Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-09
A Number Of "Blaines " IN the Moss
George Francis Train and his
Wife Mixed up In the
Matter.
Representative TsrbOx, In the House,
Replies TO Blaine's "Statement'
Last MOnday-All About
that Resolution.

testimony, saying the entire history O
the Kansas Pacific road was q matter o
record In the supreme court at Wash
iDgton. At the suggestion OF Mr.. H Ie
the record was plt into the case. tn,
witness continued, and said that the re
cords show that Mr.. Blaine received
two hundred and fifty thousand dollar
OF construction bonds, placed iu tn,
hands OF J. B. 5 ewsIt by Thomas c
Darant. THIS Blaine finally appeared
| in the records as James Blaine, never g.
James G.. Blaine. TIE witness, confirm
ing, said that II the passsge of both sec
tions OF the act OF July 2, 1874, were
brought about by Stewart, as be claimed
it brought five million seven hundred
and sixty thousand dollars to the road
and, on the principle of honor among
thieves, it ought to have paid 5 eWart'.
claim, but they resisted it on the ground
that the claim was for lobby purposes
and was therefore immoral. Witness
had no knowledge, of himself, that
James @. Blaine had any connection
with the road. S.eWsrt's claim bsn0
resisted on the ground OF immortality,
witness said to Stewart, "I was afraid o
that; did not like the looks of Con.
gresham Blsine's name in connection
with It The conversation took plsc(
while Blaine was 10 congress. Wines:
had no distinct recollection that Sew.
art ever specifically told him that Blaine
was in Ii; he never explained why ont
Of tn 3 papers luded to b aine AID tbs
other TO James Blsine. Stewart always
spoke Of him as Hon, Mr.. Blaine OF
anes Blaine; witness always spoke ol
him as Congressman Blaine, or speaker
Blaine, after he was mate speaker. Re-
cess. -rf.
The sub-judiciary committee resssem-
bed this afternoon, when Or ecu re-
sumed his testimony, giving details of
the disposition of certain Kansas Pacific
rsilroad bonds for Jos. B St9wsft, who SO
pub ished statement he said was gross
ly erroneous.
Mr. Bl zine asked witness whether his
long conn action with the Kansas Pacific
railroad suits did not give him q fuu
knowledge OF all transactions Of the
company.
Witness replied that it did, but l.
would occupy many days in giving sill
the particulars, ana In response to an
other question witness said he had bee 4
ummUned to testify as to the credit
mObilier OF the Kansas Pacific railroad
in transactions in which the mama OF
John E. B aine did not appear. Wit
ness showed from the record that Geo.
Francis Train aad his wife obtained five
l1unared thousand d JllaTs ia bonds for
services rendered by him ia lobby ng.
About one million dollars worth went
into the hands Of other parsons for SER
VICES Of the same kind Such lobbying
was a swindle on the government. Ad
journed.
MR.. TARBOX EXPLAINS ABOUT THE
RESOLUTIONS.
In the house, after the disposal OF
matters Of minor importance, Mr.. Tar.
box rose to a matter of personal PRIV.
lege, and begun his speech by quoting
from Mr.. Bl4ine's speech OF Monday
last, In which he stated that he Tar
box had informed Mr.. Frye thar the
resolution offered by him was not simed
st him Blsint] but that he Blaine
has regarded the assurance with some
degree of incredulity. He Carbox1 did
not rise with any purpose OF convincing
the incredDlous gentleman from Maine.
What that gentlemsn's opinion might
be as to his rarboXl sincerity or any
other quality was as lmmsterial TO the
public as il was to himself. The whole
tenor OF that gontleman's speech, how
ever, was that the resolution which put
that investigation in progress was con-
ceived in partisan mi alice and prosecuted
in malice toward him personally. In
Vindieation Of his own [Tafb0X good
fame, il was proper that the house and
the country should be put Ia possession
OF some facts about it. After the con-
spicuCus, not TO say the os'entstious,
champion ship of the inviOlability of prl-
vste correspondence by the gentleman
from MsiDe, he Tarbox was sur
prised that private com nuuic2tIon
0f his to the geptleman's colleague
frye !, made In courteous and obIig-
Ing spirit, was made use of by him In a
mannar entirely uncalled for and OF
vulgar impeTtinsnce. By law, as laid
down by that gentleman, that cOnver-
sstion was his LTaIbOx's private prop
eIty. Laughter on tne Democratic
side1 Il was com municstiOn between
him and the gentleman's colleague, in
fraBkness and privacy, offs personal and
private intercourse, and was, therefore,
enti I'd to immunity as though written
by pen. According to the genteman's
IBlaine's] theory, prisoner in tbs dock
would have q right to take from a wit
ness letters and documents that might
tend to bis conviction, and hold them
in despite Of the court, jury ard wit,
nesses; yet, having laid down that rule,
he Blaine had viola ed for bis own pnr-
poses p conversation between him tar
bux7 and the gentleman's colleague. He
wound L oW give 10 the house the history
OF the resolution Introduced by him.
Mr.. Tsrbox then related how. when he
had first offered has resolution, it was
objected to, and that he had given no.
tice that ne would offer it the following G
Monday; how he ba0s 0soeen waited upon
by Mr.. Frye in regard to it, and bow he
had said to that gentleman that the In
vestigatiOn proposed by his resolution
would not involve Mr.. Blsine's integ-
rity, and how Mr.. Frye had stated to
him that for reasons he did not like to
explain, but not the absence OF his col
League, he preferred that the resolution
would not be offered until the following
Tuesday or Wednesday, and that then
no objection to it would be offered on
the Republican side of the house. Soon
afterwsrd Mr.. Frye had come to bis
desk for the privilege Of examining the
resolution, and having got it he returned
with it, but for what purpose he Tar.
boxl did not know, except IS he inferred
from subsequent events, and then he re-
turned it 20 nim with the Sc temenr that
ne WithdreU all objection 70 his present,
ing it at that time. The history of hi.
TTarbox's7 relation to that resolution
was that ne bad meant by il just wha
appeared on its face, and pothing NJ ore
He had spoken with entire frank
ness to the gentleman from Maine
[Frye] He did not suppose that ht
was dOiDg that gentleman Blaine al
III service when he Get thst inquest OF
foot, or that gentleman would 50 esteem
il. AS man Of Integrity who had N
stain to hide, he thought that the sen
tleman wou d desire Ii as much IS b,
had desired tt 9 cIeIit mobilisr investi
cation, which he had himself put IL
motion HJvever, the later revelation
had Influenced his Tsrbox Judgment
he had not anticipated, when he ffere,
the resolution, that the inquest would, /
ordered, prove Mr.. Blaine disTeputable
At that time he had some vague lradi