Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-12
The Presidential Fraud.

OF the iU!tCr investigating cOmml'teo 0o''u
Yesterday Gov. Kellogg tho witness, testified mat
as Governor of the State, be had not recommis'
stoned three Of the members of the State 81,
preme Courtin August, prior to the Presidential
election, when their terms of Office expired;
but they sill, under the Law, were members OF
the court, az their SUCCESSORS had not oeea
annotated Tho other two members were re-
commissioned at the time. 50 the court vas re
parded a. legally organized. After the Me-
Veaph commission had disposed Of the Packard
Legislature, Packard had threatened to appeal
to the Supreme Court to decide the legality of
his election.
General Butcr-Did not Mr.. Hayes appoint
one of the mombers, Mr.. King, collector, SO as
to break I'D the quorum Of tho court?
Wltness-Ho was appointed collector.
General Butler-Then what Nichols did by
force President Hayes did by appointing Mr..
King COLLECTOR
General Butler-Was not Mr.. p. II. Nor
gan, another member of the court. appointed
Judge in Africa?
Witness-Hc was givea an appointment
abroad Of that kind.
General Buler--D0 you believe. FROM your
knowledge Of the circumstances, that there was
aty other reason 10 appointing klog than Tor
the purpose OF getting him out OF the court so
that Packard could not have his rights tried by
legal court?
Witucss-l could not say that.
General Butlcr--Can't you say whether you
believe it or not2
Mr. Hiscock objected to the question 90 the
grouod of trying the question upon the belief OF
Witnesses.
General Butler stated bis grounds for putting
the question as follows The McVeag h. Harlan
commission was sent down for the purpose OF
getting another Legislature 10 the place OF the
| Packard Legislature, and uudcr that lDfllcnoe
the Packard Legislature went dove. IL then
appeared that Mr.. Packard threatened to ap.
| peal to the Supreme Court of the State. 1t
| then appeared that tue existence of that court
troubled the Nichols faction moro than
| anythiug else. Under those crcumstan-
ces Mr.. King was taken out and made col.
| lector. That appointment olsorgaulzed the
court. UDder those circumstances he pro.
posed to ask Senator Kellogg if. on his koowl-
edge of all the circumstances, he did not believe
! the reason of the appointment OF King was
solely for the purpose of breakiDg up that court
| MIR. Hisoook said that General Butler at.
tempted to predicate this testimony upon the
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| this court. The evidence IN the case that it
was believed that Nichols was afraid Of this
court was hardly competent.
General Butler Ito the wlne9s)-tla7e you
any belief on that subject?
WiBcss-No; | have not.
Mr.. Springer-Upon whose recommendation
was Mr.. King appointed collector?
G1lcrai Butlcr--l don't think tho witness
knnus. L think it was or the recommendation
of tie McVeaeh Com mission. [ am Just look
| ing up that point (ookiDr through scrap
| book.}
Witness (repyiug 10 Mr.. Springer)-Upon
the recommendation Of Thomas c. Anderson.
| Mr.. Springer-Did any oDo else recommend
him?
| Wituess-I did,
That the President did not take iuo account
this matter of the Supreme Court the witness
Vas not prepared to say. Mr.. King was an
old limo wbir.
General Buter-Dd Bould5 Blker recon-.
mend him Laughter.
WtDess-lhat am not prepared TO say,
| When il came to the question OF The appoint
ment of Mr.. King the witness had said that ne
was a good man. Witness thought that MIR.
Morgan Was appointed Judge OF the lntaTua-
tional Court Of Egypt by Mr.. Evarts on bis
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the de facto court Of the State,
| General Buter-Did he change ct ell his
character as an old old line wbig alter his ap'
pointment?
Witnes5-Ha was just as much an old line
whig, but did not pan out as we'll as was ex'
pected
General Buller---Do you remember whether
his name was not Withdrawn about the time OF
| noulds DaAo.'. .e'~-- i.~-~ T"v"e?
Witness-fis name was not Withdrawn at
all, al 1t was never sent IN.
Tho committee then adjourntd until lait
past ton this morning.
nothing new was developed liz the proceed
iups Of the sub committee at N. o. yesterday.
T.. L. Weber was on the stand for g long tima
and being provoked by his protrac:cd cross.
examination. said the visiting statesmen who
made promises wero responsible for the pro.
tests made by Weber, Anderson and others
In answer to question relating to bis lndlot'
ment, witness, turning to MIR. Cox, said, eX
citedly: ny on republicans could use my broth.
err, who is dead you could use US on the stand
to swear 10 any kind OF lie that you wanted
| in order TO support and sustain you; now that
you canIot use me as your tool, you propose
to ruin me-" Gov Cox disolaimed any such
motive as that imputed to him by witness said
he wanted to give witness an opportunity to
7indcate himself.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
July 10, 1878.
SRI received this morning your letter Of
| the S!h instant, and have laid it before the
committee. General Garfield aud tho other
gentlemen who visited Louisiana named 10 the
list sent me By Mr.. Shellabarger will be sum.
mooed for at as early date as practicable. AS
to Webers examination, neither Gen Cox nor
myself could remain over the Sd, and as he
desired Weber to be in New Orleans for further
examination by him on the 10TH it was ar
ranged that Messrs Hunton and Springer
should conLoue Weber's examination go far as
they desired to do that day, and Mr.. SbeIla,
barger should attend for General Cox.
The stenographer's minutes of the session do
not disclose any objection by Mr.. Shellabarger
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