The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
BLAINE CRITICISED.

ELAINE CRITICIZED.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-Robert II. Ran
dal, counsel for the Credit Industrial COM
pany, has been permitted by the house
committee on foreign affairs to file, with
papers, in the Peruyian-C CHILEAN investiga-
ton, a sworn statement in the nature of an
argument, to show that at one time Blaine
favorahly received the proposition of the
Credit Industrial company TO assume pay
ment Of the war indemnity, aud
to utilize the company's programme
in restoring peace between the belligerents
Alter submitting his proofs upon this point,
which consisted mainly of extracts from
official correspondence, Randall states his
conclusions thus: Ii must convince every
fair-minded man of three things either
that Blaine at that time, when 1t occurred,
was as we believed him to be, honestly and
| earnestly in favor of utilizing the
programme of the Credit Industrial
company at all hazards, or that
he pushed the conventional diplomatic
license OF Misrepresentation beyond all
precedent and example, or that when he
testified before your committee he had ut
terly forgotten every material fact con-
nected with his South American policy.
Rem all's statement was to-day accepted
by the committee, and made part of the
record in the above investigation.
BANKS.
To-day the First National bank of Finlay
was authorized to extend its corporate ex
istence twenty years. The charter expired
to-day and 1t is the first bank extended
under the new act.
The Farmers National bank of Frank
linville, New York, was to-day authorized
to commence business with capital of
So 600, upon the deposit of $4,000 OF
bonds. This is the first new bank organ
lied under the new act.
SHAREHOLDERS.
Soon after tho proceedings in the star
route trial got under way to-day, they were
interrupted by the entrance of the grand
jury into the courtroom, Silence fell upon
the spectators, and the counsel listened
eagerly rs the clerk put several of the usual
questions; Have you found any present.
ment on evidence presented to you?" The
foreman answered. "We have found no
Indictment
The court, with an air ofsurprise: You
say you have found no Indictment"
Foreman-"We have considered the evil
dent presented to us and have found no in
dictment."
Counsel Blss-"There was no present
ment?"
Foreman-"We make no presentment."
District Attorney Corkhll said that he
had been informed by Bliss that he had no
further business requiring the action OF the
grand jury, and after thanking the jurors
for the speedy decision o. their duties, the
court dismissed them till October 9th, next.
Since il became known recently that the
grand jury was to be reconvened to consider
the new evidence in the star-route cases
rnmors have been busy foreshadowing from
this act harm to several members and ex-
members of congress, particularly to Senator
Kellogg, of Louisiana. The failure of the
grand jury to find ground for any indict-
ment on the evidence presented, and the
dismissal of the jury until Octoh r, sets at
rest all uncertainties upon this T. i 1t. 1t is
stated that's vote of the jury concerning
Kellogg was unanimous, that np ground
was presented for indictment, and in regard
to other names presented by the prosecu-
ton, the vote was 10 to 4 against
indictment. Counsel for the prosecution
profess to be very much surprised
ut the slender outcome of their last move.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
Some time ago the report of the commit
ttec on elections was submitted to the
house, recommending that Witherspoon,
contestant in the Florida case of Wither-
spoon VS.. Davidson, be gra ted leave to
withdraw his papers without prejudice,
which virtually lett the contestant in I'M
disputed possession of the seat. 1t is now
thought probable by members of
the committee that before final
adjournment n resolution will be offered in
the house for the appointment of a special
committee to proceed to Florida for the
purpose of thoroughly investigating the
Irregularities III the first district