Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-02
FORTY FOURTH CONGRESS-
Closing Proceeding resserGay,

| retired for consultation on the motion Of
MI Nj. Mei,S9sid, that the vote by which II
| 10 conclude the argument upon the cues ION
OF the jurisdiction of the Senate 10 entertain
the arucles OF Impeachment against the re.
spondent be reconsideredr
pom returning the presiding officer said
De was directed 10 state that the motion 10
| resclrd The vote by which the ORDER OF argu-
| ment was made had been oyerrulei; also
| that the request OF the board OF managers
that four managers be permitted TO I'D fress
the Senate on the question OF iuriSdiction
| was granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Thurman.
/ The Senate, sitting as a court for the trial
| OF the articles OF Impeachment, adjourned
until Thursday, the ith instant, al u 30.
| Mr.. Boutwell, introduced a pill suthoriE-
| Ing the Secretary OF the Treasury. AT his
discretion, 10 renew the issue OF fractional
| currency.
Mr. Sargent made a speech On the Chinese
! migration question and pe1ding discus
| sion the Senate went into executive session
a. q when tie doors were opened The Senate
| SC iOurued.
inyes,igattOus. Explanations. Etc
nOUSE.-Afier our report closed
Mr. Hale Me- moved 10 suspend the rules
| snd pass the following resolution:
| ReSo.t'd, That the several committees Of
! l. House charged with invest cations be,
| and they are hereby. directed q conduct
! such investigation with open doors while ties
| tim' ny l. being taken.
The yeas and Iays were ordered on the res
! o'ufion, and the vote reSulted-yeas. 10,
| nsNS. rs, 80 the resolution was not agreel 90
| MI. MOlElhOl III ouercl a similar rhNnIu-
| non. with the proyiSo that the doors may
| be closed when the public interest demands
! u and further, thar persons accused before
/ their own defense.
The rules were suspended. and the reSo'r.
| lion as thus modified was adopted without
| dissent.
ON motion Of Mr.. Clark Mo- the rules
/ were suspended, aud an amen frnnar IN a Ip
IN order TO IL" Post ONCE Appropriation
! bIl repeating the act OF March =. l--I. liking
the rate OF postage on thrrd-c.sss man
| matter.
Mr.. Holman (TudD moved To SUSPEND the
! rules and pass a bill repeating 50 much OF
| the act providing for the resumption OF
| SpeSie payments as authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury tO redeem and cancel United
| States notes, and 10 issue snd sell United
| states bonds for that purpose.
The motion was disagreed tO-yeas II5.
| nays ll2.
Mr.. HOskins n. v moved to suspend the
| rules and adopt resolution directing the
several investigating committees To report
! on or before the 10Th OF June unless other
! wise specifically Ordered by the House.
The resolution was disagreed to-yeas So
| nays l36.
Mr.. BIaine's Personal Explanation
Mr.. Blaine, rising 10 a personal question,
| made the following remarks:
! Mr.. Speaker; desire the indulgence OF the
House for few minutes, though u is not my
| Intention To ask favor OF this kind every
! week. i send 10 the Clerks desk the follow
! ing article from the Washington correspOn
denoe of the New York Herald, published in
! yesterdays Issue of that paper.
| The paragraph having been read, Mr..
! Blaine said.-This story is an Old one. and
| though was perfectly aware OF its INDUS
tTioHs circulation in many quarters, l did
not refer to IL when spoke last week OF the
/ Sti,CC0 slender, because / did not wish 10
confuse the two in the mind OF the public
| Being IN possession or all the facts neeiful
/ for the complete REPUTATION OF this second
SANDER, desired 10 wait until could see II
fully and commercially stated in print. The
! story consists OF two parts-oDe as TO my
] having certain interest in the Kansas Pa
! cihc road; the other as 10 my receiving GER
tain bonds Ofthat road from J. y. stewart in
| the law Office of Stewart * Riddle, in this
| city, several years since. When the circ1la-
ton of this story was attempted, some three
| years ago, Hon. A. u. Riddle, who was then,
! as now, relied upon as witness by those
| who concOcted the Islander, made the follow
/ ing statement in writing, which has never
| before been published:
! WASHINGTON, ID. C., February 1, 1875.
have not the slightest knowledge OF the
| transaction referred to in any shape, way, or
form, and / never saw Mr.. Blaine in the Of
! nee OF Stewart & Riddle. From July or
| August, 1854, Colonel Stewart and myself
| were law partners. and had our office In the
| Colonization building, at the corner OF !.
| street ana Pennsylvania avenue. The com
| pany was never formally dissolved, and was
IN active concern for several years. / have
/ 10 hhoHieuge HndIeEeT OF any BONUS nAFing
| been delivered by Colonel stewart u Mr..
| Blaine or anything else OF value being paid
| 10 him by MIR. Stewart. A. q. RIDDLE.
Joseph h. Stewart also wrote me a square
] a
| few weeks has written me the following
] m ore complete and detailed contradiction OF
| the falsehC0d in all its phases.
| NEW YORK CITY, April >. iS1G.
| Hon j. O.. Bl1iHe, Washington, u c:
| DEAR SIR: l have once before corrected
| lie absurd and false report in regard 10 your
| beiUg. interested in the Kansas Pacific Rail-
| way company, and OF your having received
! rom me certain bonds of that company,
/ said 10 have been delivered 10 you myself ia
The law office OF Stewart & Riddle In the city
| OF Washington.
Let me repeat, then, that so far as have
| any knowledge, you never had at any time
| any interest whatever In the company re-
ferred 10, and my means OF Information as
| TO those who were so interested were very
| extensive and complete.
| AS to the story OF my having delivered To
you In my law Office certain bonds of the
| company, let me say that IL is without the
/ slightest foundation In fact, false IN whole
and In detail. l never saw you In my law
| Office IN NY life, and have no knowledge or
belief that you ever were there. l never de-
| liveIed 10 you there or elsewhere any bonds
| of the Kansas Pacific Railway company or
any other railroad company. never had
business transaction of any name or nature
with you In my whole life. The young man,
| Mr.. KDowltOn, former law student In my
Office, who seems to have innocently or care
| lesslY been the author Of a story IN regard
| TO the delivery Of bonds TO you, which found
| Its way into the press, was swift TO retract
IL, and expressed great regret 10 me for the
| publication OF that which he had only ut,
| tered as jest, and was used without his
| knowledge or APPRECIATION, aud should be
instantly revoked, which was done.
Your brother, John Ewing Blaine, OF Lea
wentworth, Kansas, held an original interest
| in the corporation known as the Leaven-
worth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Com
| papy, chartered by the territorial legislature
| of Kansas, about the year 1856, and which
| the evidence that came into nay hands
! showed he acquired very early in the his
tory OF the enterprise. This road, by success
| sive mergers, became the Kansas Pacific,
and his Interest was preserved through all
these changes OF organization. AS early as
| 1865, and before / had ever seen you, be
| came bis attorney. as was also for several
| Others who held like interests, and through
! tedious proceedings and negotiations finally
secured settlement by compromise, and, If
| remember correctly, writing without the
papers before me, your brother became euti-
tied TO fifteen construction bonds, after
| wards changed and reduced 10 a smaller
number of bon DIS of another issue. This
whole transaction was open, honorable,
above board, and free from ali grounds of