The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-27
The Blaine Invessigatioa.


WAsHIaNToN, MAJ 26-The sub-Ju-
dietary Committee met this afternoon
and recalled Asa p. Robinson, who testi-
fed that he had read the testimony of
Amos Curry before the committee. Wit
ness never told Curry that the package
which witness brought to Blame from
Caldwell contained bonds, or that it was
an, instalment of bonds. Had often
talked with Curry, i'll social way, and
might sometime have said the package
may have contained bonds, but never
said it really did, tor witness never
knew what it did contain; witness did
not consider himself for any differences
that Curry may have drawn from con-
versation. He considered Curry a man
of verscity and good moral character.
Curry was recalled and repea-
ted his former testimony,
that Robinson had told MIN
the package contained bonds. Witness
submitted two kilograms just received
from his wife in Arkansas, setting forth
that she had read in paper Robinson's
statement about the story, and saying
that Robinson did say the package con-
tained bonds, rs she was present with
Ewing at the time Robinson made the
statement Witness said Robinson
and himself were on good aad intimate
terms with each other, and he considered
Robinson u man of truth and veracity.
never having heard his reputation for
veracty called into question before,
Blaine SAID that he understood
ths. the committee had summoned
Caldwell from London, and assum
ing that to be correct, he desired 10
know If the Committee intended 10 keep
this matter open until Caldwell should
arrive He thought the Committee
should r-port upon this matter now.
Mr. Hinton, chairman, said the matter
of summoning Caldwell was in charge of
the full judiciary Committee and not Of
the sub committee and he could not
state what their purpose was.
Blaine said that il there were no more
witnesses to be heard upoL the matter
he would offer himself as witness.
After some discussion he was allowed
to make statement, contining himself to
the p ckage spoken OF, and he wa&sworn
and ~ ade the ftl wing statement:
In tue spring Of 1877 R,binson deliv
cred to me, IN the Speakers parlor,
package; should think that package
was about eighteen or twenty inches
long and about four inches in diameter;
| received his card while sitting in the
Speakers chair, and rs sooR rs it became
convenient went out and met him in the
Speakers psrlor; he handed me pack
age, and said, this is II package which \
Caldwell handed me for you; the package
was done up carelessly in brown paper,
the ends turned down and tied, | should
SAY, although | cannot tell precisely at
this date, in very loose manner. |
chatted with him moment about the
condition OF Fort Smith road and some.
what about the coal lands
in the Arkansas Valley.
He then wanted To- see some members OF
the Bouse; have forgotten whom.
told him he could have the privilege of
the floor, and he went in with me. As l
passed up to the chair threw the bun
die down carelessly. 1t lay there until
the House adjourned, and took it down
in the lower private room that l hsdi
il Law there for months. 1t WAS pack
age of maps, some of description pamph.
lets and some of descriptive sketches
mean some Of those made by individuals
and not published showing the coal
fields Of the Arkansas valley. 1t WAS
considered at the time by Caldwell and
others that there would be
quite speculation in buying
those lands and those allotted Oh
to show how much could be got in
body, ~ the sections were taken alter
naley. 1t was hard TO get larger tract
together, and very few thousand dol
lars would buy considerable quantity
of them. thILk the company offered
IS or 81 An acre. This was sent to me a.
a prospectus and ge eral setting forth oil
merits and virtues Of speculation. did
not give a great deal Of attention TO u.
| had some computations msde as To the
cost OF hauling TO river, how lar II would
be from the Arkansas river. and how
much it would cost by the time 1t got by
rail TO the Mississippi. The result ot the
whole thing was that did not embark
in it. That is all there was IN the..whoIe
story OF the package There was moth
my any more my sterIons IN II thah u
should hand this book 10 the chairman.
1t was delivered in crowd, carried into
the house and thrown down without care
and it lay in my room win
ui.cellsneous lot Of papers
probably for year, l referring TO II
every now and then. Robinson never
delivered me u bond Of the Fort Smith
and Little Rock Co, either IN Washing
ton or any other place. Idesire TO make
that statement rs broad rs II can be made
in every shape and torn, both inclusive
" and exclusively. Mr.. Chairman,
while | am here desire 10 repeat
under oath. in relation toths entire s64'-
900 charge, the statement made by me
on the floor of the House in sll IT. parts,
"w,thout mental reservation or purpose
ofavssion a. the 'lronclad' says.