The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-28
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
ORGANIZATION HEsTERDAY-THE IN
QUIRY TO NE CONFINED II" THE
CHARGES IN THE ORIGINAL REse-
LUTON.
sherman's AHnrm-HIs AttemV t" BUZZ
dOze J I'm Anderson Excites Universal
D,sxvst and IndtEnatiOn-NO Early
Ado nFssnent.
rSpeciaI to the Democrat

Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, May 2V-The Potter com
mittee met and organized to-day, after n
session 'Sr nearly fUAr hours, in which the
scope Of Ittle investigation nnd tho powers OF
the eunnittee were hotly discussed. The
members are osa-mouthed, but ] Rave as
certainsd that the Democrats stood solidly In
favor Of limiting tine scope OF the inquiry TO
the RN1iect-matteT suggested In the resolu
tion itself.
This decision shuts off the possibility OF
Ahe Radicals getting in their work on intimi-
sntion. md consines the investigation to the
charges Of
sUBORNATIOE OF PERJURY
md forgery. which has been made against
Moves In Florida, and John Sherman,
Stoughton and Garfield In Louisiana.
The general impression here Is that the
committee will be occupied from six weeks to
two months with its work, and perhaps until
the first OF August. Consequently the motion
Tor an early adjournment will be npped in the
bud.
The Republican leaders held a sort Of in
formal caucus to-day and decided 10
as OPPOSE ADJOURNMENT
both In the House and Senate, until after the
committee shall have concluded It's investiga-
tion and made It's report. This changes the
front of the situation entirely, inasmuch MS
the Radical cry hitherto has been for the
) earliest possible adjournment.
SHERMAN BADLY SCARED.
The attempt of John Sherman and his pals
to get hold of Jim Anderson's testimony by
invegling him into his private office and cat
echising him in the presence OF shorthand
reporter, excites universal indignation here,
and fs regarded as indisputable proof OF
Sber,naps alarm. Anderson behaved very
well and put Sherman and his gang to rout
completely by getting up and withdrawing as
soon as he discovered the drift of the proceed
ings.
Morris Marks and the notorious Sloanaker
were the tools employed by Sherman to in
veigIe Anderson into the trap thus set for
him. Mike Hahn took q hand later in the
proceedings but it due to Hahn to say
that he was not aware OF the nature OF the
job, and was quite disgusted with it when he
found 1t out.
SHERMAN WON'T TALK.
Since the failure of this attempt to cripple
Anderson as witness against him, Sherman
has refused to talk about all matters con-
nected with the Investigation and has put
himself wholly into the hands OF his lawyers,
notoriously the last resort OF desperate
criminal.
Last night a reporter went to interview
Sherman respecting the attempt to buldoze
Anderson, and he would not say anything ex-
cept that the editor of the Washington Post
and other internal scoundrels, were trying
to ruin him.
Anderson is sure to
TEAR SHERMAN ALL TO PIECES
I with his testimony. Besides his own evil
dence he has Photographic copy of the
famous Weber letter, and also proof that
John Sherman paid Mrs. jerks handsomely
TO induce her to give up the original, which
he held.
The situation is just beginning to warm up
The debate In the House to-day on the army
bill shows that the attempt to keep the army
up to 81, 900 men can be beaten by two or three
votes, despite the detection of Texas mem
bers from the Democratic party on that issue
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