Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-05
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SPECIAL. 70 TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. juno 5.

Especial. TO THE ALEXANDRIA taLEIlf'
WASHINGTON, d. c.. juno 5.
SENATE.
10 the Senate, to day, MIR. Matthews made
denial of the charges against him CT completely
in tho Louisiana frauds.
The bill to provide for the election OF Con.
crcssmen in West Virginia, was referred.
Mr.. Johnston, of Va, spoke in favor Of his
Texas Pacific Railroad bill.
At the conclusion of his remarks the Post
Route bill WAS again taken up, and the Brazil
ian subsidy further discussed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
10 the House, to day, MIR. Burchards bill
to amend the Internal Revenue laws was dis
cussed by Messrs. Burchard and Vance.
AT - O'clock according to gu agreement
made yesterday, tho ayes and noes were called
on striking out the cnacting clause CT the
Wood tariff bill, rcsulting-l34 ayes, 100 noes.
So The enaoting clause was stricken out and the
tariff bill cfeclually disposed Of for this session
at least.
Mr. Tucker announced that Messrs llunlon
and Douglass were absent, the former by leave
Of the House, and it present, they would
vote no.
The Mexican indemnify bill was then taken
up, amended, and passed.
The Revenue bill was then again taken up
and further considered.
TIE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
the committee Of the House of Representa-.
tives to investigate the Presidential fraud met
again this morning The duplicate returns OF
the elections in Louisiana, from the files Of the
Senate, were produced and examined, pending
b,.bo oil,
MIR. Butler submitted resolution requesting
the President to furnish all original letters re-.
lating to the application Of Anderson for a
place, or certified copies Of the same, which
are in his possession. The resolution passed
unanimously
MIR. Gorham Secretary Of the Senate, was
the next witness lie testified that all papers
10 bis possession had been produced ard con
sisted of the certificates, and papers of that
kind, which tho Electoral Commission had eX-
ahmed When asked if lie had ever taken
charge of box containing the original Louls
ana returns or knew where they might be found,
he replied that he had never seen 1t or had 1t IN
custody, but since yesterday afternoon had
learned that tho box was under the care and in
the possession OF the Sergeant att Arms OF tho
Senate.
Mr.. Anderson Was then recalled and tho
Cross examination By Mr.. Reed proceeded with.
Tie questioning was to elicit whether or not
he had signed his agreement with Weber
(which states that tho election was tho most
peaccable that had been held 10 years) in the
presence of two witnesses and notary public.
and whether he sigoed before Weber,
Mr.. Reed asked the committee to remember
the answer, aud then handed Anderson pa
Der purporting to be the original copy placed
10 the possession of Mr.. Stanley Matthews, and
10 which Weber's name came first. After read
ing it carefully the witness changed color aud
pronounced it a first rate forgery, but not the
original copy CT tho agreement which ne had
made for Stanley Matthews. This created great
commoton. Hc reiterated his belief that the
copy presented, and which came from Nlr.
Stanley Matthew'S was cot in his haod writing
though az excellent counterfeit. His reasons
we're, that the copy sent to Matthews had two
erasures on it where spots of red lnk had fallcn
upon the paper as he distinctly remembered.
10 reply 10 question from tho chairman ho
said that the uotary's signature Looked like
genuine one.
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, stated thai io would tell
the committee shortly how lie had gotten the
paper which the witness called counterfeit of
the one sent to Stanley Matthews
The wjtoess became slightly worried under
Mr.. Reed Il severe fire OF questions, especially
bis limitations that tho witness was unreliable,
but he held to bis first statement with remark.
able DertiDactY,