The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-05

l,u,,p KSOTT-A STORMY pn-hN'
F"o, WORDS FROM KNOTT ABOUT
,,xr-TuE REPORT OF THE COMMIT
Nn.,,NM1TT AROUND THE
1f'f. " N.Y.. az p1,A1NE's REPUTATION.
=, Geographic report OF the proceed
III -, , I1nusr published Yesterday MORE
lAE> "' ,'' st,tcd that Mr.. Hurd, OF Ohio,
inS Comm,tfcc on the Judiciary, sub
from -, rcnort in relation to the alleged
mite" =. ";'n ry the Hon. J. Proctor Knott
suppress from Josiah Caldwell IN re-
ot i"' "'I Ham lanes G. Blaine. The report
h''"" -. 49, history OF the receipt OF the tcie-
Trc'e> 90" caches the conclusien-1St.
cTaN'' "". ..,rrram was not evidence, rs it
MAJ ',.> ,,,,l,. undcr oath, and that it is n
was 10. .,'I ru,r " law that TO admit
"r!I->'', ,ra,n =, evidence the original
''T ~. ~roduccd and offered. I'd. That
,nE'' , ~ had no evidence that the dis
W. N I"1 been really sent by Caldwell; the
jE'''l i'.'H t;s ,,mc was signed to il did not
;1'' '''', -" fart that i; actually came from
.''' 81 that the whole subject OF Sccur-
MN. tendance 81 caldwell rs witness
INK -, ryrI ~ The chairman OF the commit
VA ,nq, i was not his duty to exhibit
'r'' ''' t',II committee every dispatch that he
- 49, --.,,'iyrd on the subject. The committee
, ,''.. report that, Mr.. Knott had acted IN
i"''3.,' ,;,J, and with no error Of Judgment,
-' ,.,, for the purpose of doing injury to
90" 80" ,'.,, tx Withholding the dispatch. The
Wy ,,,n,nda,ion i therefore made that the
' united lr discharged from the further
,,~,,dr-at.on Of the question.
rrRsoSAI REMARK.
1,t,r,rnon Mr.. Knott made q speech Ia
Isis II which we published in Ilndl-
..:,, ~ his own action. and charging that
., 5i,natch was The result Of conspiracy,
,.i ,lr,r Mr.. Blaine was the moving spirit
-, .,l, conspiracy. The subsequent pro-
..'.I.,.., are reported in the Baltimore Sun
Is follows:
v,,>r>. FRYE and Hale replied to Mr..
Knott. and asserted that his speech showed
Er,h oi malice which must have long
lera >lmbcring in Knots breast. Mr..
,.r,, ,,ii hc had signed the report. but in
,s..y ~ the evident malice there he with
.r~rw M, name, and hoped no Rcpubllcan
WOULD vote for the report.
, r,lr;n., his remarks Mr.. Frye stated that
,, ,.rnhcr Of the subcommittee had 4 lin
..rjn. suspicion that Mr.. Blaine had any
,Isr.. 10 do with the Little Rock and Fort
smith bonds.
Mr., lIun,on. a member Of the Judiciary
committee, called Mr.. Frye's attention to
-" remark.
HINTON DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
MFR. FRYE lintcrrupting): Did | not say
any gentleman with IN honest. unprelu-
diced mind:" Encouragement on the Re-
luhiman side
Mr.. Ilunlnn: Does the gentleman mean
- >.y am not OF that list:
Nr. Frye: You may draw your own in
ference.
MIR. lIuntou: Ii he does pronounce
a muse. during which Mr.. Hale sought TO
i3kr the iloor.7 desire III answer from
the Gentleman from Maine. Does he mean
- >av tina; AIN not honest:
Mr.. Frye Iou heard the remark which
made. Ii You deem ii necessary YOU may
draw the Inference.
Mr. Ilunlon: Did YOU intend that in
ference to lie drawn:
Nr. Douglas. of Virginia. who was stand
in. beside Mr.. llunton. suggested TO nm
audibly 10 insist on a categorical answer.
Mr.. Hunton TO Frye: Answer the ques-
ton extraordinarily.
Mr.. FRYE: The one hour that was given
10 this side Of the House Is being consumed
bv the gentleman from Virginia without any
right.
Mr.. iInnton: | trust this time will not be
taken from the other side OF the House.
a,ain desire 10 call the attention OF the gen.
tlcnian from Maine to the fact that before |
had answered what he had said he inter-
posed "A remark from which an improper in
ference in reference to my character might
hr drawn.
TIE FRYING PAN.
Mr.. FRYE: Well. now, what does the gen.
tlrman desire me 10 say:
Mr.. lIunton I desire to ask YOU categori-
c..liy whether in that remark YOU meant tt
reflect on my character:
Mr.. FRYE: mean to say, sir, that IN my
honest opinion from the commencement OF
this investigation OF Mr.. Blaine down tC
the time Of Mr.. Blainc'S attack upon you
there was perhaps no more than the ordl'
nary prejudice in your mind resulting from
the attack which Mr.. Blaine had made on
the iloor Of the House against the Demo
cratic side. | mean to say further that
after Mr.. Blaine made the speech i'll this
House on Monday, after he read the letter OF
Robinson stating that he had been called by
YOU into your room, and had been question
ed for a long time, and after you replied to
Mr.. Blaine, YOUR mind has not been from
that time to ths} without prejudice against
him.
Mr.. Iunton: And that is all which you
mean to say!
Mr.. FRYE: That is all that mean to say.
ANSWER NE, SIR!
Mr.. Hunton: Very WE'LL Now desire
to go on and state what rose to say. The
gentleman (Mr. Frye stated that he was
sure there was not member Of this sub
committee who had lingering suspicion
on his mind that Mr.. Blaine had the re-
motc>t connection with these Little Rock
and Fort Smith bonds. That remark going
10 the country and not responded to by me
would seem 10 be an assertion that had
come TO Il conclusion on the subject. have
rndcavored to keep my mind clear OF con-
illusions until the testimony is all in. That
testimony is not all in. 1t has been inter-
ruptcd by a motion to postpone on the part
81 Mr. Blaine. The testimony not being all
in have come to no conclusion on the sub
lect.
Mr. Frye: II that is true, do you justify
the chairman OF the Judiciary Committee In
bringing that matter before the House?
Mr.. HuntOn: | have nothing to do with
ii. The chairman OF the Judiciary Com
mittce acts for himself, and act for myself.
Mr.. Frye: Answer me categorically now.
DO YOU justify him:
Mr. Tucker: call the gentleman to order.
lie has no right 10 address my colleague dl-
rectly.
A PAINFUL EXHIBITION.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, said: There is no
man present who has not been panied by
HE exhibition OF to-day. He appealed to
both sides Of the House to vote against the
report generating Mr.. Knott. The report
was made un DrincipallY ON technical