Ellsworth American., 1876-06-08

IN interest tn that s,A coo transaction, aud I
submit that up to this time there has not been
one particle of proof to connect me with II.
These letters were picked out OF INV cuyrrspon-
d"n"c extending over flttcen years. The m1n
tMullsanl did hi wor>t,his very worst. They
were picked out of the most intimate corr =
pondence of my life. / ask you gentlemen land
ask with some feeling II any of YOU could
stand "lns"r ..-T't'i"r arh mora -iail i"ve.fi-
A STARTLING EPISODE.
TnE EN-sTEAkER ASSUMES TiIE AGGRESSIVE
ug BOLDLY CHARGES THE ctuKM.S or
TIE COMMITTEE WITH SURPRISING DIS
PATCH FROM CALDWELL FNoNER.rING
BLAINE-
TIM SUPPRESSION CONFESSED.
Now there + but one piece oftes,imouy want
ing there J. but one thing needed TO cluse the
complete circ OF testimony. There Is one
witness whom connot have. but TO whom the
Judiciary Committee voted and sent Gable
dc>raih-.Io>iah caldwell. Ak the gentle
man from kentucky il that Gable despatch wa.
sent.
knou-The gentle man from Virgini, (Hun-
tom and have both endeayored to get Mr..
taldwclFs address and have not vet got il.
Blaine - iia, the gentleman from kentucky
received Cable despatch from Csldwcllt
. Knott will explain that directly.
BiaiDc-i waat a categorical answer.
Knott have recciScds despatch purport-
know got it;
Blaine Cadsancing down the ai.lcl-when
jill you get that despatch:
Knott wan, YOU 10 answer my question
tir-t
Riainc-I never heard oft until Yesterday.
hnuu-lipw dd YOU hesr IT,
B.aine-l heard that YOU got despatch last
Ihur>day morning AT : o'clock from Josiah
taiiw'll generating me completely and abso-
luirIy from this charge. and. with great yt-
ht gi have sunprc..sA
Loud applause aud cheering on the Republican
side Of the House and IN the galleries, which
caused ne SPEAKER Frn 'cm. Co lecture the gal
leri-. and io direct the Door kccper To clear The
floor Of AL unauthorized Icrsons.
MIR. BLAINE rErN>r~ TnE CHARGE HOME ny
RESOLUTION.
Amer some time spcrr In having order restor-
ed; Mr.. Blaine again returned to the charge
and demanded Of Mr.. Knott An answer 70 his
question.
Mr.. Knott (coutemptuou,lyl II will answer
when get ready. Coon with YOUR speech.
MT. Blaiuc-l offer the following resolution.
Ee,ohcI. That the judiciary Committee be
instructed 10 report forthwith 10 the House
whether in acting on the resolution Of the
Hous" Of Nav 2l. relative to the purchase by
the Union Pacific Railroad Co., Of - land grant
bond Of the Little Rock and Forth Smith
Railroad. aid committee has sent auy telegram
to one josiah CaldSeIl in Europe and received
a reply thereto, and If 80, that the Committee
report aid telegram and reply with the date
when said reply was received and the reason
why the same has been suppressed; or wheth-
" the Committee ha- he Ar,i from said josiah
Caldwell IN auy other way and what.
BLAINE STATES THE rvEroRr oF me pr-
sTATCH.
Mr.. B,aine-The gentleman lknotr intended
= convey the id~A thAt had some illegiiimaie
knowledge Of how that despatch WAS obtained.
| have had M communication with Mr. josiah
Caldwell. and no means Of knowing from the
telegraph Office when it was received. but
tell the gentleman from ksnfucky that ..uur,I-
er viii out" AMI that secrets viii IraK." an
prepared 10 state "a this House that al O'Clock
or thcreabout>, last Thursday furrEoon, this
gentleman from nentucky received and re-
eeipted for message addressed - him, from
Josiah Caldwell 10 London. entirely corrrnbo-
rating and sustaining the testimony Of Mr..
1homA, A. Scott, which Nj, Caldwell had just
read in New Iork newspaper, and entirely
cXcupating me from the charge, which | am
bound to observe. from the suppression of that
despatch. the gentlemen are anxious 10 fAsien
upon me. | move the previous question on
the resolution.
