New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-10
WASHINGTON.
or r,rpuOII, IN THE HOUSE.

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,r..u,xnroN June 9.-There was another scene
"a uouss today. Gen. Hunton having been
III 'no A. Rlaine often enough in unpleasant
P"V ~ parliamentary shrewdness, undertook TO
p"0' .ables upon him in the latterS absence,
'uin .ho Uouse adjourned yesterday, ana hir'
-: as refused the right to call up his nouoh 10
-"Sans;der the vote by which the testimony was
..Sorod printed in order that he might cause 'he
caldwell telegram to be inserted. Inc generai uh-
Sarstanding was that Mr.. Blaine should nave pof-
mission TO make this motion on some otner Jay
o,boneh the rules did not strictly allow th'S' Ni'
COY said as much from the chair, but TINS inoil-
ING Mr.. Blaine being absent Gen. Huntoh moIou
% table Mr.. Blaine's motion TO recOhSiuoi'
Directly there was considerable excitement INC no
nubcans protested that the agreement was 'iia' 'i
Elaine should call it up and be permitted 10 spcA
Snsaker Cox maintained that there was no oehsa-
tiop. but that anybody could call IL up 0op'i"o-
able time elapsed in the confusion CONSEQUENT vi
th;s statement Meanwhile Mr. Blaine was louiiu I'll
a. ,,r.b room, and FASTENED in at the side door,
L.; al am here" So the parliamentary
also,rdness gent by default, but the Democrats
aid not propose to permit Mr. Blaine to speak, nor 10
ha led by him. They carried out their dctermlha-
g. although TO do this the entire Democratic ma
;otv made itself conspicuous for gross unfarness,
and sneaker Cox was compelled to aid the Dcmoc-
racv by some most extraordinary partisan rulings.
The Republicans, seeing that the Democrats were
intent upon forcing tho vote, began making minus
terinr motions and by declining to vote when roll
calls were ordered left tho House without quorum
Tho Democrats succeeded, however, pending the de-
Law incident upon roll-calls i'll securing quorum,
despite the fact that the Republicans did not vote,
and the Democrats finally carried Mr.. Hunton's
motion
Pending the discussion, Mr. Blaine kept insisting
that the original telegram should be published with
tina testimony and III order to obtain the floor made
several very convincing points of order, which
Speaker Cox apparently in the teeth of the rules,
oyerruled. The disorder became so great at one
time and the feelings on the part of the Democrats
toward Mr.. Blaine became so high that Speaker
Cox announced that he would call the police to COM
mel Mr. Blaine to take his seat, to which Slr Blaine
replied that lie would take his seat when the others
did and he did not do 50 before.
When the confusion was at its hight, MIR. Morrison
quietly rose and suggested as compromise resoiu-
tion that all the testimony taken BY the judiciary
Committee be printed and that the dispatch signed
Josiah Caldwell he printed part of the record, and
that the Committee examine any witnesses who
may have heard Mr. Caldwell say anything contra
dctory to his dispatch, and that the testimony OF
such witnesses be also printed. George Hoar, who
was sitting by the side of Mr. Blaine. and APP
parently on behalf of Mr.. Blaine objected. Had
this resolution been presented Yesterday 1t would
have done much to have modified Mr. Blaine's
Triumph After it was introduced today he took
no further public action, and the Democrats
having obtained quorum it had their own way.
1t is admitted even by the friends of Mr. Blaine that
he made mistake in seeking this additional en-
counter with the Democrats to-day. 1t was lmpos-
sible for him to have prevented them from ta6llng
..l,,.l, lx-n1 fhn pIVf-
ing OF the Caldwell dispatch with the evidence. This
the Democrats agreed to do without treating it as
testimony; but Mr. Blaine went further and pressed
them so hard on account of the original suppression
of the dispatch and their action in attempting to cut
OF debate to-day that they became exasperated and
introduced the Morrison resolution.
This resolution now threatens to make Mr. Blaine
the trouble which he for many weeks has so SIREN
uously sought to avoid. The Morrison resolution
provides that the telegram from Mr. Caldwell hav-
ing been printed with the testimony for what 1t IL
WORTH the Committee be instructed to take the
sworn testimony of persons who claim to nave heard
statements from Mr. Caldwell which tend to contra
diet this dispatch. The Democrats put it that the
Committee shall be instructed to take hearsay evil
dence from Mr. Caldwell to show that the dispatch
is worth nothing. This raises tho issue
as to hearsay evidence from Mr.. Caldwell
Judiciary Committee. The Subcommittee insisted
upon the right to take testimony to Mr. Cald-
wells statements to the witness. Mr.. Blaine and
his lawyers earnestly opposed this and forced The
Subcommittee to appeal TO the whole Judiciary
Committee. The Judiciary Committee by two ma
jority instructed the Subcommittee to take hear
say evidence as 70 the statements of person not
within the United States and the jurisdiction of the
Committee This majority of two was secured by
the votes OF two Democrates, Scott Lord and
Hurd who voted with the Republicans
The Subcommittee has been acting I'M
der that instruction ever since. That instruction
excluded the testimony Of Poker Jack" Mcclure
of Curry, and of a number of other Arkansas wit
nesses as well as of Sickes, the broker and coniden
tal agent of Mr. Caldwell and of MIR. Mulgan. The
Democrats are so inhaIncd against Mr.. Blaine that
they are now likely TO their decision to adj
nit this hearsay evidence. This decision can be re-
versed in two ways-by reconsideration of the
former action by the entire Judiciary Committee,
by an instruction from the House, which is embodied
in the Morrison resolution. IL competent for the
Judiciary Committee to reconsider its action. Demo
Gratis say that the admission Of the telegram
from Caldwell has entirely changed the legal as
poets Of the case, that the two Democrats who
before under different state Of facts voted with
the Republicans, will now he certain to vote with
the rest of the Democrats for enlarged jurisdiction
1t may DO possible for the Democrats in the House
on Monday, under suspension of tho rules, to pass
the Morrison resolution, as SO many Republicans
win be absent at Cincinnati. There can DO no
doabt that the Democrats will then have two
thirds majority.
SPEAKER KERR ILL.
SERIOUS RESULT WITHIN WEEK FEARED.
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