The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-07
THE PRESS.
from the Maine State Press of June 6.
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Tues.
day Night, June D,
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

day Night, June 8,
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
There is great fear at the capital that an In
dian war is in store for us this summer. The
Bannocks in Idaho are restless and 200 of them
in their war paint are entrenched in the lava
beds and threaten hostilities if troops are sent
against them. They have already killed sew
eral settlers and have notified the whites that
they are not wanted in that region. All the
available troops have been sent to the disturbed
quarters, but the Democrats have so crippled
the army that it will be difficult to concentrate
enough men to speedily suppress the threatened
revolt.
1t is stated at the Executive Mansion that
Postmaster General Keys open letter was not
submitted to the President and Cabinet before
furnished to the press. and its preparation and
publication rested with him alone.
1t is now said that Fernando Wood desires to
have the tariff bill go over till the next Con-
Cress, since he is doubtful as TO its passage in
the present Congoess.
In conversation at Gettysburg President
Hayes is reported to have said There never
was time when our good Providence was so
plainly leading US to peace and order, and we
had less temptation to fly away Yet under the
evils OF caucus government which coerces the
timid and unwary and often good men, we are
now threatened with mutiny, perhaps conflict.
che direct agents who brought on rebellion
were angels of light compared with the present
fomenters of national and general discord.
Slavery was great material interest, and the
MI, 10 anrlo of 49,
believe So They had that material at stake
for their apology for war; but to disturb the
country once more in the same generation, for
nothing but political spoils, in which the masses
of the people have no interest, is nothing less
than an internal scheme.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Mcdonald
presented bill to create board of Pacific
Railroad Commissioners; Mr.. Sargent sought to
call up the bill to permit women to practice in
the Supreme Court. but the Senate refused to
take it up by tie yote; the Legislative bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Window explained its pro-
visions; a thousand amendments or 80 had been
made in committee; the Senate began to work
upon the bill and several hundred amendments
were agreed to. In the House. a contest took
luton to adjourn was amended so as to read
June II, and passed. A bill was presented ap-
propriating $4,000 for the expenses of the
Potter committee; q long fight took place on
the question Of consideration, in which the
Democrats were defeated and the bill simply
went upon the calendar at the foot of the list of
bills; the Senate amendments to the Diplomat
ic bill, restoring certain salaries, were agreed
to; an evening session was held for debate
Neither House was in session Thursday.
In the Senate Friday the bill for an addition
al United States Judge for Illinois was passed
after brisk debate; the Legislative bill was
finished and passed, and the Halifax Award
question taken up and a debate upon it begun.
The House passed the bill to appropriate $40
600 for the Potter committee; the day was spent
chiefly in passing private bills.
In the Senate Saturday, the resolution to ad
journ June II was adopted after various at.
tempts to alter it; the resolution in regard to
paying the Halifax award and to terminating
the Fishery Treaty was agreed to after debate.
The House passed number of bills and dis
cussed the Internal Revenue Bill briefly.
In the Senate Monday a resolution was
adopted, offered by Mr.. Blaine, calling for in
formation about what Great Britain has done
toward inviting other maritime Powers to as
sent to three certain rules referred to in the
Washington Treaty. Mr.. E imunds offered an
amendment to the House bill to Apr opriate
$4,000 for the Potter committee, providing for
$4,000 for the Senate to investigate with; the
Post Route bill was taken up; number of
amendments were agreed to; an extension of
franking was beaten by tie vote; the Brazil.
ian mail subject gave rise to de bate which
was not ended when the Senate adjourned.
The House made little progress with the Rev.
enue bill; nothing else was done except to re-
ceive lot of new and extraordinary financial
bills and refer them to committee.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
The House committee to investigate alleged
frauds in Louisiana and Florida in the last
Presidential election commenced their inquiry
on Saturday by bringing out their chief witness
in the person OF James E. Anderson, who was
Supervisor of Elections in the parish of East
Feliciana, Louis lana, in 1876. Anderson's
cross-examination was continued Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The value of the testimony of ex-Supervisor
Anderson will be better understood after the
rebutting evidence shall be presented. Els
own story, however, stamps him as a scoundrel
and liar, and makes it evident that what he
may say is entitled to little credence. Ander-
son claims that there was but little bulldozing
in East Feliciana, as he has repeatedly stated
there was but he even now admits that several
hundred negroes were intimidated into voting
the Democratic ticket. He says that the
negroes staid away from the polls by precon-
certed arrangement between himself and Gov.
Kellogg; and that his certificate of bull doing
was fraud. Kellogg denies this, and it hard
ly seems probable that such an arrangement
could have been thought of when these
Republican majority.
Anderson also says that he hesitated at first
whether to accept proffered bride from the
Democrats to make returns to suit them, or
proffered bride of an Office from Congressman
Nash to make returns to suit the Republicans
and finally accepted Nash's proposition. and
made oath to bulldoziug and wrote repeated
letters to the same effect Subsequently
Anderson says he became uneasy on the point
of Nash's promised Office, ard visited Sherman
and Stoughton, who were at New Orleans
while the count was going on. He says he
told Sherman of his fraudulent conduct, and
that his (Auderson's) life would be endangered
If he stood by his return; and that Sherman
told him if he stood firmly, he would be
provided for. Sherman denies this, Stand
Stoughton will testify that Anderson told them
he had made proper returns and true state.
ment.
Anderson further says that Sherman gave
him letter promising him an Office, and ex.
hibits what purports to be copy. Sherman
denies that Anderson ever gave him hint that
his returns were fraudulent; on the contrary, he
says Anderson told the same story that others
did of bulldozing and intimidation. Sherman
further says his belief is that he did not write
the letter charged by Anderson, although there
is nothing in it which he might not have writ
ten in view of the fact that he regarded Ander-
son as In danger of bis life for telling the
Truth as to intimidation.
Anderson further says that he visited
Washington TO obtain an office: that Stanley