The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-06


came answer. Mr.. Muliean had mentioned
when under examination that he had certain
letters, and the mention ot tho g letters had
Blaine, who Immediately whispered to Mr.. Law
renee to move an adjournment, and Mr. Law
nsd got ana %p % on 5
very sick" lLaughter.1
Mr.. Lawrence-It ought to be said, In Justice
pose for me to move to adjourn 1t was not be-
cause Of any fear of what was going on.
thing. IL ugbter1 The gentlemen is raising a
man OF straw Just 10 knock him over; but | do
cideptally, the gentleman, on the suggestion Of
Mr. Diaine, moved an adjournment, and put II
on the ground that no was sick. An adjourn
ment was had. as we did not like to keep
our colleague In misery aud distress. when Mr..
Mulligan was put on the stand next morning he
recountsd Mr.. Mulhean's explanation substan-
Il lly as II has boen already printed. Who
Maine or the committeeS The gentleman from
Maine or the House7 Here was a witness SUM
moned from Boston VINO did not appear as a
voluntary witness but came under the com
pulsory process Of the House. lie was entitled
TO the protection OF tho House. This Ia ques-
ti0n which concerns tho House more than the
committee. i claim that according to tho we'll
settled principles OF laws those letters belonged
TO Warren Fisher from the time that he received
them until he deliye' cd them to Mr.. Mulhgan,
anu from that time forth Mr.. Mulli9an was en-
Titled to the ownership OF them. Mr.. Blaine bad
more property In those letters than he had IN
my watch or la any other piece Of my property.
hR. KNOTT on THE GENTLEMAN FROM MAINE
Mr. Knott Dem, KY said he had listened TO
imputstions upon himself within the last two
hours, which. coming from q different source,
he might perhaps answer very differently from
them. Those who were intimately acquainted
with him knew that he wus the last II an In the
world 20 seek q personal controversy. and he
assured the House that OF oil men In the world
the gentleman from Maine (Blaine) was the last
nun with whom he would seek such contro-
mense In his proportions. Why man he doth
bostrtde the narrow, petty world We walk be-
sqe pe"p PersoSs 70 don nne
ttoversy seemed to be that sentleman's forte.
lie reminded him Of Homer's description Of
Diomede:
Dire was the clang; and dreadful from afar
The armed rioides rushing 10 the
As a friend OF his would say, the sentlem IN
for him. Laughter from the Democratic side
Two, ,tn'rds OF the time the gentleman was In
the House he did not seem To realize whether
he was Speaker or simply member, ana to q
STRANGER II would be an insoluble enigma to
unr reeessaIilv, luegsd him (knotD into this uer-
sOnal matter Of his own. In the hrat place, he
had insinuated that, from some unworthy mo-
time, he ,knOtD, "a Chairman Of the Judiciaty
Committee, had appointed ON tue sub commit
tee which hsd charee ~ these inyestigations,
the Rsntleman from North Carolina (Mr. Asne).
lu answer To that he had to say, first, that either
in any sense Of the word. aud that IN point OF
honor y was no disparagement to the gentleman
rom Mane 10 say they were MS euDefiOrS.
lhisses and other MARKS OF disApproOatiOn IRON
the Republican side OF The Housed
Mr.. knott-ihat Ia all right. There are three
kinds OF animals IN toe world that hiss--vipers,
geese and fools. lLaVRhter1 In the second
place this sub committee was selected long be-
fore there was any insInuation public or private,
that the gentleman from Maine was In ANY man.
ner implicated In any of the alleged fraudulent
TRANSACTIONS on the part Of any OF these corpo.
rations aud It did seem to me twhen the yen.
tiemen hung his imputhtions at mel as a little
strange that be coulI sscribe such notions to
"A "a tFaf
the gentleman from Virginia and the gentleman
from, North Carolina were his personal enemies.
