New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-04
BY TELEG R AP H
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

CONGRESS.
senate.
WASHINGTON. August 3 IA Joint resolu-
ton WAS introduced by Mr.. West authOrlz
ing the Postmaster General to accept from
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, for
mail service between San Francisco and
China, the steamships City of Sidney, City
of New York and City of San Francisco.
Passed.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, submitted q
resolution to pay the funeral expenses of
the late Senator Caperton, of West Virginia.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Spencer. of Alabama, called up the
Senate bill to limit and fix the signal ser
vice, which was amended and passed.
Mr.. Sargent said the bill giving fleet to
the Hawaiian treaty had not been acted on
vet on account of the impeachment trial
and other matters. He gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to take it up, for con
sideration as early as possible as business
interests were being disturbed by delay.
The river and harbOr bill was resumed,
and passed as it came from the committee.
II goes to the House for concurrence.
Final vote, "a to IL.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted resolution re-
questing the Court of Claims to modify the
instructions gwen by that body TO the re-
Springs reservation in Arkansas, 80 that NO
rent shall be assessed or collected for any
buildings, tenements or improvements on
said reservation, and to give the owners OF
such buildings and improvements the first
option upon equal terms to lease the land
upon which the same are located. Referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
In the river and harbor bill, Mr.. West
submitted an amendment to the clause ap-
&10l 000 for tho imnPOVQm0nf
of the mouth of the Mississippi river. so as
to provide that the appropriation ehall
cease to be available whenever and so long
as there shall be an open channel OF eight
cen feet of water to and from the sea
through the South Pass of the Mississippi
river. Agreed to.
Adjourned
Mr.. Hurd of Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, submitted the unanimous re-
port of that committee, in regard to the
Caldwell telegram, entirely exonel ating
Mr.. Knott, the chairman, from any inten-
ton or desire of Withholding it improperly
from the knowledge of the committee or OF
the House.
Mr.. Knott, of Kentucky, chairman of the
committee, said that he had had no inten-
ton to speak on the subject, as he was per-
fec.ly satisfied with the report OF the COM
mittee generating him from all suspicion,
either of mistake of judgment or OF hav'
| ing been actuated by an unworthy motive,
| but he had seen an article lately published
| in the Philadelphia North american reassert
| ing the Caldwell dispatch had been in
| famously suppressed by him Knott
| and holding up to the contempt O1
| the country q man who should go debase
himself by concealing the proof OF the inno
cence of a political foe, and he felt called
upon to speak in his own behalf. 1t was
however, peculiarly painful for him tG
| gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blaine) who
had found it necessary for the promotion
| of his own personal ends to make an un
| justifable and disingenuous imputatiOn on
| him (Knottl. Notwithstanding the erro
| neous impression with which the popular
mind had been filled by that sublime piece
of acting, notwithstanding the flood OF vi.
tuperation and calumny which was hurled
on him (Knott) by the Republican press
conscious of the rectitude OF his intentions
| conscious of the correctness OF his Judg
ment, conscious of having done his duty tC
his committee, conscious that he had done
nothing more than he ought to have done
he had waited long and patiently for MIR
Blaine's temperance in the House
before opening his lips in his OWL
vindication. He had waited only
| to be- disappointed by the new
of Mr.. Blaine's resignation. 1t was sait
that the hand of God was upon him
that he was sick. Whether he was reall.
affected in body and mind; whether he wa
reall prostrated by an attack of sickness
or whether he was only acting part t
postpone investigation until the popula
interest had somewhat subsi1ed, b
(Kuott, did not know. He only knew tn
gentleman from Maine was not pret
ent. He reviewed the action of tn
committee in the matter of the Littl
Rock and Fort Smith railroad bonds, an
alluded to the testimony of some of tn
witnesses at great length. He spok
earnestly and bitterly, developing the ma
ter in all its details.
Mr.. Knott was replied to by Messrs. Hal
and Frye, of Maine, Mr.. Lawrence, {
Ohio. and Mr.. McCreery, of Iowa; and.
the Republican members of the cOmmitte
desired to withdraw their assent to the r
port, the report was, on motion OF NJ
Hurd, recomnltted for that purpose.
The conference committee on the dipi
matte bill reported that they were unab
to agree, and new committee was 81
pointed.
A Joint resolution that Congress adioul
at l2 NJ. on Monday next, was adopted.
House adjourned.