New-York tribune., 1876-06-05
WASHINGTON.
,o11cy TOWARD Mr.. BLAINE.


r,, policy TOWARD Mr.. BLAINE
..,aosrs OF THE DEMoCRArs-wlINEssEs DE
PUfuO PUfunopn-pysIeE TO DROP THE SUBJECT Until
AFTER THE CINCINNATI coNVEN1loN-'l' 1.''.,. p''.-,
,sx THE HOUSE FOR A Personal EXPLANA-
g,os-AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE fOF0i''
SENTIMENT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRBUSE'l
,r r.suycroN .June 4-The situation IN the biaiio
rarnaips unchanged. The Committee ON the
T,;c,arv held full meeting yesterday morning ,oi
ss nrnose of discussing the question raised oy MI
ps;,s refusal TO produce his private letters pu'
-"~ohod M conclusion Scott Lord, when the maj
49, oscaed M at once said that this was matter
Gov the consideration of the House ana MI ~
Who has acted As counsel for Mr.. Blaine reP"e ,"
;f that was the Judgment of the Comihi''eo' no nov
- COZ, bnt would simply ask that the pre-
Fs,,o+;o sbonld not be called until reasonable
80 Co. dav or sozhad been given for debate
Mr Lords propOstiOn met with little OF no support
from other Democrats on the Committee, ahd' aI'er
. discussion which lasted an hour ana man, on mo
,oo of Mr.. Lord the subject was postponed until
next Tuesday 1o,.
If now looks as though the Democrats intended 10
leave the matter just where 1t IS now uh' altol 'lo
Cincinnati Convention. They dare not prlhg II ii'o
ths House for then Mr. Blaine would have an oppor-
;po mast experiences, they are not anxious Tor
band-to-hand contest with mm on the floor. Another
circumstance which leads to the CONCLUSION that the
Democrats intend to leave the case as 1t Is until
sfter the Convention is the discharge yes
to-day of the witnesses Atkins, Fisher, and
unlican. If they had intended to push the matter
immediately they would have retained The last two
os their testimony would certainly be desired III
connection with the letters when produced MI
Blaine,s prosecutors have probably learned that
while the publcation of the famous letters would
be aunoyng to their author ther contents Is OF such
a acbar,cter as to throw no discredit upon mm, and
intend therefore TO leave the case as 1t now s'ahds
believing that it cannot by anything they may DO
he made more damaging to the PRESIDENTIAL aSpra-
tons of the eX-Speaker.
Mr. Blaine's friends will be very much ulSap-
pointed if he allows his enemies TO overthrow INN II
this way. While nothing authentic can be Learned
from hIm in regard TO his intentions, 1t wOuid nJ'
be strange If he to ask the House tomorrow
or next day at the furthest TO hear him i'll per-
sonal explanation. Should he do so, be wouid prob
ably nut the case before the House and the country
in the very strongest light, showing the outrage that
the ub-Committee attempted to commit upon his
rights as a citizen by demanding Of him his private
correspopdepce not only before it had been shown
that il related in the remotost degree
10 the subject under investigation. but after II
had been proved that but letter, and that only
indirectly referred TO it at all. An attack OF this
kind upon the Democrats OF the Committee VINO
have been persecu:ing him might be made very
effective especially if it should be followed by the
production of tie letters and the reading OF them IN
the hearing Of the House. Many OF MIR. Blalnes
friends believe that by bold, dashing move Ike
this he might recover all the ground he has lost
within the past week and arouse popular eathusl-
ssm such as has rarely been manifested IN bchaf OF
any Presidential candidate. Should the Democrats
refuse him the opportunity, he would have g1net q
point while other avenues would still be open.
What his fate viii be if ne does not choose apolcy
like this, OF one equally courageous, Washington
politicians find it hard to determine. That, as the
ease now stands, Mr.. Blaine's nomination at Cincin-
natl is not only doubtful bat almost impossible, IS
admitted evcn by his best friends and the interest
which is universally felt in the subject IS shown by
its constant and excited discussion In every public
place. At the meeting of the subcommittee
Yesterday nothing new was learned The
Aquilla Adams letter and general resolu-
ton which had been referred to the
Committee were made the pretext for an attempt to
discover the contents of some of the Blaine letters
but the move resulted in failure and the subject
was quickly dropped. The testimony taken strength
enod the explanation of the Aquilla Adams letter
which Mr. Blaine gave in the interview published
week ago aud il it had not done so it is hard to see
whence the Committee would derive its authority to
inquire into the matter, since the resolution re-
ferred to did not cover investigation of the pri-
vate dealings of individuals in the stock
of any of the railroad companies. The Real
Estate Pool Committee which, under resolution
Of tie House, has jurisdiction to investigate any
subject it may choose to take up, cal ed Mulligan
yesterday afternoon and asked him some questions
about the Spencer Rifle Company to the business
Of which Of Mr. BlaiHes letters is said to have
referred. lie knew nothing whatever about the
subject. and was discharged after short examina-
ton.
There are at least few exceptions 70 the rule that
the latest disclOsuresif such they be caled-in
the Blaine have damaged him as candidate.
Two delegates 10 the Cincinnati Convention, who
not supporters Of Mr. Blaine, returned to their
homes yesterday after a brief visit to Washington.
Before leaving the city they told friend that they
should vote for Mr.. Blaine the first ballot. They
had watched the investigation with great interest
and were very indignant at the uniairness with
which il has been conducted.
BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS.
ONLY TWO OF THE TWELVE APPROPRIAiION Bills
Dt.pnc-p np-IMpopTANr RIIJS THAT VIII