Mr. THAYER. I say it is under these circumstances that gentlemen may feel themselves at liberty to reflect on the report of the committee, because they have ventured to suppose that the language of the member from own. should meet with the disapproval of the House; and it is for this that my colleague has felt himself justified in characterizing the report as he has one. I pass from that to the other question in volved in the report, about which have very little to say. The facts are all before the House. There is no dispute about those facts. They are simply these: that for words uttered in debate, a member of this House was violently assailed in his person, almost under the very eyes of the HoRep itself; that the gentleman who assailed him dealt liiln blow upon blow; that blood was drawn, and that the aggressor was backed by 3 friends with loaded pistols in their oekets. Those are the facts, and no rhetoric in which I could indulge could convey to the House a higher sense of the character of this assault than the simple facts. Sir, much has been said about these gentlemen who accompanied the Gentfrom Kentucky. Does any man believe that all these 3 persons were accidentally present? If he does let him read the evidence. The 1st, Colonel Pennybaker, was there undeniably, according to his own statement, because be expected the assault, and came to this House ccause he expected it to take place. The 2nd of these persons (Grigsby) had been told by Pennybaker to come to the House. It does not appear that he had been told to come for this purpose; but he was told to come to the House that afternoon, and he did come pursuant to that requist. He says, “When he eft my room, he ( ennybaker) asked me to call by his office, just this side of the Metropolitan hotel, and go up with him.” And then e testifies that when he saw Rousseau 0 out after Gunmen, Colonel Pennybaker fol owed him, and he followed Pennybaker. And then he says, speaking of the parties present“ There was someonc standing near Mr. Gmwnnm, a large, heavy setman. I do not know who he was. I G dRidISNnEotLLko, nrowwhwethheetrhheer he was, in fact. with Mr. went out of the House with him or not. I had my eyeprincipally on him. I had nod.ispositionto interfere between the parties." I $ $ C C " When Mr. ROUSSEALffrst commencedraising his cane, I thought I saw him knit his brows, and thought, perhaps. it might be his intention to interfere. I steppedover betweenhim and Rut'ssaau, to be readyin caseheshould interfere." He was ready, with a loaded istol in his pocket, to interfere in an alfray whiich I maintain the evidence will justify anybody in be; lieving he knew was to take place.