The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-25
JAMES G. BLAINEH DENIAL
,,-tIITNG THOSE o. THE CREDIT
n'' MOBII.I Bs hNNoekNTS.

a., Tvs pot Dse,npdins Cammit-
y Tn'n M '-@.h0Hi Ibis A. nitted Trans
-. ,r ArLou.os "aiirouo Bonds
WASHINGTON, April A,-In tie l'o"s' ~, e.,
REPRESENTATIVES to-day Mr.. Blaine l. ""' "a
rromise.,, petsonm explanation with respe.
,he charge that he had, in 1871. received se',V''
from the Unioa Pacific Railroad Company. INC
alleged proof of this charge having been paseu
m the authority OF L. H. Rollins ueNNue, y,
she railroad company. who II was eVe''eu -.
mai knowledge that Blaine got the MONEY enu
,lso on the authority OF Morton. Bliss -
A.nLo.s ~ Now York. through wnom inc u'""
~, set ooo WAS said 70 have been neRo','.eu w
e,a,no', beneat, Mr.. Blaine produced "ters
-, na,h NJ. Rollins and the banking nr1'' Ak
nsh, sS.,,n, tho charge. A second letter
-, Morton, Bliss & 90. In answer to some critb
nam OH their arst one. vas quoted, which SAYS
has been suggested to US that our letter OF We on
va sted that 10 GRAFT oole ceck OF Of is.
isrnfSe y %. see Known u supposed 70 hayt any e.
Ercst direct or Indirect II hay be pr9pet loI W ',
i naS /" ANY, .efsso o. ay Saoraticn IL las1 Seg
trre kuOwn believed OF supposed 10 have As5 iHete''
ubat,ytf
Mr.. Blaine, continuing, said that tbstwn Wit
esses quoted for the Original charge Laying
mus enoct ludy dis posed af IL. the cliarae Itself
1,.aared in another form, 10 this eject:
rilK. CHARGE AND BLAISE's DENIAL
Tha' a certain draft was negotiated at the house OF
rOr'qn, ss 60 iYl i9t9tg, ti2 dss a; SSSM,
X, ,ns sa u ,G,So snl q Al 300 q tAe oosds ot
I Goo s aaa Yf s US6n FaSaS
Eid the draft and took up the cellseral that teessh
Proceeds % e. went TO ny, ana thai had furnished, or
old or 10 some Way contcyeJ qy tansf.tredt9 lh9mas
n yeeo ass ~ eSnatersi i6af me 6oads In teiinS
b. 5,ogsed " me, some freRdor constituent ~
SaTse 10 iis Gjidest fora and ~ al Ne phases de:
s s Xxx sosG Ss! ofs S in 'S se
Sd SnS irsasSclioa Of snJ kind with reIg4s AseSlt
saAeefnlas bonds 81 ne Luue k9eR ana Fort smith
g., ANYWAY eonnocted vito railroads., olrssy -
% Ssa wte 1v' the n S%,oa TX
haaroad Company or any u is ot1ners or age9ts or
,hist dost IN money sie;kf "a Gonda or say c.eor
to- E'qs g aaS p 3. 5 T aa Ss Is
tvs yeGts after its alleged, ooclrregc, vhnp It was
@ rs a sns & ny ny SSssi e s sas
n,c ,nnA greS'iy regret I: be S9mbs,led ~ leave
sScsa dEcargtlon " ths most codciasive cyiGeGce
bn ne case adm. VI, " taqt huesa testipsOns osn
PppS.
Me- Blaine then read q lettep from Cpl. Thon aB
A. scott, In which the Cplonel says:
teeii s duty to See ,eat the n Lms RSck "a and
sS'S: I%S pi's @
s SbSs E1f Sp r ssi sss p q. sS or
eipS ssSe ., tsid bonds not one apise Ssni To Mr.
s or g Az pssSs nor han ~, a1 eHe1 10
stt 4sa ahy trans 'ettons With nue.. directly or ia
sGqViey wilboaI Foundation IN fact.
