The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

and said, s.Mr Chairman, / am very sick. . Laugh
teri
Mr.. LAwRgScx rose TO explain.
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MI. LAwREScE-l ask my colleague whether when
went into the committee room that morning, did not
say had been exceedingly sick. | SO SICK Il was
very difficult for me TO SIT there al ALL and at about
ha-pnst twelve at the time the committee usually adj
Journs said was quite unwcil and moved that the
committee adjourn. ! have been quite unweil ever
since daughter on tho democratic side
Mr. HusroS-That is exactly ns ii occurred. The
gentleman from Ohio in in the morning sick. but
he went TO work in the most vigorous style for two
hours; ana when tho letters came the gentleman be-
Q.aughlcr.)
Blaine that as TO his Indicating his purpose for me 10
move TO adjourn, was not because OF any fear Of
what WIS gong on
Mr.. HusroS-I never intimatcd any such thing
tLaughier.) The gentleman raising man Of straw
Just to knock HIM OVER but do say that after those
letters wcrc mentioned incidentally the gentleman,
the suggestion OF Mr.. Blame. moved adjournment,
and put Il on the ground that he sick. An ad-
keep our colleague IN misery and distress
When Mr.. Mullgan was put on the stand
next morning he proceeded 10 make u personal
explanation. (Mr. Hunton here rccountcd Mr. Multi
CAMS explanation substantially II has been already
printed.) Mr.. Hunton resumins) said who has rtyht
10 complain, the gentleman from Maine the COM
mittees the gentleman from Maine or the House,
Here was u witness summoned from Boston who did
not appear AS voluntary witness but came under tho
compulsory process OF tho House He was entitled 10
The protection OF the House. This question which
concerns the House than the committee
claim that, according To the well settled principles Of
law, those letters belonged TO Warren Fisher from tho
time that he received them until he delivered them 10
Mr.. Muligan, and from that time forth Mr.. Mulligan
was entitled 10 the ownership Of them. Mr. Bminc
had more property In these letters than no had
my watch in any other piecc OF my property.
Mr.. FRyE--Did not Mr. Blame offer 10 submit these
letters 10 be examined privately, and did not Mr.
Hunton say that he would not examine them pri-
vatciyr
Mr. HuxTox-I refused to receive them privately
said 10 Mr. Blaine over anu over again, II do not
want 10 see your correspondence either publicly
privately. have got no right TO u except .
committeeman, ana those gentlemen who SIT on
either side OF me have the same right as y
have | do not to any papers
which my colleagues on the committee cannot ani
inspect with me- Then had the honor OF an inv-
tation 10 MIR Blancs house 10 read those letters, but
replied in the Same way:"I have right into
your house us private citizen and read your private
correspondence II have right look ut II all II
is chairman Of the committee, and II have no
right TO look AT II IN that way have no right 10 look a.
IL at all and shall not do IT, Ii Is Tor the House 10
determine whether the committee did right wrong
II have erred II has been error OF Judgment and
say to-day that II is a job never iancied.
Mr.. BLAINE-Does the gentleman from Virginia know
OF despatch received from JOSIAH Caldwell in Lon
donY
Mr.. Huxrox-My friend the Chairman OF the Jud,ci-
ary Committee, VIII reply TO you in u on that subject
Mr.. BLAINE-Thon ask You to state whether
Tit sday morning last the gentleman from Kentucky
tMr KNOTT did not call you out OF tho cominttee
room and acqnaint you OF that facty
Mr.. HuSrox--lt my friend IRON Kentucky docs not
answer you in full Will.
Mr.. BLAINE tcontcmptuousyl-Ah
SPEECH OF MR. KNOTT
Mr.. KNOTT, of Kentucky, chairman Of the Judiciary
COMMITTEE said he had listened to imputations upon
himself within the last two hours which, comm. from
different source, he might perhaps answer ery differ
swer them. Those who were Intimately acquainted
with him knew that he the last in The world
House that Of ali men in the world the gentleman from
Maine (Blainol the last man with whom he
wopid seek snch controversy. That gentleman was
entirely too immense In his proportions. "Why.
man, he doth bcstrIde the narrow petty world. We
walk between his huge legs and peep about 10 lind our
selves dishonorable graves" Personal controversy
seemed 10 be that eenllcman's iorte. lie reminded
him OF Homers description Of Diomede:-
Dire the clnng. and d., adfnl from affair."
