The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-08

tcmpt tho people or this look you relief and
win one voice implare YOU e You have any vacant Con
ectcd cty, any yellow point. any small rid
dcrcc,t o oar Indian tribes. to send him to one o
@ n"' places a, 9nef because & WI c"p,r ,' sad Andcr
c lorty That rays the most money and Of the class Of
Hopeful of an Affirmative response
subscribe myself, JoHS W. BuLLpozEh
Endorsed:
Of louisiana preferred by john " Bulldozcr
During the rending Of this letter and its en-
dorsement the Republican members OF the COM
GovFnSNrsr pRoor Roovl
- WAsmNGroN. ID. C.. MAY 20, 1877.
one Who earnestly dcsircs hat your whole Aimn.ir
iho anpS,nmeni % Iamss SnTrsdn M n9'l AZ n
ehal VINO falsely rerrcscnts himself A. comnsirom Ohio
rresonee ,6ahc i w eaber S lis re.t w6is he is n n
Know him % hat he s % otay k"i a"@c 1S rcdpcuias s%s
quality, Wn2cver recommended im1 diint know Inn
.ces Is sufficient condemnation q The man a. he tried
low and dsnonorahc viii see you iurtlcr about it il
you wis ana show y2a snd gdye proof Of whe 9M
Endorsed;
Executive M,sT@'on-Andc.rson @ @ EmJ t sireisht
asi @ M, a,Ignfnt ma, as S1u 20 f4nena nn
prNHe ct MEt 1",syr s s, is e Secretary Of State
NAY y. 1877 c c sMrriS Secretary.
Tsrcrrrvr MaNsioN w,snivoros. MAY 20 1877.
Dt,E W. sterlfiEr m A., & 'ae GSw,,ion % Which the
a. cen. s i ,ei =. Sisl a, Fnnehn bs Amaerson @
delivered to the appon,oe, the President will he pleased
10 MIR. Anderson. character are Instituted.
" K'RoarRs Private Secretary.
To the Secretary Of STATE. Pre- cnt
To- N. r,,,r,cy R.i, ia Bs", 's'' Vs. ware" o. ''''
-, and 80 far as our p,r,.n know ledge extnl, can
pnilcsn You donbtess are awar' hat he served M t'e
eapariw q sIpcr.or Of Rgi.,auon IN The Ea.i fenc
saving ns Tie state We would aii that We believe hin
a. be needy. ant deserving ot position Hoping
natyog VIII isyorahly con.ler his caim.. and accord
h'm such aid NJ you con. ,ignty can am
oace o sicu6enuile Drig ani Wsetjg B,aiL
Mr.. James Mckinney. deputy clerk Of the SUI
preme Court of the United States. was sworn
and examined as 90 the identity Of certain en-
Vclopps and their contents talready received aud
examined by the committeel. being the electoral
returns and papers connected herewith. which
had been before the Electoral Commission. Mr.
Mckinney WAS the secretary ~ that comms-
sion. He recognized and identified the envcl-
opes and the endorsements thereon. some of
i. Cattel and Mr.. George \. Howard. who had
been his first and second ass stunts. The letters
y. c." which had been a puzzle TO the COM
nliitoe, were explained 10y him To- be the initials
OF Nathan Clifford. Pres dent Of the commits
sion. The paper. were al returned in the en-
vel9pcs by him to the President % the Senate.
Mr. Blackburn twho had been abs mt from tho
executive session. desired to be informed as to
thavine first received the consent Of the com,
mittecl stated that the Original electoral returns
So far as they proies.ed To- h, ori yinnl had heen
compared with each other and with the copies
prini"i in the volume known A. the Coun. of
the Electoral Votes and that i had been found
that the certificate which had been before Com
gress and before the Electoral Commisson and
which WAS called No. !. WIS the certih' 'ate
first executed and bearing genuine signatures
twh"re there was but one list Of electors and not
two that is. whore they voted at tn" same time
for President and Vice Pros lirnU; and that ii
was also found that the cert atr which 'on-
tanned two lists ot electors ithnt s. Wnere the
President and Nire-Presllent were voted for
separately. ana to which Levisec test fled yes
tcrdHy, that his name was forged had not been
printed Ia the Count ot the Electoral Not"s'
under the head OF certificate ". 3 (which was
it, numberl. but that NJ. / with some trlfling
alterations. mad been printed as No. 3.
Mr. McMahon-You discovered, in addition
that the original paper. No. l. had but one list
OF electorsf
The Cnairman-T 50 stated.
Mr. MrMahon-Whcreas the improper re-
turns had two lists. in accordance with tie CON
The Charman-'r fact is that tho certificate
Count b Is the cert llcate that is admitted to
be genuine, aud that the certificate called NO. 3.
70 which Levsee testified TINT his uam- Was
forged Is not copy Of No. the difference he-
tween the two being that the one rDutfll-f
vote cast for President aud Vice President va
the one form OF ccrtlil.at'l. while the other has
them separately lin two iormsL
Mr.. Cox Tint certlil 'ut' NJ. has been he
fore the Electoral Commission. and hus been
printed as part of its record. IL does not appear
to have been objected 10 by any ody throughout
Mr. McMahon-That was berausa nobody sus-
pecied at that time that they We're bogus. or
forged ana because there Was 10 use in making
Mr. Cox-Sir. MrNahon ought 10 withhold his
con 'luslOnS about 1orcrrips. Hud everything
else. al time when ;lo testimony IL lnrom-
plete. Tint IS a matter which | suppose tie
cQmmltter Will pass upon some day.
Mr. McMahcn-l Thought 10 had been agreed
upon among members that the si-uuture OF
Ieyisee in that certificate was not his hand
writing.
The Chairman-Mr. Mcmahon spoke merely
i9r the purpose OF distinction when he called
Mr.. McMahon-That covers MI the ground
renchrd in the executive session.
The thnirman-les that covers ii entirely.
Mr. McMahOn-I wanted our friends outside
(meHnlng the reporters OF the pres-l tO get IL in
mass, without getting it from members in
detail.
Mr. Cox-I would state. however that II tha,
practice ls To De allowed. OF "a member asking IN
open session what took place IN secret s-ion.
the usual understanding Of secrecy might as
well DE dispensed wlth altogether.
.. Mr. kred-l shnll understand. Of course. that
Mr.. NGcMahon-rhe proceedings of tho secret
session are all spread on the record and Will
hf printed tomorrow. so that there is no secrecy
Mr. Biaskhurn-I saw that the stenocraphor
was taking notes. and therefore assumed that
II was not properly the work OF an executive
The Chairman announced TINT Mr. Levsee.
who was 10 he further examined. had gone
nome ipr today, and that another witness
whom he hNd sent for. htd not arrived. lie
also stated that he hnd sent q mpssagp To sem
afor Ferry. asking him 10 com. before the COM
mlttre. and that Mr.. Ferry had mt word that it
was not convenient for him to attend az present.
The committee adjourned TO III o'clock To-
morrow.
THE ILORID.i INJESTTG1TION