Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
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WASHINGTON, Jane S.-The Potter
Committee has requested Ne. EyaEia
to furnish The Committee Withal orig
Inal communications written, printed
or t~elsgrsphlo, on Ole II bic once, or
that may be under bic control, pur-
porting 70 come from one or al Of the
members Of the Harisn-M oVeigh Com
mittee sent to New Orleans IN April
1877, together with certified copies Of
oil communications, written, printed or
t~elegFaphic, delivered to the suh.Uom-
mlttee, or any members thereof from
the State Department OF from the Pres
ident, and that passed through the State
Department
Mckinney, Clerk Of the Grand Conn
mission, testified that the COmmlsslon
had oHly printed copies Of certificates
before It., Recently the witness, Of the
suggestion Of Garfield. examined said
certificates, aud found they had become
mixed, and we're duplicated. When
Garfield came to witneaEln the Supreme
Cortland suggested examination, Gar
field said: "You will probably SOC the
Importance Ofthis In afew days. There
have been charges made that some OF
the certificates are forgeries." Witness
said certificates were never compared
after they came from the printer, and In
some instances they were sent direct
from the printing Offices 10 the resl.
dences Of members of the Commts-
sion.
Judge Lsvises was recalled: The
object he and Pitkin had In view In
holding out the hope that Levisee was
purchasable for 100000 was 10 keep
the parties who were attempting 70
corrupt him from ~assailiug the virtue
Of weaker members Of the Electoral
College. LsVisee has no idea who
signed his name 10 the amended Ger.
t~ificates.
Senator Ferry was sworn: He re-
ceived first returns by mali on the l4th
Of December, next by mail 2lst OF
December, aud duplicates BY MesSen.
ger on the End Of January, and the
next 81 Of January. When the Mes.
sengers appeared and stated they had
election returns, 1t was customary 90
examine them, and II found not accord
ing to the requirements Of law, the
Messenger was 20 notified. Witness
did not recolIect any difference between
number one, OF which there was 9 du.
pllCAte, and number three, Of
which there was no dupll0ate.
No one had doubted, In his
presence, that the signatures were
genuine; had recently heard from
Gen. Garfield that there were forged
returns among the Louisiana Certa.
D Gates.
The Committee received 9 note from
b Stanley Matthews, declining 10 accept
/. the invitation to appear before the
Committee, as proceedings had COM
menced In the Senate; besides he had
a only seen Newspaper reports Of the
d proceedings Of the House Committee
y and he did not think anything be could
say was important.
Q Butler made 9 strong speech, alleg'
r Ing that for 30 years no such dlscouTte.
I sy had been put on q Committee Of thC
House, instancing the conduct Of Col
fax, Sumner aud others, who had heed
y ed invitations to appear. Finally
!. without q dissenting voice, 9 subpOnt
b was ordered Issued. Should Nat
J. thews disregard 1t, the matter will be
brought before the House.