Holman Of Ind. suggested that the resolu-
ton could "nly be voted for under .uspen-
sion Of The Tulls.
Blaine-Not Al ali the resolution embraces
the highest u privilege, a. u involves the good
fifth aud honor of the Judiciary Committee.
Jone-. Of keuinrky-rhe question ~. by the
EfAlt'tbfN lipIl hAlur 70 NY follf -uH - 4
proper question and ought TO be answered aud
have no dosbt will be answered.
Elaine-l thank the gentleman from Ken
tucky.
HUNToN INrERPosEs Az ARGUMENT IN DE-
FENCE OF THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Iiunton. OF Va. chairman Of the sub
committee, desired 10 make 4 statement, referr-
ing to the recent sceue unexampled during
the session lie proceeded al great length 10
state the action Of the committee under the
House resolutions, and cOutended that il wa.
at Nr. Baine'- instance that the matters affect
Ing him were first investigated.
Mr.. Frye asked If objection wa. not raised
that Luttrelrs resolution gave no Jurisdiction
over 4 stock transaction between individuals.
Mr.. Hunton replied il was, but the commit
tee decid' d As to ITS own jurisdiction. He COIN
planned of the unusual proceeding Of the gentle
man from Maine in taking matter out of the
hands of the committee anl reporting on it
personally 10 the House, and declared they had
worked with ail diligence in the matter. He
said most Of the delay had been caused by
Blaine's sickness or absence, and that when
Muliigan mentioned the letters, Blaine got Law
renee to ask an adjournment. which he did,
saving he was sick.
Mr.. Lawrence asked the gentleman to state
that he had complained of severe illness on CO.
Ing INTO the room, and he had been i'll ever
since l. was just TO Mr. Blaine 10 say that
the adjournment was not because of hi. fesr OF
what was going on.
Hunton then reviewed Multi gan's stat ement
and said he was an an unimpeacbable Boston
gentleman. He claimed matter of law that
the letters belonged TO Fisher and thst after he
gave them to Mulligan they were the latter.
property. and Blaine had no more properly
in them than he had in his (Hunton's) watch
Mr.. Frye asked if Blaine had not offered To
submit those letters privately to be examined
by the chairman. and If Hunton did not refuse?
HUSToN THINKS IT HAS BEEN NASTY JOB.
Hunton said he told b aine he did not want
TO read his private correspondence privately
or publicly. That he Ea1 no fright TO see il
except as committeeman He would not see
any papers which his colleagues could not in
spect with him. He refused TO visit Mr. Biaine's
house TO read the letters on this ground II
is for the House TO say wether the committee
did right or wrong. II l erred it was a matter
ofjudgmeut, and say to-day that it is Job
that | never fancied.
TO THE POINT AGAIN-BLAISE PRESSES HOME
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE DESPATCH,
Mr. Biane-Does the gentleman from Vir-
gnia know of a despatch received from Josiah
Caldwell. in Londoni
Hunton-My friend, the Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, will reply to you in full
on that subject.
Blaine-I ask you 10 state whether on
Thursday forenoon last, the gentleman from
Kentucky (knott) did not call you out of the
Committee room and acquaint you with that
fact;
Hunton-If my friend from Kentucky does
not answer you in full, | will
Blaine. contemptous Yah!
THE KENTUCKY JOKER IN A CHASTITY ROLE,
Mr.. nkott, of Kentucky, said he had listened
TO imputations upon himself within the last
two hours, which, coming from u different
source, he might perhaps answer very differ
entity from the manner In which he should
now attempt to answer. Those who were
intimately acquainted with him knew he was the
last man in the world to seeka p,rs,nal con.
troyersy. and he assured the House that of
men in the world the gentleman from Maine
(Bainef, was the last man with whom he
would seek such controversy. That gent
leman was entirely too immense in his proper
tions. why man he doth best ride the narrow
world like a COLOSSUS, and We petty men walk
under his huge legs and peep about to find our
selves dishonorable graves
BLAINE PRESSES THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: