National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-04
F0r,fY-FouRTH CONGRESS.
IContinusd from First PaGe.l

in resorting to all manner Of means and tech
nicalities to smirch the characters of Republi-
cans.
Mr. HOAR, of Mass, another member of
the committee, said he had assented to the
rerort not on any technical grounds, but be-
cause he deemed the gentleman incapable of
suppressing tie dispatch maliciously. He
thought so because Of the gentleman's proud
position as Representative from Kentucky.
But he had listened to the speech to-day with
sorrow and shame, and he could not vote now
for the report.
mittee, expressed his disapproval, and thought
that now the report should be recommitted.
Mr.. HURD, of Ohio, said the members who
had spoken could not more regret the speech
than he did. When he made the report he
did not suppose there would be any discus
sion about Mr.. BLAINE, and he gave his word
of honor to Mr.. FRYE that there should be
none. He had agreed to yield to Mr.. KNorr,
but supposed he only wanted to discuss
briefly the question that Immediately involved
the telegram. He regretted that
THE SPEECH COMPELLED GENTLEMEN
to withdraw their names from the report. He
regretted the speech the more because the re-
port was unanimous. Even after the speech
he was disposed to agree to a report, but he
thought it should be recommitted to have mi
nority views presented, and as he had been re-
Questtu 10 nave IL TecOmmlLteu Dy SIX Otner
members Of the committee he would make
that motion.
Mr.. KNOTT said he would not take back
one word of the speech which had caused so
much pain. He would not alter q single state
ment, and the man who supposes he would
tamely sit down and take the assault that had
been made upon him about the telegram mis-
takes their man. Let the House abandon the
report If it will; he would still stand upon all
his utterances, even at the risk of losing the
friendship of the gentleman from Maine, and
he could only say to that gentleman, If part we
must
Fare thee well, and If forever,
Still forever fare thee we'll"
[Laughter.1
What YVES the head and front of his offend
ing? The statement that he had prejudged
the railroad matter was unqualiiedly false
He had only stated the facts that led to the
Caldwell dispatch. He reiterated now what
be had said, and would reiterate It in the courts
of heaven, that the Caldwell dispatch was the
result Of conspiracy. 1t had been said that
he would not have dared to make the speech If
Mr.. BLAINE had been here. He was not re-
sponsible for the absence of that gentleman.
THE FLOOR WAS FREE TO HIM,
but he saw fit to withdraw from this arena
before he had indicated his integrity as man
and a party leader. He probably acted upon
the theory that
"He who fights and runs away,
May live to fight another day;
But he who is in battle slain,
VIII never live to fight again"
Mr.. BLAINE has gone not to return, and he
(Mr. KNoTT) had spoken only in self-vindi-
cation.
Mr.. HURD'S motion to recommit was then
agreed to by a vote of lis to 40.
Mr.. SINGLETON, of Miss, from the COM
mittee of conference on the consular and
diplomatic bill, reported that the committee
had again been unable to agree, and asked for
a new committee of conference.
Mr.. THOMPSON. of Mass, said he thought
1t was time that the House should consider the
relative rights of the two branches of Con-
gress, for all of these appropriation bills should
have passed month ago. For one he believed
the House was in fault, and should set itself
right as speedily as possible. The attempt
TO COMPEL THE SENATE
to accept the new legislation of the House was
to coerce that body, and the House had clearly
no right to do that. 1t was without justifca-
ton, and he doubted the wisdom of the change
of rule which permitted new legislation on the
appropriation bills. The question was not now
one of the rights of the two Houses, but of the
rights of the people. He demanded that the
House should resist its attempt at coercion,
and he demanded of the Senate not to yield to
the coercive measures.
Mr.. RANDALL defended the action of the
House, and argued that it was defending the
true rights of the people by insisting upon
economy in expenditures. He believed there
would be reduction of thirty millions of ex-
pcnses this year, and in spite of the obstruc-
tiycness of the Senate the reduction would be
much greater next year.
The motion for a new conference was then
agreed to, and Messrs. SINGLETON, of Miss;
HOLMAN, of Ind, and FOSTER, of Ohio, were
appointed.
Mr.. MORRISON, of ILL.,, reported a concur
rent resolution for final adjournment of Con-
gross on Monday, August Z, at 10 o'clock,
noon. Adopted.
The House then, at 4:2O p. m, adjourned.