The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Result Of their Investigation Of MIR.
| Blaine.
Some Rich Dialogues, but no Damag-
ing Testimony Against Mr.. Blaine.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June The judi
ciary subcommittee to-day continued the
investigation of matters affecting Mr..
Blaine
Mr.. Frye, on behalf of Mr.. Blaine, re-
quested that the telegram received from
Josiah Caldwell, from London, be printed
with the rest Of the testimony.
Mr.. Hunton said the subcommittee had
no official knowledge of the existence Of
such telegram. That was a matter in
the hands of the full committee. As he
said, he never heard OF the dispatch till
Mr.. Blaine alluded 10 it. Mr.. Hunton
said he knew of it, but was not certain he
saw it.
Mr.. Blaipe-Do you know why Mr..
Knott did not lay it before the sub-com-
mIttee?
Mr.. Hunton-You will have to ask Mr..
Knott about that.
Mr.. Blaine-I did ask him, but could not
find out.
Mr.. Frye submitted a motion that the
subcommittee request the dispatch for pub
LEGATION with the testimony.
Mr. Hunton said it would be taken into
consideration by the sub committee.
BENJAMIN Frye, of Little Rock, Ark, and
Nathaniel =. Rice, of Haverhill, Mass
were examined, but their testimony was I'M
important.
Blaine said he would like to look at the
record, to ascertain when the subcommittee
was appointed.
Hunlon said that Frye or any other
member has no such right to look at the
book as the subcommittee.
Blaine = then, if Frye can look at it,
l will, Blaine walked over and took the
book, saying that question OF veraci,y
had arisen between Knott and himself, and
he regretted that Knott was not present.
He wanted to exhibit to the world that the
records show that the subcommittee was
appointed May 3rd, Tarbox' resolution
passed May md, while Knott had stated in
the House that he appointed a sub-com-
mittee long before Tarbox's resolution pass
ed.
I. A. Green was then sworn, whereupon
Mr.. Blaine said that he understood that
the committee were now going into another
branch of the Investigation.
Hunton-How do you know it?
Biaine-Gou 80 stated to me, yourself.
Hunton-Well, if you say did, l pre-
sumo it is so, though do not recall it 10
mind.
Blaine said that he had seen in the pa.
pers that this witness was going to be ex.
amined in relation to the transactions OF
himself, (of Blaine), with J. b. Stewart, and
requested that Stewart be present when the
witness testified.
Hunton-Do you wish Stewart sum.
moned?
Blaine-Yes, sir.
Hunton-Very we'll. 1t fhall be done.
Witness then testified that he resided in
ST. Joseph, and was acquainted with the
business Of the Kansas Pacific railroad.
Blaine objected to his ex amination unless
Stewart was present, but withdrew his OBJ
lection on the witness stating that he would
remain in Washington as long as Blaine or
the committee desired.
In the course of the colloquy growing out
Of the objection to the inquiry, Blaine said:
/ want to show il as aimed at NE, and
for that purpose.
Hunton replied: l want to say that
when you charge that this investigation
was set on foot against you, you state what
is not SO. l want to make it thoroughly,
and, at the same time, as kindly as it can
be done.
While witness was testifying Knott entered
and a spirited colloquy took place between
him and Blaine. Blaine Intercepted Knott,
wishing to know why he withheld kilograms
up to this time, several days having elapsed.
Knott answered that he wished to verify
it.
Blaine said that could be done by tele-
graphing to the London office, and express
ed his belief that if the telegram had con-
tanned anything against him mott would
have given it TO the public at once To which
Knott said with much earnestness, advan-
cling, what do you say, sir; what do you
say? Do you mean to say that would do
you an injustice ?" To which Blaine re-
piled, retaining his seat: 81 mean if the
dispatch had contained anything damaging
public. That's what l say !"
The following is copy Of the telegram
received by Representative Knott on Thurs
day last, and which he furnishes for publ
cation. 1t is dated London:
ITO the Chairman Of the House Judiciary
Committee, Washington:
l have Just read in the New York papers
Scotts evidence about our bond transaction,
and can fully corroborate him. l never
gave Blaine any Fort Smith railroad bonds,
directly or otherwise. / have three foreign
railway contracts on my hands, which
make it impossible for me to leave without
pecuniary loss, or l would gladly and vol
unfairly come home and 50 testify. ] can
make affidavit to this and mail il, if de-
sired. JOSIAH CALDWELL"
WAsHINGroS, D. c., June s.
Mr.. KNOTT, from the committee on ju-
dietary reported bill prescribing the
oaths to be taken by grand and petit Jurors
in United States Courts.
In course of discussion it was explained
that this law proposed to do away with the
iron clad oath
Attention was called by Mr.. HOAR to
the fact that under this bill, forbiddIng any
other oath than the one prescribed to be
administered, conspirators could sit upon
juries in the trial of their co-conspiratos,
30 that the members of the whisky ring
might sit on the grand ard petit juries.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. LORD took the floor TO call up the
Geneva award bill, but he yielded to Mr..
Blaine, in relation to the motion which he
made yesterday, to reconsider the vote by
which the testimony taken before the ju-
dietary committee was ordered to be print
ed. He wanted to have embodied in the
proceedings the dispatch received by Mr..
Knott from Josiah Caldwell in London,
and what took place in the committee yes
terday.
Mr. HUNTON said that he had no sort
of objection to that.
Mr.. SOUTHARD made an objection to
Mr.. Blaine's motion.
Mr. TARBOX rose 10 matter Of person.
al privilege, and referred to the speech of |
Mr.. Blaine on Monday last, in which Blaine |
expressed some dpubi as to the statement of |
Mr.. Tarb0x; that he had not offered his |
resolution out Of which grew this investiga- |
ton, either in partisan or political malice |
He then entered into the history of that |
resolution, prefacing it however, with the
statement that Blaine had made use of a
private conversation that he (Tarbox) had
had with Frye, Blaine's colleague, and in
manner uncalled for, and vulgar impertin-
ent. Tarbox then said, that when he first
off red his resolution, it was objected too,
and that he gave notice that he would offer
it again the following Monday,
and how he had told Frye that the