The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-27
THE CHtRGES IG.fTNST BLdINE.
Whnt Mr. John =. G.. Harrison says about
the transactions In Bonds.

CtNcINNATI, April 26.-The Gdsete to-
morrow morning viii publish an Interyiow with
MIR. John G. ). Harrison, of Indianapolis. MIR.
Harrison says.
,os,r a, the 81 sCgePc @ S5s %ceog OF hc board q pi
present, tho President Of the Hoard Mr Horace r
ilark. cal ed the aitchron Of the directors to q
Little Rock Land Grant Railroad with rcf romeo to
IanL Desiring u know something more about these
bonds, madc motion to apno'nt a coniuilttcc
adjournment Of the board how they came into ,s
H. 'nomaa he cY%@Se1sI a@ssy ,egN mo-
% ons side and toid me me iha, must with
bond transaction. rs II would involve James q. flanc
Nc 's'g ,nr i election Zee Sere ne" at snd and Mams
1,,no a. s Exp nre sp o. ,e ,,ans,c''31 iu,t ~
dtSw The notion sSb,sGasniy ,oos % j. III l. Mard
~S2 ws ana ', remains 1%yerngrni
Rollins li nndcrsiood nim c9trec IN relation TO the
mll of Mr. blaine at the approaching ciec-
Ice, OF wdiih Jeremiah NJ Wilson Vas Cnaif.
"@ S9 the sad srS% Wilson to ask S SSe Witness %ss
er,l questions concerning the Fort smith aud lille
committee aftcrward fnai such qrestlons
a.krd. On thc 81 Of Fchtuir, 1873 WI to to Wilson,
matter, detailing the facts that ! have Just now
stated that tho trnnsaction iinpiicaei a
prominent member of the r. publican party ihat Let,
arolls. AMI can be- referred to nj any tmc, never
on tue sdth of + Duary Just twcniy days n'cr
Mr. DeanO Secretary ~ ihc Interior. wrote letter TO
prominent Republican Official, saving II deemed
host the part Of the Government 10 change the
entlrc Hoard Of Directors uf the Union Pacinc
Railroad. ani that he therefore prIpusrd TO appoint
come onr from lndnna "a the pace Of j. - g. harrison.
this proposition VI Dclau" met Win such strong
opposition that n was abandoned, and n0nu Of
the Directors removed. We engaged
ut that time IN mtlny active git avnin,t tho Wv
Oiung coal COMPANY, vii ch Was Hwindinx thc Union
Ftrirc cut ~ tjoOOnO or fGpuulO wear N tnc
committee want thAt letter Of DetnO McT can
nnd copy OF II In The Interior department.
BE r. IN mind that this action IN my part Govern
mcn Director ana the correspondence 10 which have
rcf'rcd. ana the Efforts on the pHrt Of Secretary
tors occurred In 1872 and cary IN 1873. Ju-t anout
the time q tue reelection OF President Grant pnf
when neither Mr. Blame nor eny other man was spoken
Of la connection with tue President In 1870.
II IL therefore unreasonable to suppose that body
81 that stage Of the proceedings was intcrc ted Ia de-
fcAtiug Mr. Hlainr's Presidential Aspra ions
TINS whole Ltte Rock bond mater would have n
Investigated by the Uuiteu States Court at the time.
but for the kiilnT IN ot the Crcdit Mobiier suits
showed to MIR. jerks, the Government special attor
gazing tue AFFAIR. tnis Ordcr OF The Executive Commit
tee
Ordered that Morton, Bliss Co. be authorized to
draw the Treasurer Of this company tor tGi 900,
payable nj forty days from dhtr and hold collateral
OF the Little Rock and Port smith Railroad Company
He made copy of II In my prescnce aud would nave
entered suit upon II a. once had not all these Credit
Mobnier suits faod ~ the courts being ruled out ON
demurrer.
IL conclusion, have to say that am ready md
willing At any time 20 go before the Jutcier, Commit
tee OF tue House aud make oath to the facts Ia thus
statement.