The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-06
WASHINGTON.
Anderson Subjected 10 u Rigid Cross
Examination.
He stands the Ordeal Well and
Comes Out Triumphant.
fst. Louis Tines


WASHINGTON, June 4.-Kellogg has sue.
cccdcd in securing two more good appoint.
ments as his portion Of the federal patronage.
The president sent to the senate this after
noon the name of Morris Marks to be col
lcctor of internal revenue for the first dis
trict of Louisiana. Marks has lately dis
tnguished himself by the part he took in
the Anderson Sherman interview of a few
days ago. He is an ordinary sort of poll
tcian and held Il judgeship in his state
Leonard has been "A liberal since 1872
Before that time he was Democrat. He
is, or was, proprietor Of the Shreveport
Times, and during the last presidential
election he was at the head Of the white
league in his ncighborhood. He was elect
ed to the state legislature last year, and is
man of some influence in his section
Conservative Democrats here regard the
nomination Of Leonard as pretty fair and on
the whole crcditable to all parties concern
ed. The appointment of Marks causes a
great deal OF criticism He has been hang
ing aronnd the treasury department here,
and his services to Sherman in roping in
Anderson probably expedited his appoint
ment,
THE ARMY BILL IL THE SENATE.
The senate committee on appropriations
finished its consideration Of the army bill
to-day and reported it to the senate. The
clause transferring the Indian bureau to
the war department was retained. The
section providing for reorganization Of
the army was stricken out; also the pro-
N.sion against using the army as sse
comitatus. The committee agreed to in
crease the army to the old figure, $4,000
men. The military committee of the SEN
ate agreed to the joint esolution prov ding
for a commission on army reorganization.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
Of Anderson by Reed, for the Republican
occupied the entire session Of the inyeStiga-
ton committee to-day. Not much that
was new or impor Int was elected Ardcr-
son admitted that much of his testimony
before the senate committee year ago
last winter was untruthiul, but declared
that he We test''ying in accord nee with
his agreement with Secretary Sherman.
He frankly admitted that he mislcd the
senate commit &C. but claimed that the
Joint statement sent by himself a.,
Weber on November 1G, 1878, ar
his testimony of Saturday last. give Z
REAL FACTS
! in regard to the election in East Fciciana.
1t was evident to-day that the Republican
were endcavOring, not 50 much to
BR;.AK DOWN ANDERSON GENERALLY
as to destroy the effect of his testimony II
regard f. Republican frauds in East anc
| West Feliciana. 1t will be easy enough tol
| tn IN to break Andcrson's testimony down
! if he is liar hereafter, since the story of his
various operations will have to be corobor-
atcd in detail by Matthews. Darrall, Nash
.and Others, in order to make it stand The
s-cXamination will be continued to-
morrow.
WOODS TAR.TF BILL.
1t is comic ntly expected tonight
! Republicans that the Wood tariff BIN
he defeated IN the house tomorrow.
was badly beaten to-day on motion
the length of time for general deMl,
the bill. He wanted four hours. but the
opposition to the bill by nearly forty major
ity limited the time to ,No hours 1t was
ag.ced that the vote shall be taken at II
o'clock tomorrow on the bill in detail, and
the first motion " II be to strike out the en-
acting clause. Garfield made very pow
crtul speech against the bill to-day, which
was vigorously applaudcd by the Rcpubl-
cans. He spoke not as high tariff man.
but as an advocate of a .irSt tm,tf. which
he claimed would not he established by
the bill, and pre- cnted many st. king facts
and figures in support of h'S position.