Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-10

gentleman with an honest, unprejudiced mind
Encouragement on the Republican side.)
MI. Hunton-Does the gentleman mean to
say am not on that list,
Mr., Frye-You may draw your own infer
euce.
Hunton-If he does. pronounce "a pause
daring which Mr.. Hale OF Maine, sought to
take the noor). / desire an answer from the
gentleman from Maine. Does he mean to say
that am not honest!
Frye-You heard the remark which / made.
II you deem IL necessary you may draw the In
ference.
Hunter-Did you intend for tina, inference
Hoar OF Msss.-I rise to question Of order.
II Is not in order for one gentleman to addres :
another directly.
Amer some further spsrrng. Mr.. Frye sid
all he meant 10 say was that he believed Hun
ter's mind was filed with prejudice against
Mr.. Rlaine.
Hunter then ssd I have endeavofed TO keep
my mind clear Of sions In the investigation
Of Mr.. Blane till the testimony il all in. That
by motion to postpone on part OF Blaine. The
testimony not being all in l have come 10 no
conclusion on the subject.
Mr.. Fryc-lf that Is true do you justify the
chairman of The judiciary committee In bring
lug that matter before the Housei
Mr.. Hunton-I have nothing 10 do with it,
The chairman OF the Judiciary acts for himself.
and act for myself
TNt-AUsNtF tUt 10 you
justify him,
Mr.. Tucker OF Va.-i cali the gentleman to
order. tie has not the right TO address my col
league directly.
Mr. Hale Of Maine said that this winter there
had been much OF fsir combat on the floor Of The
House, and foremost 10 these combats had been
his former colleague, (Biaine.1 He bad given
and had taken hard blows, but he had never
given blow in the back. His colleague had
always been open and manly. aud everybody
Epa III. MI hal far oh IN
thrust and parry.
All Of this matter had by unanimous consent
ha-p considered, As far Is this session wa. con-
eerned, thing Of the past.
The judiciary committee bad agreed afler full
elaboration. In which It's chairman KNOTT had
participated. that the matter In which Mr..
Blaine WAS interested should cease from di
cussion and should 60 uu,i me u-XI ses-
sion. lie had failed 10 hear before to-day any
murmur Of dissent TO the conclusion Of the ju-
dietary committee. for at the time Il was reach
ed his colleague lay on a 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 Ken
lucky. II BY tina, opening he had gained any
thing. II his friends had gained anything, IL
would h. very surprising to him (Hslel
The House had had remarkable manifesto
ton. = manifestation not often seen. a manifrs-
tation OF combined delbcration and passion,
passion which did not choose its words DELHI
Grafton which lay in wal, until some dreaded
enemy had disappeared before u struck forth.
The House had had the two combined In = man
ner which 1t had never seen before.
An investigation had been entrusted to the
law committee OF the House and IL had been
postponed. aud the minds OF the members OF
that committee should he ~ clear from preju-
dice and passion as that Of Judge, but the
chairman OF that committee (hnott) dared to
come 10 the House and not only TO discuss the
matter covered in the report under considera-
ton. but TO 20 into Mr.. Blaine's relations Ia the
matter. Ii was breach Of good faith. such A.
no member OF the floor had ever been disgraced
by participating In. There was no man pres
ent who had not been panied by the exhibition
OF to-day. lie appealed 10 both sides OF the
House 10 vote against the report eIonerAting
Mr.. Knott. The report was made up princi-
pally on technical grounds, but it went further
II did not negative the proposition that there
was malice IN the heart Of Mr.. Knott, and me a
who had listened 10 his speech would doubt
that that was what was moving him to-day. II
was malice that had been inbcdied ia his heart
Tor weeks and months. II was malice that lay
in walt.
In conclusion he said, II my colleague hsd
sat there in his seat, the gentleman from Ken
lucky (knottl would have no more dared TO
make that SPEECH than q housing owl dares 10
venture forth when the eagle |. abroad soaring
in bis pride. Applause on the Republican
side
After further remark by Mr.. Hoar of Mas,
McCrary OF Iowa. and Lawrence OF Ohio, the
four latter being member. OF the Judiciary com
mittee, and having signed the report exonerAt-
ing Mr.. Knott. Withdrew their assent 10 IL. aud
then Mr. Hurd OF Ohio, who made the report.
withdrew IL aud had 1t recommittrI to the ju-
dietary committee.