WAY ne RIDS'p AJAX PeR AS INVESTIGATION,
lD aDawrr to tho suggestions that he should
ask for a committee " nyestigate these cbatges
Mr. Bi1pe said;
T6ree ssa.e hsjt years aso moved acommittee to
svcfy.NrGee Oh ooi ip complete lpaisn Of ny.
y ses9stsre le csn niitee ia thiriyax hours after
,~o r51tS, hhecd seyaniy tnll eax.. before got q
; u Ss Ss @s Sss Z Sm l5ssiS'; &c
wv :: ~ W. saa:aI$i ssaaSss:Ssrsst s ssS
E. nv 4, s e.sS.ss 81 Ssu ssss so NV
Sss sss AZ, ss sSs:ss TsS Thsd
WOO .s1!s ~ 1s ysasS n o. ss * Sfs
.aIga ,eiiisss;, ass NO. Csistsasss ,s4tEssr =
atasalsn assl me is sissa. ana Unless Il
,,gbH.nelsitba scope and teryp Of the testimony !,
% Inc S ms S. KY apo 10 sho ssnd
.A d b, H sS,os aqt sh s sa5s aa ~
a. & '1SA NV ~ 5 Tfls s 70 san as
tsofoVrH 10 rtDd. iueNaslmpArtal ~ pss4Die.
Mr. lnijpe. then ptocee,s to answer what he
cgis> tho absuSd rumor'h that he owned troIu
lt.eB b. $sy,gp Of the Lutte ROCK and Fort
siIlh BsIroad bonds. Which he received with
cut csIaide raIlnn, and thar II was from these
M aounciuG the rimoi utterly false, Mr. Blaine
dislIisses IL with this " explicit tatenent:"
OWNING UP TO THB BONDS.
%eEet9epi wenty'tgse yeAIi ago. iq the closing esy
SraoSei to toe State Of Arkansas some pubic land
an IT. re Il as
II 9IAaIsteS the Little Rock sa For s9lth Ioiroa,
SnentS ATTN he eoDstt con s-a6oa
s 'Is' p g.
W. %ss' ys a s'
the andsi to the. company, not mlh OF the foat
After oewsr III mo grants OF Land FqsyiosaN ts
% s9aa ss sAfs N, "fss su ts's oS a S e ~
%D on .ss sS, sd e e !HS s.'i ss;
3fis s eO.s ss sfss 81 Ioson
sf Ss
hyora6e 20 Tue, purshaser and Offering use1 .. tn'
ss wiz saasfsds u oSsr people in ~
oaer part. 4 Inc county 6oashI so9s q tGes.
Ss@s s,i S,ss ss
fElcx Z eeaueled By bissiy 6onprsbje msn. evei
ssd zen p9ps 4 70 stc1St 81 e. sfaH
.llay rnhsr proiscts about the ssps, Hne, iios.
@s and suT presume 81 Eng made sas, a
s s g Is. q Ss G;t4 SSs oss
similar yeruIes West and south within tue lsst tweiyf
pAAf Nheb II met It's hrSt nnapeal troniet. ProOetd
l.n ave now psRdipg IN, thu uhited STATES Ciropi
Colu " ISansas, to which Au party rtpord, fol
he fenurs meat Of the money 70 ADVANCED. All the
Dol 10 Ni'oa ever purchased Icontfnued hold snd
Ell the company was reorEanized In 1874 e1lnAn geC
IteA IoT hiVck aud bonds IN the new concvrp which
blloNn
THE PBOPRIRTY OF THE INrFSTMEST.
A. 20 the question OF propriety involved in q
Menher Of Congress holding an investment Oh
ms klnd, Mr. Blaine said that tina land was
au,ed to the state OF Arkansas and not to the
rllroad company, and that the road derived AID
inlt nod from the state aud not from Congress
u was 10 toe discretion Of Congress to give al
"lNho'd tn'm tins n ute. bun IL was spledy with
N We discretion II the state to give ot with
eeuld lIou the Little Rock Railroad Company
M Blame continues:
,Nle' inc Little Rock road fAi into the nnancia
~ winch ltNe sIlus en- theTe were certain IN
". u c0uutcfed with II that unuer pecuhHrf,
" SHY tlT ent ana that needed relief. Their
A u" 40 lierant times DE rabi talk abU a
,n'leNs me Atlantic ard Pacinc road. which ~
Wee ufahch was fo.ue connt ctinz linz thst ln6
''F v u me tte Rock ana Fort smith, anu tue N b.
.i hAAaas ana 1as road, which would aconnect
~ hr ulH Northund south atdhe pOintsOf jnlotoh
Nal ha Lutls RncK and Fort smitn enterprise By
A"f some " It's securities practice very cOInInoI
Huf connecting roads loh0th these roadS the com
t eu 81 he llttl0 Rock road OF very great i'm
IsIute Accordingly, IN tDa sprtng ofis71 when 1nll
.AN upua had ncen passed by the Little Rock Com
~ IN utln I