The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-04


ma possible, ns business interests were
being disturbed by delay.
Tho river and harbof bill was resumed
and passed as IL came from the commit
Zee. Il goes 70 the House Tor concur-
renee. Final vote, "a to H.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted d resolution re-
o,lestin0 the Court OF Claims to .mod1ty
the Instructions given by that BODY 10
the receiver appointed to take charge OF
the Hot Springs reservation, In Araan,
sas 40 that no rents shall be assessed
or collected for any buildings, tene-
ments or improvements on said reserva-
tion and to give the owners OF sucn
buildings and Improvements the nt5t
option upon equal terms 10 tease tIe
land upon which the same are tochteu'
Referred to Committee on tne Jnaiclaly.
In the river and harbur bill, Mr.. west
s1bmjtted an amendment to the clause
appropriating 100000 for the improve.
mant Of the mouth Of the mississippi
river 40 as To provide that the appropil-
alton shall cease TO be available wheh-
avar and gp long MS there shall he an
o,,en channel of eighteen feet OF water
to and from the sea- through the SCUM
Pass Of the Mississippi river. Aeroea 10.
...N THE HOUsE.
nenort Of the judiciary COMMITTEE
speech ~ VT. Nueti.
Mr. Hurd. Of Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, submitted the unanimous
report Of that committee IN regard 10
the Caldwell telegram. entirely exon
Grating Mr.. Knott, the chairman, from
onv Intention or desire Of withholding
| IL improperly from the knowledge ~
| tho COMMITTEES or of the House.
| Mr.. Knott, OF Kentucky. chairman 81
| the COMMITTEES. said that he had had no
| intention To speak on the subject, aS ne
wns perfeetly satisfied with tho report
| of the committee exonerating him rom
all suspicion, either OF II mistake ot
| Judgment or of having bean aetnated
| by IN unwofthy motive, but he han seen
an article lately published in the Phila-
deJphia North American reassertlng
that the Caldwell dispatch had been IN,
famously Suppressed by him tknott) ana
holding up 10 the contempt Of the coun- :
try a man who should 50 debase himself
bv concealing the proof OF the inno..
cence of q political foe. and he felt called
upop to speak In his own behalf IT WITS.
however, peculiarly painful Tor nm 20
snenk on the subject in the absence ot
| tho gentleman from Maine tBlaine).
who had found 1t necessary. Tor the
promotion OF his own personal ends, to
make an unjustiflabIe and disingenuous
imputation on him tknottD
| Notwithstanding the erroneous im,
preston with which the popular mind
had been filed by that sublime piece OF
acting. notwithstanqing tDe noou ~
vituperation and oalumny which was
hurled on him (Kpott) by the Republi,
can press. conscious of the rectltude ol
thia Intentions, conscious or the correct
ness of his Judgment, conscious ol
| having done his duty to his COMMITTEES
! conscious that he had done nothing
| mora than he ought TO have done, he
had waited long and patiently Tor Mr
Rlaine's reappearance In the House
before opening his lips In bis own YIN
dication. He had waited only 10 pe
disappointed by the nens OF Mr.. 5ialne
resignation. It was said that the hane
OF God was upon him-that he was SICK
Whether he was really affected in BODY
and mind whether he was really pros
truted bv an attack OF sickness, o.
whether he was only acting part tt
postpone investigation until the popuia
interest had somewhat subsidized, M
,t(Knott) did not know; he only knew
the gentleman from Maine was no
present. He reviewed the action OF th'
comnittee in the matter OF the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad bonds
and alluded to the testimony OF some o
the witnesses at great length. He spok'
earnestly and bitterly, developing tn
, matter In all its details.
, Mr.. Knott was replied to by Messrs
Hale and Fry. of Maine Mr.. Lawrence
Of Ohio and Mr.. Creery, OF Iowa, ant
"a the Republican members OF the com
mittes desired to withdraw their assep
! to the report, the report was, on motion
OF Mr. Ward, recommitted for tha
purpose. u,
The Conference committee on TIN
Diplomatic bill reported that they Were
! unable to agree. and q new committed
was appointed.
A Joint resolution that Congress ad
iourn at II O'Clock Monday next wa
adopted.
, House adjourned.