The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-18
VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 2SO.
WASHINGTON.
The BIaine Inyestigation.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE sub.com-
mittee Of the Judiciary Committee this
morning resumed the investigation Of the
allegations against Representative Blaine
in connection with the seventy.fiye bonds
OF the Little Rock 4 Fort Smith Railroad
Company.
james F. Wilson was recalled, and tes-
tiled that he had informed Blaine that
he understood from statement Of Har-
rison that his name had been connected
with the seventy.fye bonds Of that COM
pany that were In the possession Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, and
that Blaine replied that no one could be
more surprised than himself at such n
report; that he never had anything to do
with these bonds, and that lie had no
present or prospective interest in them.
Levi P. Morton, OF the firm Of Morton,
Bliss & Co., testified that in June, 1871,
he loaned to Andrew Carnegie, for Col.
Thomas Scott, $4,000 upon collateral
security, which WaS67 Union Pacific in-
come bonds and rs Little Rock bonds.
Carnegie stated ut the time the loan was
negotiated that il was for Scott; he never
heard that Blaine was interested in it; he
could not remember the value Of the Lit
tie Rock bonds at the time Of the loan; he
knew Of no railroad bonds in which
Blaine was interested, and never had any
business transactions with him. Carnegie
corroborated MOrton's testimony, declar-
ing that he raised the 100000 for Scott;
that the Union Pacific income bonds were
his own, and were afterwards Withdrawn
by him. He never heard the name OF
Blaine in the transactions.
Sidney Dillon, President Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, testified that the money
was advanced TO Scott on account Of the
many obligations under which the road
was 10 him. He had never heard OF
Blaine's name id the transactions.
y THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
The investigation Of the case Of Morey,
4 member Of Congress from Louisiana,
was resumed to-day. Msjor Seeleye was
cross-examined. BE said there was de:
falcation in the New Orleans postofEice OF
between Sll 900 and $4,000, and that the
employees there were assessed to make up
the deficiency. The witness declined TO
answer An inquiry as TO whether he was
guilty OF crimes or not, OH the ground
that he would be criminated there
BY, and charged that Morey had tried TO
get him into the penltentiary in order to
screen himself.
Morey's counsel tried to show up
Seeleye's bad character, and Seeleye ad-
miIted that he got railroad pas"e. US
special agent Of the postothce after his
term expired. He reiterated the charge
that the Republicans had tried 10 intlmi.
date. him from making an exposure, and
threatened to send him 10 the penirentiarY.
LOUISIANA TRouBLLs. lido.
Governor Kellogg, Of Louisiana, had
q long interview with the Attorney,
General to-day, duing which he rec:ted
the troubles that have occurred in Loui:
siana, so far as he had been advised Ot
them, and expressed great anxiety that
some arrangement should be made by
which the authorities Of that Stale would
be able 10 overcome the difficulties which
might hereafter arise. The Attorney
CeneFhl was unhuit W give uh5 iul "S'
assurance than that the exigencies Of the
character be referred TO must be taken as
they arise, and no general plan for meet.
ing them could be arranged. Judge
Pierrepont said he had no advice to give.
Gov. Kellogg, prior to his interview with
the Attorney General, had an interview
with the President, who referred him to
the law.officer Of the Government.
NAIL CONTRACTS.
IT. Taggert, Of Utah, to-day testified
before the Committee on Postoflices and
Post Roads that in 1870 he undertook to
obtain certain mail contracts for Gilman
and Saulsbury. He went to Morgan l.
Smith, brother Of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, who suggested that
Gilman and Salisbury should give him
Morgan L. Smith, $4,000, which he
would return to them in case they were
not awarded the desired contracts. The
firm declined the offer, and witness had