The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
WASHINGTON.
GUANO.

| WASHINGTON, June e13.-Secretary Blaine
| affairs and denied having ever had a con
versation with Robt, E. Randall, such as
Randall testified to. He did not regard
Randall as proper person with whom to
discuss the affairs of the Credit Industri-
ell
Blaine denied many statements of Ran
dali; he never asked Randall's advice about
the appointment of Hurlbut, or intimated
what instructions would be given him or
Trescott. The State Department never for
moment countenanced the idea of an
American protectorate: it would have been
terrible blunder he thought. Peace would
ere this have been established between
Chill and Peru had not Trescott's orders
been revoked Either the United States or
some European power must intervene now
to make peace, as it must soon take more
decided ground than the witness took.
1t can't play dog in the man
ger, and neither intervene or
suffer Intervention. He had not intended
fiuence had brought about the trouble. He
censured severely the conduct of the Brit
ish minister at Lima; he had sent to Chill
bogus treaty between the United States
and Peru which greatly incensed Chilli
against Hurlbut and the United States, and
when questioned said it was merely a joke
and Hurlbut told him very properly it was
a frivolous and indecent way Of getting
out of a dishonorable transaction Wit
ness said that in former testimony he said
"A dirty democratic press" He meant
dirty portion of the democratic press. All
better elements of the democratic press
had taken high, patriotic grounds in this
matter, and some republican papers seem
as dirty as any in treating it. Adjourned.
Trescott will be examined tomorrow.
The ex-secretary during the day took
occasion to defend his course in making
necessary corrections in reports of testi-
mony In the course of the testimony he
presented letter from an officer of the
Industrial to ex Secretary Evarts, Jan. 30,
showing the visionary nature of their
governments of Peru and Chill annually
until adjustment was made of e40. 600, 900
war indemnity to certain parties in Europe,
provided the United States would stand
guarantee and establish a protectorate over
the whole of it.
He further said, II wish to repeat that
I have nothing 0 Withhold. / court most
searching inves tlgation from the commit
tee and also the people of the United
States, through them, if there is any chap
ter in my life associated with great man
who has gone, of which | am
proud and of the complete
and absolute vindication of which his
tory feel sure it is in connection with the
policy laid down by the administration of
President Garfield with respect to the
South American states.
Wilson asked how tie settlement of
the difficulty between Chill and Peru could
be brought about by the United States, the
witness having stated in answer to a ques-
ton that he thought it not too late for such
result.
Blaine-"I am sure you could hardly
consider that to be testimony. | have de-
clined to speak in regard to the policy of
Evarts and it is not for me to suggest a
policy for Frelinghuysen. | believe that
the policy of Intervention and good off
ces which was tried by the government of
the United States and which was the special
mission of Trescott to carry out, would
have been by and by successul.
II the committee desires to probe the
very bottom of this matter and get all there
is in it. witness is in town, the Hon. VIM.
Henry Trescott, gentleman whom | con-
slider more highly skilled in diplomacy
than anv other citizen of the United States,
a man of entire integrity, man OF great
frrnkness of character, and who is pre-
sumo. at the service of the committee.
Cabinet meeting considered the tariff
commission appoints in place of Wheeler
and Phelps. declined Names were agreed
upon but they are not to be published un
til II is known they will accept. Positions
are to be rendered by telegraph
House committee on banking currency
directed Representative Dingley to report
favorably the bill introduced by him to pro
vide for the issue of gold certificates Ii
authorizes the secretary of the treasury to
issue certificates of not less than ten dol
lars in exchange for gold cein and bullion.
Certificates receivable for customs, taxes