New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-07
WASHINGTON.
Kerr,s Denial.

WASHINGTON, June 5-Mr. Kerr submit
ted sworn statement that Harney's state
ment is utterly and wickedly false, and ex-
plains fully the circumstances under which
Green was appoinced.
Cheice Extracts fs0m the Blaine Cores
ponaesce.
Extract from Blaine to Fisher, Juno - 1897
Your offer to admit me to . participation
in the new railroad enterprise 10 in every
respect az generous as I could expect or
desire. thank you very sincerely for 1t,
and in this c0nnect ton l wish to make
suggestion of . somewhat selfish character.
posing of Q share Of his interest to me. If
he really designs to do 90, wish he would
make the proposition definite, 90 that I
could know just what to depend ON. Per-
haps if he waits for the full development
of the enterprise he might grow reluctant
to part with the share, and do not mean
by this that shall prove q deadhead in
the enterprise. If Oace embark in it, /
see various channels in which l know I can
be useful. ...--.
AUGUSTA, Me-, October A, 1869.
MY DEAR SIR spoke to you short
time ago about point Of interest to your
railroad company that occurred at the last
session of Congress. 1t was on the last
night of the session, when the bill renew
ing the land grant to the State of Arkansas
tor the Little Rock road was reached. Mr..
Julian, of Indiana, chairman of the Public
Lands Committee, and by right entitled to
the floor. attempted to put on the bill, as
an amendment, the Fremont FL Paso
Mr.. Caldwell. The House was then in favor
of it, and the Julian amendment was likely
to prevail if brought to q vote.
Mr.. Root and other members from Ar
kansae, who were doing their best for their
own bill, to which there seemed to be no
objection, were in despair, for it was we'll
known that the Senate was hostile to the
Fremont scheme, and if the Arkansas bill
had gone back to the Senate with Julien's
gone on the table and slept the sleep of
death. In this dilemma Root came to me
to know what on earth he would do under
the rules, for he eaid it was vital to his con-
stituents that the bill should pass.
I told him that Julien's amendment was
entirely out of order because not germane,
but he had not sufficient confidence in his
knowledge of the rules to make the point,
but he saw General Logan with the sugges-
ton, and he at once made the point.
/ could not do otherwise than sustain it,
ous amendment moved by Julien, and at
once passed without objection.
At that time ! had never seen Mr.. Cald-
well, but you can tell him that, without
knowing it, l did him q great favor.
Sincerely yours.
j. G.. BLAINE.
WASHINGTON, May 26, 1876.
MY DEAR SIR-Your favor received.
am very glad, all things considered, that
the government has accepted your PROPOSE
ton to take oil your manufacture till the
first of September, 1865. 1t gives . straight
and steady business for the company for .
good stretch OF time. In regard to the tax
provision, you can judge for yourself,
~ l send herewith . copy Of the
bill as reported from the Finance
Committee Of the Senate, and now pending
in that body. See pages Nos. 148 and l49,
have marked. In looking over tho bill
you will please observe that all words in
italic letters are amendments proposed by
the Senate Finance Committee, while oil
words included in brackets are supposed I'd
be struck out by the same committee. The
provision which you inquire about was not
in the original bill, but was an amendment
moved from the Ways and Means Commit.
tee BY Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, to whom
suggested 10. It 10 just and proper In
every sense, and will Affect good many
interests, including your company.
am glad to hear such good accounts Of
your progress in the affairs Of the company