The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-16

explanation he obtained was that IA,
bonds were put In by Colonel Scott IL
accordance with an arrangement be-
tween him aud the Union Pacific Rail
road Company These bonds remain
on the books of the company M unad
justed, Colonel Scott has not yet re-
ceived ms salary for the time he wa
president Of the company,
VI. Rollins, secretary and treasurer
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Compa
ny, testified he did not think Mr. Har,
rlson offered u resolution ut the meet,
Ing " the board Of directors to investi.
gate the subject Of the ownership OF
seventy.hye bonds by the Union Pa
oihc Railroad Company, but he
thought no simply made an Informal
motion To investigate the transaction
at that time, Rollins had heard that
these bonds belonged TO Mr., Blaine,
tut he could not now say
from whom he obtaiped the
information. When Mr., Harrison
made his motion or suggestion, he
remembered that the road and In
managers had been the subjects OF Sc
we're criticism In New York and else
where, aud as this transaction had
been closed up no desired TO obvlate the
scandal In connection with Mr.,
BlNine's name, He may have said To
Mr. Harrison, under these circumstan-
ces, that the bonds In question were
Mr. Blaine's, or some equivalent eX-
preston of the kind
Question by Mr. lIunton That m
Investigation would involve Mr.,
Blaine?
Auswer--l may have said they were
Mr.. Blaines bonds, or TINT he would
be involved In the matter | merely
state this as matter of memory.
heard these We're Mr.. Blaine's bonds,
and that Mr. Blaine might be in
voly5d.
Question--Theu you condemn Mr.
Harrisons statement?
Answer have given you my state
ment.
Question would the owner
ship Of these seveuty-ilye bonds in-
volve Mr.. Blaine ?
Answer--BeCause II would be thought
a questionable transaction, rs he could
not see why the Union Pacific Railroad
Company should buy bonds of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
Company, or any other company, In
acting rs he did he desired to avoid
scandal.
James +. Wilson testified that he
had been n Government Director Of
the Union Pacific Railroad since 1869,
and In reply to IL question 10y Mrllus'
ton, said he had seen 10y the record
that certain bonds OF the Little Rocl,
and Fort Smith Railroad Company
had come into the possession of the
Union Pacific Railroad, and had
heard they came through Colonel 4,
A. Scott, President Of Company. lie
had no knowledge Of John G. - Har.
rison having introduced a resolution
inquiring how those bonds came into
the possession Of the company, but
Mr.. Harrison informed him Mr.. Rol
Inns had told him that Mr.. Blaine
would be implicated If there should Ut
an investigation. Mr.. Wilson after
ward had u conversation with Mr.
Rollins on the subject, when Mr.. Rol
Inns said Mr.. Harrison had no right L
use Mr.. Blaipe's name in that connec
ton. Witness mentioned the matte
10 MIR. Blaine few months after, II
September, 1872, when Mr.. Blaine AS
serted he had no interest in thes'
bonds, and no one could bt
more surprised than himself that
his name should he connected will
them.
Harrison was recalled, aud in an
swer to question by Mr.. Blaine, salt
so tar as the hooks and papers Of thu
Union Pacific Railroad Company mr.,
concerned, your name is not connected
with these bonds.
Mr.. Blain-Haye you any reason t.
believe that was corruptly associated
with them. Harrison-Only from
what Mr.. Rollins statedto me.
Blaine--Have you not said that yol
held something that would blow
Blaine sky-high, whenever you chose
Harrison--i only repeated what MI
Rollins told me.
Blaine You did not speak Of havin
dynamite That would blow me up
| liurrlSON-NOJ ~ uli' nave AWAY
had friendly feeling foryou and hop,
that you will come out Of this matte
satisfactorily. If you had written I
me / should have told you in repl
that the books Of the Union Paciii
Railroad Company do net show you
name in connection with the seventy
five bonds or in any transactions {
that kind; all my information cam
from Mr.. Rollins, who said AN invest
CATION would ruin YOU and defeat you
election to Congress.
Blaine-Wben | had been electe
two days before? Harrison-That
what Rollins told me.
Blaine, addressing Mr.. Hunton, ga
that although the resolutions of Il
House under,which this investigator
was held did not refer to him by nam
the proceedings had been conducted
fhe had been on the stand. Mr.. HUI
ton said that while 1t was true tn