The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-19

-, s,,,,,i,ts5 = Committee. under the resolu-
ton offered BY Senator MAtthevss 70 inquire
A. 10 the alleged connection himself or an
Senator had with any real OF prciehaSs lL .s
ar other vTrgngs committed In the onndnct and
returns az The election IN Louisiana In 1870,
promises made 10 James Z. Anderson, etc.
lrbe armv spuropriAtiun hill was reported and
passed with amendments, which sent u usea
| 10 tho House 49,. The fisheries award blu
Was amended and passed ne ,,,, eonis ,iSS
report on the military academy OIL HAs HiAuo
/ and agreed 10. Adjourned.
| Tine SDenear resolution for an investigation
OF ali alleged frauds In the election OF 1916 was
referred TO the election committee. Inc
/ Democratic members Of the Matthew'S inNes-
tigation committee asked to be excused from
/ ssrvino and the Senate consented TO excuse
/ them, but upon motion Of MIR. Allison, OF
| Iowa, the vote 10 excuse them was Teconsid-
/ cred. Adjourned.
The river and harbor appropriation bill was
taken up, and many amendments increasing
/ the amounts already reported were adopted,
after which the bill was passed by vote OF
IS to "a Adjourned.
House.
BY vote Of 1874 to 121, the House struck out
the enacting clause Of the tariff bill, moved to
| reconsider, and then laid that motion on the
table. This practically disposes OF the bill....
| The Mexican war bill was passed with an
amendment authorizing the President 10 exam
frauds affecting awards, on application OF the
Mexican Government. The bill TO amend the
internal revenue laws was taken up. An
amendment fixing the tax on tobacco at 70
cents pound and on cigars at 20 thousand
was offered, and an amendment to this, max
ing the TOBACCO tax 10 cents q pound was
adopted. Adjourned.
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, made an ex-
plsnation and defended himself from attacks
which he said had been made upon HIM in
regard to his actions as member OF the ways
and means committee by MIR. Wood, OF New
York. After hir. Wood had replied the general
deficiency bill was reported. MIR. Schleioher
from the committee on foreign affairs, reported
a bill authorizing the President to pay to Japan
$3.50, 900 from the Japanese indemnity fund
Adjourned.
Reports we're made in the South Carolina
contested case OF Tillman against Smalls, the
majority report declaring the seat vacant and
the minority declaring MIR. Smalls (Republican)
entitled TO the seat. . The general deficiency
bill, after the adoption of several amendments,
was passed The conference report on the
District Of Columbia government bill was
agreed to. Adjourned
bill appropriating s21O 900 for new barge
Office in New York was passed. Mr.. Butler,
of Massachusetts, reported a bill to enforce,
under penalty of fine and imprisonment, sec
ton LISA of the revised statutes, which pro-
, vides that soldiers and sailors honorably dis
charged by reason of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty
, shall be preferred for appointments to civil
Office provided they possess the necessary ca
. pacity. The bill was passed after some discus
sion. Adjourned.
Q The sundry civil service bill was discussed
: and various amendments were adopted.
Senate bill regulating the appointment OF cadet
midshipmen and cadet engineers in the Nava
Academy. was passed with q slight amend
: ment; also bill to abolish the volunteer navy
directing that all such officers as are mentally,
morally, and physically qualified to perform
their duties shall be appointed to like ranl
in the regular navy, and any such officer as II
not qualified shall be mustered out Of the ser
vice with either six months or years pay
A Adjourned.
1 The House Presidential Election IuvestiGa
Q ton.
Q The third day Of the investigation was de
voted to the continuation of Anderson's cross
7 examination. The first thing done, however
was the adoption Of a resolution presented b.
I, Mr.. Butler, of the committee, calling upon Thu
President to furnish the committee with tn,
correspondence Anderson alleges had passed
q between Senator Matthews and the Presiden
3 in regard to obtaining position for Anderson
s Agreed TO unanimously. Anderson was show
: what purported to be an agreement between
r himself and Weber, proposing to mutually pro
test against counting the vote OF East and We
4 Felicana, in spite of the fact recited in tn
: agreement that the vote was fair This docu
: ment witness had previously testified he hat
q given to Senator Matthews, and now, on ex
: aiming it closely he stated that it was not tn
n copy which he had mailed to Mr.. Matthews
a though the writing was an excellent counter
;, felt. The Matthews copy OF the Nash agree
J., ment was also shown to witness and he sad b
q thought it was the document which he ha,
n | given to Mr.. Matthews, but that since the othe
4 | had hnpr altarad ha WoI1ld mot Ika IN M
4 lively. After examining Mr.. French sergeant
alarms of the Senate, in reference to the cleo
. toral returns OF the State Of Louisiana, whic
u the committee seemed to find some difficulty il
. . tracing or getting hold of, the committee wen
. into executive session and then adjourned.
= Upon reassemblng the next day Dir. Cox, o
y the committee, stated that he had receive
from Senator Matthews the correspondence
|, between that gentleman and Anderson, an
. | they we're put in evidence. This correspon
= dence was made up of letters written by Ander
son to Mr.. Matthews in regard to the former
n application for an official position. After tn
} letters had been read Mr.. Butler offered res
olution inviting Senator Matthews to appea
o before the committee and testify concernin
o the correspondence that had passed betwee
n himself and Anderson. Adopted. Aaron i
Levisee, one Of the presidential electors /
a Louisiana, was next examined, and gave til
" history of an alleged attempt to bride him
!, testified that he had been approached by tn
= agent of some gambling spectators with a
I, offer OF $40, 000 that in order to draw tn
, parties out, but without ever intending to &C
3. cept bride, he led them to believe he woul
1t accept the proposition if the amount was in
creased; that having learned the principal i
h the attempt to bride him was one Joseph Hell
10 mandez, and having gone as far as he intended
1t he dropped the whole matter. After Ion
IS cross-examination the attention of witness wa
D. next directed to the Louisiana presidentit
electoral returns which were laid before tn
r Electoral commission and have since, been
a. the custody Of the secretary of the Senate, an
10 he testified that in several instances where h
name appeared upon the papers 1t was NJ
. written by him. or with his consent or know
/ edge. One return which was shown to th
+ witness he identified as having been signed /
:. him the day or the day after the vote WI
~ taken in the Electoral college-about the II
!; of December. The returns on which the st
~ nature was not genuine bore the New Orlear
oI post mark of Dec 80, 1876. Adjourned.
u After long secret session spent in examil
~ ing the papers received from louisiana relatiy
to the electoral vote of that State the comm
tee received O communication from the Pres
dent accompanied by such correspondence
had passed between him and Hon. Stanlt
Matthews and others in regard to an appoin
N ment for Jas. 4. Anderson. These lette
20 were forwarded by the President in compliant
u with the request Of the committee, and a.
., q from Hon. Stanley Matthews W. t. Kelloe
u and others Some OF the letters request Il
90 appointment of Anderson, while others prote
ID against such appointment. After they hs
q been read the committee adjourned
az A. B. Levisee was recalled and stated that
"a had not the remotest idea who signed his nan
an to the Louisiana election certificate to whicl
10 witness had testified some one had forged b
ad name. Witness was positive that there was !
a. blank votes cast, and he had no doubt that Il
: eight ballots of Louisiana were cast for Hay