New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-15

-Then this Il iho condition " ihinga IN ionl.lshs,
one have had Federal sces either rreu ~ ts',etcd W
them and thst one has been aferiy Interested p. ~
Az the Relurlins Goara md al hs professions ss
yisors-escept the ono who wAs klea-se.ae SsP', w,
been rewarded under the Cyl service order Of ih. Al
minsralion Tor lseif eonnee"g WIZ nn, ~ sondon
Of things. Is Is not, Governor llarghierl
Mr. seock directed the witness 10 answer the que-'
tion categoucally. yes" or d" no."
Al cannot answer that question afnrmatlyeiy or
negatively, because V contains statement OF iNoH
that / am partly acquainted with and partly not.
WHO has Dot held Federal ofhee wish yoa would give
the name. Al think somo OF them have held fea'
o~whch have not held Federal Offices 90 far a'you
M Hiseocs-T object 70 that. The question should
call for affirmative KNOWLEDGE aud rot tof neRanNe
that the witness did not know that the man stole the
After further discussou at the request u the chair
man, General Butter Withdrew tho question.
Bv General Butler-I will ask you then james y.
Harlan. Of the Moyeagh Commission, has got fedeia
o.owas General mawiey rendered the general com.
mlssionership OF the Paris EKpoutoni Al don't
know; have heard IL 20 stated.
Odd you ever hear u deniedt 49, .
Mr. Hlseock-'rhat ! object 20 Il Il attempting 70
geSied. - '''' y p'O'is wv"
The Chairman The witness Is asked as 10 matter Of
public report. thiBk the question n proper:
The Witness-Go denial has ever come under my Cd
seryatioD. -. 81, a., a.,
yeagh's receiving an appointment Al have heard
that he had been rendered an office that Is All hnow'
O.-And Mr. Lawrence, whom spoke OF "a the httOl-
ney OF the whiskey people, was be- not rendered civil
appointment Ale wns dominated az one Of tas ~
yer Commissioners % Europe under The recent a
Of Congress, but the nomination was Deho'e' WIN
o-what position AID Governor Brown, Of Tennessee,
have given himi Al don't know OF mis- having been
o%bd not All the Returning Board receive Offices
A-No, SIR stated yesterday that Mr.. cassanaye had
the Chalrman-Yes he was appointed TO some subOr-
The WifneSs-WeIl have no knowledge oft.
BY General Butterflies not he relative IN once
Ayes, sir; think he has brother ~ Once ,..
defed the position OF Consul % Funeha aud his brother
in Office Al have heard II 80 reported In the
oIWe have had IL In official reports from the depart
| ment DO you know whether any relatives Of T.. L.
or ID. A. webber have been appointed 70 Office A.,
Not that or In regard 70 the superveorsO OF
weaver the supervisor Of Grant Parish, do not think
has received any Office The DO soto supervisor whose
House think Mr. Groyer the supervisor Of East Ba-
ton Rouge, held an appointment In the custom House
and the supervisor OF Rapids Parish was also given an
office H. the Custom House. The supervisor OF Ouohita
think, was appointed United states Conmissloner.
ber ciT n5mes and Know ABOUT them al have had or
now hold OfHcesl A-NO. SIR some Of them have not
oNWhch one has not received an Ofleei A.-Those
o-Was not Mrs Dan webber appointed pOstmstress
ut Bayou SARA Al do not know
O-AIr aud Mrs Jenkss appointments will appear
from other their official history already writ
OF these persons anybody else rason why they
appointed TO Office except THAT they performed GER
So please state IN what these qualifications consisted
Mr. Hiscock objected TO the question on the ground
that the Inference sought 20 be drawn was that there
had been something wrong done in Louisiana, and that
these persons were appointed for assisting In such
wrong.
Mr. Butler-That IA not so. My point "a this The
President has declared that no man should be appointed
20 oTT oNtt ,U ones s ndeTstood the order How
two have understood II alike, ana may be
drawn that II that great moral reform principle In poll
broken into there must have been some strong
that all want is TO get the simple facts
Mr. Hscock-That Is what | am trying to get
Vague aud unsatisfactory way Of getting
AT them TO call man as an expert upon the reason
which PROMPTED these appointments and have him
state that these men had no special qualifications for
Office That ia too speculative altogether and nothing
can he argued from IT, The effect Of course Is 10 throw
ridcule upon the Chief Magistrate Of the Nation and
do not think that Is the purpose Of this Investigation
Mr.. Buter-I want TO deny any intention 10 throw
ridicuie upon the Administration bnI II am driven 70
make 1t more ridiculous than 1t has made itself IN that
Mr. Hiscock-I thank the gentleman for that remark.
Il charactorizes the whole purpose OF his inquiry
After further discussion between Messrs. Butler and
Hiscock the chairman stated that as there had been
charge Of corrupt election and return in Louisiana 1t
was pertinent show that men connected with that
matter had been appointed office. aud that their
only qualification such Office. He thought the quos
ton proper one.
The Wtness-with the exception OF James +. Ander-
son, all the parties named believed 70 have been
appointed because they were competent to dis
change the duties OF their respective offices, and
thew were men OF Sufficient character 10 Justify
their appointment, and had also been true eonsstent
and working Republicans In the last campaign and
think there Republicans OF good character
who were efficient and active IN the campaign who
ought to be appointed TO office for that very reason,
they sre otherwise competent and upright
Q.-These other honest ana noble men, OF whom YOU
speak, did happen TO be supervisors who made pro
tests at the time OF the election, did they A.--Ihoy
NAV not have done that, but they more or less
prominent In the last election.
The committee then, hali-past u. IN, went into
executive session. 1t subsequently, announced that
the committee had determined to adjourn further sit
tings until the Odd of July, at which time it VII meet AT
Atlantic City, New-Jersey.