Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-04-26
THE PERUVIAN BusINE IS.
.Ex-Secretary Blaine Again Be.
fore the Committee.
He Gives Mr.: Shipherd Another Batch
of Statements for his Con-
sideration.
Elain.'s Examination ne.uu,cd

Washington, April 26.-Thc foreign af-
fairs committee resumed the exumina-
tion of Blaine tins morning, who said lie
had examined the diary of the late PIES
ident, who had been in the habit fer
years of keeping minute account OF his
daily transactions, and found that Meth
er Shipherd, nor Hurlbut nor Cochet
claims Of the Peruvian company are
mentioned: neither does his private SEC
retary remember ever to have heard him
mention them. None OF these South
American dispatches we're prepared DUR
ing the presidents illness.
Blaine mentioned the fact OF certain
dispatches which were blocked out be.
fore the president was shot, but witch
remained in statuquo until after the sue.
cession of President Arthur. In explain
alton of President Garfield's views upon
the subject, Blaine said: President
Garfield said in conversation with me
that Mr. Lincoln directed Mr.. Seward to
bring all foreign dispatches to him and
not to the cabinet. unless he SO desired.
Continued Blaine: "From that time
forward never submitted anything to
the cabinet which involved permanent
policy or a change of policy, and no steps
which would involve change Of policy
on the part of the government was ever
taken by me without first submit.
ting it to the president and receiving hi.
entire approval and direction"
Blaine alluded to the efforts which
had been made to fix upon him blaine,
the responsibility for certain policy
towards the South American states which
was calculated to involve the country
seriously, and continued: IL don't de
sire to assume that President Arthur i,
responsible for any such effect I &C
quit him entirely. but desire at thi
time to place the matter before the com
mittee correctly"
Blaine then produced the orig,na
: draft of the constructions which wer
given Trescott, which be read, an,
pointed cut the corrections which ha
been made by the president, and som
, of them at his (Blaine's) suggestion. an,
commented upon the corrections an
their merits and dement's.
, He added: II do not by any mean
find fault with the president for chang
ing his mind, but this original draft Q
instructions to which President Arthu
gave his assent and which following pre-
cedent, desire to state most solemnl
that the assumption that I ever inter
preted syllable in a dispatch after
WAS agreed to by the president, is as fals
lie as that which was circulated owe
. the country that was. during the presi
dents sickness, blocking ont foreig
o icy of my own
! AT this point Belmont proceeded t
PROFOUND series of prepared questions
mainly directed to enquiry into the pol
icy of the department in the ChiIi-Perr
Wan trouble, and instructions givel
? Trescott.
7 The witness in reply t
question, stated he had never made a
examination of the merits of the Coohe
!; and Lsndrau claims, and had never cor
sidered the Landrau claim AZ resadijudi
cata.
Belmont then propounded series c
questions in regard to the terms. goo
!, offices, sc.
: A lively tilt ensued between the e,
8 aminer and witness, which was suddenl
brought to climax by Blaine's remark
ing, with some emphasis: II hope, NJ
Belmont, you will be gentleman;
shall be ono, and shall treat you as such
/. I am not in police court to be bade
cred; ! must answer my questions in m
own way and you must not undertak
: to correct me-"
!. Belmont disclaimed any contumacy Z
r desire to badger; he entertained th
D highest respect for the witness, both q
> account Of his age and the high position
he had occupied.
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