, 1876-06-04
POLITICAL.
Additional Developments In
the Blaine Case.
The Witness Fishers Private
Opinion Regarding the
Letters.
Public Opinion in Massachusetts
Very Unfavorable to the
E&-Speaker.
Mysterious Hints Relative
to a Spencer Rifle
Contract.
A Bristow Mass-Meeting Call
ed for Monday Even
Ing.
McCOrrnick'S Hall Secured
1.-The Speakers.
Tom SCOTS Schemes to Control
the Two Conventions.
R1,A1NE
Tom SCOTS Schemes to Control
the Two Conventions.


BLAINE.
HE WILL MAKE ANOTHER STATEMENT.
Special Dtspatch to 7ns Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. c., juno 3.-Blaine's friends
say that he intends to clear up everything COLI
nectel with his letters, fur IS they are related
in any way to public transactions, between now
aud Monday night. &c will probably choose
the opportunity to make another personal statc-
mcnt from his place in the House The peculiar
circumstances under which he is now placed,
he will plead as an excuse for making another
statement, although IN the last statement he
said he should take no more public notice Of
charges against him, no matter what his
enemies might allege. In the statement
OF Monday, or perhaps some later day in the
week, he will speak in justification Of bis own
acts Us well as against the charges Of his enc
mics.
to-day in his testimony identified but one letter
as having any possible reference to the Little
Rock g. Fort Smith transaction, which the
Judiciary Committee is authorized to fnvestt-
gate. This document, however, was not q let
ter but manuscript draft Of the BILL relating
to the Northern Pacific legislation, with some
figures upon it. Mulligan failed to identify
these figures as being in the handwriting Of Mr.
Blaine. This letter or document Blaine's friends
say will be at the disposition Of the Committee
aud the public
Whatever the decision Of the Committee
may be relative to the right OF the Committee
to the rest Of the letters. B1aine's friends per-
s1st In saying they refer freely to domestic
transactions and matters relative to his brothers
and his brother-iu-law, who seem to have been
dependent upon him during the most Of his life,
and to other subjects Of similar character. His
friends make no mention Of the letter relating
to
THE SPENCER CONTRACT.
There can be no doubt, however, that among
the letters there is such letter. Mullgan' has
already described its contents. 4 gentleman
who has read them all several times says in
none OF them is there my mention OF the S64,-
600 which Tom Scott received from the Union
Pacific. Netthernis there statement, that Blaine
had received SEQ, 600 Little Rock bonds from
Caldwell in IN outside transaction, and S55,000
from another transaction, making together the
mysterious sevcnty-hve bonds. As to the letter,
which it seems to be admitted refers to tile Spen-
Ger rifle contract, it is insisted that this transac-
OCCURRED IN 1861 OR 1862,
two years, ut least, before he became q member
of Congress, and while he WIS In the Maine Leg
is1aturc, and that whatever the nature Of that
transaction it is, therefore, one in which Con-
grcss has no concern. and over which 1t has no
Jurisdiction. It is believed that all OF this transac-
ton can be explained By parties now here With
out sending to Maine. The objection to the III
PRODUCTION Of the particular letter is said to be
that it might make another investigation or e1-
PLANTATION necessary.
BIaine's friends say that II be can be saved at
ali it will be by vigorous personal explanation
in the House, in which he shall denounce the
persons who have been pursuing him as pcrse-
cutors, cause the Mulligan letters to be read,
aud place himself before the country as the
victim Of deliberate, persistent, aud malicious
Confederate persecution. It cannot be con-
ccalcd that, notwithstanding the persistent rep
RESERVATIONS Of Blaine that his course can be
justified, his position
GIVES GREAT ANXIETY TO H1S FRIENDS
His best friends, however, admit that Il Blame
is entirely innocent Of the matters charged be
he has adopted. His approaches to the
witnesses Mulligan and Fisher in this
c;,se, and to the witness Robinson in the Arkan-
sas case, are severely criticised rs being In bad
TASTE US an indication OF undue interest, they
are not real contempt to the House. The infer
enccs drawn from these private interviews are
unfavorable. The manner III which the letters
were obtained and the retention of them arc
pronounced to be improper and wrongful. 1t
is argued that the publication OF any family or
BUSINESS lu4kLGIs IL tAElC HA3 (AAAAAn41
could not have been as injurious as the course
Of conduct In which Blaine has allowed
himself to be preciptated. Blaine Is
naturally impetuous, and the perple1ities, Of
this winter have greatly irritated him, but it Is
universally conceded that he
MADE TERRIBLE MISTAKE,
no matter how well he may be hereafter able to
Justify himself. It is argued, even among
Blaine's friends, that he Is not In the position OF
4 private man, and that as Presidential candl-
rnrfvo
lege. It Is conceded, too, that the brokerage In
railroad stocks, to which Blaine seems to hare
devoted much time and good deal OF money,
while in a public position when rail
road legislation "a5 Which Ss rends ore
the right to be concerned, and Oh which Blaine
owes an explanation.
THE LETTERS.
The judiciary Committee we're in session
three hours to-day to decide whether the Com
mittee has any right to demand that slr. Blaine
shall present to the Committee the letters
which he took from Mulligan. The Sub-Com-
mittee, which hal made the demand upon
Blaine for the letters, applied to the entire
very protracted and exciting. No final
DECISION was reached, but Il Is under
stood that the Committee decided that
no letters should be demanded except
some witness should swear that their contents
had reference to the subject concerning which
the investigation was ordered. II this course
shall be decided upon On Monday, the demand
would only be made for the letter and the
document which Mulligan sTore were pertinent
to the issue. The division In the Committee
appear willing to vote upon the question.
Several Of the Democrats, It is understood,
took the ground that the letters were
sacred, no matter how he got them,
and irrespective Of the motive by which
he might have been actuated. provided
that the letters could not he identified as being
pertinent to the iss:le within the Jurisdiction Of
the Committee. The point is made that II
Blaine refuses to abide BY the decision OF the
Committee, the House .......
HAS no roWEK TO PUNISH HIM FOB CONTEMPT.
The most the House can do is to censure him
Or expel him, Ti:sc art the only powers Of the
HOUSE over Representative. To imprison him
vi t.: G:sisist v:ich :c represents. Personal
punishment KAN only 60 u expulsion nr ccnsure:
'bl:.luc 11us said to7lay to u friend that he will