The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-16
Tbs, BIaine Examination.

Biane, and might ueIeat MS re-eioction
to the House. Wishing to fully under
stand the matter, he took Willard, OF
Omaha, with him the next day to see
Rollins, and asked him further in regard
to the matter, and Rollins then said it
would involve q promineIt member OF
the Republican party. When the House
was investigating the Credit Mobliler case
Rollins was en- the stanu.
Witness wrote Wilson, Of Iowa,
and asked him TO PROFOUND
certain questions in relation to the mat
ter to Rollins, but saw from the daily re-
ports that il was not done. Witness found
an entry on the books of executive COM
mittee directing Morton, Bliss y 70. to
draw upon the treasurer for $4,000, and
hold Fl. Saith and Little Rock bonds rs
collateral security. Rollins did not tell
witness how it would involve Blaine. In
the following March an effort was made
to change the whole board OF directors
Witness did not receive any letter from
Secretary DelanO, but he had letter IN
his possession written by Delano TO Sen
ator Morton, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, ID. g.,
February 26th, 1873.
DEAR SlR:-As promised in our con
versation yesterday, now write to say
that it is deemed advisable to change the
es,ire Board of Directors of the Union
Pacific railroad. | shall therefore feel
obliged il you will give some name ior
Indiana in place of John Z. 5. Harrison,
aysin whom there is no personal o6Jec-
tion whatever.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant
IS;onedl w. G. DELANo,
Secretary.
Hon. o. p. Morton, U. 5. Senate.
Witness never made any investigation
about the matter; he understood that
Wilson had done so Morton, Bliss u
Co.. drew on the company for $64 600,
and Rollins, as treasurer, paid 1t. Wit
ness regsr led the transaction on the
books as very mysterious, but thought
perbaps it would be satisfactorily ex-
planned. He himself knows nothing fur
ther about the matter
Joseph Willard, Of Omaha, testified
that he had been government director OF
Union Pacific Railroad about four years;
was present at the conversation BE-
tween MIR. Rollins and Mr.. Harri,
son in September, 1872, and
heard Rollins say that the investigation
spoken of by Harrison would involve
gentlemen in high political circles. DE
was understood to refer to Blaine,
although he does not recollect that his
name was mentioned by Harrison.
Questionable not say to you, alter
we came out, to stick him on what hol'
lins had said about Bls.nel
Witpess-I do not recollect it Wit
ness knew nothing of the bonds spoken
of Only what appeared on the records oil
the executive of the company; never
made any investigation OF the matter.
Rollins had si,ce told witness several
times that he was mistaken about Blaine
being mixed up in the matter, and tnat
there was nothing wrong about 1t.
By .Blsine-Did Harrison ever ask Tor
An explanation of the matter in any
meeting nhO ny tue Doa'N W
Witness-No. sir
An interview between Blame ana
himself took place in Washington
blaine in this interview denied that ne
ever had possession of any OF Little
Rock S Fort Smith railroad bonds, e1
cent those for which he subscribed an'
paid for. Blaine did not say that he
held rs bonds for any of his constituents,
on the contrary he said he did net ana
that he had nothing to do with tns 90
bonds that passed to the Union racine
Railroad Wilson talked 70 Dillon and
others on this subject. Dillon has Tor
two wears been President oi
the company, and the only explanation
that be obtained was that the bonds were
nut in by Colonel Scott in sccordal ce
with an arrangement between him and
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
These bonds remain on the books OF tue
company as an unadjusted question, ana
Colonel Scott has not yet received MS
salary for the time he was president oi
the company.
Rollins, secretary and treasurer OF Inc
Union Pacific Railroad, testified, being
interros ated by Hunton; he did no'
think Harrison offered the resolution In
the board Of directors to investigate the
subject OF the ownership OF seventy-nSe
bonds Of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
bat he thought he simply made an inior'
mai motion to investigate the transaction
at that time. Rollins had heard that the
bonds belonged To Blsire. but be
could not say from whom
he derived the iuformst,on. He could
only state the fact when Harrison made
his motion At suggestion he remem'
bered that the road and its management
had been the subject Of severe criticism
IN the newspapers and elsewhere. Al
this Transaction had been closed up, hs
desired to obviate the scandal in connsc
tion with Blaine's name, whether the 70
port was true or false. He may have
said 70 HarrlsoA, under these circum
stances, that the bonds in question wer'
Blaines, or some equivalent expression
Question by Huntoa-And thak IN In
vestigation would involve Blainef
Ansver-I may have said the!
were Blains's honda, or that b
would be involved in the mstter; ma,,
have used words equivalent 70 th>ei
merely state - . matter Of memory tia