The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-02

er's presence, that he would feel himself
time he saw fit II anybody should pro.
woke him into wrath by any comments
on his testimony and owing TO the some
what enlarged facilities in the American
press for making criticisms upon every
body, found that my private corre-
spondence hung by the thread OF his
taking offense at any OF the thousand
and one paragraphs that might be SET
ailoat In the papers, and said 20 MN
Under these circumstances l Will not
give these letters up. and In order that
he might not be mistaken rs to the
ground OF my action. ! called Mr..
Atkins from the lower room, FOR !
wanted TO tell him tho ground on which
| stood I said | will not return these
letters because YOU threaten to make
use Of them. which Is sillegitimate, which
Ia unfair, which Ia entirely unjust, ana
have no idea that any man shall take
my private correspondence and hold 1t
AZ n menace over my head to be used at
his beck or option for his own purposes
or under somebody's direction. We
went down stairs and he repeated and
reaiIirmed his statement with very great
emphasis. md | said, VERY good. ! Will
retain the letters
Tho Chairman Il ask NJ your hands
| tho production of those letters Tor the
per,lsal Of tho committee. ana not lor
publication. that the committee may see
| for themselves whether they bear upon
the question.
Mr. Blaine--lu priyaicP
The Chairman No, sir. with no pri-
vacy. but certainly will not make
them public unless they bear upon the
question.
MIR Blaine-I will take occasion 70
consult my counsel in regard TO it.
The Chairman You decline. then. to
produce them?
Mr. Blaine For the present | decline.
WASHINGTON. June Mr.. Blaine,
concluding his testimony. said I would
add that Mr. Mulligan is man OF in
tclligonoe, and a man of marked charac-
ter in many respects. but ho is man ot
tremendous preiudices and most intense
political convictions. He believes that
The Republican party Is the very gale of
hell and the destruction Of the world.
The Chairman tinterrurtingl There
has boen no inquiry made by the com
mittee as to political matters and feel
iugs in fact, that has been etudiously
avoided
Mr. Blaine-Thon. l Withdraw that !
was only going TO throw some llght on
the conversation about when Judge
Lawrence inquired Of mo.
nlnincs Memorandum Rook where Ue
PLACED the Little Rock aud Fort smith
Wonds.
The following from Mr.. lIlaine's NOM
orandum book. in Blaines handwrlt-
ing, shows where Blaine placed tho Ltt-
tie Rock and Fort Smith bonds.
xf 4, ,.I. A
Skowhegan. Me, $4,000, Peter L. san
born. Augusta, Me, =. X Hazeltine, q.
u. Ha5oltine. N. u. Monroe. A. w. John
son, w. "a Johnson, L. Hursey. al OF
Belfast. Me. Lot NJ Morrill,. Augusta.
A. H. Farwell and q. NJ. Bailey, Win
tbrop. Me. each $4,000 aud II, &. John
son and Auson G.. Morrill,, each 100000
These amounts Mt. Blaine says after
remaining not moro than torty-elght
hours in his hands were paid to Fisher
Mr.. Blaine's commissions were &32.5
worth of first mortoge bonds,
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.
The signal nurcau-Thc Wclknap in-
prachmcnt Case.
WasHINeTvN. June a commuhilea-
tion was read from the Secretary Of War
closing with the opinion that it will ho
well to allow the Signal Bureau TO re-
main under tho control or the War De
partmeut.
Tho bill changing the name Of the
steamer Brashoar City to Lone Star
passed.
The bill to amend sections 533 CSC and
572 of the Revised Statutes in regard to
the judicial districts " Arkansas, MIS-
sissippi. South Carolina and West Viz
gnia, was introduced.
In the impeachment trial the President
announced the Judgment Of the Senate
overruling the plea OF tho defendant as
to jurisdiction.
An order was submitted that tho ac-
cuscd be ordered to plead farther. or
answer the articles within ten days.
Mr.. Carpenter asked more time. Final
", the court adjourned to Monday.
Senate adjourned
The Army Biit Ocean Wall COm'numica-
tian with HraziI.
Army bill resumed. The bill passed,
IS to III. It's features are known. 1t
passed without amendment.
The House proceeded to amend title
- of the Revised Statutes. relating to
merchant seamen. II provides for the
appointment 10y the Secretary of the
Treasuryo of q commissioner TO be known
as n Shipping Commissioner. for every
port of entry which is also u port of
ocean navigation. Passed
Mr.. Ellis. Of Louisiana. introduced n
bill to authorize the establishment Of an
ocean mail steamship service between
the United States and Brazil. Referred.
House adjourned.
AT THE CENTENNIAL.
\ Pageant Of Ten Thousand knights
Tcmplars Centennial Receipts.
PHILADELPHIA. Juno I.-UpMardS OF