Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-02

merit. hui see none Tor the parsist@oey
which urg's Il sfter rank and fuii dental.
Three ee'rs aTo the KnowIioa story vas
told IN tie New York Sal NJ a " 0ie-
son, q 81, az row, the vel known Washing
ION corr sponteutof that paper. wrote me n
lev weeks since the following letter
~, WssHlNGroS, ID. G., March a., 1916.
DEAR SIN In February, Ira. a tel.-
graphic dispatch from Washington was pub-
ltshed in the New York Stfu, charging thar
some bonds 90 the Union Pscinc railroad,
eastern division, from Joseph n. stewart, at
his Law ONCE. at the Colonization building.
understood 20 ne responsible Tor the cnarrs
Wa James W. knovlton. then correspondent
OF the Chicago TN1btsnc, and who had been q
Ole. ON the evening of the same day th.t
the dispatch appeared In the Safr, Mr.. Kn0vl-
t ton called upon me 90 disclaim all RESPONSE
Tor making the charge az ainst you and thsl
ne wss satisfied that he had been entir,ay
nl,ataken ia saying that he hat even 80
mnch sS seen YOU IN Ste sart & Riddle's
once, and ifcslled upon would have 10 tes-
NY 10 that effect. l was - well sstisneS
that there was no foundation Tor the a. &C.
ment made. that I ~ once sent a contradt,-
ton OF the same. also advised Mr. Knowl-
ton "a go and see you, which he afterwarI.
told me hs had done.
Very truly sc, A. ". GIBSON
Mr.. Joseph McFariaGd, n core .pnndsst
we'll known IN newspaper circles. .suI OF
hear, furnishes the folio wing statement
WAsHINGTON, II. g, NJ arch o. SIS
In the winter of ISIS WHOM the statement
was made In the New York Nra aDput
Joseph a. Stewart delivering some bonds %
Hon. James q Blaine. I was the WRShtn.-
ton CORES pendent az the Philadelphia Prest.
MI. James " kuowl'on. the CORES p1ntsut
Of the Chicago ff1'tr.-. since deceased oeea-
pied the same room IA ma. Tue day aurr
me article sppesref In tho N,o1, wish Mr..
knowifon a. It's personal authority he rase
70 me and asked me o. I would accom- panV
him 20 Speaker siue's residence and intrS.
ruce him, - hc had Ru important corsnuut-
cation to make % the Speaker.
accordingly went with him, and IA my
presence he assured Mr. blaine az his Great
regret That such report should have got
iuio circulation on his apparent respon-
slbi!ity, and ne had come ~ repudtats il
aut 10 assure Mr.. Blaine OF how much ne re-
him IN this wsy. Re unequivo-aly wis,
drew the charge In my presence. decl airing
there was no foundation whatever for 90.
aud assuring Mr. Hainp that he TIA tak.o
lhc promptest measures Ia prevent as far a.
ne could any other papers publishing tt or
ever referring 10 %.
Mr.. knowlton spoke 20 me about the mat
Ter very frequently sttcTgards. ~ we were
in daily and Intimate association lie
always expressed the keenest regret that ne
should an any way have been quoted Tor a
damaging rumur tlat had no foundation.
The attempt 20 revive this old and a. 4 ana
c"hNlbctd, baseless scandal - my reason for
making this statement, which : do in iastios
10 the living sLd the dead.
lSigned0 j. MACFkRLAND
do not think any further contra Iirfto3 "a
needed OF story that never had the slight
est foundation in truth, but which has bee.
most eagerly ana industriOusly circulated as
a twin scandal TO the 40. 0eO falsehood. Ny
excuse Ion tTespaSsing even thus briefly ON
the kindness OF the House Is the fact ttiat
cesire 10 give the widest possible publicity
10 my disprOOf OF a story that has been cir
CUlated Tar and near with a responsible
author. 4 now dismiss 10 with the possibly
groundleSs hope that those who nave sought
10 lnlure me by repeating u will make the
proper and honorable 0Iae,lde
one more word, Mr.. Speaker. I believe
the country will understand and appreciats
the motives that suggest these untruthfuI
accusations. Having now noticed the two
that have been so extensively circulated \
shall refrain from calling the attention OF
the House 10 any Others that may be invent
ed. To quote the language OF another, I do
not purpose 10 make my public life per
petual and uncomfortable fieece-hunt IN Lha
vain effort To run down stories that ma We no
bans IN truth, which are usually Anonymous,
aud whose total explosion brings no punish
ment TO those who have been guilty OF orlgi-
HRIiet HiIbOura's Letter
The Speaker laid before the II Buss the fol-
lowing letter from HPllet kilbourn:
WASHING TON, u. G., May 1. iS56.
Hon. Michael e hC5T, SJeIicT Of ne HOUSE Of
Representatives
SIR have the honor 10 respectfully in
form you, ana through you the hOnorabls
House OF Representatives, that 4 am now
willing to appear before the House or ths
committee and answer fully all interrOgs-
tons in regard 10 the so called "real estate
pool In which kilbOurn q Iatta or myself
are, or have been, In any way connected.
with the view that after a fun Investigation
the fact Will appear, as have made oath 20.
lhat the government was IN no way Inter
ested therein.
/ beg 20 assure you that had no other
motive in refusing TO comply with the ds-
mand OF the House OF Representatives here
tOfOre than the vindicatIon OF the private
and personal rights OF the citizen.
= there N a a 40 f,-a "a
plcion that there is something OF wrong that
/ have refused 10 reveal, and which our
books and papers will show. therefore waiv-
ing all questions OF the assumed rights o; the
House and its committee TO inquire or eE-
anime into our private and personal affairs,
In which i know there is ne wrong aud no
public interest involved, / am willing the
honorable committee shall, and HEREBY In
vite them to- visit our Office, when ali the
books and papers relating TO our business
shall be as open as the day 70 their inspec-
ton, and every facility afforded them for a
thorough Investigation OF their contents.
make but one request in connection with
such an examination OF our private books,
&c, and that is, IL the committee shall find,
as 1 have testified 10 be the fact. that there
IS nothing wrong or Affecting public interests,
they will so report TO the House of Repre-,
SeDtatives, and not publish, or allow 10 be
punished, our business transactions, in
are interested.
Again assuring you of my highest regard
for yourself and respect Tor the honorable
House of Representatives, I remain, very
respectfully, HALLET kILROURN.
Mr.. Glover MO-, chairman OF the real es-
tate pool committee, said he thought the
letter was disrespectful, and moved that 10
be laid on the table; which motion was
adopted by vote OF 1Ol yeas 20 81 nays.
The Speaker announced the following
committee TO investgat the federal OFF GERS
in New Orleans MessrS. Gibson (Lal.
Blackburn (Ky.), New Ind), Vance N. c.,
j. b. Kelley Pa, Crounse lNeb.), Foster
(OhiO), Grape Mass and Darrall La
The Speaker announced that under the
resolution adopted on Friday last he was
authorized 10 name Speaker TO act during
his absence, rot 10 exceed ten days. He
thanked the House for the privilege they
had accorded him, and desired to acknOw-
ledge al this time the fOrbearance that had
been manifested on account of ms I'll health.
He expected 10 leave the city, and would
designate the Hon. =. =. Cox, OF New York,
as the presiding officer OF the House during
his abS ence. This selection, Mr.. Kerr added,
II subject To the approval OF the House
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