New-York tribune., 1882-04-28

bed aDou' American citizen OF whose natonahy 'nefe
- record in the courts OF Chairman that is
Mr Dunnel unterrupunsS' ~
,c a straight am done with protesting
Mr hlsine hlsinelThis is putting stump speech IN a"e
~ ., question, and do not believe ~ AZ ~ not be-
BODY v o thing 10 ak plain question ont b ao in the
@ yery 1n> IN tbe prorrety OF putting stump
middle o, ogrtsTmp speeches have been put !" '"'
"aoi MOO inTnnc"very we'll The commeee, ,irect answers
w. NJ 1;-ect orestions shall he asked an, Anu nav
that artu b Tou vond start ont in ths W M enc herin-
FWNr Bemont-We should have star'eu ~ -
ming nurDer-we have started so now ana let us se'
along do not intend that there sns. IT There
MI Mr eonrepon about this LandrSr brought into
never was case with SO nat has received 80 much
the state Department anu ,,
sonsideraton there -, chairman whether Mr..
Mt Dunnen inquired OF me NV. noT
Belmont NJ II",InanHI va submit that 10 the Juusiis"' "
in,erroSstOru think that the committee mas rie"'
n have some Judgment OF u. Owl oil, exercise that right
The t the selfrespec OF s no mower 70
niitfee the witness and az Ind he very loah TO exer-
commit FOR had thak can ger acng wirnI~
tronble BY simply allowing
and by hearing the chairThe fact Is tnat
M beIlno t 60 Inuch based on THIS report ot NJ 1I:
there has been so ner OF the state Department. that
10 establish the fact tlal Ilr 4cl,V. "a
II ne nnnion OF M OConnor at present unlounaea
ior snder eighteen years of age IN TO- 3. b 90
sfIs i s partnership in 1889 In admts tina
bnn mat Mr. OConnOr had provided that ., cerfafn
theh ~ ~ anorired even while vet minor, ceIta'n
rean htl it his brother viii Mr. Blaine tell me now
Mr OConnor could prove thai u N blaine he kind
SgrgS aS 10 answer that question. now =, tho
Mr. BlaineDo YOU want 10 , ~. ,m' roSe auv ,iveu
,,easure Of Mr. OCOunOr's ability TO prove any given
uropcsition -,-,-....,, -, r,,,,o question.
" tIatDo-Please repeat IL. -.
Mr BaainIononNr OConnor in his report says that j.
Iandreau was minor qnIer s eEact age II appears
~ he audreau the pretended American c-ltarn - oi
s Ia naturazaton there Is no record had aclnreIH lI
his partnership interest in 1888 Iht preen"eg ~ Cn
M NJ 20, occrrred in 1867. In admitting that MI OVn
nor had proved that J. landreau NO n" Ia brotber ce
while vet a minor, certain rights aEilr. il citi1en who
r-of,cr ia the original Iamant. French gt1en & WIZ
appealed to lis own PoVe'l.httu - do With him) How
Gnvernmeut would have nothlns 10 90 vi i IN bo ac
o,,d Nr 0Connor prove that J. c Landreau h"u nc
qqired rights asi-, asiliyI knew Mr. Chairman. that
M b i'nossihle Tor Mr. Belmont TO repeat tina gues
ton j. onJ d o ~ ive an answer and snail ask tne
S,ano',rorher 10 read that question over again. VIZ" W
pern7seS edal ~ senorrapher having read the question
~ Plainc made the same reques, "l tH0 VP - ~
Assoclaed Press who also read th que - live direct
Mr.. Blaine NoM, & an vbet5er am to auswer about
answer onl u W ~ ~ 81 or ahout whether he was nalur-
% & can show certihcateo or about whether ne m We WE
aI1el anu & or about Whether Mr. OConnor a. ao
trench c'1 & onsJvor IN thai which. for the NE OF
,ns cannot . ininate so "a l" KNOW N"@' - -
cannot think that if Nj Blaine does not
M fiaiT 1interrnpfing-I confess myself aDsoiut9
aI bllT lT,erahIv unabe 10 understand that question:
Air IT, oa'1rv'srman-fhal answers It. lLaugnler. ,f
Wr Eelmont-I am perfectly Wlllih% Ila' II s"A''
friT Ma Rape|T cannot do not, understand that ques
-'N THE LANDREAU CLAIM.
w Reln,ont-win Mr.. Blaine say whether he knows
anvtn,ng about the merits Of the Landreau claim
imagine thai he does not He considers does he ho'
ht he fact of the House having passed upon II 'as nc
"a, or former Secretaries OF State having passed uPn
g. 1 il entirely unnecessary for MN 10 iOoh INV '
mafter pid understand him correctly , ,.o, osl,-
MIR Blame with al air OF astOhlshihenV ~" ''i
inS T me 9Rlmont-I am asking you if you know anything
.ho,,, the Landreau claim.
