The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-04
Mr. lIunton to Fryc-Answcr tn,

hOt NC tahVn from me olhCr SIDE ot III
House, again desire to call tn
attention Of the gentleman from Main
that before had answered what h
said he interp0sed Il remark from
which an improper Inference IN refer
enee to my character might he drawn
Mr. Frye-Well, now, what doe
the gentleman desire me to say?
Mr. Huuton--l desire to ask you
catagorirally whether in that rCgart
you meant to reflect ON my character
Mr.. Frye meant to say, sir, thai
in my honest opinion from the com
mencemcnt of this investigation Of
Mr.. Blaine, down to the time of Mr.
Blaine sattack upOnyou, there was,
perhaps, no more than ordinary preju.
dice In your mind, resulting from tha
attack which Mr.. Blaine had made ON
the floor of the House against the
Democratic side. meant to say Iur-
ther, that after Mr.. Blaine made the
speech In the House on Monday, after
he had read the letter OF Robinson,
stating that he had been called by
you into your room, and you had
questioned him for long time, and
after you replied to Mr.. Blaine, your
mind has not been, FROM that time to
this, without prejudice against him.
MIR. Huntou And that il all which
you mean to say?
Mr.. Frye-That is all that | mean
to say.
MIR. Hale crtsiAed ut length the
course Of Mr.. Knott, and said there
was not II man present who had not
been painedby thcexhibition 0fto-day.
He appealed to both sides OF the House
to vote against the report exoneratiug
Mr.. Knott. The report was made ~,
principally on technical grounds but
II went further, it did not negative the
proposition, but there was malice In
the heart Of Mr.. Knott and no man
who had listened to his
speech would doubt that was what
was moving to-day; 1t was malice that
had been imbCdded in his heart for
weeks and months; it WAS malice that
lay in waiting, In conclusion he said
Had my colleagues sat here in his seat
the gentleman from Kentucky Knott
would have no more dared To make
that speech than "A mewing owl dares
to venture fourth when the eagle IL
abroad soaring in his pride. Applause
on the Republican side.
Mr.. MeCreary, member o! Judiciary
committee, said Mr.. Knott
had taken advantage of an
opportunity furnished him by the
magnanimty his colleagues and had
discussed the whole subject OF inyesti-
cation. lie compared the treatment
received 10y Mr., Blaine with the gencr.
Gus treatment accorded 10y the Repub-
lican side Of the House TO Mr. Kerr,
and declared that Mr.. Kerr's vindica-
ton was not so complete, nor so
thoroughly, nor 50 overwhelming, ny
was the vindicatlon of Mr.. Blaine.
Mr. lloar, another member of the
judiciary committee, said he had as-
scented to the report, not on any techni-
cal grounds, hut because he had deemed
the gentleman from Kentucky incapa
6le of the act of suppression charged
against him. He thought the gentle
mans high position as representative
from the honored State OF Kentucky,
and as the chairman of the judiciary
committee of the House had not
weighed any suspicious but he had lis
tened to the hpeech of that gentleman
with the profoundest sorrow andshame
and if he had heard II before signing
he would not have signed the report
of XOneratiUn.
Mr.. Lawrence having moved that
the report be recommitted, Mr.. Knott
arose amid great excitement and said:
One by one the roses fade laughter
and for what? Because they have
been touched by the frost of truth.
After the ship struck its colors twas
little expected that would be compell-
ed to continue the conflict with the
yawl, yet, nevertheless, it seems such
is the cas-. AS to the speech which |
have delivered and which has caused
so much pain to the gentleman Of the
other side of the House, have to say
that | would not alter one syllable or
word which have uttered. The man
Who supposes | will sit lamely by
and submit to a hru.
tai outrageous, dangerous and
false assault, such as was made upon
me on this floor, and such as has been
repeated and reiterated In ten thou
sand different channels throughout the
country, and that l will not say word
in my own defense, or in my own vim
dicatlon, mistakes the man. Turning
around to his own side of the House,
with great animation and in spirit OF
defiance, he continued: Abandon me
II you wish to, vote rs you please, ]
stand here upon every utlerance which
| made, and reiterate it, as much as
may regret the loss of the Friendship
of the gentleman from Maine [Fryel
who could surrender on such slight
cause. must say that 1t was not
very strong friendship, and that II we
must part, shall say to him "Fare-
thee well, and II forever, still forever
fare the well.n (Applause) Now what