Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-12
The Blaine Investigation. Saturday

HIS APPEARANCES BEFORE THE COMMIT
TEE, AND REFUSAL TO PRODUCE THE
LETTERS.
Mr. Blaine, on Saturday afternoon, voted
in the affirmative on the passage OF the
Frost amended silver coin bill, and appeared
about 3 o'clock before the sub-JudIciary
Committee. Mr.. Joseph Il. Stewart, VINO
occupied tie position OF a recusant witness
in the famous Credit Mobelier investigation,
was to be examined IN regard to bonds OF
the Kansas Pacific Railroad company, and
was already in the witness chair when MIR.
Blaine, who had been sent for by the COM
mitteee, came in. After greeting Stewart in
friendly manner, he took his seat al the
table beside Mr.. Lawrence, OF Ohio, the re-
publican member OF the subcommittee. His
friencs and colleagues, Messrs. Frye and
Hale, who had heretofore aided him with
their presence, advice and suggestions dur
ing the progress OF the case, We're absent on
this occasion, having gone TO Cincinnati: In
langUld manner, strangely in CONTRAST
with his recent bearing before the commit
tee and before the House, he called the at
tention of Mr.. HuntOn, OF Virginia, chair
man of the sub committee, to that fact, and
suggested whether the examination might
not be postponed. He represented that his
time was completely engrOssed every day,
from early morning till midnight in attend
ing TO manifold cares which were upon him.
Mr.. Hunton recognized the force OF the plea
Tor delay, but said that the committee was
anxious TO proceed with the inquiry. Mr..
Blame remarked that no result could now
be reached in time to be of any advantage to
him. Mr.. HuntOn suggested that Mr.. Blaine
could employ some other friend as counsel,
TO which Mr.. Blaine responded, shaking his
nead,l mat he really did not know whom to
ask. Then the witness (Mr. Stewart)
pleaded business in New York on Monday
and Tuesday to continue the argument OF a
case on which he had been engaged when he
received the subpoena of the committee. FL
nslly II was ordered by the SUBJ committee
that the adjournment should be I'LL Monday
only, when another application for postpone
ment would be considered.
Then Mr.. HuntOn, addressing himself for
mally TO Mr.. Blaine, said that he was IN
stTucted by the committee 10 request the
production OF the MulIigau letters.
Blaine.
mo, the sub committee, he was informed
"You know the ground" said Mr.. Blaine,
ION which | have based my refusal TO sur
render them?'
Mr.. Hunton nodded assent.
Then said Mr.. BlaiEe,"I know no reason
20 vary from that ground" You decline
to produce them?" 81 do.r
Mr. Hunton instructed the official steno.
gropher TO read his minutes of this collOquy,
as IL the object were TO maze IL the grounds
or formal complaint to the House, which
probably would have been made to day but
TOR the sudden Illness of Mr.. Blaine.
In the further course OF the proceedings
Mr.. Blaine expressed his readiness to pre-
sent the only one letter which was asserted
TO have any bearing on the inquiry, prOvi-
ded the committee would base its demand
for 1t on that ground, and would no. first get
10 and then demand the others. The com
m1ttee declined 10 make any such condition,
aEd then put the same demand in reference
to the Mulligan memorandum. This Mr.
Blaine also declined to surrender on the
ground that II he were entitled to bis own
letters he had the right to prevent multi
plication of copies OF them, and that this
Mullfgan memorandum was in the nature
o. multiplication OF copies. The commit
tee then adjourned.
MEETING To- DAY AND PoSTPoyEMENr
The sub committee on the Judiciary hav-
Ing the Blaine investigation in charge, held
brief meeting this morning, and, after con-
suitatlon, decided TO postpone further in
VestiSatinn until Mr.. Blaine fully RECEIVERS,
and is able 10 be present.