IL does seem little remarkable that YOU cannot
touch one Of these railroads but tue gen leinan
from Maine viii squeai: and have no douct
tDat IL struck Mr.. Harrison as little remark BILE
that when that $4,000 bond tansaction w4s
mentioned 10 the meeting OF directors, the
Treasurer OF the linton Pacific Railroad Com
tnAt; IL Will involve Blaine" but the commit
tee va. raised long oei.Ie had .ny int'mation
manner. j went to his person friend anG
colleague (Mr. Frve) and asked him TO take a
position on the sub-committee, which he de-
clined. DO much for the appointment Of the
s"b-cpmmittee. The gentleman from Maine
OF toe Judci ry Committee TO do son,etninr or
other which might, peradyenture, prevent him
from receiving tue nomination of his party at
tue coming convention AZ Cincinnati J beg the
gentleman to believe that, 50 far as | am CON
ceTned,we are perfectly willing he should receive
that nomination. II In the pending campaign
we caunot defeat the gentleman from Maine.
then our cause Is entirely hopeless. Laughter
on Inc Dem, ora ic sde.l II he shall receive The
nomtnation aud be elected ty the American
people ~ the face OF all the f.cts. then all can
say Is, May the Lord have mercy on the ADeri-
osn people lShOuis Of lalghter.l
BLAINEs CONDUCT CRITICISED.
take occ isiun to say. that so far as these let.
ters are concerned they were Legally tho property
oi Nr' Fisher and Yere legally 70 The possession
n4d no more right TO their possession than
l had. 1he Judiciary Committee has done
,Ss even sSnsan SseIS.d w6S mo aons has not
these letters. The committee has not taken
any action ON the subject at all, and the gentle
morning the question was TO be brought up.
Yet, Ia defiance OF ali parliamentary law, an ex-
Speaker OF the House comes here on the pretext
of personal explanation and takes the matter
away from the Jurisdiction of the committed
That is the condition In which this thing stands
II 10 matter stlll SUB Judicc, not decided at all
and there was no intmatlon that solitary word
OF one Of these letters would be given to the
tublic; out the gentleman was very POSI-
lively assured that be would not be
msrtyred by the Judiciary Committee. Now,
The judiciary Committee on which the gentle
man has made sucn a violent assault, has done
hun no wrong; on the contrary, 1t has extended
To MIN every conceivable courtesy. There was
no dlsposi' ion manifested by anybody TO do any
thing that Will initiate against his Interests IN
that he ever made to the committee has been
complied with and every post ponement which ne
has asked mas been granted. Everything has been
done TO protect the gentleman; f,r God knows
We want him nominated. lie need not he afraid
there VIII 10 any opposition to Ills nomination
from tins side Of the House. tLaughteTl Now,
there might have been-I do not know that here
wound Oe--a grave question presented to tho
consideration Of the House, growing out of .his
thus and that question Is, whether after che
House has committed question for investiga-
ton to a committee, the authority OF the House
can he tIified with by having the witnesses who
are summoned before that committee met by
the waysids. Jumped dry, their documentary
evidence In their possession obtained from
them surreptitiously, and a contemptuous re-
iusal made Oh the demand Of the committee
10 deliver II up, that ques ion might
have come up. | do not say that
II would have. As to the cable despatch from
Josiah Caldwell, 1t Is true tnat last Thursd
morning l did receive dospach The gontle-
man from Maine (h.r. Blane) seems To know
precisely the hour at which received II and It's
contents. He seems thoroughly posted on the
subject but permit me to say, with regard to
toe insnuatiun that that teegr IIn has been sup
pressed, tnat any man, high or low, whoever he
may be-, who viii elseWheis make such an
lnsnuaIiOn will have To take the consequences.
| hurl the falsehoOd back into the teeth OF any
IN ~ VINO makes a suggestion as to tho suppress
SION Of that despatch. Applause on the Demo
cratic side.l | received H. did not supLr rs IL
ceived H. / read 1t to seyer,l gentlemen. but
there was no particular address IN LOndon from
when II purpOrted 10 come, and did believe
am not altogether certain yet that do not be-
iieve it WIS hxed up job. hurmurs OF DIS
sent nom the Republican side.
THE CALDWELL DESPATCH.