New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27

.sr FLICKER OF THE ARKANSAS sLANphN-
,p BLAINE UNDER oATH-THE ALLEGED DoNp'
WERE MAPS.
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w,suyGroN. Nav 26.-The subcommittee on
,be Judiciary spent an hour this afternoon IN con-
t;nung the investigation of the Arkansas bona i",
..er Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Curry were both rec"iou
Mr. Curry it will be remembered, testified the o'n'i
dsy that about five weeks ago, in a cohvers%,iV"
which occurred in his own (Currys) house. MI hoot
,nson told him that he had delivered pachaec -
bonds to Mr.. Blaine on a certain da'o III ~
Mr.. Robinson to-day denied ever having MADE sucn
s,oto,oent IN Mr.. Curry. He admitted numerous
,roreotions with him on this subject, ana tnat nc
IA rlo+od circumstances under which he dehVereo
oolaoo "a Mfr Blaine on the date referred 10, out
ha novor had told him that the package contained
honds or was an installment of bonds which Mr.
Rlane received Mr.. Robinson testified that he was
ON terms of very intimacy with Curry that no quar-
rel or misunderstanding had ever occurred between
Them; that Curry's reputation for honesty and
,oracitv were excellent and that he had never had
auy occasion to doubt his word.
NJ Curry then took the stand and produced two
kilograms from his wife, which in substance stated
that she was present at the time of the alleged inter
view and that Mr. Curry's account of it i'll his test-
roonv as published by the Associated Press cor
name other witnesses to whom Mr.. Robinson had
made the same statements; but under the rule
odonted by the Committee he was not allowed to
do 60 The Committee questioned him as to Mr.
Pob;nsou's character and reputation; when
No testified that it was excellent and
that he believed him truthful man, the
Committee and spectators in the room seemed to
ha verV much amused. The two men had testified
to; annarently irreconcilabe versions of the same
conversations and yet each had sworn that the other
bore an excellent character and was truthful man.
question asked of Mr.. Robinson just before he left
the stand, at the suggestion OF Mr.. Curry, may
possibly indicate an explanation. In reply 10 IL MI
Robinson admitted that he had possibly remarked
that the package which he delivered to Mr.. Blame
might have contained bonds but he still insisted
that he never had said that it did contain bonds
No other witness being present. Mr.. Blaine said
that he desired to present himself for the eXahlha
ton of the Committee. 1t was finally determined
that he should make statement concerning the
package which he received from Mr.. Robinson; ana
he was afterwards allowed to go further and assert
under oath the correctness of the explanation winch
he made in the House some weeks ago. lie SAID
that in the Spring of 1871 while presiding III the
House. he received Mr.. RobinsonS card and met HIM
in the Speakers parlor there Robinson delivered to
or two feet in length carelessly done up in brown
paper and tied with some kind of string; his i'm
preston was that Mr.. Robinson said that he was
requested to hand it to him by Mr. Caldwell After
chatting with Mr.. Robinson for a moment he ex-
tended to him the privilege of the floor for the pur
pose Of speaking with some member, and on enter
ing the House himself threw the bundle down and
allowed it to lie until the House adjourned. He
then took it down TO private room III the basement
which he accustomed to use, where ii Land with
other papers a year or more He had previously
held some conversation with Mr. Caldwell III regard
to cOa-felds along the Arkansas River, aud a
proposition had been made to him to invest some
money in a speculation of that kind. Some
Inquiries had been made as to the best manner OF
Obtaining considerable tract of land about which
there was difficulty On account OF the fact That
the land granted to the railroad was Ill alternate
sections The bundle contained maps and other in
formation on this subject, some of which had
been made public, and some Of which were
sketches prepared for private Mr.. Blaine
caused some computations to be made for the piir-
pose of ascertaining the cost of mining the coal and
its transportation to different points, including
Memphis while making these inquiries he had oc-
casion to refer to the maps and other papers con-
tanned in the package referred to. The result was
that he concluded not to make the investment.
Mr. Blame then said that Robinson had never de-
livered to him, either in Washington or elsewhere
bonds ~ the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad,
or of any other railroad corporation whatever and
he desired to make that statement under oath as
broadly as it possible to make it. He also
added that he wished to say that what he had stated
his personal application on the floor of the House
correct in every particular He had no interest
whatever, direct contingent in the bonds trans
terred by Col Thomas Scott to the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, and never heard of the transac-
ton until long after it occurred. He wished to say
that he repeated every assertion made in bis per-
sonal explanation under oath in all its length and
BREATH and without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion. Mr.. Blaine desired to say this
much for himself, and will hold himself in readiness
to be cross-examned by the Committee to any ex-
tent which they may desire.