The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-09
The Blaine investigating Committee

WAsnSGToS, June 8.
The cub judiciary committee met agaia
this morning and continued the investiga-
ton into the charges against Mr.. Blaine.
J. A. Green resumed his testimony, saying
that the entire history of the kansle Pacific
railroad was a matter of record in the SUI
preme court in Washington, and it had
also been printed. At the suggestion Of
Hon. Eugene Hale, who took the place Of
Mr. Frye on behalf OF MIR. Blaine, the
record as printed was put into the case.
The witness continued and said that T. &.
Durant and his associates received about
SlS, 100000 worth Of bonds of different
kinds for the construction Of the road
about 80 900, 600 worth were left to the
road, of which the records show that about
$1,000, 600 Were used for lobby purposes,
although the word lobby does not appear in
the records. Mr.. Hale objected to the
statement about the lobby and therefore it
was struck from the report. The witness
resumed, and said the records show that
| a MIR. Blaine received S25, 900 of the con
structioa bonds, placed in the hands OF j.
b. Stewart by Thomas G. Durant. The
| witneso procured two court records of the
letters, one of which contained reference
TO Blaine, and the other to John r.
Blaine. The witness said that after the
first paper, which was a copy, was fled,
demand was made for the original paper,
and it was put into the record, and contain
ed the name of James Blaine.
Mr. Blaine-But never the name of James
G. Blaine
Witness-No, sir never the name OF
James G.. Blaine.
| The witness read copious extracts from
the printed statement used in the case of
Joseph b. Stewart vs.. the Union Pacific
railroad company. In reply 10 question
about the authenticity of the statement, the
witness said that nineteen-twentieths of this
statement had nothing whatever to do with
the case which was then on trial.
Witness related the circumstances of
| Stewards bringing a suit against the com
pany, and said that Stewards services were
really valuable to the road. If the passage
of the tenth section Of the act OF congress
of July ?. 1864, was brough. about by
Stewart, as he claimed il brough, So ,60,-
600 to the road, and on the principle OF
.'honnr amnnp thieves" the road ought TO
have paid Stewards claim, but they resist
it on the ground that the claim was for
lobby purposes, and was therefore i'm.
moral, and that is how witnesses attention
was called to the name Of Blaine.
| Witness was examined IA to the identity
Of this Blaine, and said he had 10 personal
or positive knowledge rs to this, but in
conversation Stewart spoke of him as Hon.
Mr.. Blaine aud James &. Blaine Witness
himself, In these conversations, always
spoke Of him ss CONGRESSMAN Blaine or
Speaker Blaine, after he was made speaker
of the house.
The committee here took recess till
. 30 p, m.
On re-assembing CT the committee,
Green resumed his testimony, giving de-
tails OF the disposition OF certain Kansas
Pacific bond, for jos. D. Stewart, whose
published statement he said was grossly
erroneous.
Blaine asked the witness wheihor his
long connection With tho R7usls teeifo
railroad suits did not give him full
knowledge of all trapsactions OF the COM
pany.
Witness replied that i did, but it would
occupy many days in giving all the par'ic-
ulars. In response to arother question tie
witness said he bad been summoned to test
ify MS to the Credit Mobelier OF the Kansas
Pacific railroad, in transactions in which
the name of John L. Blaine did not ap-
pear. Witness showed from the record
that George Francis Tram aud wife OBJ
tanned $500, 900 worth Of bonds for services
rendered by Train in lobbying. About
million Of dollars worth went into the
hands of other persons for services OF the
same kind. Such lobbying WAS swiudle
on the government. Committee adjourned
till tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock.