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tee to-dAy, aud that they desired to have Mr..
Anderson present during her examination, af-
ter which he would be at the service Of the
Senate committee
Mr.. Anderson, who had responded to the
summons Of the Senate aud appeared, accom-
panied by the Senate Sergeant-at.Arms, was
therefore excused until the Matthews commit
tee shall be dvised Of his release from attend
ance on the Potter investigation.
The committee then declared recess until
called together bv the chairman.
Senator Matthews was present at the com.
mencoment and remained during the sitting.
General Smiths Esaminatoiu Continued.
The Potter investigating committee met at
noon yesterday and resumed the examination
of General T. G. II. Smith. who stated that he
had searched among the papers and found no
copy Of letters sent by him to Senator Mat
thews. He said that he had gone to the Ex-
ecutive Mansion yesterday morning and ascer-
tanned from the records that the Conn letter
had been referred to the Treasury Department
March 10, 1877.
Mr. Butler-A letter from Senator, brought
by person recommended In that letter for
appointment, Is usually filed, Is It notP-A.
That depends entirely upon how 1t Is ad-
dressed. II to the Appointment Clerk or to
the Secretary Of the Treasury, IL Is filed.
q. Did you see tho President about Ander-
son after YOU had received the second letter p
A. No; never saw the President about An
derson but once.
q. Did you hear about Anderson's appoint
ment as consul to Funchal PA. No It would
have made no difference if | had.
Mr.. Dutler-Please contine yourself to an-
swering my question.
The witness-It will give me great pleasure
to do so.
Q. Have you tho telegram from Senator
Matthews mentioned by you yesterday "a
Yes found two copies.
Mr.. Butler-Here Is telegram, dated June
II. which reads: Letter referred to received
No answer needed. STANLEY MATTHEW'S"
Where did you find this?-A- In my personal
files this morning.
q. Now, then, you wrote letter. did you
not, to Mr.. Matthews enclosing one Of Ander-
son, and you told him yon did not know any.
thing that the letter contained "A. That Is
my recollection.
@. And that was before you wrote the letter
Of the 22df-A. No; think 1t was after.
Q. What makes you think 80 "A. thiuk
him the contents Of Mr.. Matthews letter Of
ed.
General Butler road from the record the let
ter Of Anderson to Matthews Of June 10, where-
in Anderson complains Of the position of in
spector Of customs being offered to him, and
then referred 10 Matthews letter of ed,
wherein the latter says that he met Anderson
on the cars, aud that Anderson expressed him
self rs satisfied.
The witness-That entirely confirms what
said. If you look upon next page you will
find letter from Anderson Of date Of 27tb,
wherein he says that General Smith had shown
him Senator Matthew'S letter.
Q. Was this the only letter you showed
Anderson "A. did not say showed 1t.
q. Was this the only letter you communi-
Gated the text off-A. Yes, sir.
General Smith was questioned at some
length rs to the time when he transmitted to
Senator Matthews Anderson's letter, and sta
ted that he thought II was on June 20. He
said that Anderson was dissatisfied with the
offer Of n clerkship In the Treasury Depart
ment, but seemed to like the idea OF the in
spcctorship better. lie did not learn from either
the President or from Anderson. that the
latter had been to the President before he went
there with the witness.
General Smith then handed Mr. Butler two
letters from Anderson to him.
q. Had you any personal or friendly rela-
tions with Anderson, when you received these
letters "A. Well, nothing more thal that l
had obliged him in several ways.
q. Did you oblige him officially, or as a mat
Ter Of personal friendship?-A. | did not ana
we my motives at the time. and cannot tell
General Butler then read the following
etter:
General r. C. H. Smdh, AppOirtrlca Clerk, &c:
DEAR SIR: l withdraw my application for a
POSITION Ia your Department, and ask In stead for
Is an Inspector OF customs In baltimore. will be
'''''"'' wit" '''"'' ''' jHSEs E. ANDERSON.
Q. Did you consider that a personal letter.
"A. did.
General Butler then read the following:
PHILADELPHIA Pa, April 30, 1873
MY DEAR GENERAL: Has Senator Matthews said
anything 10 you made any arrangements with
you about the appointment OF a man whom shall
name to position In the custom house In this city
Please answer at your earliest convenience, and
1blige yours truly JAMES F. ANDERSON
General T. G. II, SMITH, appointment Clerk, &c.
Q. Then II appears that the Conn letter was
the only letter regarding Anderson on file in
the Department Yes.
General Butler called the witness attention
to Anderson's testimony to the effect that Sen
ntor Matthews had told Anderson In Cincin-
natl that he had written such letter to the
President as would secure Andcrson's appoint-
mont and asked whether that letter was OH
file.
General Smith said ii was not.
q. Do you not consider 1t very unfortu nate
that that letter is lost "A. No; do not.
General Butler then asked General Smith
upon whose recommendation he suggested
Andersous brother for an appointment IN the
Baltimore custOm-house; to which tho wit
ness replied that lie did II upon the strength of
the letter sent him by Senator Matthews.
q. Now, Mr.. Smith, were you in conference
last night with counsel to appear here "A.
don't know who the counsel is.
q. Don't you know this gentleman here
f,,,t,, -. I,,,l. Il,I.,
know him; but | was not in consultation
with him last night
q. Were you in counsel of Mr.. Wilson "A.
don't know him.
REBUKE FROM MR.. cox.
Mr.. Cox protested against this sort of aues.
IiOning We should remember that we arc
also sitting here rs judicial tribunal, aud
should demean ourselves i.s such ia our att-
.ude to witnesses.
Mr.. Butler-This is the second time that
,he gentleman from Ohio has commented upon
ne and my action here. asked him last
light to produce his commission he has not
lone so yet. won't take this sort of thing,
md will not take the trouble to characterize this
conduct with the word which would suggest
tselfto any gentleman. ! am not responsible
or my course to anybody but my constituents.
have had quite rs much experience in courts
If justice Ms he has. am only behind him iu
me thing-l have never been the head of a
Department, and never had clerks under me,
md hence have not learned the assumption Of
uperiOrity. But want to say to the gentle
nan, inasmuch as he has used the simile of a
,ourt, that it is not customary for judges upon
he bench TO lecture each other. | have never
aid An uukind thinp In any ono Tho crnss