The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
BUTLER'S OBJECT.
HE INTENDS TO SECURE TEE W.
PEACHMENT OF HAYES.

TFHe Enwnrdness Of the WCVRIgh EOmmIs-
si0n-EXpenSc Drafts on the sub Treas-
Wry c. r.. HOward's TraCks-HayGs an
: ACCOmpIICe.
| WAsHINGToN, Junn5 The Nnti0uni Rrpuj-
hrnn Of this morning contains the following
paragraph:
| "Thor" arc strange stories afIOat about the
| ulttmate or covert object Of Gen. + +. Butler
| in connection with the investigation It is
| now confidently asserted that he intends. If
possible, to S"cur" the impeachment Of Presi-
| dent Hayes. Fin" story goes that h0 has in
| formation that the MrVrigh commission went
| to New Orleans lust year with letter Of
| credit from Secretary Sherman upon tho sub
| treasury at that point; that tn" expenses Of
| the commission were paid by drafts upon that
| letter Of credit; that the organization Of tho
| Nichols Senate WAS aided blythe commits
| sion, the expenses incurred therein being n
part Of tn" outlay upon that letter Of credit;
| that the commission know that other money
was used to organiHn that Senate, which
money was contributed by n New Or
leans lottery company; that Pr"s-
dent Hayes was rOgnizant, through
his agents or friends on that commission Of
these corrupt acts; that the amount thus
| drawn from the Eub-trCaSurY was afterwards
included in an estmatn for n deficiency ap-
prOpri iatinn, that on the floor Of the House ne
called for an itNmH0d account on the subject
alluded to in the estimate, that the estimate
I
WAS then mad" good to the treasury by an OK
trHOrdinary draft on the secret service fund
of the State Department."
This story has created considerable sensa-
tion, and Is believed by many as roIiabIo ox-
planatiOn Of Con Buticrs attitude in tho
committees N"anwhiIo the Democrats
Charg" that the Generals seeming anxiety to
defend Secretary Sherman is a certain ndica-
ton that h" is making his way buck. C"rtainl Y
and cautiously. into full communion with the
Republicans
STANLEY Matthews Explanation.
WAsUIHGToN, June > I2 80 p. m Mr. Stan
Icy Matthew's rose to make the following ex-
| planatiOn in tn" S"nHt" this morning:
Mr. President 81 rise to n personal ok
PLANTATION and II question OF privilege. ! feel
that ! 0W" a duty to myself aS well RS to the
Senate, which however unpInasant cannot
in Justice to either further postpon" or omit.
! The newspapers published here and else
where contain reports Of statements made
under oath in another place, in r"for"nc" to
myself, which or" calculated to reflect upon
ny character and standing as a member of
this hOnorahI" body.
Th"s" statements appear to b" designed to
establish.
First That was in some way connected,
by participation or encouragement, in the
preparation Of alleged frauds in the prcsidcn-
tial election Of 1876 in Louisiana, ut or about
the time Of the canvass and return thereof
Second That | was q party or privy to
promises Gi pr4tcct'on ana reward 10 nffIc"rS
chatg'N VIII Ia"i Ill connection WIN mat
sideratiOn Of frauds and p"rjuriGs committed
or or 70 DE 'oihihiIIed ny Ihoih III reference
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ol sucll Il'u'IS t'lI y, 4Ich pIOulISts ior .ne
PhIPoS" ol coh''tlIiE, ViIH IlhI ny ASSlNl-
ing III thc pIe'nIlli oI Llle laCI"r, uSed p1y
personal aIih 9lllc'hl iiIiu'Ic' 10 procure IoT
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