The armed Iydides rushing to the
As friend Of his would say. the gentleman was
trcy too bumplious and too usurptious for him.
daughter from the democratic side. Two thirds of The
time the gentleman was in the House he did not
to realize whether he was Speaker or simply men-
Der, and, to stranger y would be a.: nsoluVIs
had quito unnecessarily lugged him lNr
KNOTT INTO this personal matter OF his own.
In the nrst place, be had insinuated that
from some unworthy motive he lMr Kuott). as chair
OF the Judiciary Committee, had appointed tho
sub committee, which had charge Of these invcsliga
tho Gentleman North Carolina lAr Asael In o.
To that he had TO say-nrs that citner OF uGsu
gentlemen his (Mr Blaincs) peer in any Of
the word, and that IN point OF honor 1t dispar
agement to the gentleman from Maine to say they
his supcrors Hlsscs and other marks OF disapproba-
II on from the republican side Of the Housc.)
Mr. KN0Tr-That ID all right There aro three kinds
OF animals in the world that hiss-vipers geese and
Tools tIaughtcr In the second place this sub
mttee selected long before there any nsinua-
ton, public private that the gentleman Maine
was In ANY manner lmrcac cd in any OF the alleged
fraudulent transactions on the part Of any o. these
corporatons and II did seem to me when the gentle
man flung his imputaons ut mel as u little strange
that he could ascribo such notions 10 mo under the
circumstances, even granting that the gentleman
from Virginia and the gentleman from North
Carolina his personal enemies. II does
seem little remarkable that you cannot
touch ono OF these railroads but the gentleman
from Maine will squcal, aud have no doubt that u
struck Mr.. Harrison ltlle remarkable that when
that $4,000 bond transaction mentioned in tho
meeting OF directors, tho treasurer OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company should say: -"oo not say
any thing about that Will involve BIancn But this
committee raised long before had intination
that Mr. Blame was inyolvcd IN 1t in any manner |
went to his personal friend aud colleague (Mr Frye
and asked him TO take position on the
subcommittee, which he dcclined So much Tor the
appointment OF the subcommittee. The gentleman
from Name to insinualc that II Is tue settled
purpose the Judiciary Committee to do chng
other which might, peradvcnture. prevent him from
receiving the nomination OF his party at the coming
convention at Cincinnati bog the gentleman TO be-
cvc that so far as am concerned, we are perfectly
willing lac should receive that nomination L. IN the
pending campaign, We cannot defeat the gentleman
from Name, then our cause Ia entirely hopeless
daughter the democratic side II he shall receive
the nomination, and be elected by tho Amerl-
can people IN tho lace Of all the
facts, then oil can say is. ''May
Shouts OF auyhter.l take occasion 10 say that 20
lar these letters concerned they legally the
session Of his baice Dir. Muligan. and that Mr.
Blaine had right 10 their possession than |
had. The judiciary Committee has done the gentle
wrong; II has not even decided what shall
be done with these letters. The committee has
not taken any action on the subject at
ALL and the gentleman ought to be In
formed that tomorrow morning the question was
be brought up Yci, in defiance OF all parliamentary
law. exspcakcr OF the House comes here tho
prctext OF personal explanation aad takes the matter
away from the Jurisdiction Of the committee. That
the condition Ia which this thing stands. IL Is mat
1nr ssA nj anAfl
no intention that solitary word OF one OF those
letters would be given 10 tho public, but the
gentleman worry positively assured that lie would
not be maryrcd by the judiciary Committee. Now,
why all tins noise Tor little wooly The Judiciary
COMMITTEE, on which the gentleman has made such n
vInlcnt assault, has nc HIM no wrong; the
trary, 1t has extended 10 HIM every conceivable
courtesy. There disposition manifested by any
body TO d. anything that will initiate against his
interests IN the slightest possible degree Every
quest that no has made to tho committee has been
complied with, and every postponcmcnt which he has
asked has been granted Everything has been
protect the gentleman; for, God knows. want HIM
nominated He need not he afraid there will be any
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