The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-11
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AT THE CAPITAL
Anderson Again Before the Potter
Committee.
Scenes This Morning in the
House and Senate.

special TO the Star.
POTTER WRITES TO MATTHEWS.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE Potter Com
mittee met at 1120 a. m. The Chairman
caused the clerk to read letter written by
him to Hon. Stanley Matthews in reply to
the response of the latter to the invitation
to appear before the Committee, in which
Chairman Potter informs Matthews that in
inviting him to be present it was not the
design of the Committee to call him away
from his Senatorial duties at any time when
it would interfere with their proper dis
charge, but that the Committee would con-
suit his reasonable convenience in the prem
ises. On motion by Mr.. Cox, the subject of
the letter was postponed for the day.
ANDERSON RECALLED.
James r. Anderson was recalled, and testi-
fed that when Smith was appointed as Clerk
of the Treasury it was agreed to appoint his
brother to a place under the Governor.
He relinquished his own personal claims
for position and wrote to Smith to this
effect He also denied that D. A. Webers
name was inserted in the original so-called
Weber agreement by him after it had been
acknoN lodged by the Notary
In reply to questions by Mr.. Reed, Ander-
son stated that he never mentioned Mr..
Stoughton's name in connection with the
Sherman letter. On the day of the election
witness was at Clinton, and in the evening
went to Baton Rouge in the company of
Thomas H. Jenks d. J. Wedge, A. J. Nor
wood and Mr. Jones, the latter driving
the party. Wedge and Norwood were Dem
ocrats. At Baton Rouge at o'clock a. M.
witness swore to his return without pro-
test before Justice Of the Peace and at 10
o'clock Wedge cashed an order for Ander-
sons salary as Supervisor for $3.50.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Potter An
derson stated that at his suggestion the plan
was pursued to advise the Republicans to
abstain from voting rather than to hold no
election at all.
A letter was read by the clerk of the
Committee which had been identified by
witness as his handwriting and addressed to
Lieut.. Governor Antoine, giving an account
of cases of intimidation in his parish. An
derson stated that he wrote the letter when
under the influence of the Republicans, and
he said the facts therein contained were
stated by him not from personal knowl-
edge, but upon information derived from
others.
Mr.. Vance was examined at length con-
corning the appointment of Bowles Baker
as Clerk and Special Agent of the Post
Office Department, the length of his service,
and amount of compensation received by
him.
He was followed by Mr.. Lilly, Deputy
Sixth Auditor, who has charge of
the books of the Post-office De-
partment, and who testified that
Baker received while he was in the service
of the Department the sum of 1896, and S5
per diem while he continued in that SER
vice.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-When the Com
mittee reassembled at 2 p. M, the Chair
man inquired of the Deputy Sergeant-at-
Arms where Mr.. Durrell was, and was in
formed that he had left Senator Kellogg
about ten minutes ago and had gone to the
President.
Lively Scenes To-day In Congress.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-After the jour
nal had been read at least forty gentlemen