Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-10

on any plea then any other man can stay
away and great injustice may be done, not
but to the defendants or persons implicated or
persons accused. 1t is no excuse for mau to
say, Il do not know anything which can be of
adGyantSagei Gsn S al and therefore - wi Wi nos co.
time, and was followed by other members of
the committee, and Mr.. Buffers resolution,
directing greet the issue of subpoena to M: Mat
mittee then adjourned.
Meeting To-day.
A meeting of the committee was called for
n:CO a. m. to-day. At noon Mr.. Potter an
nOunced that the committee would not meet
until 2:30p m.
SENATOR MATTHEWS.
Notwithstanding the reports that Mr.. Mat
thews had been served with subpoena Satur
day night, as ordered by the committee Satur
day afternoon, the Senator said this morning
that he had not yet been Subppnaed, but
would decline to obey the summons when it is
served.
After the committee is officially advised Of
Mr. Matthews refusal the fact will be reported
to the House. 1t is anticipated that the HOu,e
Will adopt a resolution requesting the Senate
to give its assent to Senator Matthews ap-
pearanee, a which, it is thought the Senate will
faidopt, leaXlng ;th i the matter however dscre
matter for the Senator to decide himself as it
is not believed that there is any power to
compel him to appear before the committee il
The Florida Subcommittee.
M'LIN EXAMINED.
Before the Florida subcommittee at Jack
sOnvie, on Saturday, Samuel B. McLin, presi-
dent of the Florida returning board was ex-
ahmed:
The witness was shown the paper known as
his confession, as published in a New York pa
per: he thought it to be the original paper.
and let 1t go down as part OF his evidence was
rNn 70 nf 10 or 70 SSY,fr hNor in
1876; was shown after the election number of
teleerams to Gov. Stearns, the most of which
were from w. E. Chandler and one or more
from Zack Chandler; the kilograms set forth
in general way that the Presidential election
and the salvation of the country depended on
the vote in Florida, and an effort must be
made to give the vote to Hayes, and if neceS-
sary means and troops would be furnished;
the amount of means was not stated no mode
was pointed out how to secure the state for
Hayes, except the suggestion that an effort
should be made to get the returns from the
different counties: kilograms began to come in
some two or three days after the election the
only thing then to be done was canvassing the
returns; some northern republicans came to
Florida to represent Hayes; among the num-
Der w: F. Chandler, Gen. Wallace, Attorney
Genl Little, OF Ohio Gov. NOyes and Gen. Bar
Noyes was considered leader any more than
the others; don't know as Wallace or Noyes
told me directly they had authority to repre-
sent Hayes, but was told so through others
particular friend of Hayes and that he repre-.
sented him, and that anything he said the
President would be responsible for; Wallace
told me on several occasions that if Hayes
election was secured the members of the re-
turning board would be taken care of; on one
occasion Chandler said he did not like to say
that if the state would 60 for Hayes, Cowgirl
and myself would be well taken care of; he
would say SO also by authority of Gen. NOyes
and for himself; NOyeS never said to witness
WOllld rewarded "a
Sured that NOyeS had said so; never went to
ask anything from him, and he did not come
TO me to make any promises; directly after
the canvass and on the eve of returning north
NOyeS came to my house in a carriage with a
number of the other visiting statesmen and
thanked me for the action 1 had taken, and
! congratulated me on the result and went off
happy: he said l had acted nobly; never
saw him after he left Tallahassee 1 addressed
one letter to him; have no copy of it.
What purpOrted to be a copy of the letter
was produced by Mr.. HiScock. 1t was dated
January u, 1877, and commences:
"Lamentable changes have taken place since
we parted on the 9th of December last. Then
assurance that Governor Hayes wOnld be in
augurated our next President. Now we are
not an honest defeat, but defeat that will be
| brought about by craven submission and sheer
| coWardice. Some of my friends have
| for appointment to the office of United States
| district judge for this state. The state execu.
| tive committee, members of the old cabinet,
and other friends have Joined in this request.
l would be pleased to have you say good
| word to the President in my favor. However,
| l pray you do not think that l prefer any
claim on account of the recent canvass only
| perform my duty conscientiOusly, and if it
proves unaValing will never cease TO regret
it as long as l live. My reasons for seeking
| the appointment are urgent: Mycontest for a
| will be a very unequal one, and my health
| will not permit me to live in a colder climate
You can thoroughly appreciate my situation
| and the magnitude of the triumph Should be
| hOnOred with the appointment
The witness would not swear positively if he
| wrote the letter or not; the subject was the
| same as he wrote on, and the letter embraced
| his ideas entertained at the time; Noyes ac-
knowledged the receipt of the letter; remem-
ber now that wrote two letters to Noyes of
| about the same purpOrt; in answer to one
NOyes said the tone and temper were so good
that he had forwarded it to the President,
| with letter urging him to give me an appoint
ment; have no copies of the letters; Moves
didn't tell witness before the canvass that he
would be rewarded.