The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-10
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGRN0ER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Big lnlun on the War Path.
Settlers Fleeing in Every Direction.
The Skeleton Army Rafting Ito
Bones at the Red Skins.
A Criminal Governor Furnishes the
Hostiles with Ammunition.
Pottsr's Committee Still Investi-
eating.
Mcmahon as an InVsstigator---A
Democratic Mares Nest
Robbed Of Ito Eggs.
Senator Matthews Astoniihss the
Impsrturbable Butler,
By Politely Declining the Invitation
Of the Committee.
That Terrible Witness MoLinn---
Gold Comfort the Conspira-
tors Get from Him.
Mcmahon as an InVestigator---A
Democratic Mares Nest
Robbed Of lts Eggs.
Senator Matthews Astoniihss the
lmperturbable Butler,
BY Politely Declining the Invitation
Of the Committee.
That Terrible Witness MoLinn---
Gold Comfort the Conspira-
tors Get from Him.
Saturdays session OF Potter's
Investigating Committee.

Saturdays Session OF Potter's
Investigating Committee.
wAsHIsoTos, June s.-The Potter
committee met al noon, with simmer
attendance than usual. Ordinarily, the
room is packed like sardines in boz,
and crowd waiting out, in and across
the passage. Accommodations for the
press are as good as can be given in SO
small space, but as there Ia but one
door and one window in the room, the
conyeniences for q Presidential investiga.
tion are limited.
The frat witness called was Mckinney,
Deputy Clerk Of the Supreme Court
who was Clerk OF the Electoral Commis-
sion, and examined at considerable
length by Mr.. Cox touching the prepara.
tion Of the Electoral certificates Tor pub
LEGATION as an appendix to the proceed.
ings Of the Commission. His testimony
was foreshadowed in these dispatches last
night, and his statements knocked the
weak foundation from under the big
bugaboo, fixed up by the Democrats, who
intended to make the country believe that
the "Eight.to.seven Commission" had
been guilty Of suppressing an important
part Of the evidence that was laid before
It. This attempt on the part OF the
Democrats included representations that
the No. 8, or forged certificate from
Louisiana, was used by the Electoral
Commission. But the published proceed:
ings OF that body, about the accuracy Of
which no question is raised, show that
while all three sets Of certificates from
Louisiana were before the Commission,
only one Of them, the frst presented, II
being genuine, was considered in deoid-
ing The Louisiana case. Having failed In
that attempt, Misrepresentation Is resort
ed to for the purpose Of making 1t ap.
pear that the,omission Of the forged set Of
from the proceeding. OF the
Electoral Commission was deliberate.
The following abstract from the journal
OF the Commission Of Tuesday, February
Is, 1877, is quoted to clear up the doub.
on that point, and to show the falsity and
weakness Of the Democratic story:
The President-Three certificates are
before the Commissioners, to each OF
which there are objections. For my own
convenience, have numbered them one,
two and three. Two Of the obiectors TO
numbered one and three will
now be heard under the fourth rule.
Mr.. Commissioner Gar6eld-Are the
numbered in the order they
are presented to the two Housssf
The President-f have 80 numbered
them, "a / am assured by the stenosra-
pher. -, Il
The Commissioner-Mr. Garfield. l
wish to understand II they are in the
order Of their presentation.
The President-They are. Each side
will be entitled to two hours. Two who
su pport the views Of. the objectors TO Ger:
tificates Nos. and 3, will be heard, and
two OF the objectors who support the OBJ
iectiona to certificate No. 2. First, those
supporting the objections to nos. ! and
8 will be heard. ... :.
From the ioresoingitw + perceived
tha. the No. 5, or forged ,ti6cate, was
repeatedly alluded 10, ar its omission
from the printed proceedi 70 was, as sta
ted to-day by Mr.. McKinl y, purely ac'
eidental.
During the examination there was
sharp passage between Mr.. McMahon
and General Coz. The.lattet called the
attention Of the Chairman TO the tIet
that MeMahon seemed TO act more like
counsel for the prosecution than an in.
yestixa.or. At this McMahon so far lost
his temper as to reply that for the hrst
time In his life he saw General Cox dc.
tending fraud and forgery. General
Cox protested against jumping at con.
clusions. When the work was complete
be would rest his character on his vote
whether the return was forgery or not.
The Chairman administered gentle re-
buke, and the original harmony OF the
Committee was restored.
A. B.Leyisee was the next witness, and
was subjected to q lengthy cross.exami.
nation, but no new facts were developed.
A recess was taken, and at 2P. n Vice
Pre.ident pro ten. Ferry took the stand,
and was examined at length rs 10 the
presentation to him Of the certificates Of
Electors, especially those from Louisiana,
a. 10 his manner Of receiving and report.
ina them, &c. His testimony was 10 the
effect that In the cases Of other States be-
sides Louisiana he had suggested to the
messengers that the Endorsements BY the
Electors upon their packages were 10.
formal, and that In more than one in
stance the messengers did not insist that
he FMr. Ferryl should take the package,
but instead they went away and return
ed, "a in the instance Of the Louisiana
package, with amended or corrected
Endorsements. He stated that when be
saw upon the face any evidence Of inior-
mali.y, he called the attention Of the
messenger 10 the fact and to the law on
the subject; but after he took charge Of
packages he allowed nobody to withdraw
Upon conclusion OF Mr.. Ferry's exam.
ination the Chairman laid before the
committee letter from Senator Mat.
thsWs, respectfully declining the invita-.
lion 70 appear before the committee, on
the ground that be prefers 70 make be
fore the Senate committee WhAteyer
statement he may see Ct 10 oter. Gen.
Butler interrupted the reading OF the
letter for the purpose Of having rs.read
that clause In which the Senator says
that be L. not officially informed Of the
matter before the Potter Committee;
knows nothing about II beyond what he
had seen in the public prints, and doesn't
know anything that will bs Of advantage