Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11

| man did not say that impressed the
house, not what he did say. There was
/ the
DEVIL OF DEFIANCE
| In Blaine's air end manner, all the time
subdued by the necessity of cajoling the
| other side into some impFudence which
| should give him the key to string up the
nerves Of his party which should rout
the enemy, and put them in the same
| attitude as in the amnesty debate.
Clymer, with well.meaning malappro-
| priateness, came to the rescue of Blaine,
saying that there was no evidence with
hell. A streak OF enlightenment shot
over Blsine's sensitively expressive face.
He saw his way to daylight. His enc.
mics were walking into the trap. He
| turned the debate ct once into q politi-
cal channel, disavowipg, with an oily
frankness, any desire to frighten wit
nesses. He repealed the insinuations
that any b. dy III this District (meaning
the PresidenD had intimidsted wit
nesses. fr "R.
l.. BLAINE's PURPOSE
wss so obvious that feeling of curiosity
| fell upon the house to see how the red
| flag would be received. By luck Black
burn fell In with the Maine mapy and,
knowing his ground and understanding
the use OF the English tongue, stripped
the gentleman go naked of his conceit
that he was a Spectacle 70 the house: he
could understand very readily why the
gentleman was nervous on the matter.
Anyone in his position would be. he
would not claim that it was the purpose
of the President to intimidate witnesses,
but he would say that unless
THE GAG PROCESS
was stopped, the courts here would de-
feat every effort to arrive at a proper
determination of the matters at issue.
He repealed the insinuation that MEM
bers of the committee had connived at
the escape of Marsh. He was surprised
that the Republican members Of the
committee should permit such state
ment to go out uncontradicted. He de-
sired to say that no Republican member
of the committee had crossed the thresh-
hold of the committeeman until the
report was ready to be signed, and then
they had agreed to 1t as earnestly as the
Democrats. It Is true that the Presi-
dent of the United States had directed
the prosecution Of Marsh, and that all
witnesses are TO be
PROSECUTED FOR THEIR TESTIMONY,
and are to be so notified, and if this is to
be supplemented by the announcement
that tue committee must dIyulge the
testimony that they give them, it is ut
terly impracticable for any one to be
convicted. The testimony all shows
that If these officers are convicted, it
must be by the testimony of accomplices.
II accomplices understand that they are
in danger, they will refuse 10 appear and
testify, and it is against their pIosecu-
ton that the committee protests. The
question was: Shall the committee be
thwarted in its efforts to ascertain
frauds
BY THE EXECUTIVE,
or by any other authority ? and the COM
mittee should have the right to bring
the President himself here if it desired
to do 30. The President had said: "Let
no guilty man escape" and he wanted
to see who would fret thwart this. He
did not appeal to the gentlemen as Re-
publicaDs or Democrats, but he appealed
TO gil as honest men to stop this tide of
corruption, and to protect witnesses, in
order that a thorough investigation
might be had. By this time the house
and galleries were
AT FEVER HEAT.
Such a free use Of the Presidents
name and such plain analysis Of par
tisan purpose aroused the luminosity OF
the one side and stimulated the enthusi-
ssm Of the other. Lamar, with the pos
sible purpose of stopping the debate,
which he saw was approaching danger |
GUS ground, said he had q resolution to |
offer, and while disclaiming purpose |
to charge improper conduct on the part |
Of the court or desiIe to suppress or |
crush out investigation, as a question of |
parliamentary privilege he considered |
it an outrage to compel members to pro-
duce testimony in cases pending.
Blaine, as alert as fox, snapped that
40 one presumed to compel them. It was
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
to summon them.
Lamar (gravely)-TO summon them
no privilege was violated.
Blame had been aching to measure
words with Lamar, and the southerner,
With Drt Of grave recognition, accept
I'd the situation, and led his am bitiOus
antagonist Oh step by step until Blaine's
zig frame went through ali the cOnt0r-
ions n ade memorable in the Anderson
lille debate. He rushed from his seat
o the speakers circle, and, half turn
ng, he hurled viudictive menace or
relevant response, as law or logic came
rom Lamar. Warmed to the work in
Isnd, he defended,
WITH woMAN's vEHEMENCE,
be mandate of the court, though deny
ng its authority, and, reaching his usual
imaX Of partisan purpose, broke out
1to taunts and jeers at the cOwardice
nd dishonesty of his adversarieF. 81
are you" said he, pacing madly down.
'ard toward the speakers desk, his
rms akimbo, his eyes at1ame, 81 dsIen
he made sudden start, emphasizing
ach emphasis with a blow upon the
esk as he passed, and his heel crunch
lg into the carpet step by step-'I
are, !" ~ dare"-and as he reached the
ltermost verge his voice rose to
A sTENTORIAN SHREK
I dare the other eide to refuse" To
~ that there was sensation in every
art Of the house is to give the feeblest
Ossible idea of the extraordinary scene.
he Democrats, aroused, indignant, ex-
operated, huddled in mass toward the 4
Deaker's desk. The Republicans,
.Oused and thunderstruck at the con-
inmate audacity of their leader, broke
ito deafening storm of applause. TIE
aine man had broken the enemy's
ne, and if he had only the metal to
sal with which he met on that famous
nnesty day, the Democrats would
ave been routed, but now ensued an
UNPARALLELED SCENE
this session. Lamar, who had listened ]
Ilmly and looked with composure
bon the exciting evOlutions, physically 4
Id mentally, Of the maa OF Maine, re.
'onded with diguified serenity, monoto-
JUS self-poise, reassuring readiness of
source, and a thorough mastery Of
Ords, which simply left Blaine shorn of
8 strength and stranded. "No dra-
attic daring Of the gentleman from
aine," said Lamar frigidly, lean pre-
mt this house from exercising its con-
itutioBal rights in this matter. Crimi-
i courts can punish offenders, but
ey dare not intrude upon the preroga-
yes Of the house." Blaine is
NOT OFTEN DEFEATED
completely, and this occasion " i'll re.
ain memorable in the minds of thos @
40 saw both it and the amnesty de-
to. 1t rested with Kasson, who is
e Of the most plausible men, to IL