The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
Has Done Nothing In His Public
Career for Which lie
Need Blush.
His Speech Delivered Very ImpreSslyely
from Written Notes and Listened
TO with Eager Attention.
His Assertion OF Innocence Received
win ENciamatiOns:or ~ Relieve
II, Every Word OF H."

WASHINGTON, April u. The HOUSE
after the introduction of several bills
resolutions and petitions, proceeded L
the consideration of the District Of Co,
lumbia tax bill.
Mr.. Buckner from the Committee
reported bill to regulate the assess
ment and collection Of taxes for sup,
port of the Government of the District
and proceeded to explain and advo.
cate II, Without action on the bill,
Mr.. Buckner yielded the floor to Mr..
Blaine who proceeded to make per
sonal explanation in regard to news
paper charges connecting him with
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr. Blaine, in opening his speech,
recounted the allegation made against
him in specific form, stating that Il
II. Rollins, Treasurer Of the Company,
and Morton, Bliss Il Co., bankers, OF
New York, were given as authority for
the accusation against him. He then
read the letter from Morton, Bliss &
Co., which was extensively published
on the morning of the 18th instant,
and proceeded to say that this denial
was criticized in as much rs it stated
that no payment had ever passed
through their hands, while a draft
might have been paid to him aud yet
not entered in their books. On this
criticism being made known to Nor.
ton, Bliss Il Co., they addressed a let
ter to Mr.. Blaine, under date of April
IL, in which they used the following
language:
Nothing has been paid by us, in
any form or at any time, to any per-
son or corporation in which you were
known, believed or supposed to have
any interest whatever
Mr.. Blaine then said the charge re-
appearing in another form to the eff
feet that certain draft was negotiated
at the house OF Morton, Bliss Il Co., in
1871, through Thomas A. Scott, then
President of the Union Pacific Rail.
road Company for S64, 900, and that
S75, 900 of the bonds of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad Company
were pledged as collateral; that the
Union Pacific Company paid the draft
and took up the collateral; that
the cash proceeds of it went to
me, and that | had furnished or
sold or in some way converted or
transferred to Thomas A. Scott, the
Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds. TO
this charge Mr.. Blaine gave point
blank denial, stating he never had
any transaction of any kind with
Thomas A. Scott concerning the bonds
of the Little Rock and Foft Smith
Railroad or any other railroad or any
business in any way connected with
railroads directly or indirectly, nor
did he ever have any business trans
action with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company or any of its officers or
agents, nor ever receive from that COM
pany directly or indirectly a single
dollar, money, stocks or bonds or any
other form of value. TO substantiate
this statement and not let IL rest sim
ply upon his word, Mr.. Blaine then
read a letter he addressed Sidney
Dillon, President of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, concerning the
scandal. To this letter Mr.. Dillon re-
piled that Thomas A. Scott was Presi-
dent of the Union Pacific at the time
mentioned, and that he, Dillon, had
written to Colonel Scott about the
matter, asking him to make state
ment regarding it, such course being
due to Mr.. Blaine and interest Of the
road. On April the 2lst, Colonel
Scott replied to Dillon, using the fol
lowing language;
ain reply to your letter OF April 10
| beg leave to say that much as l dis
like the idea OF entering into any o
the controversies that are before thu
public in these days of scandal, from
which but few men In public life seen
to be exempt, feel it to be my duty t.
state that the Little Rock and For
Smith bonds purchased by the UnioI
| Pacific Company in 1871 were not pur
chased or received from Mr.. Blain
directly or indirectly, and that of tn
money paid by the Union Pacific Com
pany for said bonds not one dolla
went to Mr.. Blaine, or to any perso