Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
WASHINGTON
had received ss4oos from the Union Pacific

had received s64 O0e from the Union Pacific
Railroad Company for some undo fined services
On April "a. 1876. he rose 10 q personal expla-
nation in the House and made his answer He
produced letters from the officers of the CON-
pany and from the bankers who were said 10
have negotiated the drafts. N which they de-
clared that there had never been any such
Transaction. and that Mr.. Blaine had never re-
ceived dollar from the company. Mr.. Blaine
proceeded to add that the charge had reap
peared in the form of an assertion that he had
received bonds of the Little Rock and Fort
smith railroad as gratuty. and that these
bonds had been sold through the Union Pacific
COMPANY for his benefit. To this he responded
that he had never had any bonds except at the
market price, and that. instead of deriving any
profit from them, he had incurred a large
pecuniary loss A few days later another
charge was made to the effect that he had re-
ceived IS gift bonds of the Kansas Pacific
railroad and hsd been party TO a suit concern
ing them in the courts of Kansas To this he
answered by producing evidence that his name
had been confounded with that of n brother
VINO was one of the early settlers of Kansas
ana VINO had bought stock in the Kansas Pa
cine before Mr.. Blaine had even been nomi-
mated for Congress. On the I'd OF Nav a reso-
luton was adopted in the House to investigate
an alleged purchase by the Union Pacific Rail-
ROAD Company at an excessive price of certain
bonds OF the Little Rock and Fort Smith rail-
road. 1t soon became evident that the investi-
CATION was aimed at Mr.. Blaine
THE NULIIaAS LHrrrRs
"An extended business correspondence on
his part with Warren Fisher of Boston, running
through wears and relating to various trans
actions. had fallen into the hands Of clerk
named Mulligan, and it is alleged that the pro-
duction of this correspondence would confirm
the imputatlon against Mr.. Blaine When Mu!-
ligan WAS summoned TO Washington Mr. Blaine
possessed himself of the letters. together
with memorandum that utained a full index
and abstract. On the 5th of June he rose to n
personal explanation and after denying the
power OF the House to compel the production
OF his private papers, and his willingness TO go
to any extremity in defense OF his rights he
declared that he proposed to reserve nothing
Holding up the letters he exclaimed: Thank
God. am not ashamed to show them There
is the very original package. And with some
sense OF humiliation with modification do
not attempt TO conceal. with a sense of outrage
which i think any man in nv position would
feel, Invite the confidence of 80 600 600 of nv
countrymen while read these letters from nv
desk. The demonstration closed with 4 dra-
matte scene. Josiah Caldwell. one of the
orlginators of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad. who had full knowledge of the whole
transaction, was travelling in Europe and both
sides were seeking to communicate with him
After finishing the reading Of the letters Mr.
Blaine turned to the chairman OF the COM
mittee and demanded to know whether he had
received any dispatch from Mr.. Caldwell. Re-
ceiving an evasive answer. Mr.. Blaine asserted.
as within his own knowledge. that the chair
man had received such dispatch. completely
and absolutely exonerating me from this
charge and Won have suppressed it, A pro-
found sensation was created and Gen Gar
field said 4 have been n long time in Con-
gress and never saw such scene in the
House"
HIS CAREER N THE SENATE.
On entering the Senate in 1876 Mr. Blaine at
once went to the front as leader and took
prominent part in the discussion and dispo-
sition of all important questions. He always
took an interest In matters IN connection with
Our foreign relations and he took an ACTIVE no RI