The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-28
"a. vO
10 do at the beginning. l consider that
Blaine has brought this entirely upon

10 do at the beginning. l consider TIM
Blaine has brought this entirely upo
himself" :.
Mr.. Blaine, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
havo brought the wrath OF your indigna
ton upon me-" 1'g...
Mr.. Belmont.-"No. But what you cal
u scene" HI1Da gE %
The chairman again appealed to both @
the gentlemen 10 proceed regularly will
the examination, md nftcr u molnen
OF calm was restored Dir. Belmont pro
, ceeded. #|.. |@. -
Mr.. Belmont -"Did not tho resolution O
the House OF Representatives, ot Februar,
Goth, 10 which you referred in your direc
examination md ngain yesterday, limit II
request to the President TO use such steps
rs in his opinion might be proper and Ii
accordance with International law, to SO
) cure to landrcau-l mean TINT pretended
American citizen, mean that man wht
has lobbicd about hero with fraudulen
claim, who pretends TO be IN American
citizen, but OF whose nativity there is nc
trecord In the courtsof New Orleans"
Mr.. Dunnell (interrupting)-"Mr. Chair
man, that is not u straight question"
Mr. Blaine, (iaughinglyl-"l nm done
with protesting"
Mr.. Dunnell.-"This is putting u stumy
speech in the body OF n question and dc
not believe in It. 1t is IL very easy thing
10 ask plain question:
Mr.. Belmont-.StMmp speeches have
been put in the middle Of the answers.
do not intend that there shall bc any false
conception about this Landreau matter
There never was case with so little foun.
dation brought into tho State department
and TINT has received SO much considera
ton there"
Mr.. Belmont wns proceeding with an ex.
tended account Of Landrcau and his claim
when Mr.. Walker, Of the committee, OBJ
jected on the ground Of irrelevancy. Mr..
Belmont replied that much time was
granted yesterday to irrelevant matters on
the part Of the witness, and that the man.
ncr in which MIR. blaine came to the com.
mlttec, this morning, relieved him entire.
" OF the necessity OF treating him in any
other way than merely MS IN ordinary wit.
ness.
Mr.. Blaine.-"I asls nothing else than to
be treated as M ordinary witness l sup.
pose You mean am an extraordinary wit.
mes" [Laughter.l
MIR. Belmont-"l treated you with the
greatest Difference us u man who has been
Secretary OF State, md it is not my fault"
Mr.. Blaine, (humorously.) Mot your
iau!t that | was Secretary Of State. Not ut
ALL" daughter.
The chairman again appealed to the
two gentlemen, and Mr.. Blaine said ~
want to put in word here. l have in.
vited the most searching inquiry pos.
siblc."
MIR. Belmont.-"1 sec no reason why this
committee should be the platform for the
exposition OF any policy"
MIR. Blainc-"Mr. Chairman, there is a
class Of gentleman, largely represented in
the newspapers, who want to belittle the
policy which was outlined and fore.
shadowed by President Garfield, and
which, MS M officer, was commissioned
to carry out, and which was continued un.
der President. Arthur SO long lis WIS his
Secretary OF State"
MIR. Belmont.-"I wish to proceed with
my examination. do not know why the
committee should be bored with political
Speech"
sr. Blaine, (again rising)-"All these
things are OF great consequence to the peo.
pie OF the United States. There is class
OF gentlemen WHO want 10 represent that
this whole policy OF the Government was
nothing but an effort to get two
claims recognized, and the examination
is sought to be confined in, never ending
circle, to the Cochet claim and the Lam.
dreau claim, as though there was nothing
in the policy that involves the supremacy
Of the American ideas or their subordina.
ton on this Continent. Certain gentle.
men can sec nothing it but these two
Claims"
Here the cx.Secrctary discussed at
length, despite the pctulent interruptions
imposed BY Mr.. Belmont, OF the efforts OF
the State department, while he was ut its
head, to secure iair terms for Peru from her
conquerors. AS to the Credit Industrial,
he had distinctly declared that Ms it was
French corporation, the United States
could not possibly give its good Offices to it.
MIR. Belmont asked il the witness had
seen the letter OF General Grant, in which,
he said: ut is about time for the United
States to step in."
u was very much surprised" witness
replied, "at llurlbut's bringing on the wit.
ness stand what | had supposed was n pri.
vate letter from General Grant. think il
was on the o3d OF September that Robert
Randall showed me the letter. presume
it was the same letter. do not believe
General Grlnt ever intended it should be
made public" - =
Mr.. Belmont said that there was some
doubt about Landreau being an American
citizen, and referred TO the letters OF in
structions to Trescott.
MIR. Blainc.-"I must confess that was
greatly surprised at the publication OF that
dispatch. thought I had m understand
ing with the President that TINT dispatch
should not be published until Mr.. Tres
colts return from South America.
When l heard it had been sent to
the Senate, | telegraphed Immediately to
the White House and urged that it
might be withheld from the Associated
Press. That evening sent note to the
President, stating my reasons why it ought
to he withheld. 1t was, however, pub.
llshed,. and | belive there have been no
more perncious results from the improper
publication Of State Department DISPATCHES
than have resulted from this. Trescott
considered his mission at South America
ended, and from that day there has been
no earthly use OF keeping him there"
The Chicago Grnin Trade,
CHICAGO, April 27.-Wheat was rather
more quiet, today; the fluctuations,
though frequent, were small. Cable adyi..
ces were easier but New York stronger.
Receipts were SNAIL and shipments nomi.
nal. Vincent 4 Co., Of the national Gle.
vator, reported 10000 bushels of No. .
spring wheat us in II heating condition; the
elevator has about 100000 bushels oil
wheat. Heated grain will be delivered
forthwith. This episode in the days pro.
Gecdlng on Change seemed to have no in.
tluncc on prices nor did the notice OF an
amendment, to be voted on, making the
higher grades Of wheat deliverable on con.
tract. No. 9spring tends to weaken the
clique, who. are crowding the shorts on
April and May. They put the prices up
notch further. Prices ruled about | n lc.
higher fluctllatcd somewhat and finally
closed n trifln lNrnr tt,n,, l., I