The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-08


take tina: Than have tire evil surmisss and
sill more the evil differences that nigh, be
drawn II 1 did not act with this frsnkue>s
Blaine thereupon proceeded to read snd
make passing Com c,enis upon ard expian.-
Ton vi The various points ia the several let
ter.. Ihe aiiu>iOn u the Spencer Contract
he exclaimed by say ing III At IN the summer
OF 1861, two years before he frs, came 10
congress, he HAD been asked ii he conid not
get an opportunity for the invento. OF the
Spencer repeating rifle TO bring thar new
arm to the attention Of the secretary OF war.
He came TO Washington and had an inter
view with Secretary Cameron. Mr.. CaW,
eron had given orders to have it tested by
the ordnance bureau 1t had been thor
oughly tested, and the experiments we're
so satisfactory that a preliminary order for
2o,Ooo rifles were made. He had been paid
not an eNtravagant but moderate fee for
his services as lawyer. Subsequently he
took and paid for $4,000 worth Of stock in
the company. That, said Blaine. is the
whole story. These are the five letters. and
Mulligan's memorandum, which keel, as
a protection to show the identity of the let.
ter- in every respect.
Glover-Will you have that memoran-
dunn read?
Blsine-I will do so.
Hale-Does this exhibit cover eyery pa-
per that came from Mulligan?
Blaine-Every solitary scrap
Glover-Let that memorandum be read
at the clerks desk.
Blaine, (sending it 10 the clerks desk
Yes | will be glad to have it read.
The following is the memorandum of
Mulligan's:
l Oct Alb, 1862 Relating to debate 10
House and B!aine's ruling; also Globe, and
favors he was TO receive from c. for press
ing bill.
Oct. 4th, 1869. On the same subject.
5. Jan. 9Th, 1869. Thanking Fisher for
admitting him 10 participate in l. Il F. r.
Il AID urging him to make Caldwell say
how much he would give him, and ior what.
lie knew he would be no dead head, bat
wonld render valuable assistance.
4. July p, 1862 On the same subject.
3. September 6, 1869 Contracts with diff
ferent parties.
6. Contract with Northern Pacific.
= May ii, 1870. Caldwell designed to
treat him Handsomely.
Fisher to Blaine, urging settlement
OF the L. p. r r. account OF $4,000.
.. October 4. ISL Blaine admits that
there are Sc 900 paid on the 81, coo loan,
and TO having received $4,000 from Fisher.
10. Oct i, 1871. Admits being paid
500 on account OF loan. Blaine sold
sundry parties Sl25, 900 first mortgage bonds
! and common stock ) $1,000, preferred do.
Sl25 600; for which was paid by them
Sl25,O0 cash, ana Mr.. Blaine was to rec-ive
for his share of the transaction Sl25, o q
land grant bonds, and So, 500 first mort
gage bonds.
After the memorandum was read, Blaine
said: Now | would be obliged for any gen.
| tleman when he reads these letters TO see
the obvious intention with which that
memorandum was made up. l desire also
to call attention to the fact that these were
the letters for which was ready to commit
suicide and sundry other desperate things
In order to acquire them. The specific
charge that went Ia the committee, was
whether / was party in interest to that
So, 600 transaction. / submit that up to
this lime there has not been one particle Of
proof to connect me with it. These letters
were picked out Of correspondence extend
ing over fifteen years. The man MulIigan
did his worst, his very worst. They were
picked out Of the most intricate business
correspondence Of my life. ask you, gem
tlemen, and ask with the same feeling, if
any OF you could stand a closer scrutiny, or
rigid investigation OF your correspondence
Now there is but one piece Of testimony
waiting. There is but one thing to close
the complete circle OF testimony. There is
one witness whom cannot have, but to
whom the judiciary committee voted to
send cable dispatch, Josiah Caldwell.
ask the gentleman from Kentucky if that
cable dispatch was sent?
knott-Ihe gentleman from Nir,inia,
tHunron) and i have both endaavored to
get Caldyell's address, and have not yet
got it.
Blaine-Has the gentleman from Ken
lucky received cable dispatch from Cald-
we'll?
Knott will explain that directly.
BiaIne-I want a categorical answer.
Knott have received a dispatch pur-
porting to be from Caldwell. How did you
know got it
Blaine advancing down the aisle)-
When did you get The dispatch?
kno tt want you to answer my ques-
tion first.
Blaine-I never heard Of it till the other
day.
Knott-IIow did you hear it?
Blaine-I heard that you got Dispatch
last Thursday morning from Josiah Cald-
well, generating me completely and abSo-
lu,ely from this charge, and with great
vehemence of manner you have suppressed
it. Loud applause and cheering on
the Republican side of the House, and in
the galleries, which caused the Speaker
pro ten. to /, cture the galleries and to di-
rect The doorkeeper to clear the floor Of all
unauthorized persons.
After some time spent in having order
restored, Bl line again returned to the
| chair, and demanded Of Knott an answer
to his question.
Mr. Knott, (contemptously)-I will an
swer when | get ready. 90 on with your
speech.
Mr. Blaine-I offer the following reso-
luton:
Resoire1, That the Judiciary committee
he instructed to report forthwith to the
House whether in acting under the resolu-
ton of the House OF Nav 81, relative to
the purchase by the L. p railroad compa-
nv OF 30 land grant bonds of the Little
Rock & Fl Smith railroad company, said
commute has sent any telegram to ore
Josiah Caldwell in Europe and received
reply ereto, and if so, that the committee
report said telegram and reply, with the
da,e when said reply was received, and the
reason why the same was suppressed, 'r
heard from said JJsiah Caldwell in any
other way, and what the gentleman,
KNOTT, intended to convey when he said
that had some Legitimate knowledge OF
how that dispatch wrs obtained.
have had no commune alton with Jo-
siah Cald SelI, and no means OF knowing
at the telegraph Office when it was received,
but tell the gentleman f.om Kentucy that
murder will out, and that secrets will leak
l am prepared TO state to this House that
al s o'clock or thereabouts, last Thur-day
morning, the gentleman from Kentucky
received and receipted for message adj
dressed to him from Josiah Caldwell in
London, entirely corroborating aud sustain
ing the testimony Of Mr. 7. A. Scott, which
Caldwell had just read in a New York
newspaper, and entirely generating me
from the charges which l am inclined to
believe from the suppression of that dis
patch the gentlemen are anxious to fasten
upon me. | move the previous question
on the resolution.
Mr.. Holman suggested that the resolu-
ton could only be voted for under a sus-
pension of the rules.
Mr. Blaine-Not at all. The resolution
embraces the highest Of privileges, and in
wolves the good faith and honor OF the ju-
dietary committee.
Hunton, chairman of the committee
stated that he would make a short state