New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-06
MR.. KNOTT REPLIES.

XVI said he had listened TO imputaOns upon hinseI
within the last two hours which coming from dihefem
source he might perhaps answer very dherenty
| from the manner he should now attempt 10
answer them. Those who were intimately ac-
| 0uantcd with him knew that he was the last
| man in the world to seek u personal controversy,
and he assured the House that Of all men In the word
the gentleman Maine tMr. Blanc) was the last man
with whom he would seek such a controversy lha'
gentleman WAS entirely too immense his proportions
Why man! he doth bcstriic the narrow petty world
We walk between his huge legs and peep about to ini
ourselves d!shonorablc graves" Personal controversy
seemed TO be- that gentcmans forte. lie reminded MN
| of Homer's description Of Diomcde:
Dire was the clang and dreadful from a.ar,
1he armed 11dics rushing to the war;
As friend Of his would say, the gentlemen was en-
trely too bump tious and too usurptious for him.
Laughter from the Democratic side Twotbrs Of tho
time the gentleman In the House he did not seem Ia
realize whether he Speaker or simply menbcr ana
to a stranger 1t would be insoluhc enigma to know
which hc was. The gentleman had quito unnecessarily.
mgged him tKuoO into ths personal matter Of MS own.
In the first place, he hal insinuatci that from
some unworthy motive he GIr. KnOtD. Chairman Of
the judiciary Committee, had appointed on the Sub
Committee which hid charge Of these Investigations. the
gentleman from Virginia tNr Hunton and the gentle
man from North Carolina Nir Ashc. In answer to that
he had 10 say first, that either OF those gentlemen was
his ir Ba.ne'sl peer OF the word. and that
point OF honor 1t dispnragrmcnt ." III gentle
man from Maine they MS supcrorA iii',os
and other marks Of dsapprobaton from the Republican
sido OF the Housed
Mr. Kuptt-rhat IS all right There are three binds OF
animals IN tho world that hiss-ypcrs. geese, and fools.
uanrhtcrl In N, second place, this SlbC
was selected long before there any IN nulon. pub
lie or private that the Gentleman from Maine was IN any
manner implicated In any OF the alleged
fraudulent transactions the part OF any
| Of these corporations; and It did seem
| Frt.Hs Ions mol
ms little strange that he could ascrIbc sh'h notions 70
me under the circumsancos-eyen granting that the
gentleman from Virginia aud the gentleman from
North CoiOlina his personal enemies. IL
does seem a little remarkable that You cannot
touch one OF these railroads but the gentleman
from Maine VIII squcal; and I have no doubt II
struck Mr. Harrison little remarkable, TINT when
that x7J 900 bond transaction mentioned In tie
meeting OF directors the Treasurer OF the Union Flchc
Railroad Company should Do not say anything
about that IT will involve Elaine" But thi' COMMITTEE
was raised long before had any nilmaton uat Dir.
Blaine was involved In 1t In manner. went
to his personal friend and colleague GIr. Frye
! and asked him to take position on the
| subcommittee. which he declined so much
for the appointment of the Committee The gentleman
from Maine seems 20 insnuac that II Il The settled par
pose Of the judiciary Committee to do something or
other which might pcradvcnturc prevent him nom re-
ceyin the nomination OF s party at he coming Con
| ycnon M Cincinnati beg TIE gentleman
! 10 believe that, far ~ am con
ccrncd We are perfectly willing he should receive
that nomination. II in the pending campaign we cannot
defeat the gentleman from Maine, then our cauc is en-
treIy hopeless Laughter on the Democratic sidcl II
be shall receive tins nomination and be elected by The
American people In the lcc Of all tho facts then all
can say is: MAY the Lord hayo mercy on
the American people" [7houts Of lIdshter.l take
occasion say that far these letters are concerned
they were legally tho property Of Mr. Fisher and were
! IA, ia. NJ lia
that Mr. Blaine had no right to their possession
than I had The Judiciary Committee has done
these gentlemen wrong; r. has not even
decided what shall be done with thc's
letters The Committee has not taken action on III"
subject at ALL and gentleman ought to b. informed
that tomorrow morning the question was TO be brought
up Yet In defiance Of all parliamentary law. an eN'
Sneaker Of the House here on the pretcHt "
n personal explanation, and takes the matter away
from the Jurisdiction OF the Committee Tnat Is the con
dition in which this thing stands. II Is matter stu
ton that a solitary Of or those letters would ~
given 10 the public; but IA, gcnii man was yer, p
lively assured that he would not be maryred by inc Ju
| dietary Committee. - ,,.
Now why all this noise for 80 little wool The Judiciary
COMMITTEES, which the gentleman has made sich
violent assault, has done him no wrong on the CONTRARY
It has extended to him every c1ntesy mr.
disposition manifested bi any DOy To- 30 a ,,iu
that will initiate against hts interests IN the slightest
Ike COMMITTEES has been complied with and every post
ponement which he has sAed has boeH granted h'ey
besn done 10 protect inc BthtlrH'th
knows we want him nominated He need not be afraid
there will any opposition to hla nomination IRON th7
side OF the House. Laugherl Now, there miGht nav
| becp / do not know that there would be, u grave
question presented to the consideration OF the House
growing ont this thing. md that question ~ whether
after the iiose has committed question - thc JuiI
dclion Of committee the authority 81 The io,lso ea
be tned with by having the witnesses VINO are shnon
! before that Committee met by tLe waysiie' pn'hpr"
dry, their documentary evidence IN tL'lr pos,cssion @
| tained from them surropiOusly ami "A cohtehpthOus
refusal made gu the demand OF the COhilht'ce 10 u''i
| il M That question might have come mp. ! 40
not say that II would have As 10 Tue r'pe , h
| last Thursday morning dd receive alsH ,no
The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blancl seems TO kno"
nrrcisey the nour at which received It, and iis con
tents fo seems thoroughly posted on the subject pun
permit to say with regard To the lhS'huatoh ,.
that telegra been suppressed, that any man. hsn
| or low whoever may be- who VIII stwhtre niAo
such an nsnnaton will have to take the consequences
hul the faschood back into the teeth or any ah WIZ
makes suggestion as TO inc sulpfes,on VI r
IL did not suppress IL Ut all In less than thiftY MIN
utes after received 1t, read 1t TO several geneci
lut there no particular adar - ~ ioh"on ,'o NV,
which II purporrcd To come, ana dld believe, ain hD
altogether ce rtan yet that do not bclieve-it was
fixed up job. lMurmers OF dissent from Tue i'ep"o'
from London and did not that indicate To the gene'n
from Kentucky where to telegraph 10 Josiah Chid"eh'
| The RESOLUTION REFERRED.
Mr. Elaine moved previous question on his rcsolu-
ton and attempted to make further remarks, but was
prevented by loud calls To ORDER and BY the Speaker
pro tem who ruled that entitled to the moor
Tor that purpose ,,.
The House refused TO second the previous question:
and then, motion OF Mr. Banning (DomD Oniol, ihc
motion OF Mr. Blaine referred to the Committee Oh
the Judicary-Yeas, 12I Nays, %.
The House, alter day Of great excitement adourhed
| at O'Clock.
| THE LETTERS.