, 1876-03-03

the Icttor which wrote you from Nav York hut not
having mailed when rucoi1r1 your aabrtrna con.
shonehs bess 10 ssnd IT, IL horo thas Il ray tend IL
shntsen lbs tlo ot ny s.anina'0n VI, ,a.pso
Z. .s.wi viii hrtns siie contract you inquire for
STATEMENT Or MR. BLACKBURN.
After lilo foregoing deposition was taken, Mr.
Blackburn said, without tostring to express any
orinion A. to tho accuracy OF lilo compensation
DR.. Toln1ilson ntll l,in,sc1t relativa to any TO-
marks n,atlo by me, think 1t beat to snblnlt to
tho COMMITTEES tho following statement Of
fscta, Of wllich my Democratic colleagues Of
lnornini; mo Of Tho 2ith of February. 1870, Thurs
dny, atout 10 o'clock, DR.. Wilitnm Tomlinhon
called at my. rooms and asked mo 10 10 with
him to attend to aotno bnsineBs, without stating
what II was, 10 which asaonted. Hoprocecdod 70
tho residence OF uon. Dclknhp, and npon hrriv.
Ing thoro ho aatl that his sister, Mrs. DclknAp,
desircd to SOC nc. l requested Ills pressnca At
the interview, to Which he Asaentod, and l1e Was
presont during tho whole time. In this inter-
QUE Ca1sb T. h1atBh befofe tho Committee OIL
Expenditures Of tho War Department would
TEND To tdrL1cATK HEnREtr
In matters that would occasion crtticiAsn, but
tho part OF Con. BeIknap in tito mnt..
tor of tho Fort Sill t1adsrsllp and
alae asked shat sho might not 10 tnade
t!1o .subjoct Of investigation where
tars Of War. said to nlrs. Delknap that { fclt
aesurod uo member OF the Committees would do
sire to pruhccuto the inquiry further than TO at
certain that the Secretary Of War, OF sny sub.
ordinate Of that Depastmcnt w.s involved. 1
said to her, further that wos1ld communicate
tho facts NJ stated by Lcr to Mcssrs. Clyu!of and
nobbins, Of tho Committee, and would stato to
them tha assurance had given hor: This did
immediately do. within an hour after
ing fully to those gentlemen nli ahat
had taken nface. wl,eroupon both these gontlo-
men approved what 1 had said and DOM, and
thoroughly concurro.t NTH mo in tho PURPOSE Of
prosecuting 20 investigation that did not prom
inc or tend to lmpllcato or involve tho Secretary
OF War or lis subordinate officials. This Ia tho
on1Y Asst1rnncs oVor BiTOn, or conversation had
by me on this anbiect, either With Airs. Bolknsp,
Dr. Tomlnso1,, or With any other pofsoa What
over At my time. nor AN l fo!ated OF connected
by blood or by marriage in any dcEreo other 10
Cen. Kotknap, OF his Wtfo or Dr.. Tom!snson.
STATEMENT or 1tn. oLrNEn AEaAnDIHa ILL., BLACK
UuRN.
htr. C1ymer stated that on Thursday morning,
the eth day Of February, just before the lIouae
met, Blackburn requested him to accompany
him to the room OK the Committee, when and
Mhero 10 stated tlat hc Lad Just had an hteE-
Wow with tho wife Of t,'e Secretary Of Whr, at
hot instance, IN tho pfesonco Of Dr. Tomliu1on,
her brother, and that be narrated to him the
conversation between thom at tho Interview,
which Hns in substance AS he Las statc1 II. Lato
in tlo day. Immediately after tho Ilouse ad-
journcd, llobblns and myeolf, at hiH request
came to tho Eomrnittae-roorns. whore Black
burn aEaiu rolated sho substance Of tho
interview, Mnoreupon ho WIS assured BY Mr.
Robbins and rnyRolf thas wo cnncurrod With him
aa to tho object Of tho pending investigation,
md that ho waB Justified in giving assutancea
thnt no investigation would be made, which did
not teu1 to roach tho Secretary Of Var ox bonno
Of his Bubotd,nateB.
HTATEMENT OF sIa. noDN1Ss.
Mr.. Robbins dtcmB 1t sufiIciont for him to ray
simply that On Thursday. Tho 24th i,atant. Alr.
Blackburn communicated to Mt: Clymer and
limso!f tho fact that on that morning
tho vile OF tho Secretary OF Wnr Ind
sy2 vsry ! unexpectedly songhs az interview
Lad takou place. He ruconnted to US what Ind
paAsod as that Interview, and ho has embodied
tho Hanc in statement which accompanies tho
report, which statement accurately rcctcB the
mattor IS he communicated It to us. Tho stats
ment made by Mr. Clymer, Chairman OF tho
Committee, in reference 70 Dlr. D!ackburn's
communication to liz concerning that interview.
and our opinions mud decisions thercupon, Ia Ia
ID. thn Ton BE- onr ty at to puah svs1y M ine M
veHtisation whic! tondoa to throw light
upon tho ollcial conduct Of tho Soc
Rotary. OF War aud his aubordinatcs
Of that Department. "howsser painful!
We at any time disregard evidence which In
volves unoiticiAl pcrsons, and especially lu1ios,
We 1honld not fool bound to prosecute any in
Gutry which No know could have no other result
t han that, for Our investigation Ind nothing to
20 With private individuals, but only With ofll-
cia1s.
'g BELKHArs RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
EskGuf1vE N*sstoa, WAaHls Eor, siAreh 7-
o4 pr4a = s, IT,: fo, tender Of yosr " q. ssere
IL receirch, aud 4he 1inu Ia hereby nc