Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-05
THIRD EDITION.
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY. S 1889.
THE PERUVIAN INQUIRY,


Acting In a Purely Professional Capacity n
tho Time With the Approval
OF Secretary Blaine.
WAsHINGToN, May 5.-The examin:
tiOn Of Senator Blair was resumed th
morning. Representative Blount col
Quoted the examination. Witness n
fused to say what amount of stock ha
been rendered him by Shipherd as an in
ducement to act as counsel. 1t was un
derstood he was to act as counsel for him
put no amount was fixed. Blaine un
derstood that l appeared at the stat:
was desirOus of aiding Mr.. Shipherd.
asked the secretrry if from his knowleds.
of the affair there could be any impro-
priety of my acting as counsel, and he
said he could see none. This was before
this interview with Shipherd. No ono
intimated to ME that there was any i'm
prOpriety of my being connected with the
company until this investigation began.
l never concealed my connection. l
should do the same thing over with the
same light. have no apology to offer
here or elsewhere"
| Witness sad he never regarded it as of
any value unless the agreement with Peru
had been carried out ; that is to say, ii
tho company had been organized and the
money raised it would have been a wealthy
and powerful company.
| Witness was questioned in reference 10
the opinion of General Grant upon the
claims ard replied that he knew nothing
of Grants opinions in this relation that he
(Blair) did not consider highly honorable
to him.
Some discussion cnsued as to witness
being made to answer direct from what
source he derived his knowledge of Grants
opinion, and Mr.. Blount said: elf tue
name of General Grant aid the influence
of the government has been brought to
bear to induce the payment by Chill oil
twelve hundred millions of dollars, l thin!,
it pertinent that the names of all parties
interested should be known"
Witness then stated that he had per-
sonal communication from ShipEerd and
documentary evidence relative to General
Grants views. In reference to witness
privilege rs counsel in declining to answer
questions, Mr.. Blount thought the com
mittee had g right to i view of their own,
and did not believe that scheme, such as
Shipherd S, which might have involved this
country i'll war with South America,
should be covered up by any such prOtec-
tion as the privileges of counsel.
Witness then said his knowledge of
General Grants views was derived from
Shepherds statement to him exclusively
endorsement upon 4 draft of instructions
to be sent to Minister Hurlbut.
Being questioned upon the words Good
Offices" witness said he did not care to be |!
questioned upon specific words.
Witness did not know who prepared the |
papers Shipberd sent him (Blair), u copy OF |
which he (Blair) showed to Mr.. Blaine
The latter declined, however, to make any !
use of them CT do moro than he had indi |
Gated in his Instructions already given.
In further reply to Representative
Blount witness said he did not care to say
that Mr.. Shipherd had wilfully misreprc-
sented him. The committee had seen
more of Mr.. Shipherd than he (Blair) had
and could judge of him and the character
of his mind. So far as his (Blair's) ex-
pressiOns were concerned he had been
mis.cpresented. He (witness) had never
put things in so strong light as Mr..
Shipherd's very hopeful nature has pro
bably conceived.
MIR. B!ount then quoted mShipherd's
testimony that the subject of bribing
Hurlbut had been mentioned in Mr.. |
Blaine's presence and the remark of Mr.. |
Blaine's, 81 don't think that will fetch |
him. Witness did not hear any such
BiOunt then read letter written to Mr..
ArzoIa and asked witness if Ec understood
that to correctly state the attitude of the
and if it were not 4 gross misrcp
of the state department..
Witness was not prepared to define it as
an outrage, for he was not here to abuse
a man who had once been his client.
Witness in reply to another question
said he would nave considered it his high
est duty as senator if he had seen that
tho state department was being grossly
to step in and i'll
tervene, but he could not see
how, inasmuch as this letter pass
ed through the hands Of tic Ameri-
can minister, who was on the spot and
armed with his instructions and
harm could conc of it or any misrcpresen-
tatiOn of the state department could be
made, no matter what Mr.. Shipherd
might write.
Witness was then questioned relative to
the Landreau and Cocket claims which
he explained at length and stated
that he believed in tho justice
of the COchet claim, not as to
the amount but lie believed there was JUS
ticc at the bottom of it.
The hearing was then adjourned until
to morrow.