The Portland daily press., 1873-02-06
WASHINGTON.
The Wilson Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-In the Wilson Com
mittee this afternoon f. G. Hoover appeared as
volunteer witness and testified to certain
matters of which he protested to have know-
edge, duplicating Hon. VIM. D. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania in the Credit Mobiier business
The fact was brought out that Hoover was ar
rested last year for matchmaking operation,
and other facts were proven showing such no.
toriously bad character that all in the commit
tee room were satisfied that for some purpose
or other he was manufacturing a story which
had no foundation. in fact, Hoover is not be-
lieved sane. and his testimony will be fatty
contradcted tomorrow.
The Louisiana Investigation.
In the Louisiana investigation case to-day
o. M. Bragdon, secretary of the Wharton
board, testified concerning the me ,ting of the
returning board and canvasSing of the returns
Witness thought the board threw ont NJ votes
Mr.. Mitchell testified that his board got the
returns and papers upon which they based the
returns from Bragdon.
Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan testified-Think TO-
900 colered men voted the liberal ticket. Don't
think more than 100 white men outside of fed
eral employment voted the Republican ticket.
There was some complaint about the difficulty
of securing registration, but don't think it was
general until after the election, when the KEEL
logg party found itself defeated. His gross
collections OF taxes was about $50, 900, and his
expenses were about $4,000 in 1871. Last year
his commissions were about S27, 900 and expens-
es about $4,000. He spent all the net COM
mission of last year in the election. He was a
Republican acting with the fusionists.
Gov. Pinchback testified that he canvassed
ten or fifteen parishes or more during the last
campaign. Don't think 1900 persons in she
whole State supported the fusion ticket Don't
think there was one, but there might have been
30 or a 100 persons who voted against Grant,
Think between 10000 and $4,000 whites voted
for Grant and Kellogg. His canvass was chief
ly along the river. There were dissatisfaction
among the Republicans at the nomination OF
Kellogg. Think the protest against Kellogg's
nomination on the ground of the Custom House
interference was draw up by the defeated can
didate, but signed by only members of the con-
venton. These difficulties were healed up be-
fore the election. The election in 1870 was the
greatest fraud ever perpetrated. Yarmouth
was responsible. A colored man who was
candidate says after the supervisors had de-
clared the result, "Well, is it possible / amt
got one vote out of that box; before God
was considered fair, and the results in 1868 and
1870 were about the same. The supposition
was that Warmoth returned Democrats and
Republicans as he chose. In one parish man
was returned who had not been known as
candidate.
Col. Hatch of the Wharton board testified be
was appointed thereto because Mr.. Heron
meant to secure the appointment of Longstreet
and Hawkins with the avowed intention of
counting IN the Custom House candidates
testified to various matters in connection with
the organization of the Kellogg Legislature
the impeachment of Gov. Kellogg, PInchback's
assumption of office, and subsequent proceed
ings, but nothing new was developed Adj
journed till Tomorrow.
The New Postal Cards.
The Postmaster General has issued advertise
ments for bids for the new penny postal cards.
1t is the intention of the Department to have
the cards ready for issue by the first of May
1t will be impossible to make the necessary ar
engagements sooner. The Postmaster General
has already received such orders for new cards
as will lead him to believe 100,00O,0O0 will be
used the first year.
sloops of WAR.
The conference committee on the differences
OF the Senate and House have agreed to report
the number of vessels to be built at eight, four
OF which shall be constructed in the Govern
ment yards and fonr in private yards.
The Kansas bribery Case.
After a lengthy secret consultation the Com
mlttee on PRIVILEGES and Elections took up the
Kansas case.
Mr.. Comstock was examined in relation to
Scott 81 Co. s books. He presented a list of
drafts The transfer books showed the payment
of a DIR fl of $4,000 to Caldwell the 10th of
January. He thought that he must be mis-
taken in his statement about the $4,000 draft
on Jay Cooke & Co. since he could not find it
on the bnoks.
MT: Morton remarked that Caldwell had
SAID he was willing to make oath to the state
ment submitted by him yesterday, and asked
if he desired to do So
Mr.. Caldwell said, after consultation with
his counsel, he had concluded to submit the
statement upon his honor as Senator.
Judge Cragin asked permission to submit a
printed argument, and wanted one week to
prepare it. After discussion he was granted
permission to present the argument on Monday
next
Mr.. Clarke said that because of the promi-
hence with which his name had been connec-
ed with the matter he too would like to submit
an argument.
o Mr.. Logan objected on the ground that
Clarke was merely witness in the case.
MI. WI on said that if Clarke was permitted
to make an argument all the other witnesses
might demand the same privilege, which would
proiong the investigation indefinitely. The in
VeStlgatiOn was declared closed