Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-08

expressed his belief that Il the tele-
gram had contained anything against
MIN, Knott would have givet.if 10 the
public at once.,
Knott replied with much earnest
ness, advancing toward him.
"AVhAt do you say, sir! What do
you say? Do you mean to say thai
! would do you an inlustice?''
To which Blaine replied, retaining
his seat:
Il believe If the dispatch had con
tanned anything damaging to me, you
would have speedily made it public;
that's what | say
Huntons called on both gentlemen
to cease the interruption, MS both
would have an opportunity for ex
I,laaation.
Knott explained how he appointed
the subcommittee, and the members
verified his statement, but it did not,
for some reason, appear on the rec
oras.
Blaine WAS right according to The
record, and Knott was right in the
matter OF facts concerning the time
VIXEN the sub-committcc was ap-
pointed.
In the Blaine investigating commit
tee to-day, Blaine said when speaking
of the organization Of the committee,
that he asked Frye 10 request Knott
to put northern democrats and not
rebels on the sub committee.
g want Mr.. Knott he cried, TO tell
me why, if that Lutterell resolution
was SO important, nothing was done
under ii for three months.
Mr.. Knott replied that the sub
committee was far too busy to do
about the Inatters referred
to il under the l.utterell resolution
during those thee months.
Here Blaine raised his voice, and
demanded of Mr.. Hnnton whether he
would now Inform him. as he Had
promised to do III the house, whether
he knew Of 'hereception of that cable
gram from Josiah Caldwell by Knott.
Mr.. Knott was then closely ex-.
anined by Mr.. Blaine on the subject
of The cable dispatch.
II want TO know" Blaine said,
whether you ialeni TO produce that
dispatch before the house?''
Knott never had-any other in
tention than to present il before the
Judiciary commit, zee.
blaine You had il inyour poke,
FIVE days at the time brought il into
The house
Knott Il am aware tha, | had ii
days.
Blame Did you, during Thursday,
Friday, Saturday or Sunday, deny 10
newspaper correspondents that you
had heard from Josiah Caldwell?
Knott then stated that he received
the telegram Thu sday morning. He
read it after breakfast and started for
the capitol. The telegram excited his
suspicious, because some time before,
some member of the judiciary com
miNec had made proposition that a
telegfsm be sent to Caldwell to know
If he would return To this country aud
testify. That propos,tioa Was resisted
By Blaine aud his friends.
Blaine-On the ground that it was
prepostcrously absurd. You couldn't
get him TO come, and because if he
could not it would then be said thai
he would not come because his testi.
mony would be npfavorable to me. l,
would be said, sOh yes, he cant come
he is conveniently absent in Europe.
Knott do not desire 10 be inter
rupted in my statement again. Some
days aiter the question was raised il
the judiciary committee, as to wheth
er dispatch should be sent asking
Caldwell il he would come-and testify
In that instance also Blaine's friend.
resisted the motion.
Rlaine-On the same grounds.
| 1t nevertheless prevailed, and th'
committee instructed me to send !
| telegram TO Mr.. Caldwell.
Knott related the efforts he hat
made to find CALDWELL S address, sne
said he heard through Warren, o
Boston, that Caldwell was in Italy
This strengthened his suspicious
This dispatch was without any dat
save London; no day, month or year
or number. He never sent a cabl
/ dispatch and wasn't then aware sue
things were not scnt by cable. Afte
! reading that dispatch, he read it I
Judge Lynd. Judge Lord, Messrs
i jerks and McMahon. Next day
Friday, the committee met, but hi
subject was npi mentioned.
/ Blaiae--You didsnoi think of'mel
tioning the telegram to the COMMITTEES
!. Knott did not think OF it. TIL
truth is, Mr.. Blaine, ! had gre,
J many things to think of besides yo,
. presidential aspirations. | am IRE
. TO say,d don't tecollect that it %