New-York tribune., 1876-08-04


from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the IMAM,
mons report of that Committee in regard TO the Cad"ei
telegram entirely exOneratng MI Knott inc ohar-
man. from any intention desire OF withholding i. IN
nronery from the knowledge of the Committee OF Oh the
House.
KNoTTs ATTACK on BLAINE
Mr. KNOTT meni XVI, Chairman of the Committee
slid he had no intention speak on the subject as ne
was perfectly satisfied with the report OF the committee
exouerating himself from all suspicion either OF mistake
or udement of having been actuaed by an unworthy
motive but he had article lately published III
me Phiadelpbja North American reassertng that inc
Caldwell dispatch had been infamously suppressed py
him and holding no to the contempt OF the country
man who Should debase himself by conecane ing
and he felt called upon to sneak in ro,l' ms
own behalf 1t was howeyer 39cgiary a IN P,at- raec
OF the gentleman from Maine Clr. Blaincl, who had
found 1t necessary Tor ne looOh Vt ms imTnia
tou on him. Notwithstanding inc erroneous IN, III
with which the pubic nlid had % 9eeh i,'d l S of vit,i
ucration and calunny winch was huiiSd on nm nm l lni'
knotD by the RepnoctI press 0f the cor
rectuess OF his Judgment conSeiouS; onn;t,cn o com
scious that he had done nothing more than he ought
have DONE he had waited l4lg anG laenSa , iu, as KS
In. in his own vidication. lie had waited ony to be
Tiseinontcd by the news Of Mr.. Blaues Y gnaon II
is said that he nlnd Of God is upon him. nat ne Is sch
m LII, nr,s.icd by an attack OF sickness, or whether
ne Is onjV actng part TO POSTPONE the invest eaton
Wntil he ropnar interest had somewhat sutsldcd NJ
Knott said ne ala not know lie only hhe" 'u"V '''
grntlclnaa from Maine is not present -, c,.;,.o,
Mr. Knott then reviewed the aeiion OF ihe ,3li,'o o
in tne mute OF the LI:lc Rock and tvri ohi'h -
nesses particularly that oi Mr. t. IL holi'S, ''e 1 r"
urcr o the Union Pacific Railroad tQmPaiY au W i ,ue
Se,cforcIect from Ncw-H jmpS!rc He SPOKE 2' vac
very convenient memory oi Mr. h"i'ls; any "u % ,i',
unlr, iudced mind could read tae record oI IA, ,f
Irryiug al the conclusion that ne considered nun
self lndoc Legal ohis on to fehenuci "' Ia " b, -
could be proved 10y some other Wines % h' ,',S ete
tmnuy taken as . whole, c0rlouraed Tue ta'HT N't ~
mcnts oi Mr. Hafi OFT brtore the ' bnmd
lott the imprISSl)n t:ht tGe'c Is SHis ~ ,,t,r
"somcthiug rotlcu in the state Di p.h;I"; Is, 80
all rueG on earth, Mr. ti3ine was ,nSf ,aTt' h,,,,
tSc Committee II MS testimony could Dc ir'en.yh
in any rcssil. manner II Caldwell had rea'eN
,n;l be ti IL hC had come, his testimony W"ulu nav.
vindoa,cj and n.t convicted MI lihc ~ a'S c,,
Ie, .ug al the testimony tn1t c'ui oe pVtul''. "%ns %
han In The AAal Oh SHuNiu,r' tn r tIyl Ind good
reason FOR not desiring that Caldwell should - hsiun,H
W ri,s -tircy of his creig1i CIidwes testimony
y,li have hecn OF vital IMPORTANCE, either VG tic CON.
nj lie tNcllpati1n oi Mr. Blaine or 10 snow to n''"''
aui cyrol,t Of his implication IN the Transaction
S Knott said tntt the question OF senunG dispatch
to Caldwell requesting h To rttdru 10 "i' county n'u
!y was brought before the Committee on tne 2oth oi
W,y and the proposition sc,iupusiy and earnestly
op1sad ON the pat OF Mr.. Blame. he went on toIc
Geire the story ol tic Caldwell! clegriln aud sud tIa
aS soon as Inc received It, he thought 1t "eAtcneb
hsy =" and il thcu occurred 10 ma tn'' ~ M"S T
diary committee The House itself the nstIulhth1
.ti:tf.l
convinced Ui IT, n Sdd "n nearing M III uI' nan g.
