The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-09

! luhL tlulc ue uhQ sOIue vague ITaultiOne
of Caldwell as a celebrity Of doubtful
fame in New England business circles,
and who was conveniently behind seas,
where he was safe in his enjoyment OF
the inalienable right of liberty and pur-
suit of happiness. But ne had not had
the slightest hint that the gentle nan
Blaine had been either IN confidential
business relations with Caldwell or an
operator in that class Of securities which
figured in the suspicious transactions
with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. So he could not have
designed any injury to the gentleman
from any disclosure in that line. If he
had known then what he knew now he
might have agreed in his Mr.. Blaine's)
opinion as to where the resolution would
hit, but he hsd not had that gentleman s
consciousness The gentleman had
charged that this was persecution OF
partisan malice, bnt he asked what was
the history of the case 2 The gentleman
| Mr.. Blainel seemed 10 have been sus-
pected in that transaction not by per-
sonal and political enemies, but by per
sonal and political intimates who knew
him best Mr.. Harrison, the Government
Director, and political sympathizer
with the gentleman from Maine had
thought il. Mr.. Rollins, Treasurer ci the
| Union Pacific Railroad. bad thou. { II,
and had thrown himself most gal: utty
IN the breach to defend the gentleman
even at the risk of what WAS more val
liable than liie his own honor. Mr.. Fisher
had thought it, the intimate friend for q
life time OF the gentleman from Maine.
Mr.. MullIgan had thought it, man who
Mr.. Fisher had declared 10 be if not the
best as good man rs there WAS in the
world Was there in all this any
evidence of partizan malice or Of any dia-
| bolical scheme TO ruin the person
al character or political aspirations of
the gentleman from Maine. From what
Democratic source in this country had
any charge originated touching the in
tegritv of the gentleman from Maine?
No such thing could be discovered any
where. The investigation proposed was
proper one. The gentleman from
Maine Was not nssaI rd by 1t. If he was
party on trial, t was from his election
that he occupied tnat distinction. If he
was accused, tall, it was not out of the
lips of his poiitical enemies that the ac-
cusation came The real question WAS
whether there was probable cause for
the investigation. The history of pub
lie rumors was notorious to the country
snd to the world. The
connection OF the gentleman from Maine
with those public rumors was equally
familiar TO the country. There was no
circumstance connected with the investi
CATION which in the slightest degree
pointed to it as partisan organization,
but precisely the contrary was confirm
ed by every circumstance onnected with
it. He (Tarbox) did not know where
the commi tee got the information that
gave 1t a clue to the investigation. He
never had mad any conversation with
any members OF the committee with
reference 10 witnesses or 10 the
conduct of the ei1vestlgatlon, with single
exception that he had protested TO Mr.
Hunton, chairman of the sub committee,
that the investigation should not be pros.
ecuted in any respect As personal mat
ter but purely rs n subject of public in
quest into the transactions by n corpora
tlOn which WAS IN some respects amena.
Bile 10 the Government for its honest
management. That was his entire con-
ntction with the prosecution. 1t had
originated not in the pursuit OF malice
by any man who hal Il doubtful
Union record, but it had originated with
one who had not only not served in the
Confederate army. but who bad not
served in the Union army by substitute
alone. Laughter
Mr.. Frye said he wished to state II
suggestion which presented itself T. h.
mind, and which he had no doubt had
occurred to the minds OF very many gen
tlemen, that the position taken BY thr
gentlemon, Mr. Tsrbox, of the sacred
ness OF the Constitution, wnS sadly
variance with that gentlemen own cor
duct in reference to n speech made t>
Mr.. Blaine some months ago, that L.
said was printed speech, one copy q
which had been surreptitlonsly tskeu
from the po session OF his colleague
or the printer, and he had
learned on good authority that while
his colleague was making his speech
that printed copy SO surrepstitiously
taken was on the desk of the gentleman,
Mr.. Tarbox, who st once proceeded 10
reply toit. The suggestion rs TO the
sacredness OF private conversation a
argued by that gentleman had amazed
him, Frye while that fact was in his pos
session Plaudits and encouragement
from the Republican members
Mr.. Blame took the floor, but Mr. Tar
box rising at the same time, MIR. Blaine
yielded TO him.
Mr.. Tarbox-I don't know what re.
lstion the remarks ofthe gentleman from
Maine, Frye have 20 the subject As
70 the matter Of the privileged question
TO which rose, am quite unaware m
wha, school Of propriety the gehtlemsn
had been brought up. | do not know
what he charged me with. do not un-
derstand what he intimates< ] suppose It
Is that |, by some improper method, o6
tained possession OF the speech which the
gentleman from Maine intended 10 de-
liver as his best counsel 20 bis country.
men, on a subject affecting deeply the
public welfare, and thst made some i'm.
proper use Of that paper. / have simply
TO reply that what be states is utterly
untrue
A scene OF confusion occurred here,
and after order was partly restored Mr..
Tsrbor disclsimed charging Frye with
any intentional untruth. He supposed
that that gentleman had spoken IRON
rumor, or perhaps out Of e suspicious
temper, or perhaps out OF some irriis-
ton.
Mr.. Frye-lrritation at what
Mr.. Tarbox-All the irritation that i
can conceive the gentleman 70 ieel IN
regard 70 the discussion Of the question
il. thai by 4 certain circumstance deliv-
erance on g public question that was
made for personal purposes, and not
for public good, and which contained
within il thst which was calculated in 3
.peech by statesman 70 mslead
bis countrymen, Was not permit
ted TO go forth TO the country without
caytsin OF its misstaiernenis having been