The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-09
TmO.E BLAINE LETTERS.
Blaine Satisfies Everybody
CurEoAfgy.

,
GurfOAisy.
Our readers know thet the House
Judiciary committee at Washington
has been Investigating Mr.. Blaine,
on the charge that he was corruptly |
ia the ownership some
years ago of Fort Smith aud Little
Rock and of Union Pacific railroad
bonds. The principal witness
against him is one Mulligau, of
Boston, Roman Catholic, aud for
merly b0okkeeper for Blaine's
brother in-law, and for other par
ties with whom Blaine did business.
He swore, last week, that Mr.Blaine
had large amount of the bonds of
the Fort Smith aud Little Rock
railroad, which he sold in Maine,
and was afterward compelled TO
take back, aud that $4,000 of these
bonds were sold to "Tom" Scott
and by him to the Union Pacific
railroad. He claimed to have letters
OF Mr.. Blaine to Fisher, confirming
this story, and on Wednesday even
ing, May 81, Mr.. Blaine called on
him at the Riggs House, Washing
ton. ana having asked and secured
permission to examine the letters,
fifteen in number, kept them and
refused to return them. Mr.. Blaine
admitted having taken the letters,
but declared they related entirely
to his private business, and refused
to return them to Mulligan or to
show them to the committee. This
raised great hubbub, as the Dem
ocrats charged the letters contained
very damaging revelations, and they
were making great capital out of
Blaine's refusal to surrender them,
when he completely upset them
on Monday, in the House, by rising
and reading every one of the letters
in open session. We clip the tel
egraph report:
Mr.. Blaine is onthe floor of the
House making a personal explana-
ton in regard 10 the investigation
now being made on him. After
stating that the Democratic mem
bers of the judiciary committee had
not dared to bring him before the
House for refusing to produce the
private letters taken by him from
Mulligan, Mr.. Blaine announced his
intention to read every one OF
them to the House, and began doing
80. There was great sensation in
the hall, aud Nj. Blaine had several
times been interrupted by applause.
AT the conclusion of the reading
of the letters and memorandum
made from them by Mulligan, Mr..
Blaine appealed to the House to say
whether any members private cor
respondence would bear better
search. He then said, with refer
ence to the So, 900 bond transaction
that the testimony of Josiah Cald-
well would make his Vindication
complete, and inquired of the chair
man of the Judiciary committee
whether telegram had been sent
to Caldwell.
MIR. Knott replied he had not vet
ascertained Caldwell's address.
Mr.. Blaine then asked if Mr..
Knott had not received telegram
from Mr.. Caldwell last Thursday,
completely corroborating Colonel
Scott's testimony and exonoraiing
him (Blaine.)
Mr.. Knott declined TO reply at
present.
Mr.. Blaine then asserted that such
a telegram was received by Mr..
Knott and charged that the latter
had suppressed it. Tremendous
cheering and applau-e.)
Mr.. Blaine then offered a resolu.
ton on which he demanded the
previous question, making the same
inquiries of the judicial committee
tuat he had made of Mr.. Knott.
The House refused to second the
previous question, and then, or
motion of Mr.. banning, of Ohio
the resolution of Blaine was refer
red to the committee on judiciary
by vote of 124 to 81.
The House then, after a day O.
great excitement, adjourned.