The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-08
The Potter Investigation.
Doinss of the Florida Wing Of the
Committee.
President Hayes Complies with
Potter's Request.
A Lot Of Letters that Don't Hurl
the President Any.
James E. Anderson from the Differ
ent Standpoints Of Various
Correspondents.
A Man Who Gould Best Serve His
Country by Dying for It.

WASHINGTON, June THE Potter In.
yestigating Committee was late in throw
log open is doors to-day, although the
members were in attendance at the usual
hour, II o'clock. The time intervening
between that and 8 was spent in secret
session aud II was understood that the
business was the critical examination and
comparison OF the electoral returns from
Louisisna.
On motion Of Mr.. Potter u subpoena
duees teeum was ordered 10 be issued TO
the appointment clerk Of the Treasury
Department for all recommendations on
file in that Department for the appoint
ment Of Anderson's brother to Il position
In Baltimore, and the Secretary Of State
was requested to furnish the committee
with all the original communications,
written, printed or telegraphic, on file IN
bis office, or that may be under his con-
troll purporting TO come from one or all
OF the members OF the Harlan -McVeagh
Commission, sent by the President 10
New Orleans in April 1877, together with
certified copies OF all communications,
written, printed or telegraphed, deliver.
ed to such Commission, or any member
thereof from the State Department or
from the President and that passed
through the State Department.
DOCUMENTS FuRNIsHED BY THE PREsI.
DENT.
The Chairman then presented the fol-
lowing communication and documents
receiy we'd from the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, /
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9, 1s7s.J !
srR:-I am in receipt Of your note Of
yesterday, including the following pre-.
amble and resolution adopted by the
Committee OF Investigation Of she House
Of Representatives, namely:
WHEREAS, James E. Anderson swears
that between May 25th and June lst 1877,
Hon. Stanley Matthews told him, II have
lust 10. day had 4 letter from the Presi-
dent in regard to your case, and have
written him such letter as will secure
your appointment TO some position" and
that on or about June I'd the Preais
dent said 10 witness that he had received
4 letter from Mr.. Matthews requesting
him to give witness place; therefore,
Rssolred, That the President be request.
ed TO furnish the committee with al! the
original letters above mentioned which
he has received, II any, or certified copies
thereof, as be may prefer, in order to an
intelligent cross.examination OF the wit
ness on the subject matter thereof.
In complying with the request Of the
committee, | have the honor TO say that |
have no recollection Of receiving any such
letter from Senator Matthews as the one
described In the resolution, and that l
find no such letter among my papers. The
only letters relating 10 the subject within
that period are on file IN the Department
Of State. Copies Of the same and OF all
other communications on the subject In
my possession or control are herewith
transmitted.
1 have the honor to be, very respectful
ly, your obedient servant,
R. B. HAYES.
lfr. Ir.rin B. Linton, Crk Of Ms Committee
Of Lnpsstigation, ete, Of the House Of Rep
reSentatires. s ~ r b..
WAsHINeTos, March 18th, 1877. !
His FIeelleney he President.
We, the undersigned, respectively re-
commend for appointment as foreign con-
sui at either Callao, Belfast, Canton OF
any place Of same Importance Mr. Jas
E. Anderson, Of Louisiana. This has the
approval oi the whole Louisiana delega'
tion, and we ask the appointment 10 be
made out at an early day,
Respectively, etc,
c. B. DARRELL,
C.E. NASH.
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