The Portland daily press., 1876-08-04
Mr.. Frye-Answer me categorically. do you

Mr.. Frye-Answer me categorically, do you
Justify him?
Mr.. Tucker of Val call the gentleman to
order He has not the right to address my COL
league directly.
Mr.. Hale Of Maine, said that thss winter
there had been much of fair combat on the
floor of the House, and foremost in these COM
bats had been his former colleague, (Blaine.)
He had given and had taken hard blows, but
he had never given blow in the back. His
colleague had always been open and manly,
and everybody knew his ground and had fair
chance to thrust and parry.
All of this matter had by unanimous con-
sent been considered, as far as this session was
concerned, thing of the past
The judiciary committee had agreed after
full deberation, in which its chairman
(Knott) had participated, that the matter in
which Mr. Blaine was interested should cease
from discussion and should 60 over until the
next session. He had failed to hear before to-
day any muimur of dissent to the conclusion of
the judiciary committee, for at the time it was
reached his colleague lay on bed of sickness.
At the time that conclusion had been reached
il had been determined in consideration
Of all the circumstances, that Blaine should
have the benefit Of what any party in
any court would have always accorded him'
The subject had been opened again by the
gentleman from Kentucky. If by that open
ing he had gained anything, if his friends had
gained anything, it would be very surprising to
him (Hale)
The House had had remarkable manifesto
ton, a manifestation not often seen, a manifes-
tation of combined deliberation and passion,
passion which did not choose its words, DELHI
Grafton which lay in wait until some dreaded
enemy had disappeared before it struck forth.
The House had had the two combined in a
manner which it had never seen before
An investigation had been entrusted to the
law committee Of the House and it had been
postponed, and the minds of the members OF
that committee should be as clear from preju-
dice and passion as that of Judge but the
chairman of that committee (Knott) dared to
come to the House and not only to discuss the
matter covered in the report under conside ia.
ton, but to go into Mr.. Blaines relations tt
| the matter. 1t was breach of good faith
such as no member of the floor had ever beer
| disgraced by participating in. There was nc
| man present who had not been panied by the
| exhibition of today. He appealed to both side.
| of the House to vote against the report exon
Grating Mr.. Knott. The report was made NJ
| principally on technical grounds, but it wen
further. 1t did not negative the proposition
| that there was malice in the heart of Mr.. Knott
and no man who had listened to his speech
| would doubt that that was what was moving
| him today. 1t was malice that had been i'm
| bedded in his heart for weeks and rrn~t''"
was malice that lay in wait.
In conclusion he said, IF vHs.-
| sat here in his seat, the gen ..i,.- ...0
| lucky (Knott) would have 81. iacs5 g
make that speech than mo scc-l daras %
| venture forth when the eagla s afro sga H
| in his PRIDE Applause on the Republican
| side.
After further remarks by Mr. Hoar of Mass
McCrary of Iowa, and Lawrence of Ohio the
four latter being members of the judiciary com
mittee, and having signed the report exonerat
| ing Mr.. Knott, withdrew their assent to ii an
| then Mr.. Hurd of Ohio, who made the report
withdrew it and had it recommitted to tn
judiciary com mttee.