The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-10

the examination in order that he might
make statement showing that the sub
co .nmittec was appointed under the
T.uttrell resolution long before any in
vcstigation Of Blaine was heard of. He
said the entry Of the appointment Of The
subcommittee was not made upon the
books OF the committee, by an omission
Of the clerk.
Statements were made by various MEM
bers showing that the subcommittee was
appointed before the passage of the Tar.
box resolution, but that through the
careless method Of doing business it had
not been announced. and 1t had done
nothing before that time.
Blaine made a speech. saying that the
Luttrell resolution
LAY DEAD
and dormant for 80 days until the Tarbox
resolution was passed. He asked Frye
upon the passage of the Tarbox resoll-
ton to go and ask Knott to put Northern
Democrats and not Southern rebels on
the sub. committees. IL want Mr.. Knot.
he cried, Ito tell me why. il that Luttrell
resolution was so important. nothing was
done under it tor three months"
Here Blaine raised his voice and de.
handed of Mr.. Hunton whether he
would now inform him, as he had prom.
ised to do in the house, whether he knew
Of the reception of that cable dispatch
from Josiah Caldwell by Knott.
Knott replied that the subcommittee
was far too busy to do anything about
the matters referred to it under the Lut
trell resolution during those three
months.
Mr.. Knott was then closely cross-ex-
amined by Blaine on the subject of the
| cable dispatch. II want to know" said
Blaine. whether you intend to produce
| that dispatch before the house"
Knott never had any other inten
| ton than to produce it before the jude
larry committee.
Mr. Blainc-Y on had it in your pocket
five days at the time brought it into the
house.
Knott am aware that had it fivi
days.
Blaine--Did you during Thursday
Friday, Saturday or Sunday deny Il
newspaper correspondents that you hat
heard from Josiah Caldwell!
| Knott will make a statement abou
| that telegram IN full.
Blaine-That is question suscepti
BILE of
| VERY DIRECT ANSWER.
MIR. Knott received that telegram OF
Thursday morning. l will state 1t a
particularly as can recollect the circum
stance. had gone to my breakfast. AT
ter breakfast | took walk IA usual
somewhat protractcd. came back t
nv room and my wife called my atten
tiOn to the telegram. took il up an(
read it and Immediately started to the
capitol. That telegram excited my sus
picions. for this reason: A proposition
had been made some time before by som,
member Of the judiciary committee,
don't know by whom. for ] was not pres
ent, that a Geographic dispatch should b.
sent to Caldwell to know II he would re
turn to this country and testify. Tina
proposition was resisted, as was inform
ed. by Blaine and
BY BLAINE's FRIENDS.
Blaine-On the ground that it was nj
terly and preposterously absurd, becaus
you could not get him to come.
knott-On the ground that he cOult
not be got.
Blaine-Ycs, and that il he would no
il would then be said that he would no
| come because his testimony would b
unfavorable TO me. 1t would be said
"Oh, yes. he cannot come he is con
venlently absent in Europe"
Knott do not desire to be interrupt
ed any more in my statement. Som
days afterward the question was raise
in the judiciary committee rs to whethe
telegraphic dispatch should be sen
asking Caldwell ii he would come an
testify. In that instance also Blaine
friends resisted the motion.
Blaine-On the same gronndf:
Knott-It nevertheless prevailed
The committee on judiciary instructe
, me to send such q telegraphic dispatch
Mr.. Caldwell. | did not know wher
Caldwell was to be found. went
; the representative from Boston Warren
thinking that he would know. and aske
him where Caldwell might be found
He told me he did not know. ! aske
him 10 inquire, telling him | had bee
instructed by the committee TO
L SEND A DISPATCH TO CALDWELL.
He said he would write to gentlema
in Boston and ascertain. In the NEAR
time | went to Judge Hunton, and tol
him had great variety OF things o
hand, and asked him to take hold Of thu
matter, and find out where Caldwell wa
and to telegraph in my name. Warner
some days afterward, came to me, an
told me that he had received letter frol
his friend in Boston informing him thu
: Caldwell was somewhere in Italy. Whel
thereafter I received dispatch froI
Caldwell, without having dispatched
him, il occurred to me that
/ TWAS SUSPICIOUS.
Blaine-Wonld not the publication
it have exposed it.
Knott beg the gentleman not to int
rupt inc. Furthermore. there was simpl
at the top Of the dispatch the word "Lol
? don, no month, no day, no place, 4
p street. no house. | knew nothing abOl
cable dispatches; had never sent one
| my life, and never even seen one befOr
I That have since been informed that
}. is customary in London to keep the a
dresses OF persons sending dispatches al
= to put the address in the dispatch itscl
l. l did not know it at the time and | don
Y know 1t now except from information
As soon as could, after reading that di
patch, came to the capitol and read
|. to Judge Lynde and, | think, to Jud,
: Lord, Mr.. jerks. and Mr.. McMaho
[. think it was to these four gentleme
|. that read it. know that these fOl
e gentlemen were present at the meetin
If and my impression is that they we
e there when l read the dispatch. l a
n confident that Judge Lynde was there ,
Thursday. On Friday there was "A met
l. ing OF the committee. \ variety of gu
jccts were under consideration. III
matter, 20 far as l know, was not me
toned.
I Blaine-lou did not think of mentio
re ing the telegram to the committee?
Knott did not think OF it. T.