Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-01
The Ifi0ritN Frauds.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The following is
continuation of the testi,s. ony before the Pot
ter investigating committee Saturday:
Z, D. DENNIS,
of Florida, was examined, and in answers to
questions told of his interviews with the Presi-
dent, who said he was one Of the few men that
this administration could take care of, and
asked what he wanted. Recommended him in
a note to Secretary Sherman for the first good
place, and subsequently,, IN another note, said;
Dennis would make capital special agent OF
the treasury, and especially desire his claim
may have your favorable attention.
Witncsa continuing, said Mr.. Mccormick
suggested to me there was q vacancy IN the po-
sition of custodian OF plates and dies, in the
| printing bureau. ] saw the President, and he
wrote q note to Mcpherson, chief OF the
| bureau, stating if the Vacancy was not hlled he
would regard it as personal favor If J. should
be appointed. The next day l spoke to MIR.
Mccormick about it, and he said the Secretary
wanted it for a friend of his. told him fres-
ident Hayes wanted it for friend of his.
0. Did Sherman beat? A. Yes he beat.
IIIaughterI. / was appointed 70 place in the
department of architecture. Laughterl.
Q. Did yen know anything about archltec-
ture3 A. No, sir; that was temporary pro-
eiso. Laughterl. l don't remember lhat
ever did anything
Gen. Butler-Stop moment, let me see II
understand this. ] thought was up to all tAe
ways of politicians, but l tiud am; a little
behind. TO witness: You say place was I'M
provised for you i'll the supervising architect
, office. A. Yes, sir; there was vacancy, OF
thew made one. At any rate, | filled one
. Laughter. =.
@. What was your compensation. A. Sl'
3 or even dollars day. | went there severa
; times but they never had anything for me t.
do and soon got sick OF that. AFTER ABOUT
i month | went to Gov. Mccormick and tolt
9 him that was put on there to draw pay, ant
did not think should lose my capacity to e.
: SO if he should allow me to go to Massachusett
T. laughter, and he gave me leave OF absence
= for thirty days, suggested then that d1d no
- | like the idea of l0ahng around the building, an
:, that it was violation Of civil service reforr
to draw pay in that way, and would prefer t
- 90 away until something definite should occul
[ left my address, and expected whenever Tn
authorship was ready for me they would notlf
- me, and [ would come and step INTO !
l. Laughter. was on leave OF absence Tor
DAYS, but stad 80 or 100 days, and not hea
= ing anything from Washington, concluded
. was forgotten and came on to remind the
- that still lived. Laughter. When l g
=, here got two months pay, three months pa
70 in all afterwards. was appoint ted IN the seer
~ service. Don't think the President knew an.
~ thing about these appointments l have spoke
g Of.
~ Witness then related the manner of his resi-
nation and appointment IN the revenue serVl
), and said, then I made my statement for tt
ts purpose of stimulating the investigation.
GO had however, no personal feeling against u
% President, because he has always treated I
Cyl kindly and recognized me as a decent kind OF
49,, man, which is much better than the newsI
40 pers have done, and always felt If he had ]
~ tueuce enough to have done SO, he would ma
~, secured me good appointment. lGfeat laue
, teri After my statement was published
20 ceived letter that my appointment, ma
no the 2Sth of March as a special agent, had be
nd cancelled that day. received the appolntme
he the 2Sth of April >,
~ By Mr.. Coin these applications for OH
nf to the President or to the head of any depa
,es ment did you ever intimate or have you a
NJ reason to suppose they knew OF anything
NO your part that was in anyway wrong OF dlsh'
IL. orable i'll your course IN Florida! A.
fl sir.
W. GENERAL THOMAS G. ANDERSON,
en- member of the New Orleans returning boa
ote was called and questioned about the certitlc
or of the electoral vote, which he carried
" Washington, the irregularity in the fo
,ed pointed out by the Vice President of the
ere ate, his return to New Orleans with the do
les ments, and subsequent correction and forg
the of the signature, but nothing new was m
lad known in the replies. The story OF the ope
as lions of the returning board was also rehears
the Witness insisting no member had a curiosity
, is find out in advance what would be the res
The of the final count.
led Did it not turn out in fact that Packard ia
eir very considerable majority over the Hayes eli
sla- ors? A. think not,
in After short executive session the commit
in adjourned till Monday.
~ Eo;,nras in New York; Bankrupt Ins