! the ccnus anccs OF his famous mcrNiew WIN b'i.r'
wherein tne latter scO'eicd Hi9ccIy III ut ~ uu>% % ,
po!Iu= huli-h hOI 70 Gc,tto| @ @''i' 'H ~, ~ ,,, ,..
face tie pledge 80 return TIE Iett'-s Mr' bia. ~" ~
put theu IN las pocket lit SHJit,,u ,n"S it' ~ H 5
uad ample grounds I"f Oelie s''E lht .hl' , ~
mo- Scilipe bc party 10 tDe ucocon O.. ~. 't.d
iro-c ms 1rlvatc or political ends. PASSING ON 10 IN,
dispatches Mt To M Iad"nd uhdri want nc ''t, -
! "Fay", WIS tic Italian word foT "iioncl-
! comb" ana hc considered ihe , nalne ri Ns.S
IA ...ttt,I al
! CadTcI had gathered thloqth tis lH.''n iH, ,c
mentality c bis ajcu-Jrokct-Jahes q. b..l1e IN,
81 ic rrctoa II asrcl exrc,ed icr I hy tna c;c
ol oi6 iD er i Eiane r Caldwell uad adopted the
Jis-Ifc, ic a for aim hut nc woIi -. - Ictdy
adopt a dispatch requesting him to sly tatt hr. b'hG
| sioGd bs and gave directions wnen Cod A.misE'!
| whuelcft the dirt uut OF which the word vas made.
SIR. FRYE REPLIES SEVERELY.
Mr.. FRYE (Rep., Me) replied to Mr.. hno'ts Speech'
He said hc did not know when he was more rhhea tin
e was to-day, or when his feelings hld been wounded
as they ind been to-day. An attempt by im toieVlcW
e testimony under the TarboX resolution was entirely
ssary; and an attempt TO review ii ana pronounce
Judgment by Mr. Knott, whcn that case hai 'teh
pos,ponel until next December without the 'l!gh'-
est justification IN honor or ia parliamentary law. la5
tc.umouy when 1t was reported 10 the. llousa,
would convince beyond doubt every honest
sincere seeker after tyutA that Mr. Elaine never
had aIgGt 70 do wtH the SIoCOo Lltia ioeh
Ipa Y Mr. So,t OF MT. C.dac and sold to Uuon
c!iic Railroad Company. None except mad Ied WIN
i..tlI Ii<E
yanJ are pronounce ud nlst peer OF his on the
floor OF the House on any such testimony as thdl ne
did not propose 10 review uc lestaoy ~ 'Vi'%i'n'I %
the Caldwell Dispatch Uut hc asserted tlil iah,G 10
show anything whatever as 10 Mr Blaine lnslIlhs' or
s.uar. or sraiua. to have sent, any dsatcn 10 tiid
we'll lie repeated what himself aud Mr. Blaine had
again aud dsan said - MIR huoil-tLdt lie mIUy l
inye stlc alton 10 very bitter md, and that al mat
| end nc would moi hnd the Hon James u. bi'he' y"
mind that was not made rclSi,s, ~ nit,ehe5'' ID ',
ice by wicked purpose, wOdd ever ddic assert tt ~
Blame nsgated stood over, or htpt on AZ. Sti"e ~
clerk (Reedj publish tne>e dispatches When MI.
! ain NVu on
! did not attempt To make any attack upon hih; put
he did undertake eebe uId unworthy defense agun,t
Mr. bIaue. Mr. Frye continued Friends oi 1lr Knott
had asked him or fryc) 20 alcc toa report iIa should
excupaie Mr. Knott tney -a!d thal ne dcslSn tAciP@
lion because received upiliendiy looks ana urcild
criticism from his own side OF tne House M. fSe La
learned gradually 10 nave eoAha.h1c IL, III
to admire him, ana to love him; ani he hat cAcupiteu
hi aud SAID that he lad Kept PACK thaI tctsiain ~
good faitn but the eXhDt.on o nun "IcH ~, III & n nd
had dared TO make ia the absence OF Mf, bI ne h'u
satisfied him that he had not Known tuai gentleman n
1 c Ieccsscs If his heart. That gentleman knows tnat
| God has struck down M. Elaine; That for two
never oguizcd wigc child, ana never closed biH
eyes Yet Mr. Knott stands mp in the House, anu IN the
fh Iay that Mr. i5lauc is Il great and leading cIarac
ter it, aud that he plays his part admir- iny Schtt
~. e t mn ,nrc and h"y aud 1ing II entirely win
its own deyish wicked II that malice Is there To-
f%S Telegram fsl Mr. Caldwell was received originally
If II Was there then, ne goudssdJ 10 the RepuDlican
members the House that tIty would De Jd'uhed W
mite, IS not righteous just ana fair report, and that II
usnt to be rceOInIitted TO the Committee Tor amend
! lncnt.
HuNTOS DRAWS FgYE's FIRE.
M HUNTON Dem, Va.l--A member OF the judiciary
/ zee referred TO remark made by MIR. Frye to
effect that no member of the subcommittee had lin
Verng suspicion that r Blaine had anything TO do Will
p ! tbe Little Rock and Fort smith bonds
Nr. FRYE dnterruptns)-Did / not ray "any gentle
man with an houest uuprejuGiced mind" Encourage
! ncnt on the Rupubhcan sdeI
| Mr. HUNTON-DOes the gentleman TO say that
! am not that listi