The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
THOSE sEvENTY-rrvE BONDS.
How Biaine's Name became Mixed MP in the
Transaction-Intc Facts.


wAsHrSoToN. May 1G.-Mr Blame was
detained at home to-day by a chill. Por that rea-
son the sub committee did not continue its in
vestigation into the sale Of The seventynve $1,000
bonds to the Union Pacific Railroad. but have
appointed a meeting for tomorrow. Mr.. Tar
box, the member VINO offered the resolution,
again disclaims In the clearest manner that the
Investigation was intended to smirch or reach
Blaine. The plain issue is that the company
bought comparatively worthless bonds, paving
large sum therefor, and the Government having
an interest in the road has q right to know by
whose consent and under what management the
funds Of the company were used for Tom SCOTS
benefit. That Is tue scope Of tue inquiry, and
though Mr. Blaine win be fully and unequivo.
cally exonerated OF any connection with the
transaction, this will proceed until
II is explained by the company why Mr.. Scott
was accomm odated TO tue extent OF $4,000 for
bonds not worth $4,000.
Josiah Caldwell, over three years ago, in ex-
planning TO party Of friends how he and other
persons interested obtained an amend ment to
the land grJnt act, spo Ike Of the frC edom with
which the land grant bonds were distributed in
W shington. " Wny.' said he, there wus ! ON
Bowles. member from Ark insas. he got twenty
nve OF the thOust nd-doilar hunds for services
which no one knows ana which may not We
helped the cause one iota; One OF the party
Speaker Daiue worth. Caldwell hesitAt, for a
minute, and then answered, blaine was rated
nj Just three times that amount ma brings
about the shadOwy ssyenty-aye $1,000 land grant
bonds. which Scout saws he sold To the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, aud which IN some
mysterious manner made L. "A. Rollins, the
Treasurer q tde road. y that an investigation
would involve blaine. though for the life Of him
he cannot account for ever having made any
such rensrk.
1t has been ascertained since the examination
yesterday hat Mr.. Rollins delivered speech IN
Dover ou the night Of Bl-ine's reelection To
Congress In ls72. aud could not possibly have
feet Blaine reelection. All this Is now green IN
hOllins's memory, though he cannot Imagine
why he should ever have mentioned Blaipe's
name at all, The reelection referred to was
however. not tO Congress. but as Speaker OF the
House; for that VS. the important position
Blaine was most needed in. 80. whatever may
be the issue with Mr.. Blaine, IL Is asserted that
the investigation has destroyed all hope In the
minds Of Sr. kollins's fri-nas III it he can ever
be elected to the United states Senate.
Judge cClure lett here tonight for Arkansas
Important witnesses are daily expected VINO
will explain now ex-Congressman Julian was
permitted 10 select memoeIs Of the Committee
on Elections TO secure a favorable report in his
contested election case at the beginning OF the
Fortieth Congress, In consideration OF the agree
ment tn al he would not oppose the legislation
asked for by the holders OF the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad. Mr.. julian not only got
his seat, out nnally, on principle, advocated the
amendment asked for by Caldwell IL Is post
lively asserted that Julian oid not receive dol
lar, and was not approached In that way. The
privilege seems to nave been accorded by
Speaker Blaine to Mr.. lowell to control Julian,
and the Latter ssDsiby preferred majority OF
the members Of the Election Committee, who
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