The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-08
pry paper chat came from MulliganY

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Mr.. Glovcr-l.et that memorandum be
read at the clerks desk.
MIR. Blaine (sending it to the clerks
desk)-Ies, will be glad to have it
read.
The following is the memorandum OF
Muligan:
]. Oct 4, 1s60--Rclating to the debate
in the house aud Blane's ruling also
The Globe and favors he was to receive
frem e. tor pressing the bill.
2. Oct. 4, lS69-On the same subject.
3..Juue 81, 1S69-Ihanking Fisher
tor admitting him to participate in the
Little Rock and Fort Scott railroad. and
urging him to make the ''CaldO" (Cald-
wcll) say how much he would give him
and for what. lie knew he would be
no dead-head. but would render valuable
assistance.
4. July %, 1S50-On the same subject.
3. Sept. D, lS69-Contract with difler-
ent parties.
G. Contract with the Northern Pacific.
Z. Nav Ia. lSG0-Caldwell designed to
treat him handsomely.
8. Oct. n, lS7l--Fisher to Blaine, urg.
Ing settlement of the Union Pacific
railroad account-S25,00 900.
8. Oct. 4. 1861, Blaine admits that there
are $4,000 paid Oh the 81, ZOO loan, and
to having received $780, GOO from Fisher.
10. Oct. i, 1871, admits being paid
$4,000 on account of the loan. Mr..
Blaine sold sundry parties $4,000 of
first mortgage bonds and common stock;
Sl25,000 of preferred stock; $4,000 OF
which was paid by them, Sl2o.OOO in
cash, and Mr.. Blaine was to receive for
his share OF the transaction Sl25, 900 in
land grant bonds and $50 800 i'm first
mortgage bonds.
After the memorandum was read, Mr.
Blaine said: Now, would be obliged
for any gentlemen when he reads these
/ letters to see the obvious intent in which
that memorandum was made up. de-
sire also to call attention to the fact that
these were the letters for which | was
ready to commit suicide and sundry and
divers
OTHER DESPERATE THINGS
in order to acquire them. have one or
two more observations to make. The
specific charge which went to the com
mittee was whether | was Il party in the
interest TO that S6l,0O0 transaction, and
submit that up to this time there has
not been one particle of truth to connect
me with 1t. These letters were picked
5 out of a correspondence extending ovel
fifteen years. The man (Mulligan, did his
: out of the most intimate business cores
pondence of my life | ask you, gentle
. men. and ask with some feeling. il any
I of you could stand n closer scrutiny. {
/ more rigid investigation of your correG
pondemce. Now there is but one piece o
testimony wanting. There is but one
thing to close the complete circle of tes
, timony. There is one witness whom
cannot have, but TO whom the judiciary
committee voted 10 send cable dispatch
/ | Josiah Caldwell. asked the gentleman
G from Kentucky (knott) if that cable dis
4 patch was sent:
e Mr.. knott-The gentleman from Nir
5 ginia (Hunton) and have both endcav
= Ored To get
e CALDwELL's ADDRESS,
:, and have not yet got it.
. Mr. Blaine-Has the gentleman iron
= Kentucky received cable dispatch iron
= Caldwell:
{ Mr.. Knott will explain that directly
- Mr.. Blane--l want a categorical an
y swer
= Mr. Knott have received a dispatc
purporting to be from Caldwell. IloS
>, did you know got il.
Mr.. Blaine advancing down the aisle
, When did you get that dispatch
. question first.
" Mr.. Blaine-l never heard of it til
. yesterday.
u Mr.. Knott-What did you hear:
:, Mr. Blaine-l heard that you got
y dispatch on last Thursday morning fror
Josiah Caldwell generating me con
pletely and absolutely from this charge
- | and with great vehemence of manner
you have suppressed it
:, TLoud applause and cheering on tn
y Republican side of the house and in tn
" galleries, which caused the speaker pr
a TEN. TO
I LECTURE THE GALLERIES
and to direct the door-keeper to clear til
floor of all unauthorized persons.l
st After some time spent III having ordo
,e restored. Mr.. Blaine again returned I
n the charge, and demanded of Mr.. Knot
re an answer to his question.
20 Mr.. Knott CONTEMPORARY WI
J. answer when get ready. Go on wit
re your speech.
q Mr.. BIane-I offer the following rcso
,c luton
le Resolced, That the judiciary commi
~ tee be instructed to report forthwith I
N the house whcther.in acting under tn
~ resolution of the house of May 2, relatiy
~ to the purchase by the | Mon Pacific raj
81 road company Of Is land grant bonds
,e the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroa
n Co.. said committee has sent any tel
q gram to one Josiah Caldwell in EurOI
1r and received a reply thereto, and if 81
| that the committee report said Telegram
at and reply, with the date when said repl
ar was received, and the reason why the san
~ was suppressed, or whether the con
70 mittee has heard from said Josiah CalC
r. well in any other way and what
Ma The gentleman (knott) intended
Nv convey the idea that had some illegit
dl mate knowledge of how that dispatc
OF was obtained. ! have had no commun
o cation with JOSIAH Caldwell, and y
"a, means of knowing from the telegraph o
flee when il was received, but | tell Il
gentleman from Kentucky that
90 MURDER WILL OUT,
,,e and that secrets will leak. / am prepare
an TO state to this house that at s o'clock,
of there-about. on last Thursday mornin:
SO the gentleman from Kentucky receive
or and receipted for a message addressed
nv him from Josiah Caldwell in London el
1t tirely corroborating the testimony of NJ
mn II. a. Scott which Caldwell had Just res
ne in New York newspaper and entire
in eXculpating me from the charges wbiC
Ike am bound to believe from the suppre
in sion of that dispatch the gentlemen n,
be anxious to iasten upon me. | move Il
X previous question on the resolution.
Mr.. Holman suggested that the reso
70 ton could only be voted for under su
~ pension OF the rules.
~ Mr.. Blaine-Not at all. The resol