The daily gazette., 1882-04-28
CALLING BLAINE A BULLY.
A Dramatic Scene at the Close Of
=, has CFOsS ExamIhatiOn.


Mr.. BELMoNT TELLS HIM ALSO THAT
HE Is A oowARD-UNFoUNDE
TALK or A DURL-AN EXCEEDINGLY
LIVELY EXAMINATION BROKEN BY
oUTBuRsTs OF ILL-TEMPER.
WARRINGTON, April 27.--Mr. Blaine
to-day heard an honorable gentlemaa
tell him that he was bully aud q COW
ard. Congressman Belmont made this
accusation to Mr.. Blaine's face, before
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs, and
the committee and the people who were
there saw Mr. Blaine hang his head.
Mr.. Belmont preferred that some other
member Of the committee should con-
duct the examination, bat when he saw
that the gray heads were unwilling to
submit Mr.. Blaine 10 any kind Of cross
examination, and that ths committee
seemed disposed TO slight lis duty, and
let Mr.. Blaine 60 with what he bad said,
Mr.. Belmont undertook the examina-
tlon. He did not do go tor the purpose
OF humillaling Mr.. Blaine, but simply TO
got at such facts as the resolution Au-
thorizIng the Investigation Instructed d
The committee to learn. Mr.. Blaine,
from the first, seemed TO take 1t as q
peis 1nsl insult that Mr.. Belmont would
not neither be bullied or ridiculed into
silence; and he to-day began by delib-
erately insulting MIR. Belmont. When
Mr.. Belmont simply took notice of the
insult by asserting thar Mr.. Blaine bad
forfeited all right to any special consid-
GRAFTON, but should be treated by him as
any witness, Mr.. Blaine, In bis most
dramatic manner and with conaummate
stimulation Of injured and outraged in
nocence, said to the committee that Mr..
Belmont's insoleDce was lntolerable.
During the whole Of the examination
more or less excitement was created.
Mr.. Blaine at times looked very fierce,
and fastened his big, black eyes sternly
upon Mr.. Belmont, as though to transfix
him with terror. Sometimes he would
strick the table passioDately with bis
clenched fist, and then 1t other times
assume the tones OF sneering Sarcasm,
ALI Of these bits Of Blaineism, condensed
into one short hour Of acting, had nc
effect upon Mr.. Belmont. His face was
q little flushed, but otherwise he showed
no signs of irritation in his manner. II
was at the cltss Cf the examination
however, that the most exciting scene
occurred. Mr.. Blaine had refused fol
an hour to reply In straightforward
manner, or to reply at all, except by ln
direction, to Mr.. Belmont's questions
He had put himself in the light Of al
unwilling witness. His action caused
tie impression that he was perfectly
we'll aware Of the purport Mr.. Bel
monlS quest .ons, and that he proposed
to avoid or dodge them. Ne the boul
of closing Mr.. Blaine had refused to an
| swer directly, and had renewed his In
siLuations that Mr.. Belmont had inten
tlonally misquoted him. Mr.. Belmon
| seeing not only that Blaine was bouut
I to have his way but also that the com
mlt.ee woulI sustain him IN the slight
/ est, aud being especially aggravated
dismissed Mr.. Blaine with these words
coolly uttered, and with the lntimatiol
that he was speaking them in his prlVat
capacity:
"Mr. Blaine, you are bully and
coward"
For moment Blaine did not re
ply. 1t was a cool, clean blow betweel
the eyes, and it staggered him. A
length resuming his actors arls, b
said, in anger, to the Chairman
This young man has disgracsd him
self. He was put forward by other
to insult me, but he is incapable O
doing so."
Mr.. Belmont paid no attention t
this taunt, and the examination 500
closed. It is understood to be MI
Belmont's intention to resign fror
the Committee onIForeign Affairs, o
the ground that he was not sustaine
by the committee in his attempt {
get at the bottom of the matter, an
that the committee shows no dispC
sition to investigate the matter thor
ou0hly. Mr.. Belmont feels, as man
other members do, that it is unjust I
him and to Congress, to intimat
that because he honestly started
with the purpose of getting at th
facts, therefore he went beyond b
prerogative in attempting to cross
examine the ex-Secrstary of Stal
more than that ex functIonary d.
sired. Mr.. Belmont had no desire I
measure lances with Blaine. He sin
ply desired to obey the resolution
Congress. For doing so Blaine
friends have raised hue aud cry tha
Belmont was after Blains's scalI
There has been some sillv ta'k Jo-niRl
about g duel.