Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-28
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA STORMY SCENE, Blaine and Belmont Out of Temper.
 HOT WORDS BETWEEN THE TWO. The Former Branded as a
 Coward. DEATH OF THE CONCORD SAGE Last Hours of Ralph
 Waldo Emerson,
DEATH OF THE CONCORD SAG
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Two B's-BIaine and Belmont Gre
 ate a Scene-A War of Words Between
 Them In the Committee Room-No Gore
 From the Uncomfortable Affair i'm
 EverybOdy's Mouth.
 WASHINGTON, April 27.-'I do not propose to make a scene here in this room, or to make capital. You may do what you want. 1 say that you are bully and coward" This extraordinary language was used by Mir. Perry Belmont to-day in closing his examina- tion of James G. Blaine, and it was the'climax of the most exciting scene ever witnessed in a committee room of the American Congress. or perhaps in parliamentary body any where. The investigation for the two hours which preceded it had b. en dreary enough. Mir. Belmont's questions had been confined to the Landrau claim and to the South Amer ican policy of the administration. His ques tions took such wide range that several members of the committee objected to going into the whole South American policy. Mir. Belmont then said he was done. He folded the paper containing his long series of ques- tions and the investigation was about to be closed for the day when Mir. Blaine arose. He was very calm, but the Iistless manner which had characterized him for the last hour had given place to enthusiasm. His eye kindled; his face, already flushed from the heat of the room and the fatigue of the wearying inquiry, took a deep CT color, while he begged to say one word before the hearing ended. That word was that Mir. Belmont had been disin- genuous in his questions; that his examina- ton had been based upon the assumption that Mir. Blaine. as Secretary of State, had insisted that there should be no treaty of peace between Peru and Chili, except after the adjudication of the Landreau claim, and that he (Blaine) desired that MT. Belmont should correct this error before the investi- gation ended, or Mir. Blaine should not choose to consider MT. Belmont gentleman. What followed will be told as nearly as possible in the words that were uttered, in language hot with passion. Mir. Blaine declared that the point made by Mir. Belmont twas the slogan of the dirty Democratic press and of the press which stands as a mentor behind Mir. Belmont" and he added, land MT. Bel mont states that which is absolutely not true and which has not the semblance of truth Being advised to this on Monday, and having an opportunity to correct 1t, he has not done this.'' For this MT. Blaine pronounced MT. Belmont not gentleman.
 Mir. Belmont-You have made the mistake of the printer as to quotation marks.
 Ms. Blaine (hotiy interrupting)-It is not @ mistake of the printer at all.
 Mir. Belmont Burning white as Mir. Blaiue was red, and in very sharp, threat ening voice)-Wait a moment The con struction I have put upon your dispatches is the correct one, and I leave it to those who choose to read your dispatches carefully to decide between us as to your statement. I do not propose that this committee room or the press of the country shall undertake to judge my reply to your assertion. That l will convey to you in private.
 MT. Blaine (with great earnestness)-T is no escape by quotation marks. He gives his construction, and there is no escape from his construction.
 Mir. Belmont-This is my last word. The words explain themselves as to your position and as to the character of my statement. My answer will be conveyed to you in private. I do not propose to make a scene here with you or to make capital. You may do that If you please that is your way. l think that you bully and coward
 There was an excited movement in the committee room when Mir. Blaine, raising his right hand, said with deliberation: "rhis man has disgraced his place. He was put here to insult me. I beg to say that it is not 1n
 
 bully and coward as much as he pleases."
 MT. Belmont-What say is entirely upon my own responsibility, and I repeat you shall very soon learn my method of dealing with this question and with you.
 ''Let that conclude it." said the chairman, and thus peace was restored.
 In answer to @ question by the chairman Blaine said that he had never changed his policy toward Chili and Peru, either before or after the death of Garfield. That that policy, instead of being to precipitate war, was just the opposite. The letter to Hurl- but of Nov. 22 was merely to check over-zeal, Hurlbut having done nothing derogatory to his honor. This closed Blaine's examination and the session adjourned.
 The scene between Blaine and Belmont IS the topic of the hour There is diversity of opinion, but the general impression IS that Blaine made great sacrifice of his dig nifty and that Belmont's general Incompetent cy for the role he assumed and his blunder- ing on some points prevented a recognition of his real ability shown on other occasions. The members of the committee deem the whole affair unfortunate. Outsiders say that about as much information was ellclted as was to have been expected, the character of Shipherd's testimony being considered. It is not thought anything will come of Bel mont's threat to Blaine beyond possibly the publication of explana ory cards and proba- ply the resignation of Belmont from the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the ground that the members think he oVerstepped the bounds.