Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-08
The Potter Investigation
THE COMMITTEE IN SECRET sEs-
SION.
Letters OF Recomm endation Subm tied
by the President.

WASHINGTON, June 70 The Potter Committee
met at IL. 80 and Immediately went into secret
session.
The committee opened the doors and took re
cess until 2.l5 F. NJ.
1 he secret session was devoted to arrangement
Of documents
AT reassembling against the secret session at
2.3O p. NJ. the door. are still closed.
AT three O'Clock the doors were thrown open.
On motion of Nj Potter, q Subpoena duces was
ordered TO be issued to appointment clerk Of the
treasury department, for all the mendstions
on tile in the department for the appointment Of
Anderson's brother to . position in Baltimore and
the secretary OF state was requested to furnish the
committee with all original commu n ications writ
ten, printed or telegraphic, on file in his office or
may be under his costrol, purportlng to come
iron one or all the members OF the Harlan Nc
VEAL commission. sent To the president to New
Orleans In April 1877, together with certified
copies OF all communications written, printed or
tell gtsphic, delivered to such commission OF any
member thereof, from the state department, or
from the presd, nj and that passed through The
stste department.
The chairman pr resented a communication from
the president III reply to the preamble and resolu-
tions OF the coDnittce about the CO respondence
called iot, and submitted the following:
Washington d. G. March Is, 1877.
His Exec eucy the President
The undersigned respectfully recommend for
appointment As foreign consulate either at Gallo,
Belfast, Canton or any place of the same impor-
lance, Mr.. James +. Anderson Of Louisiana. This
has the approval of the whole Louis ana deegs-
ton, aud We ask that the appointment be made vt
an early day.
Respectfully,
c. B. DARRALL,
&. E. NASH.
Washington. March l9, 1877.
ir:-The undersig ned, representing with one
excepton) the entire southern delegation 10 con-
gfess from Louisans, would respectfully urge the
appointment of James +. Anderson a. consul to
either ct the following points Gallo, Demersn,
Canton, Asnkow or Bradford.
Very respectfully,
e. LEONARD,
NJ. {. 5th District of Louisiana
W. p. KELLOGG.
New Orleans, April 8.
Hon. Stanley Matthews;
Dear Sir-When in Washington, l filed an ap-
picaton for consulship by the repre- Sc natives
request from the president (Hsyes) to have me APP
pointed Mr. Evarts said no vacancy existed, and
for the present he could make none. The morn
ing papers announce the death of Mr.. Clayton,
consul at Gallo, Peru, the place to which desired
especially TO 20. This creates a vacancy, and
there would be no Improperly in Mr. Evstts Civ
ing me the appointment. write you Ut General
Hsrlsns suggestion, that you secure the appoint
me at or hold it op. until his arrival in Washing
ton.
Truly yours,
JAMES Z. ANDERSON.
Endorsement on the foregoing letters:
For important reasons, l especially request that
this request will be complied with
(Signed) STANLEY MATHEWS.
Endor sement on envelope:
Executive Mansion.
Anderson, James E., of Louisiana, application
for appointment as United States consul at Gallo
Peru.
Stanley Matthews requests that this appoint
ment " i'll be made for important reasons.
Respectfully referred to the secretary Of state,
by direction of the president.
(Slgned) w. K. ROGERS, Secy.
April IA, 1877.