The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-28
rELEGRAPHlC NEWS
AT 1T AGAIN.
Blaine Entertaining the For
eign Affairs Committee.

Washington, H.-Before the foreign
affairs committee. this morning, Belmont
resumed the examination of Blaine, but
before making much progress Blaine said
Mr.. Belmont exhausted two hours of the
time of the committee yesterday in tray.
cling 10 circle. He repeated his oues.
lions SIX or eight or ten times over. OF
course, he had the right to do this. but
while / have the largest possible stock of
patience l would rather he came direclly
10 the point. There are many important
points I would like to be heard upon. bat
iteration and reiteratiOn Of the same
questions N order to Yindicate Belmont
for having made q blunder to misuuote
me in two particulars is little too ak
hsusting. He has made two p4lpab b e
Interpretations, and has made no explain
alton of them, when, az a gentleman. as
| I understand him to be, he ought to
stste frankly that he did it.
| Blaine, who had BEEN standing and
speaking with good deal of excitement,
here took his seat, and Belmont jumped
from his chair and said OF course
Blane's object is plain enough; that is
to avoid the direct issue.
Blaine {risirg and striking the table
sngriIy with his clenched hand w hat
issue?
Belmont-The issue which must be
met.
Rlaine-What issue?
| Belmont (alsO rising angrily and strik-
| ing the tablet will not answer q single
question that you ask from this time to
the end of the examination. You have
stated what deem to be entirely incor-
rect You have attempted to place me
in q false position; 10 this you will not
succeed. l said that the quotation marks
were the mistake of toe printer, and your
language bears the construction put
upon 1t. A careful reader will agree
with me, and = careless reader may be
Influenced by your speech. The COM
mt n cement of this examination this
morning relieves me of all consideration
l mentioned yesterday, which intended
to observe to the man who bad held the
office Of secretary of state. You placed
yourself on the level with any other wit
ness, and l will examine you as such.
Blaine (snGrily)-What do you mean?
Belmont-I mean this. tbs: you have
been before commissions before this;
that you have endesvored to threa.eC.
Wilson interrupted = ubnit that this
is not in order.
Blaine-This is intolerable. The in
science of this young man is intolersble.
Belmont-YOu have b ought it on
yourself.
| have no more regard for your in
science, retOred Blaine, than have for
that of boy in the street.
I Belmont-Mr. Blaine has hs due Ell
perienee before committees, and be has
endeavored to threaten them He has
done it for the last time He will lot do
it to me.
Blsine-This is too trifing. l hote
the com miltee will prOtec' Itself. l have
no power.
After some confusion quiet was re-
stored aGd Belmont piled his questions.
He asked it witness had seen the letter OF
General Grant in which he said: It is
about time Tor the United States 10 step
in
was very much surprised, witress re-
piled, at Hurlbut's bringing on the wit
ness stand what | supposed was . private
letter from General Grant l think il
was on the 23d of Sep;en Der
Representative Randall showed me the
letter. presume it WAS the same letter
don't believe General GIANT ever in
tended it should be made public.
Belmont said there was some doubt
about LsLdreau being an American cit
izen, and referred to the letter of instruc-
tions to Trescoi.
| Blsine-"I must confess that I was
greatly surprised at the publication OF
that dispatch. I thought I had an IN
derstsndiDg with the President that the
dispatch should not be published until
Trescot's return from South America.
When l heard it had been sent TO the
Senate | telegrsphed Immediately to the
White House and urged that it might be
withheld from the Associated Press.
That evening sent . note to the Presi-
dent stating my reasons why it ought to
be withheld. 1t WAS, however, published,
and 1 believe there have been no more
Ipernicious results from the improper pub
iication of state department dispatches
than have resulted FROM this. Trescoi
considered his mission at South America
ended, and from that time there has been
no earthly use Of keeping him there"
AT the close of Belmont's crOss-exAm-
ination of Blaine, q most exciting and un-
usual scene occurred. Blaine stated that
as Belmont, after being warned on Mon
day, E d p -rsisted in entirely misqnotiDg
his dispatches, and putt nG upon them d
construction utterly fJreign, he was COM
PEELED to change his opinion Of him
which had heretofore been tkat be Was q
gentleman. An exciting coll qlv en-
sued, which the committee were 1nsbl-
tc interrupt. Belmont intim tied that be
would deal with Blaine in private aud
followed 1t up with the words, Il believe
you are bully and q coward " Blaine,
addressing the commiite) and ignoring
Belmont. replied: "Mr. Chairman, this
young man has disgraced himself. He
hiss b5en put forward by those who are
behind him to insult me, but be Is lncaps
BILE Of doing So" The scene Ess q most
remarkable one, and notwithstanding the
efforts OF the chairman to smooth the
troubled waters and o5viate the necessity
for misunderstanding, the impression
prevailed at the adjourn ment OF the meet
ng, that the dispute had by no means
ended. II Is the subject of comment on
all sides this afternoon,
Blsine's friends are highly pleased over
his course in the investigating committee.
Il Is felt that he has fairly succeeded il.
Iputting his administration of the state
department in proper light, an oppor-
tonIty ne has not before had.
Mining Shares.