The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-12
POTTER's COMMITTEE.
Further Examination Of Witnesses
and What they Say.
Anderson Again on the Stand.

WAsHIsoros, June 1.-THE commit.
Tee Of inquiry into the alleged election
frauds in Louisiana and Florida resumed
its session to-day.
Chairman Potter had read letter 10
Stanley Matthews accompanying the sub.
pGna, stating that it was not the desire Of
the committee to intsriere in any way
with Matthew duties as Senator, and
there would be every disposition oa the
part Of the committee 10 meet his con.
yenieuce in regard 10 time Of attendance.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Cox the whole
subject was laid over for the present.
James E. Anderson. Supervisor Of
Registration OF East Feliciana Parish
was recalled and questioned by Mr.. Cox
relstiye 10 the appointment Of his brother
10 the Philadelphia Custom House.
Witness said his brother was appointed
by General Smith, appointment clerk in
the Treasury Department, and still re.
tanned his position.
By Mr.. Cox: desire to ask you q
few questions with reference TO the orig.
insl agreement between you and Weber.
Do you remember, with clearuess, your
meetings with Weber about the time the
original agreement was executed A. l
do.
Q. Is 1t not true, as a matter Of fact,
that you only acknowledged that paper
before notary and mol Weber, A. Its
not.
Q. Did not some one, after the acknowl.
edgment was made, write in the words
"and D. A. Weber" at the end Of the en-.
dorsement7 A. No sir.
Q. After the acknowledgment was
made, was not the name D. A. Weber
written thereon? A. No sir.
By Mr.. Reed-Did you ever say to any
one that the letter written by you to
Sherman, was signed by stoughton1 A.
I did not.
Q. Did you at any time say you had q
letter to Sherman written BY stoughson'
A. Ibid not.
Q. Among the letters sent to the n. Y.
Sun July I'd, which one Of Sherman's let
ters was among the number? A. The one
on tne long PIinteu sup
@. When you offered Agnes jerks
$500 for sherman's letter, did you have
that amount Of money? A. No; but !
could have borrowed It in Philadelphia
on my own responsibility.
Witness made q statement to the effect
that during his previous examination
Mr.. Reed, OF the committee, had put
good many words in his mouth which he
had no idea Of uttering.
james A. Boulds, Appointment Clerk
in the Postofice Department, was sworn
and produced letter from the Postmas.
ter General stating that Boulds had the
papers and books inquired for BY the
committee in reference TO the appoint.
msnt Of Joseph A. Howard and Boulds
Baker. Boulds was examined at length
by Gen. Butler and said Boulds Baker
frst entered the Postofice Department
October I6, 1875, as 81 200 clerk, under
the administration Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Tyner.
The names Of the parties recommend.
ing the appointment were Q. P. Morton,
John Hancock and Representatives
Throckmorton and Culbertson. Baker
continued in that position till April lat,
1877, when he was dismisSed and on April
l7lh, 1877, at the instance OF the parties
frst recommending him and others, be
was appointed special agent at $1,000
per annum and Eve dollars per diem.
Mr.. Lilley, Deputy Sixth Auditor Of
the Treasury Department, was recalled.
BE said, in reply to a question by Mr..
Cox, that the salary Of Baker was paid
strictly in accordance with the authority
given in the Revised Statutes. Baker was
one OF sixty special agents. The recon-
mendation for the appointment ot George
Howard as assistant clerk TO the Elec'
toral Commission was signed BY Senators
McCreary, Hoar, and others. The recon-.
mendation was based upon Howards
efficient services In compiling the volume
known as the count Of the electoral vote.
Recess.
AFTER RIcEss.
The following is the text Of the letter
of,ChAirman Potter to Senator Matthews
delivered with subpoena:
HOUSE OF REPREsESTATrvEs,
WAsHISoros, D. c., June, 1878. !
s1R-t have the honor to acknowledge
your letter Of the sth declining to accept
an invitation Of the Committee Of Invest.
igauon Of the House Of Representatives
10 appear before them. / have laid your
letter before the committee, bat they have
not felt at liberty to dispense with your
attendance, and have directed that q sub.
peua be Issued to you by resolution
Of which enclose you copy, but there is
no purpose OF requiring your attendance
at time that may interfere with your
official duties rs Senator, and there
will be on the part committee every posi-.
tion TO meet your convenience in respect
to the time Of your attendance. lhave
the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant.
CLARKsos N. POTTER.
Chairman, DE.
To Hon. Stanlsy NattGssL
The subpoena bore the date Of yester.
day and is In the customary form, AZ fol-
lows:
TOJ. @. TAOnpsOn, SEgsaai-at.ArnI, or his
Special Messenger:
You are hereby commanded to summon
Hon. Stanley Matthews to be and appear
before the Special Investigating Commit.
tee OF the House Of Representatives, Of
which Hon. Claskson n. Potter Ia Chair
man, in their chamber In the city Of
Washington, on Tuesday, June II, 1878,
at the hour Of l0A. n, then and there to
testify touching the matters Of inquiry
committed to said Committee, and he d
not to depart without the leave Of said
Committee.
The subpoena Is signed by Speaker Ran.
dali and Ia attested to by the Clerk Of the
House.
Witness said: I met Gen. Smith and
told him that thought would with
draw all claims on the administration
provided he would appoint my brother to
. position in the Baltimore Custom
House, or rather, correcting himself, I
went to Gen. Smith and nked him II he
would not appoint my brother. He
asked me II / was willing 10 withdraw
my claims In case be would do 90, or
rather, again correcting himself, be asked
me II / would be satisfied with the ap.
pointment Of my brother and l said l
would be, and he asked me to give him q
letter 10 that effect.
n MI l.. AfA