Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-15
THE POTTER INTES SrIGITION.

Alter our report of the proceedings before
the Potter committee closed on Saturday. Mr..
Kellogg, in answer to Gen. Butler, cited the
names OF members of the Mac Veagh commits
sion who had been appointed to office by the
hayes administration, and also as to Louisiana
poltlclans engaged in the protests and count
receiving similar favors. He asked: Do you
OF these persons why they We're appointed to
ONCE, except that they performed certain SER
wees In connection with Louisiana politics?
consisted.
Mr. Hiscock obiected-t to the question on the
ground that the inference sought to~be drawn
was that there had been something wrong done
in Louisiana, and that these persons had been
appointed Tor assisting in such wrong.
GEN. BUTLER ON THE ADMINISTRATION CIVIL
SERVICE REFORM.
MT Butler-Ihat Is not so. My point Is this :
Ihe PRESIDENT has declared that no man
should be appointed to Office except for some
ngh nnga moral qualltlcatlons outside of political
ones, as understood the order. However no
two men have understood it alike and may
be mistaken about it. That being So an in
ference might be drawn that if that great
moral reform principle in politics was broken
into, there must have been some strong in
ducement to do it. But do not propose to go
into that; all want is to get the simple facts.
MIR: Hiscock:-That is what l am trying to
get at-the facts, and think it isa very vague
and unsatisfactory way of getting at them to
call a man as AZ expert upon the reason which
prom prompted pt these these appointments, and have him
d
tions for office. That is too speculative alto
gether, and nothing can be argued from it,
me erect OF course, is to throw rdicuIe
upon the Chief Ma gStrate of the nation, and I
90 not think that is the purpose of this inveS-
tigatiOn.
Mr.. Butler.-I want to deny any intention to
throw ridicule upon the administration, but
il am driven to il | will say that | do not
think anything l can do will make it more
ridiculous than it has made itself in that par
ticular.
that remar k. 1t cbaracterizes the whole pur-
pose OF his inquiry.
After further discussion between Messrs.
Butler and HlScock, the chairman stated that
as there had been charge of a corrupt cleo
ton and return In Louisiana, it was pertinent
TO show that men connected with that matter
had been appointed to office, and that that
was their only qualification for such office He
thought the question was q proper one.
The WitneSS.-With the exception of James
Z. Anderson, all the parties named beliey We
to have been appointed because they were
competent to discharge the duties of their re-
spectiVe offices, and they were men of sutii
clent character to justify their appointment.
and had also been true, consistent and work
M Ih repnDllcans public in the last campaign; and /
thlnk there, are more republicans of good
character who were efficient and active in the
campaign who ought TO be appointed to Office
Tor that very, reason, If they are otherwise
competent and upright.
Senator Kellogg continued his testimony at
length, detailing his knowledge of violence and
terrorism IN Louisiana preceding the election
ADJOURNED TO MEET AT THE sEA.sHoRE
The committee then, at 30 o'clock, went
into executive session, and it was subsequently
announced that they had determined to ad-
J0urn the further Sittlngs of the committee un-
til the 23d July, at which time they would met
at Atlantic City, n j.
Another Weber Contradiction.
Before the subcommittee in New Orleans
Saturday, Charles Gecks testified that L. f.
Weber stopped few weeks ago at witness
home and said he was going to Washington.
and that he had the Sherman letter in his
pocket.