New-York tribune., 1878-07-13
MIR. PoTTER's COMMITTEE.
YrsTFRnAY,s TESTIMONY.


sbe examination of Senator Kellogg yesterday
General Butler and Mr.. Springer put the majority
of the ouestions Mr.. Kellogg cOntradicted
Anderson directly and emphatically ON large
number of points In New-0rleans, L. H. WeDDer
was examined. He testified in regard to corrupt
yings in the Louisiana Legislature of which he was
himself member
IMPROBABLE QUESTIONING OF KELLOGG'
THE WEIGHT OF HIS EVIDENCE FAVORABLE TO THh
RRPUBIICANS-BUTLER AND sPRNGbk "hi
SMALL SATISFACTION
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The investigating
Committee met at II a. IN. to-day. Mr.. Potter MI
Springer Mr.. Butler and Mr. Hiscoek being present
Senator Wm p kellogg was recalled, ana MS examine"
uon begun yesterday, was resumed by Mr.. Butler
In resnopse IN ouestion the witness stated that he
was not in NewOrleans at the time the MacVeagh Com
mission came there He also stated that he had Always
been of the opinion that If President Grant had con-
tpued 10 recognize Mr. Packard as he had Kellogg there
vous have been no considerable difficulty in maintain
ing his authority; further that If President Hayes had
Immediately recognized the Republican Government In
1873 the people Of Louisiana would have acquesced IN
that result believing that Pacard's title was nextr-
eably involved with President Hayes's.
nv Mr. Hiscock-You mean that if it had been under
tsin the Packard Government by military force leh IL
could have been maintained A-nes, SIR u,o.+or.
Nv Mr.. ButleT-NOw we viii 80 70 anOtner mattel'
when did YOU first hear Of the Sherman letter A.
Within a year. cannot state more oenmtehy, @ yo Mmgn @
Congress convened came to Washington ana heaa con
siderable speculation scandal ana GOSSIP aoopS % ~. nS %
IN Noyenps % bcbel Of her husband or brother in
obtaining position for him in the Custom House nnat
t,n ~ some doefment or paper OF the kind that
she Of In my reply to her letter au f ~ or oT
sS@ething OF that kind received an answer from MIS-
Jenks which has already been made pubne IN WutSn .S
she stated that Anderson shouu never ke' H04u VI '
pI9B-Did YOU see Mrs jerks again A-YeS, sir saw
sFfpiuf
Called on me at the St. Charles Hotel and in converse
ton she stated to me or gave Rnt me 'I9 nd and that
she had seen 1t and knew knew verT IRe mnch TUI
tents S in the matter and she apparently going
10 fe me a good deal about IT, and, as was Dusy, & lio
0uested her to 60 down to Governor Pack9Ids mouse
and te him about IT, remarkng that he would tell me
what she said at some future time ,o..orS
Odd You ask her she had copy o. the bd
All think did, and think suggested that she hau
better show IL to Governor PackaId ~ -, ,ho ,o+,erS
xsbe held paper ia her hand aud igaye me the OUT
line as suppose oI H. I SAYING dns anI noieaS would be
apt TO write and vaguely gave me the substance Oi ne
oEshe did not let you see the paperi A-NC, sir
DID she claim that that was. the original paperi
AoIpid she cali on Governor Packard Ayes. sir,
che so informed me. and Governor Packard did also.
noTsnce TO the conversation and regards myself
did not care to go into the subject as it was matter Oh
ANDERSON FLATLY coNTRADIcTED.
The witness was then questioned by Mr. Hiscock
in regard to statements made by Mr.. James T.
Anderson, that there was conspiracy formed IN
New-Orleans between Governor Kellogg and other
men 20 carry the election by fraud; that
Kellogg suggested that Anderson could create disturb
anee at some Of the white polls and let the Democrats
carry the balance OF the polls and protest could then
be entered and thrown out from the polls ETC.
Senator Kellogg said that those statements were aDso
utely and unquaAedy false He said also that be had
received letter from Anderson saying that ne had
bv
Odd you indicate in any that you did not de-
sire Anderson 90 return TO East tenclana 40 sIr
on the contrary was very anxous that ne shouo re
Q-Dd you employ l. B. jerks any other person to
watch himf A.-NO sir. But L. B. jerks being friend
of MIS- asked him to do what ne could to get Anderson
leave immediately for his parish I1e Wt'eh orueF
Igaye to Anderson was as follows:
"NEw-oRLEANs, October o. 1876
's sSR + lam informed that you are still in the City OF
NewOreans There is pressing necessity Tor your nl-
mediate presence in East Fecana IN order to estaosh
feGusite preparations for the election You will please
go your parish Immediately and perform y9qT 0ues
as Supervisor as the law directs. ~ kELLOGG
o-Mr Anderson has testified before this committee,
he asked what you were going TO 90 about tne Has
Of 5000; he (Anderson) said the majority against
Hayes 10000 and you replied that was aiherent
turn Eash as elected that he and Weber would burst
the whole thing to which you replied: " by G5d.I
do it. Governor Of this State and control the
Police oonTarssifon ana s3G Hr do not remember any
such conversation as that; | may have said
sqeIs 6 Nash snd the SeCOr but did not make
threats him. think that part where he speaks about
putting his neck in the halter is entirely imaginative
Odd you, at the time OF any conversation with
Anderson, attempt TO induce him 10 make fraudulent
protest. or did you ever have any information that he
did make fraudulent prOtesti Al never had word
Of conversation with Anderson after the election re-
garding his protest In any manners never urged mr.
TO make his protest, nor did know when lie made MS
ODD you through him or any other individual, con
spe eOnnIye at the conduct OF the election IN East
o1tI A3So sir / stated to Anderson and TO wehber
that desired the election shOnd be held there aud they
and peaceabe election then they must follow the law and
appeal 70 the law; instructed NebDcr, ana all
fe guperysOr to have an election in every OF the
fve bulldozed parishes, and there was any intimida
ton wanted it set forth properly, and IN the form e
Senator Kellogg reiterated his denials these
points He also submitted tbs following telegram from
d. A. wbeber; ,a-o
We had Intended to po votes in town. but pickets
We have about six hundred eOored men now IN town.
but have good reason to fear they VIII be driven out
tonight all will be well Bascom lone Of the officers in
charge of the troops az Bayou sara refuses to DO any
Supervisor OF Registration.
The witness-I have another telegram from E. l. Web
ber dated Bayou 2lth Of October 1876 folows
Coo. KELLOGG:
Al IL O'Clock last night an attempt made TO as
sassnate me- Several men mounted on horses stopped
IN front dwelling. one OF tDen cae0 me several
times directed eolOred man living with me 10 20 TO
the fence and what they wanted In moment after
ward several Winchester rife shots were fired in my
yard the parties fed. About ten Regulators came
In town last night at o'clock The Democratic state
ments concerning all malicious lies as published
T.. J.. WEBER.
Q.Mr webber has testified that during the progress
OF the OF the Returning Board II was discovered
that the that time would elect Packard, aud
the majority Of the Republicans In each House. but
would return only six Hayes electors tnat 10 was then
determined 10 throw out Democratic votes in
parishes where no protest nae been made ana mat h
was done. Do know Of any such programme as That
having been planned OF carried out T. No, sir