
| hibited by this man Mulligan, which had no
more connection or relation with this in
yestiration than with the North pole.
The gentleman tried his best, also, I'M
| til l believe the project has been
abandoned, to capture and use and
control my private correspondence. l
| am willing to meet the Judiciary Commit
tee on that point. l wanted the committee
TO introduce it. l wanted the gentleman
from Kentucky (knotD and the gentleman
from Virginia (I1unton) to introduce that
question on the floor, and they dld not no II.
Mr.. Knott lin his seat: ooh, no! You
want to be made a martyer Of"
MIR. Blaine: eyes; and you did not want
It. There is the difference. I will go lit
tie further, and say that you did not dare TO
W M IT. Knott: awe will not talk about dar-
| ing"
Mr.. Hamilton, OF New Jersey: g rise TO
| question OF order. Is the gentleman's IAN
| guage parliamentary 7"
Mr.. Blaine: 90 Yes, entirely So"
| The Speaker pro tenn, Mr. Cox: " 1t Is 1or
the Chair to decide"
AR. Blaine: 81 understand the Judiciary
Committee to have abandoned that issue
against me, but there has gone forth the
| idea or impression that because l would not
permit Holman, or any other man, when L
could prevent it, from holding as menace
over my head my private correspondence,
| there must be something most deadly ana
destructive to my reputation"
Mr.. Blaine said he proposed to read those
letters to the House 10 silence SANDER ana
surmise. decided sensation and applause.J
He then held up q package Of letters, read
ing them rapidly, occasionally stopping to
make some explanation, and as he concluded
handed them to his private secretary, who
stood near him.
Mr. Blaine charged Mr.. Knott, chairman
of the committee, with suppressing tele-
gram from Josiah Caldwell generating him.
He explained the Spencer contract, to which
allusion was made in one OF the letters, by
saying that in the summer of 1SG1-two
had been asked il he could not get an OPP
portunity for the inventor Of the Spencer
repeating rifle to bring that new arm to
the attention Of the Secretary OF War.
He said he thought he could, and he had
come on to Washington and had an inter
view with Secretary Cameron, who had
given orders to have it tested. 1t had
been thoroughly tested, and the experiments
were SO satisfactory that preliminary order
for twenty thousand rifles was made. be
had been paid not an extravagant but
moderate fee, which he had just as much
liberty to take a. any lawyer or agent had to
take fee. Subsequently he had taken and
paid for $4,000 worth OF stock In the COM