Nj RIaine-Yes, know great deal. . .,,, ,,,,o,,
Mr. BclmOnt-State TO the committee Wha' you Ano"
Sr Baue-I will send up the report Of the House OF
Representatives and OF he 1tale what ven know
Mr. BaIpe- know all that is contained IN tins report
NJ the Hon but IL would take long tlue 10 resd H.
Mt BeImont~i can tell you what was contained IN the
report OF House. Very httie. IN the nIst lIaSe
there are no papers on file about this matter H.
quircI YESTERDAY.
NJ BRe1ImoutIYes. There is nothing to found this
0Siri Mr Biaine-Now you are attacking Mr. WILSON, OF
this conmttee not me- He made the rSPor & ,Connor,s
NJ R.aine-And Mr.. O'Connor made bus report Oh
wsat' p.,mont-Mr oConnor knows that he made a
r'ilicf Mr. Biaine-Do you state that'
NJ Wiisou"It IL proper that should state that the
c,,t@ M, a. Foreicn Affairs II the Last House was
.,,no,s, of the opinion that the report WHICH pIc-
-d VS. proper report ana was made upon evidence
coming from the state Department. "nioN -" 1-' go"
r ynont-This all that there was of il So that
4, e-,ed nerf-ctv proper that the law oleer OF the
Trtd ctates should have been consulted about mat
ter see.us 10 have been orousI arSuent S1sn
dence 10 be decided upon by the state
NJ walker Ia member Of the cOnmitteel, protested
against ay further consumption OF uine III 'Ae discus
sS1 ION o Rrot replied tat much time was wasted yes
terdt in irrelevant matters on the part Oi 'De .
sud that the manner In which 1r btane came 10 ne
committee TINS morning rel we'd Am ehtiIeiy u Ilo
necessity Of treating liH IL any other way 'n"H o
Sr 8unsIa ak nothing else than TO be treated as an
ordinary witness suppose !op mean Thai an @n
Mr. EeinOnt-I treated YOU with the grea'ess ueleI
ence as a man who as been secretary OF TIE oate anu
sr IL Bajye cnuluorousyj-Not your fault that
Secretary OF slate-nO, at all lLaughter.l ,
mr. Belmon;-Not my fault tna1 You made that very
unWarraned and ridiculous assaIt Oh hle iiS i"oius
Wi now 20 with my questions. .... no., ,,.
4 r chairman remarked that the committee had but
two hours for is and ne therefore Appealed 10
bonn eHon TO proceed with the eXamDati n, ana 10
proceed by sim pie questions and answers II u"' s
geson we're accepted th"re would De no 10 . o.ner
rem, dy left the mInittee to 20 INTO e&ecuVe
session aud pass directly upon tle or1er .. 'Ie "a
SLOW Inc widest latitude in the cross-exanination Of
witnesses, anu the COMMITTED WAS u4SPoSeu " pursue
tnat course III the present Instance
INvEs nGAIION INVITED.
Mr. Blane-I want TO put in a word here am not
only willing to do that, but have insisted upon IT,
have invited the most searching inquiry p;salbe nave
at d every engagement tnat have ~ tue wOrd
10 tlis luouiry But, une, wren you nave
two hours a room wlth DAD air, IL Is
ht. irving upon human patience 10 nave wheh matters
OF gr M pOrtAuce and consequence are 10 NC
int0 ee.seles, OF tue same question upon
sne. poin bearing the end ON very petty polht-d
~ petty poin Il p rsOna CONSISTENCY ana peisonai
viulicaiinu Aud Whlis l, promptly u may, dPoo-
eize 10 the committee having saO"u ntte 'epcl
u.,Ou l. | only ask that that display OF tenPeF DC
eli rgrd 10 the railtes of human naure because ~ Is
ahllc annoying TO nave gTeai IhoheutoIs s
the policy United states concerning questions "
IN .anItude of Jnoo, involved Ia o0u.n ncflca hI-
be, aq upc1eI and carried ond all bounds Ot con
ernpt and ucmOraLa Oy the lac OF exInndtloh 10
wien lave been subjected
Nj r.lnou-ur CHAIRMAN. is IL the understanding Of
The comm Tee tha going TO have al exposition OF
the uurpses aud policy OG the Coz ernlnenli Are We
gong 10 nave a historical .ccJuut Of tnat
Sue " go lse 10 in