The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-08
BLAINE.
Particulars of His Explation in the House.

Particulars of His Explation in the House.
Mr.. Blaine, rising to a question Of privi-
lege, addressed the House on the subject OF
the investigation into the Pacific railroad
transaction involving his name. He read
a resolution offered by Tarbox, on which
inquiry as to the connection OF the L. T.
railroad with bonds OF the Little Rock Il
Fl. Smith railroad was commenced. The
author OF that resolution had a, the time
Unclaimed and particular allusfon to him
(Blaire), a disclaimer which he (Blaine)
regarded at the time with some incredibly
IL soon became entirely obvious that the
resolution was solely and only aim. d al
him, and hat the U. Z. railroad matter OF
any other inc dent to the investigation was
s.co' dairy in significance and importance
ready to meet il. He said the witnesses
Harrison, Rollings, Morton, Willard and
l. A Scott had given conclusive proof tina,
the statement of his being connected with
the road was false. Instead Of reporting
the committee had prolonged its session
and to his surprise last week tod him they
would then investigate transactions of the
Northern Pacific Company, on a newspaper
report connecting him with TRANSACTIONS in
shares in that company. Their investiga'
ton having been nearly finished, without
the slightest notice the COMMITTEES ON the
real estate pool entered on an inves,,pa.
ton specially aimed at him. and thu, three
investigations we've poi, on Simultaneous
Iy. and he understood Hunton
OF Virginia. to-day proposed an
other abont The Kansas Pacific comnapv =
fifteen wear old transaction. Now wbv aid
thew not oroanize a committee N ;nyesti.
gate lame. & Blaine he wanted 10 NEE,
The thing souareIv he did NOT wish IN sri,
nm anv blood in his nu..,;op. bn, he want
ed Ia saw that ever sincs a Certain debate
took place in the House in January last 4
had been known ,bere we're gentlemen here
WHOSE FEELINGS had bee, e,as,~ra,eJ apains,
him and !, va. IN ha remarked thai YbiI,
thor. wore sevap D.mocr,,:c memhar, nj
the Judiciary commitree. the chairman OF
that committee lKnott\ selected the sub.
committee TO which these matter, had beer
referred two members from the Sop,b wbo
had hen IN
Kno,t-,,ne word
Blaine-Afrer a moment
Kpo,t-Allov me a word NOW
Blaine-WeII On on.
Kn,,,-Tbe ma,,er of that railroad in.
vesrioa,ion was referred 10 the sub-commit.
Tee befo,e I ever heard your name mention.
cd in connection with Il had no act q,
mar, in ;nci,ing an INVESTIGATION imn,ica
,;no Won Ar ali
| Ei.;na-Tbe, tho gentleman from Vir.
o;n;a IHun,onI insisted that undrr tina,
9.soIn,ion which was ,bv;nuslv on its face
Iim;red ~ the S75 600 bond transaction
win the U,;op Pacific railroad compapv
and going into all the affairs of the Little
Roct a Eo,, Smith cnmpanv "a incidental
thereto and nnrsned II 10 snch an extep,
rbar finally i had myself through NV col
Ieauue IFrval ~ tale an apne,I 10 the full
co1mi,,se and The fu,I committee decided
,b,, tho gsn,Ier,,n ri ,n,onl had no rich,
70 90 into II Rnt when he came back he
resnmsJ tho ex,m;na,ion exactly
in The sama w,v mill he was ston.
nod bv NV coJ,eagne Frv ac,inp not az NV
attorney lint IA nv frisod and when final.
Iv the wines Nnji;gan came here with in.
form,,i,,n refsr,;rg 70 The Fort Smith mat.
tor Hnn,on Insisted on all nv p,ivate mem.
orandpms being shown. The gentleman
also tried his best to capture and use and
co,,roI INV nyiv,te corresnondenee. Tbi.
MN had seIsc,sd ont 81 a CO. respondence
runn;,g ovar a crs,, many vears' LETTERS
which he ,bou.h, would ,ecnliarIv dam.
aeing 10 me and he had come here loaded
with them. He came here for a
s.,,-,,;on Uo c.,,a b.,e nrinsd He
came here on that particular errand. ]
was advised of it, and I obtained these let
ters under circumstances which have been
freely scattered throughout the United
States and are known everywhere. have
them, holding up PACKAGE and 1 claim
thai l have the entire right u these letters,
n,scoj.:,,s I'D n-;,o;s'Ia, Of I.w Tbs
man who hold them in b;s no.ses.;on held
them wron,fnIIy and the cnmm;,,se viii. h
a,remn,sG 70 Ito ,basa Ia,,ers from mi.
man TO- pse ,o.;ns, me nroca,d.,d wrono-
fuIIv II nrocaedsd in the boIdest and
most defiant v;oIa,ion Of ordinary nersonaI
and nr;v,,e rights ,bs, h.Iong N .verv
Amsr,can c;,;zsn am w;Ii;So 10 mo-,
rho ;nd;c;,rv con,,;,,aa on ,h., rim,
w,nrsd ,h.; comm;,,.e 70 ;n,roJnrs II I
wan,eJ the osn,Ian,.n frnm Ks,,nck y
IKno,,, md ,ts asr,ism.n TN V;ra;n;,
iHun,nni ~ ;n,srJnc, ,h., onss,;on 81 !.
nI.O.. M ,b.v J;S no, 40 :,
Kno,r lin Ia ss.GNOb no Won wan,
to he made a m,r,vr Of
Bl,ineNYe.. and Won did M, want il :.
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