The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-16
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THAT INVESTIGATION.
The Charges Agains: Blaine Being
Looked Into


Looked Into.
Washington, May l5.-The SUBJ
judiciary committee of the House to-
day commenced the Investigation of
the charges against ex-Speaker Blaine
in relation to the Fort smith & Lit
tie Rock Il. Il. bonds. John c. S.
Harrison, Of indianapolis testified
that he has been Il government direc-
tor of the Union Pacific r. II. for
four years. Clark, president of the
Union Pacific Co., told witness he
had exchanged 75 bonds of the Fort
Smith & Little Rock road for 10 of
the new bonds TO be issued by the
Union Pacific; witness thought il II
strange transac ion and at meeting
of the board of directors in Sept. 1872,
moved that committee be appnint
ell to investigate the matter. Rollins
then came TO witness and asked him
to Withdraw the motion as an inves-
tigation would involve ex-Speaker
Blaine and might defeat his re-elec-
tion to the House. Wishing to fully
understand the matter he look Mil
lard, of Omaha, with him next day
To see Rollins and asked him farther
in regard to the matter and Rollins
then said it would involve a promi-
nent member ofthe Republican party
When the House was investigating
the Credit Mobilier case Rollins was
on the stand. Witness wrote Wilson
and asked him to PROFOUND certain
questions in relation to the matter TO
Rollins but saw from daily reports
that It was not done. Witness found
an entry on the books of the execu-
tive committee, directing Morton.
Bliss & Co. to draw on the treasurer
for S64 900 and hold the Fort Smith
& Little Rock bonds as collateral.
Secretary Rollins did not tell witness
how it would involve Blaine. Wit
ness never made any Investigation
about the matter, but understood
that Wilson had done SO Morton,
Bliss & Co drew on the company for
S64, 200 AMI Rollins, rs treasurer, paid
II. Witness regarded this transaction
on the tOnks as a very mysterinu>
one tut perhaps it. could be satisfac-
torily explained. Harrison said that
the U. z. Iaiiroad did not own the
Little r, ok bonds spoken O; he h:d
heard that Oliver Anies gave his
check for So, 5,OOO for them but did not
know whether II WAS true or nt;wit-
ness said he knew rotliing further
about the matter.
Joseph Ii. Nlillard testified that he
had been government director of the
Union Pacific Railway about four
ytars; WAS present at ihe c,nversa-
Iion between Rollins and Harrison
andl heard Rollins say that an inv es-
tigation spoken ofby Harrison would
involve gentleman high in political
circles; understood il to refer to
Blaine, although he does not recol-
lect that his name WIS mentioned by
Harrison; witness knew nothing
about the bonds spoken of only what
appeared on the records of the execu-
tive committee of the company
never made any investigation Of the
matter; Rollins had since told witness
several times that he Was mistaken
about Blaine being mixed up in the
matter; and that there was nothing
wrong about il; Harrison never aske Il
for an explanation of the matter in
any meeting had by the bnard Of di-
rectOrs; witness knew nothing about
Blaine's ownership of any Fort
Sa,iih & Little Rock bond>; thought
at the time the conversation between
Rollins and Harrison took place, that
Blaine was mixed up in the transac-
tiOn, but from conversation with
Rollins since that time, all that irn-
preston had been dissipated; in re-
sponse to another question witness
swore that he knows nothing further
| whatever about The case under inyes-
tigatinO.
James F. Wilson testified that he
had been II government director Ol
the Union Pacific II. II. ca since 1869
but his testimony showed that he
knew nothing. He had nothing to dc
with the 75 bonds passed tO the
Uuion Pacific Il. n. Co. He talked
with Dillon and others on this sub
jeci; Dillon had fur two years beer
president of the Co and the only ex
PLANTATION he obtained WAS that the
bonds were put in by Col. Scott in nc
cordance with an arrangement be-
tweei him and the Union Pacific II
II. c.; these bonds remain on books
of Co. as an unadjustetl question, and
Col. Scott has not yet received his
salary for the time he was president Ol
the company.
l.. II. Rollins, Secretary and Treas
urer Of the Union Pacific railroad Co
testified to being interrognted by
Harrison; that he did not think Har.
rison off red resolution in the board
of directors to investigate the subject
Of the ownership Of the 75 bonds by
the Union Pacific r. Il. Co, but he
thuught that lie simply made an in
formal motion to Investigate the
transaction; at that time Rollins
heard that the bonds belonged to
Blaine, but he could not now say
from whom he derived the inforrna.
tion; he could only state the fact;
when Harrison made his motion or
suggestion he remem bered that the
road and its management had been