New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-09
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1876.

corporation which is In respects amenibe to tho
Government for Its honest gene Mt That his
entire connection with the prosecution 1t had originated
not in the pursuit Of malice by any man who had
doubtful Union record but it had originated with one
who had not only not served in the Confederate army
but who had not served IN the Union by subs ttue
alone. tIaught"rl
THE STOLEN cory or DIAINE's SPEECH.
Mr. Tarbox resumed his seat ut this point and appar-
emily TO the disappo OF his audience. who seemed
to have expected something of more exciting chafac
ter. Mr.. Frye Immediately AMI catechised nm IN
relation TO the communication between th'm Tnere
was nothing OF special interest In that point either
Mr.. Frye then went to stat suggestion which he
said presented itself TO his mind and which, he had no
doubt had occurred to the mind Of many gentle
that the position taken by Mr. Tarb0x OF the sacred
ness OF conversation sadly at variance with tDat
gentleman's conduct In reference to speech maze
by Mr.. Blaine months ago. That, he sao, was
printed speech, copy OF which had been suIrep-
tiousy taken from the possession OF his colleague or
the printer and he learned good authority that while
his colleague making bis speech that printed copy
surreptously taken, the desk of Mr. Tarbox'
who at proceeded to reply TO it, The suggestion as
to the sacredness of private conversation as argued by
that gentleman, had amazed him (Mr. Fry) while that
fact in his possession tPiaudits aud encouragement
from Republican members
Mr. Blaine took the floor but Mr. Tarbox rising at the
same time Mr.. b aine yielded to him.
Mr.
OF the gentleman from Maine have W the subject matter
OF the privileged question which rose. am quite
what school ~ propricty the gentleman han
been broughtup do not know what he charges ME wit
do under stand what he ntpates suppose u is that
l. by some improper method obtained possession OF
speech which the gentleman from Maine (Ar Bainel
intended deliver his best counsel to his counymen
on subject a ing deeply the public welfare, and that
made improper &c OF that paper have sInpy
to reply t0at states IL .terly untrue Appase
on the Democratic side and laughter %: the Republican
side
While the Speaker pro tempore was admonishing the
House and galleries FOR this violation OF order Mr. ainc
called Mr. Eyre In undertone: Eyre. ask him
If he denies that he had copy Of itf'
Mr.. Tarbox Just the Spr aker pro tempore had an
nounce1 that this deliberatiye body broke In with
the remark lin to something else, but applying to
what the Speaker had said d" Not by means" The
appropriat OF the remark greeted with roar
of laughter the floor and in the galleries, while the
gaIel OF the Speaker kept up continuous hammerlns
which only added u the uproar.
After order was restored Mr. Tarbox disclamed charc
ng Mr. Frye with any intentional untruh. He sup
posed hat tnat gentleman had spoken from ruIHor or
perhap ont OF suspicious temper or perhaps out OF
some irritation.
Mr.. FRYE [contemptuouslyl -Irritation at what
[I4lughter
Mr.. TlrbOx latter pause, which made the Repub
laugh all the morcl-Al the irritation That can
sion of the question is that certain circumstance
Jeiverance on public question that made for per
sonal purposes from patriotic consideration Tor
the public good which contained within II that when
calculated spoken BY a statesman to mslead ais
countrymen was permitted To forth to the coun
try without ran OF IT. m-siatemcnts having been re-
fuied on the spot IContemptuous laughter on the Re
Publican siie.l
Mr. Fryc-l desire to ask the genteman-as ho says
that what said untruowhehcr nc did nave copy
speech mis- desk AT the time II was being dehH-
crcdf
Mr.. Tarbox faftcr another pause. which tho Repubh
cans again Knocked with larchtrrl-Tlc gentleman must
not make "A clnrge aud then cruss-e Namuc
Intersection by 81. earn I'D" TLe culpriL"
Mr.. Tarbox coutin ied-1uc man whom he charges
with the onse In order to hnd out whether II true or
not -
Mr. Fryc-we will leave IL then have nothing further
to ask the gentleman.
HARD HITS ny Mg. BLAINE.
Mr. Blaine never supposed tie occasion woui1 arse
when should desire be induced To state that tau-
ton 10 the House Before left my home last Autumn
10 resume my duties here. did many gentlemen have
done rrepare speech on an absorbing public question
lie currency IL was printed at newspaper oihec
with which / was for many years connected. IL was
marked with the words. lin conf l"nce on III" Top oi
the COPY IL was sacrcdy cOnhied Ia the Associated
Press with the inmalion that whoever found bmse III
pos~cssion Of a copy OF IL before us publication was In
noss,ssion of IL wfongfully Various circumstances
postponed the delivery OF the speech from the month OF
December when hal expected 10 dclly II uhtlI the
10Th OF February. Meanwhile, i've or xix weeks before
I did deliver IT, | ascertanrd that the gtntI'mhh
from Massachusetts MR. TarboD had copy o' IL I'D MS
posscs-ion and that he had ocredt for publication 10
o,n. ncV,paper man How IT came into his possession
I do NOT know never have been able 10 know l nave
surmsed assert that ~ there; that II was III ms
posscsson for weeks and that his holding II was Vi"a-
ton Of the primal laws of honesty as much as though nc
had held my watc-jIst the anne. have never Ie'os-
uzcd the gentleman since. only recognize him to-day
IA make that statement will now take up TIE motion
10 reconsider vote the resolution Tor printing GER
tain evidence
Mr. TarboN
The sneaker pro tenn asked Mr. Blaine whether he
Welded the floor 10 Mr.. Tarbor.
Mr. Blaine with an irritating air OF haughtinessl-i
will hear what he has 10 say.
Mr. T.rbox-I understand the gentleman from Maine
TO indicate that offered printed speech purportlns to
be his to some newspaper.
Mr.. Blainc-I had heard IT,
Mr.. Tarbnx--It Is not true.
Mr. Blaine-rhe gentleman stated a while ago that u
WIS not true that he had a copy.
Mr. Tarbox-I made no such statement
Mr. Blainc-I now call up the motion TO reconsider the
vote ordering certain testimony To be printed.
Mr. Lord here claimed the right OF going on with the
Geneva Award bill. In the course OF parliamentary
condlct on the point, Mr.. Elaine stated mat All nc
wanted was the Caldwell dispatch aud the Com
mittee proceedings of yesterday printed at the same
time. -,
Mr. Reean Of Texas made the objection that the Cald-
well dispatch was no kind OF evidence
Mr. BIane-And yet you reported a vote Of censure on
Gen schenck on the same kind Of evidence.
Mr. Springer of Ilinois-lhat II not the case. Ihc
Committee. ON Foreign Affairs did receive certain tele-
crams from London with respect TO his connection WIN
tho Emma Nine but In every instance, before use was
made of Them they submitted TO Gen. schenok Tor