The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-04

ordinary prejudice in your mind result
ing from the attacks which Blaine had
made on the floor of the House against
the Democratic side. l mean 10
say further, that after Blaine
made his speech in this House, on
Monday, after he read the letter OF
Robir son stating that he hsd been called
by you into your room, and had been
questioned for a long time, and after you
replied to Blaine, your mind has not
been, from that time 10 this, without
prejudice against him.
Mr.. Hunton And that is all which you
meant 10 say2
Mr.. Frye-Thst is all that meant to
| say.
Mr.. Hinton-Very we'll; now desire
TO go and state what2 rise 10 say that
the gentleman (Frye] stated that he was
sure there was not member Of the sub.
committee who had lingering suspicion
IN his mind that Blaine had the remotest
connection with these Little Rock and
| Fort Smith bonds. That remark going
TO the country and not responded 10 by
mo, would seem 10 bc an assertion that |
~
| have eudeavored 10 keep my mind clear
of conclusions until the testimony is
all in, and the testimony is not all IN.
IL has been interrupted by motion 10
postpone on the part OF Blaine. The
testimony not being all in, have come
~ no conclusion on the subject.
Mr.. Frye IL that is true, do You
Justify tho chairman Of the judiciary
committee in bringing that matter be-
fore the llouscp
Mr. Hunton-I have nothing to do
with it, the chairman Of the Judiciary acts
for himself, and act for myself.
Mr.. Frye-Answer mo catcgoricslly.
How do you justify him2
Mr.. Tucker-I call a." gentleman "a
order. He has no rig,'i IA address my
colleague directly.
Mr. Hale chateciZed Al tnsth the course
| ef Mr.. Knott, and said II WAS n breach oi
| good faith, such ss no member on the
iluor had ever been disgrsccd by psrtIci.
psilng in. There is no man present who
hal not been psinod by the exhibition "t
to-day. Il" appealed Ia both sides "i tho
| house t0 vote against the report eNoner
a,ing Mr. Knott. The report WAS made
up principally on treachcrous grounds,
but il went further. did not
negative the proposition that
there was malice in the heart
ot Knott, and no man who had listened
| to hls speech would doubt that that WAS
what WAS moving him to-day. II was
| malice that had been imbedded IN hls
| heart for weeks and months; II WAS
malice that lay in wait. Ia conclusion
he said, if my colleague had sat here IN
his scat, the gentleman from Kentucky
! Knott would no more have. dared /"
make that speech than housing owl
dared venture forth when tho esgl. Is
! abrnnd-snaring abroad in his pride.
Applause On the Republican side.
Mr.. McCTary, n member al the judi
ciary Committee, expressed his regret
that the chairman oi the Judiciary Com.
millee had taken advantage Of tho OPP
portunity afforded him in the absence oi
! hls colleague, and had discussed the whola
subject Of investigation. He compared
! the treatment received by Blaine with
the generous tr0atmont accorded by the
| Republican side of the House Ia Kerr,
| AMI declared that kcrr's yindication was
not 50 complete, nor 10 thorough, nor So
! overwhelming NJ was tho yinGication oi
B,aine. Hu remarked that another
member of tho Judiciary Committee hsd
! eald that he had asscnt.Sd 10 tn" report,
not on any Judicial ground, but because
| he had deemed the gentleman from Ken
| trIcky incapable Of the net al
suppression charged against him.
! IIo had thought so because that gentle
mans high position as representative for
tho honored state Of Kentucky, and ~
chairman or the judiciary Committee oi
the House, had outwcigbed any ,u,picion
! growing out Of the facts before the com
mittse. lie had listened to tue speech Of
that gentleman with the profoundest sor-
row and shame, and II he had heard II
il before signing the report, he would not
| have signed n,
Mr.. Lawrence member oi
the Judiciary Committee, also expressed
his regrets nj the exhibition witnessed
| by the House ~ day, and said that bs
would now insist that the report which
no hrd signed should be rccommitted ~
the Judiciary Committee for review.
Mr.. aurd, who had presented the re-
port, said that the gentleman on the
minority of the conmittec who hsd just
| spoken, did not regret more than he,
himself, did what had trsnsp,red to-day.
| He had presented u the House the report
unanimously agreed -, and ~ 10 which
be had supported there would
! be no discussion or debate, b"
| hal, in conversstion, given bs
word Of honor ~ Frye that there was ~
be no discussion 81 tie report. liz hsi
supposed that all that was intended to b.,
said was that which related ~ tbs cbsir.
mnn Of tho committee, and that wn
necc,sary for his individual and personal
eYc,llpstion. lie regretted the date, BE-.
csuse It had compeilsj tbo-s gentleman
who bad 20 kindly ana generously signed
the report and sgreei ~ IL being pre-
,entei 10 the House, " withdraw tbslr
approval from It, He Wa not here ~
express any opinion u what bsd been
! said by the chairman of tho Judiciary
Copnittse, or as ~ the different proposi
uons which be had discussed. a report
hsd been presented which afforded that
gentleman abundant sxculpstion, and
which had been signed by . minor
~ Of the committees With cbssr.
fllness and friendlinsl lie SAID
hs would ttili maintain that
the report Ms true, and thst the propo-
,ition IN Il, bah OF law and Of fsct, we're
sbundAntiy sustained, but the members
of the judiciary committee having re-