Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-08
Proceedings Of the Com.
Imittee on Revolution.
SENATOR SPENCER PROPOSES A
LITTLE INVESTIGATION.
Mississippi and Indiana to
be Overhauled.
TIE TRUE ISwARDNESS OF TIL
pENISN TO BIZ EXPOSED.
(srscIlL DrPArcnrs TO TIE CON Hill
DALr Naval
Procesdings OF che Committes On
RsvolusIou.

Preceedings Of the Committee On
Rsvelutios.
WASHINGTON, June THE doors OF the
Potter Committee room were opened at )
p. N. James II. Mckinney, Deputy Cleri
Of the United States Supreme Court. Wa
sworn and recognized the papers sub
mittcd to the committee by the Secretary
Of State a. having been before the Electoral
Commission. aftsr which . communication
from tho President, accompanied by orisi'
nal copies Of the correspondence between
Matthews and Anderson. was read. Tho
letters urged the appointment OF Anderson
TO . foreign consulship, and were signed
by Stanley Matthews. J. y. Leonard, w
p. Kellogg and others.
On motion Of Potter . subpoena dHee'
fsemm was ordered issued 10 the Appoint
ment Clerk Of the Treasury Department,
for all recommendations on flo for The
appointment Of Anderson's brother 10 {
position In Baltimore, and tho Secretary
Of State Was requested 10 furnish the com
mittee all the original communications on
hle with him %purporting 10 come from any
members Of the Harlan. MacVeigh com
mission. together with certified copies Of
all communications delivered 10 the com
mission from tho State Department OF
President.
The Chair presented the following com
munication and documents from the Presi'
dent:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. WARRINGTON. June
G.-Sir: I ain In receipt OF your note oi
yesterday including the following preamble
and resolution adopted by tho COMMITTEES
Of Investigation OF tho House OF llepre'
sentAtives, namely
WHEREAS. James F.. Anderson sweari
that between May 25th and June /. 1877,
Hon. Stanley Matthews told him " ! have
Just to-day received a letter from the Pres
idcnt In regard 10 your case and ! have
written him such Q letter a. will secure
your appointment 10 some position" and
on or about Juno ID the President said u
witness she had received . letter from
Mr.. Matthews requesting him TO give me
. place - therefore
R,.air,d. That tho President be request
ell TO furnish TO the committee all the orig
inal letters above mentioned which he hai
received. II any, or eertihel eop'es tnelg
OF. a. he may prefer, IN oraer 10 an lnEi
ligent cross-eaaminauoh OF tho "''ne'' W
the subject:
In complying WIN tno reques' oi u'
commltiee, ! nave the honor 'osAyi ,'
no recoliecuon OF RECEIVING Any such i,'
ter from senator M,tlnews a. 'ne one ue
scribed IN tne resolution. anu uha' n mn.
no sach iettei Amons my PsP.is
only letters relAnng 70 tne suOlcc! recsn.ee
within the period are on me IN inc n,Au
Department. copies OF tne same, sna y
all communications on the suplect Ihicl
are In my possession or control, arc mere
with transmitted. Il have the honor V
be-, very respectfully your obedient ser
want. y. y. hAfrs.
To Irwin u. Linton, CLERK o' .ho .om
mittec Of inveshgahon, ee'--iiou,o o. .
Representatives. washington, MAIcn =.
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