The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-06

The estimates for lie saving stations anu
the repairs Of Lighthouses have not been
reduced. The estimates for new build
ings haye been stricken out.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. House, from the Committee on
Elections, offered u resolution declaring
J. W. Bennett, sitting delegate from
Idaho, not entitled to seat. Printed.
Mr.. White offered resolution estab'
Fishing money order office in every
country seat, also reducing the members
Of the House Of Representatives to two
hundred. D.
ADAMS TARIFF REsoLuTloN. ,
A resolution by Mr.. Adams on a pre-
vious Monday, eiIecting that legislation
affecting the tarif, is at this time mex
pedient, came up for consideration. Mr..
Morrison moved 10 refer the resolution
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Agreed 10. Yeas, Ia; nays, 90.
ABOUT THE REsuMrTiON ACT.
Mr.. Neal offered bill to repeal the
resumption act Of January II, 1875, and
called for the previous question on the
bill.
Mr.. Kasson raised the point Of order
that no notice Of the bill had been given,
and that therefore the bill was not in
order.
Speaker Cox decided that the point OF
order was well taken.
Mr.. Holman appealed from the deci-
sion Of the chair, and on motion OF MIR.
Morrison the appeal was laid on the
table-l34 10 81.
BLAINE ON a QUESTION OF PRIvEI.EGE
Mr.. Blaine rising to a question OF
privilege proceeded to address the House
on the subject Of the investigation into
the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
transactions in which his name had
become involved. He read n resolution
offered by TarbOx. OIL which inquiry as
TO the connection nf the Union Pacific
Railroad with the bonds Of the Little
Rock Il Fort Smith Railroad was CON.
menced. The author Of that resolution
had at the time disclaimed any particu-
lar allusion to him (Blaine), u disclaimer
which he (Blaine) regarded with some
little incredulity. II soon became entire
ly obvious that the resolution was solely
and only aimed at him, and that the
Union Pacific matter, or any other incl
dent to the investigation, was secondary,
insignificant and unimportant, and he did
not complain OF that. He wns ready to
meet il. The gentleman on whose state
menl the accusation rested (Mr. Ilar-
rison) had been tile first man called and
had stated what he knew from rtIui0r.
Then Rollins, Morton, Milliard and Col.
Scott were examined, und their testimony
was complete aud conclusive in dispr00i
Of his (Blaihe's) having had anything
whatever 70 do with.ihe transaction.
I He had expected tohaye. an early re-
port from the committee, but i had been
prolonged, and prolonged, and prolonged
and he had been somewhat surprised last
week at being told that the committee
would then turn 10 investigate the trans.
actions Of the Northern Pacific Rqilrond
Company on Ga' newspaper report that
there had been some effort on his part
with n friend in BOston'tO procure for
him some shares ofthnt company, which
effort had proved abortive. He had
asked the gentleman from Virginia, the
chairman Of thesub.commiltee (Huntsn)
under what authority he proposed to
make that investigation, and he had
been told that the authority was, a reso-
luton offered by Luttrell On the 3lst, Of
January. He thought that that gentle
man, Enttrell would be surprised TO find
out that the first they done under that re-
solution was to bring its;whole force to
bear on little transacfion in Boston,
Which had proved never to be a tfapsac-
ton at all. That investigation was begun
and these witnesses had testified Just pre-.
cisily as the circumstanceswere. BE had
no sooner got, through with that than In
another part Of the, Capitol, without
the slightest notice or warning 10
him the Committee on Real Estate
Pool had entered on an investigation spe-
officially aimed at him, 80 that there were
three Investigations going on atthe same
time without any OF them being complet
cd. He understood the gentleman from
Virginia proposed this morning still
another inquiry dbout the Kansas.Paci6c
Railroad Company,a transaction which
was fifteen years old, even II itexisted,
and this was also aimed at him. Now
he would say, and say it boldly, that un-
der these general powers TO investigate
specific Rail Road companies the. whole
inquiry Of the committees was aimed
personally at him. Why did they not
organize n committee to investigate
James G. Blaine? lie wanted 10 meet
the thing sguafcly. He didn't wish TO
stir up any blood on the question, but he
would say that ever since Z certain de-
bate took place ia the House in January
last il had been known there were gentle
met het6' whose feelings had been exas.
pcrated against him, and 1t was to be
remarked that while there were seven
Democratic members Of the Judiciary
Committee, the chairman of the copmit.
tee (Mr. Knott had selected on the, sub.
committee to which these matters Ind
been referred, two members from the
South who had been in the rebel army.
Mr..Knott-0ne word. .t.
Mr.. Blaine-In moment.
Mr.. KnottAAlloW me word now,
Mr.. Blaine--Weil, 60 on. ~ '
Mr.. Knott-The meites Of that rail-
road investigation was referred TO a
subcommittee before i ever heard your
name mentioned in connection with il.
| had no act or part in melting the
investigation duplicating you al all.
Mr.. Blaine-Thcn the gentleman from
Virginia (Huntonl Insisted Under that
resolution, which was obviously on its
face limited to the $4,000 bond transac-
tion with the Union Pacific Company, on
going on with all the affairs OF the Little
Rock y Fort Smith Company ia inciden-
tai thereto, and pursued it to such an
extent that1 finally had myself, through
my colleague, Mr.. Frye to take IN
Eappeal to the full Committee, and the ftill
Committee decided that the gentleman
tHunton) had no right togopn intoit, but
when be came back he resumed the
examination exactly in the same way IN.
til my colleague, Mr.. Frye, acting not %
nv attorney but as my irjend, stopped
him, and when finally the witness MulH-
gan came here, loaded with information
In regard to the Fort Smith Company,
the gentleman (HunGon) threw onl what
he,knsG had no reference TO the question
under investigation, and then they insist.