Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-09
WASHINGTON.

, was occupied IN reports from the cor
mittee on pensions and claims and bill
of private nature.
Mulligan desired to make a stat
ment. When he arrived here no
came from Blaine requesting witne
and MIR. Fisher to call at Blaine
house, Witness declined but Fish'
went and Blaine called at Mulligan
hotel. Last night Blaine called Q
witness again. Fisher and Atki1
were present. Blaine asked regardin
the private letters which Mulligan hat
and promised to hand them bac
which he did. Blaine afterw ards cam
to witness room when they were alon
and plead for the letters, talked of th
ruin of his family and suicide, an
asked to read the letters again; witnes
handed them to him, when Blain
returned one und retained the other
and has yet about seventeen letters
After this Blaine spoke of other matter
asking witness how he would like T.
run committee or how foreig
consulship would suit him. BIain
! y ade statement. He has the letter
| but the conversation about suicide ant
the consulship is all imagination.
Blaine says lie consulted two friend
and to day will consult two of the bes
lawyers whether anything i'll the let
ters refer to the matter under 1nvesti
gatian, namely, the $G4, 900 of bonds
which Scott sold to the Union Pacific
railroad. The effect IL the committee
room was appalling. Mr.. Blaine en-
ployed himself in folding an envelope
very squarely and in tearing it.
WAsHINGroN, June 1-Night-SEN-
ATE.-A communication was received
from the Secretary of War closing
with the opinion that it will be well to
allow the signal bureau to remain
under the control OF the War Depart
mGGt.
The bill to amend sections 533, 55G
and 572 of the revised statutes in re-
gard to the judicial districts in Arkan-
sas, Mississippi, South Carolina and
West Virginia was passed.
The impeachment court was re-
sumed aud tho President announced
the Judgment of tho Senate overruilng
tho plea of tho defendant as to Jnris~
diction. An order was subi"2tted that
the accused be ordered to plead
further or answer the articles within
ten days. Carpenter asked more time
and tinally the court adjourned to
Monday.
HOUSE. The army bill was resumed
aud passed by vote of 81 to l44. It's
features nre known. 1t passed with
out amendment.
The House proceeded to consider
the bill to amend title So of the revised
statutes relating TO merchant soamen.
1t provides for the appointment by the
Secretary OF the Treasury OF commits
sioner to be known rs Il shipping com
sioner for every port of entry winch is
also a port of ocean navigation.
Passed.
Ellis of Louisiana introduced n bill
to authorize the establishment of
ocean mail steamship service between
5he United States and Brazil. Referred.
Mulligan to-day testified that Blaine
got $3.50 900 i'll land bonds and $:'2. 500
II first mortgage bonds. The Maine
nen who bought bonds paid their
money to witness. The bonds were
,ent by express to the Maine parties.
Witness gave $40, 900 i'll bonds to
Blaine and paid the rest. The most |
he Maine parties paid was $5, 900 cash |
md got SIS, 900 in bonds. The follow
ng is an extract from Blaine's state |
nent:
81 called on three gentlemen, Mr.. |
Atkins, Mr. Fisher and Mr.. Muliigan,
It the Riggs House and in the parlor |
If Mr.. Atkins. I had some conversa
ion with Mulligan about these letters
md asked him to show them to me. |
1e did show them with some apparent |
eluctance. I said to him why, you
re not afraid of my keeping them, prn |
,ou? and he said No. and hand ii .
hem to me. I looked them all over
md discovered that there was only one |
etter in the list that Mt all bore upon
he question before the committee ana
,nly that by forced construction and
lot in reality. l handed them back to
lim. The conversation then became
omewhat general between the four
Gentlemen, intending. myself, in the
DOM After a little while Mr.. Multi
,an went up stairs to MIR. Fishers
DOM, right over head. I was talk
ng with Mr.. Atkins and Mr..
Fisher for few moments and
hen I started up to Fishers room and
,nocked at the door and was admitted.
There I talkod with Mr.. Mulligan for
ONE time. I may have been there, L
hink, the better part OF an hour, but
he form that he gives the interview
bout my offering him a consuiship
nd about my being ruined, and all
hat sort of thing is mere fancy. Moth
ng of the kind occurred. [ talked as
almly as I am this morning. Very
oon | said to him: Il would like to
ee one letter among those l wanted
o see the letter on which he based
lis testimony. He handed me the
package. [ looked them all over and
said to him, as. 1 said afterwards in
he presence of Mr.. Fisher and Mr..
Atkins, Now you keep that letter
which you think bears on this matter.
That is the letter that ne has testified
O this morning. L am perfectly will
ing you should keep tnat, but there
s a mass of my private correspond
nee covering many years and detail
ng matters that have nothing to do
With the subject of the investigation
which would probably be embar-
assing to me to have published, as
my mans private correspondence
would be, and don't want it publish
d. You ought to give me those let
ers; you have no hight to them. There
re only two persons in the world that
AVE f1RnG 20 GieLl. oue iS Ihe
writer and the other the person to
whom they were written. Now if you
viii give those let ers to Mr.. Fisher |
will be abundantiy satisfied. They
will then be III rightful owner
hip. They will be in safe hands.
Mr. Fisher had before, himself, in my
presence requested that they should
,e given to him in the first oonversa-
ion in the lower room and Mulligan
efused. He said he DIDN'T know what
night transpire in his examination to-
lay and he said, with good III my |
BY Gods that he was going to hold
hose letters for his protection, his |
1 said, when yOu get |
through the examination will you give
hem to me then?' He said No! if |
anybody impuns my motives Che pro-
lounced it that way) or in any way |
,uestions my veracity in the papers 1
Ihall publish these letters 1 said
You do not think I would attack yon
N tho papers There is nothing to
make me attack you in the papers.
He said well, if anybody did he