The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-20

r ton, sworn statement In The nature Of nj
argument, 90 show That NJ one Tina Balm
. laYOrahly received the proposition Of th'
Credit Industrial company TO assume pay
. ment OF the war indemnity, ant
10 utilize the company's programme
In restoring peace between the belligercnis
Alter submitting his proofs upon this point
which consisted mainly Of extracts from
official correspondence, Randall states bis
conclusions thus; II must convince every
flir.minded man Of three things, either
that Blaine ut 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-
nocted with his South American policy.
Randal's statement was to-day accepted
by the committee, and made n part OF the
. record in the above investigation.
DANEs.
To-day the First National bank of Finlay
was authorized TO extend its corporate eX.
islence twenty years. The charter expired
to-day and it is the first bank extended
under the new act.
linville, New York, was to-day authorized
to commence business with q capital OF
$50 coo, upon the deposit Of $2D,cO0 OF
bonds. This is the first new bank organ.
lied under the new act.
sTAR-RoUTERs.
Soon after the 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 as the clerk put several of the usual
questions: Have you found any present
ment on evidence presented to your The
foreman answered; 1--WE have found no
Indictment"
The court, with an air ofsurprise: You
say you have found no indiGtmenty'
Foreman-"We have considered the evl-
dent presented to us and have found no in
dictment."
Counsel Bliss-"There was no present
ment?"
Preventative make no presentment."
| District Attorney Corkhill said that be
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 Oh their duties, the
court dismissed them till October 9th, next.
Since it became known recently that the
grand Jury was to be reconvened to consider
| the new evidence in the star-route cases
rumOrs have been busy IoreshadoWlng 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 indct-
ment on the evidence presented, and the
dismissal of the jury until October, sets at
rest all uncertainties upon this point. it is
stated thata vote of the jury concerning
Kellogg was unanimous, that no 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
at the slender outcome Of their last move.
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS.
Some time ago the report of the commit
ttee on elections was submitted TO the
house, recommending that Witherspoon,
contestant in the Florida case OF Wither-
spoon VS.. Davidson, be granted leave to
withdraw his pTbYs- WITHOUT, prejudice,
which virtually left the contestant IN uh-
disputed possession of the seaN, IT. is now
thought probable by metS0ers OIL
the committee thar before maj
adjournment resolution will be olIeNe>i m
the house for the appointment OF q spechS
committee to proceed to Florida for the
purpose of thoroughly investigating the
irregularities IN the first district.