Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

aud with the bonds of the Little Rock
and F;. Smith r. R, bonds WAS com
menced. The author OF that resolu-
ton had at the time disclaimed any
| particular allusioH TO him, Blaine J
4 disclaimer which he Blaine-re-
garded at the time with some incre
T, dulity. 1t soon became entirely OBJ
vious that the resolution was solely
aud only aimed u, him aud that the
Z. I. X. X, matter or any other in
cident to the investigation was secon-
dary, insignificant and unimportant,
and he did not complain Of that. He
| was rrsdy TO meet i. -
| He said the witnesses, Harrison, Rol-
/ Inns, Morton, Millard and Fascott, had
given conclusive proof that the state
ment Of his being connected with tho
road was false. Instead Of reporting
the committee had prolonged its ses-
sion, and, to his surprise last week,
told him they would then investigate
the transactions Of the Northern Pa
citic Co, on newspaper report con-
meeting him with transactions in, Sy
racuse in that company This invcs
litigation having nearly finished, with
out the slightest notice came on the
real estate pool, aud they entered on
an investigation specifically aimed at
him and thus three Investigations
were going on simultaneously, and he
understood Thurton of Virginia, to-
day proposed smother about the Kan.
sas Pacific company, n fifteen year old
Transaction.
Now, why did not they organize a
commission to investigate Jas. G.
Blaine. He wanted to meet the thing
square. He did not wish 10 stir up
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 hsd been exasperated against
him, and it was 10 he remarked that
while there were seven deHfeeHs.ie
members Of the judiciary committee,
the chairman of the committee, Knott,
selected on the Subcommittee, to
which these letters had been referred, :
two members of the south who had
been in the rebel army.
knott-One word.
Ba.ne-A(ter a moment,
Knott-Allow me word now.
Biaine-Well, 60 on!
knott-The matter Of that railroad
investigation was referred to the sub,
committee before ever heard your
name mentioned in connection with it,,
J had no act or part in any investiga
tion duplicating you at zll.
Blains--Then the gentlemen from
Virginia, Mr.. Hunton, insisted, under
that resolution which was obvious on
its face Was limited to the $4,000
bond transaction with the q. p. r. r.
CO., on going into all affairs of the
Little Rock and Ft Smith, as Incl
dental thereto, and pursued it to such
an extent that finally ! had myself,
through my colleague Frye, to take
an appeal TO the full committee and
the full committee decided that the
gentleman, Hunton, had no right to
go into it, but when he came back he
resumed the examination exactly in
the SAME way until he was stopped
BY my colleague, Frye, acting, not az
my attorney, but as my friend, and
when finally the witness, Mulligsn
came loaded with information cou-
cerning the Fl. Smith r. r., Hun,on
insisted on all my private memoranda
being shown. The gentleman also
tried his best to capture and use my
private correspondence running over
great many years; letters which he
thought would be damaging to me.
He came here loaded with them. He
came here for sensation. He came
here brimcsf. He came here on, that
particular errand. was advised Of
it and obtained tivse letters under
circumstances which have been noto.
riously. scattered throughout the US,
and are known everywhere. have
them (holding upethe package) and
claim that have the en,ire;right to
these letters, not only by natural
right, but on all precedents and prin-
cipIes of law The man who held
them in his possession, held then,
wiongfully, and the committee which
attempted TO take these letters from
this man for use against me proceeded
wrongfully. \. G. ~,
1t proceeded in the boldcst and
most defiant violation oil ordinary per-
sonal and private rights that belong
to every American citizen. am
willing to meet the Judiciary com
mittee on that point. ! wanted that
committee TO introduce IT, ] wante1 /
Knott and Hunton TO introduce that
question on the floor, aud they did
not do it.
| Knott Con his seat) oh, not you
want tf, ba ~, q jo N ~. 2s>3