The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
pIAINE ON THE RAMPAGE.
lively SCENE IN THE sUB-JUDI-
rTIRr COMMITTEE RO0M.


-. y..spssker Inyestisaiius BIS invss.'ss
ss.wby mr.. Knott Kcpt the Caldwell |
b c.s,,xram from the Pubiic-An sscs"hs
} o.leouy Between Blaine ana hno"'
w ,su,soroN, Juno THE Sub-Judt-
-. committee to-day continued the investi-
s.,,on Of the matters affecting Mr.. Blaine. BE-
,o,s proce.ding with the exs mination OF Wit
n.s.ss Mr.. Frye, on behalf OF Mr. Blaine, re-
on..t.d that the telegram received by Mr. hnou
s,om Josiah p. Cildweli, IRON London DC
p,iuted In connection with the rest OF tue 'es"-
mony as ordered by the committee.
A, uun,on said the sub-committee had no
oruoisI knovlsdpe Of the existence OF such
,a.er.m that was matter IN the hands OF tue
full committee.
Mr. A,be said he never heard OF the despatch
tul Mr.. Blaine alluded to IL on the a ior.
Mr. Hunton said he knew OF IT, Out was n"'
certain that he saw IL.
Mr. FRYE submitted a motion that the SUD-
committee request the full committee to fur
ni.b the despatch for publication with the testi-
monv: which Mr.. Hunton said would be taken
into consideration by the subcommittee.
ex-senator Rice. Of Arkansas, who was d.
reo,or In the Little Rock and Fort Smith road.
and Nathanitis. Rice, Of Baverhill. Mass. who
WAS formerly the Land Commissioner OF tho
us
was brief and threw no light on the question OF
the seventy-nvs bonds. Mr.. N. :. Rice said he
knew Of c. ldweli selling the bonds OF the road
An New York at from twenty-five to sixty. The
bonds were never sold in the open market. He
knew nothing OF the bonds which went into the
hands Of Col. Thomas A. scott, and never heard
Of them until the matter came out In this com
mittee.
rL.rSE RAISING QUESTION OF vERAcrrr.
Mr. Blaine said he would ike TO look at the
record Of the committee 10 ascertain when this
suit. committee was appointed.
Mr.. Hunton-l his suo com mittee has no more
right with the record than any other members
ofthe committee. The record IL In charge OF
the Clerk.
Nj. Baine-Is II necessary for the Clerk to be
here before we Can open the book and exam
MI Hunton-Mr. Frye or any other member
has as much rieht TO look at the book as the
Mr. h4ine~rhsn II Mr.. Frye can look at It
will look at II.
Mr. Baine walked over and took the book.
saying question ~ veracity had risen between
Mr kuott and himself. aud he regretted that
Mr. Knott WAS not present. He wanted to ex-
hbit TO the world th-t the records show that
the subcommittee was appointed on MAY 3, and
that the Tarbox resolution was passed on the
% VI May, while ar. Knott had said on the
floor OF the House last A.onday that he bad an
pointed the sub committee long before the
Tarbox resolution was passed. he desired TO
show tnat the records OF the com mmittee did not
bear out tue statement Of the Chairman. Mr.
Knott.
L. A.
Blaine SAID he had seen In the papers that this
witness was going TO be examined Ia relation TO
OF s,isa n,%ss Or nssoe wsS y b
present when the witness testified.
Mr. Hun on notified the serVeAnt alarms to
summon Mr. Stewart oy telearapn sf once.
BLAINE OBJECTS.
The witness then testified that he lived In St.
Joseph, Mo-, and was acquainted with toe busi-
moss OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. Fryc-Mr. Blaine has .sked that the ex-
animation OF tins witness be deferred till Mr..
stewsrt shall be present; do understand that
hr. hunton-I did not SO understand II.
Mr.. Blaine-I desire To make that request now.
Mr., Hunton-fhs conmittee will take II into
MT. Hunton was proceeding with the exami-
nation. when Mr.. Blaine oolsctej TO taking up
The Kansas matter till the t64,OVO question WAS
M. Hunton-.why do you objeeti We are
will probably take us three months to compete.
Mr.. Blaine-ino IT. tho Union Pacific,
want to snow that 1t Is aimed a. me, ana that
mr. Hunton-I want to say that when you
charge tnst his iuyestigHtiUn was set on foot
for purposes asainss you you state what Ia not
so. 1 want to make II thorough, aud at tue sam o
time as Ninuy as an be doue.
Al er some consultation tho witness said he
would like to go ON win his statement, and he
would rem Ia here ana meet Nr. Stewart as
sne. TheIeupOD Mr., Blaine waived his Request.
and the witness testified that 10 loo4 inc kastetn
Division Of the Union Pacific Railroad made a
contract with SAN usl hallett To Duild the road.
and agreed to give MIN all tueir bonds aud stock
and Whatever else he could OBTAIN Tor the road
~ Tue way OF SUBSIDIES from Congress. Mr..
HAlett TOOK In 8 partners T. Perry anu Thomas
I. Durlnj IN octooef. 1854, mr Hallett turned
over s-oOVnol TIE oonos To h. stewart. he
latter oc'ed as counsel and was tee uthof OF the
Nhth section OF tue ACT OF congress oil 1904,
"nereON me credit OF the ROAD was strensthenov.
THE QUESTION or vERACIrY SETTLED
A,t,is mint nr kna,, .,.,.o N. oom,,,,
"a. ,,on '.nd Ill, -, ,i,''., ,,, ~ eo'.is
To- tns IA ir1s" aid d1''"s WV" n'i' huu-
-, kn I'll 49,. IL, h.a, TIA ,h., NJ
Blame ma q lied nttsni,on tn an s,,,ry n y, !. !.
s"rts, - tba 49, ,,,I,ss. - ~ ,h ~ ~ Vu tuo
snow ihst this suo-c.,,nmi,ts. a. 50 80 on.io,a W W
he IA "i n " '''''' was 1P'oiH'eo on
Mr. RainsC rb., 4. vh., thu docr.,...
M kunIf-prsrisslr. M I v,,oss.'n. 81 4.
Mr. "A ins has ~ ,i.oa 80. ,,n'Ie, 20 ~, .nst
porters In tbal tat m arder ~ s''sv 'I1 i1
sn untruth '' W '"0" 'us' WIZ
Mr. Baine-I said TINT vou oontr d,c,.d r., -
statement ana m ~ N "a "A o,,ssI,nn ~, 90 -
beIween us - "' "SN''''" VI '''-o''f
M Kn''tt-We vii, pov havs m. fact. and
will be obl cd IN tha r. norIsrs 80 ~. u ~,
a. Istals lem snms ,,',s t,, ,ns, T., ~ sna ht.'s
ss the Luttrsli resnln ~, Nv q in ,od,c.c 80 ~ - -
long a =, moi Lno.x A., ,.ituto " :, 90 D.s,',.I
Iho,t ,ims I nrouo..d In MIA Ps,r .a
mltee 10 IN nyesfigaIs 49, snr T. St ,n.,,ss ~
fesolution wsnt 10 M 1870 Nc u,pt "a .',at %
asked hn n hs would isLa ~ ~ o.. " .. 80 ,a auu
Committee He declined 10 do 40. ar ssEad sn
es excused. went 20 MIR. Frye md proposed
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