Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-23
. TEE PERU Chilli INVESTIGATION.
MR. SHEPHERDS TESTIMONY TODAY.
HE CALLS THE NAME OF SENATOR BLAIR
ONE OTHER CONGRESSMAN APPROACHED
THE LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
OF NAY Goth.

ONE OTHER CONGRESSMAN APPROACHED
THE LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
OF NAY 2Gth.
The examination of Mr. Shipherd was resumed
before the foreign affairs committee at 1880 this
| morning Chairman Williams and Representa-
tives orth. Rice, Lord, Wilson, Blount and Belmont
| were present.
| Mr. sHIPHRRD SAYS IT WAS SENATOR BLAIR TO WHOM
HE ALLUDED YESTERDAY.
Before any questions had been put to him Mr..
| Shphera desired to add word, If it would be In
order at this stage, to the testimony given yester
| day. He then stated that he would waive the
technical objection he had raised and would state
that the Senator to whom he had alluded was
Henry W. Blair, of New Hampshire He further
stated that with one exception there was no other
Senator or member OF Congress who had in any
way been interested as counsel or had been ap-
preached with a view to securing his services.
| This gentleman, MI. Shtpherd said, was asked to
act as counsel and declined on the ground that he
| might be called upon as member OF Congress to
| DaSs upon the claims OF the Peruvian company.
| With this exception and that OF Senator Blair,
there was other instance OF any effort to secure
! greSs.
Representative Blount inquired: "What were
| your reasons for employing Senator Blair as
counsel: was it on account of HIS relations with
the Secretary of State, or simply in his capacity
as an attorney"
The witness replied that he would like to reserve
| bis answer until the committee should have
decided whether this matter should be gone into
| at the present time.
WITNESS DECLINES TO GIVE THE NAME OF THE
OTHER CONGRESSMAN APPROACHED.
Representative Blount then asked what was the
| 1nducement which impelled him to seek the ser
vices of the member of Congress who had de-
clined: whether it was account OF supposed in
huence with the Executive or for tie purpose OF
obtaining his advice as lawyer.
Ihe Wftness.-It was for reasons purely personal
| to the member himself, as distinguished from any
| aid that he might render, or was expected to
| render In any event as u member of Congress.
Witness declined to give the name at present and
demurred to stating the details OF any purely per-
| SOndl transactions
| Some discussion on the part Of the committee
| ensued as to whether they should pursue this
| branch of the inquiry at present
The chairman Stated that Mr.. Shipherd desired
| TO be excused from further examination this
perhaps 1t would be better to pass this request
| before proceeding with further investigation.
Inc question was therefore waived for the present
THE LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF MAY 20.
Witness produced a copy OF his <witness0 letter
to the President OF May Goth, and explained that It
| had been sent to him by his son, who had been
| requested to make the copy from his letter-book,
and that he, (Shipherd3 after critical examina-
| The letter was then read by the clerk 1t was
quite long, and rehearsed in detail the claims and
plans OF the Peruvian company. The letter re-
1erred 70 enclosures. naming the prospectus OF the
company. the draft of an agreement with Peru,
| the chain of title of the Peruvian company and
stated that it was deemed best to lay the whole
matter before the President, and to avail OF such
| suggestions as he might deem proper to be made
IN IN the premises that no difficulty was anticipated
In the settlement OF all differences without asking
| 1urther government aid then that already indi-
Gated. 1t spoke OF the magnitude Of the interests
one Thousand million OF dollars, and Indicated
that ex-President Grant would be the president OF
the company, and that its board of directors would
lnclude gentlemen equally we'll known and ca
| pable.
Mr.. Shipherd, in this letter, says: "Whether or
| not communication between the Department OF
might stay flnalities pending the transmission OF
full dispatches, the President upon due advice will
"The appointment OF Gen. Hurlbut to Lima and
OF Gen. fitzpatrick to Chill will afford a favorable
opportunity for full discussion prior to their de-
parture all the interests involved and the set
tlement of their instructions in form not likely
to need further modification will attend at such
conferences as the President may think it proper
| to appoint
| "The executive organization of the Peruvian
company viii be determined within the next 30 or
being for ordinary business reasons. may proper
ly say to the President that the presidency OF the
company viii probably be offered to ex-President
Grant, and that the direction throughout Will be
contided to hands not less competent and o gen.
| tleInen scarcely less wiley known. The magni-
tnde OF the interests involved and the quasi ma
tiOnal character OF the corporation will at time
| be forgotten.
meanwhile it is almost necessary that identity
| IA.
first term in Congress resided at the capital as
! the chief executive OF the American Freedmens
Aid commission, sustaining intimate official and
personal relations to Gen. Howard then at the head
| OF the Freedmans bureau and to leading members
| OF both houses OF Congress, end having pleasant
personal acquaintance with Gen. Garfield himself,
| Gen. Howard, President Patton, OF Howard Uni
| verS1ty; President Fairchild. OF Oberlin: Hon.
James Monroe, Mr. Whitelaw Reid, Mr.. ALBION P.
Man, OF this city {bro1her-in-law OF Hon. Hugh
NcCulloch), one Of the most eminent
meInberS OF our bar, and scores of
| equally eminent gentlemen known to me-"
Mr. sHIPHERDs NEURALGIA.
At the conclusion OF the reading Mr.. Shipherd
said he had been ''engaged in lively filtration
with the neuralgia" which had deprived him OF
| rest and untitled him for the fatigue OF further
exam1na ton to-day, and he would therefore crave
the indulgence OF the committee, and asked to be
| excused for the day.
The examination was postponed until O'Clock
tomorrow, and the committee went into regular
session for general business
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