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swering. l have to propose that if
Senator Matthews will 60 before the
Potter committee I will teatify.

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Potter committee I will testify.
Another consultation followed.
Anderson in private says he made
the proposition that Matthews appear
before the Potter committee that he
might ask him questions he could not
ask before the Senate committee and
that further that the Senate not being
in session he could not be punished az
q recussnt witness.
When the doors were opened and
Anderson was informed by the chair
man that the committe had decided
that they would require his testimo-
ny before the committee.
He then asked Anderson care you
now willing to answer such questions
as may be propounded to you ?"
Anderson replied, ri am not.
Chairman :-"Then on,refusing to an
swer any question pertaining to mat.
ters of investigation you set this CON-
mittee at defiance ?"
Senator Whyte-In the absence OF
the Senate we have no power to pun
ish for contempt and therefore move
this committee now adjourn subject
to the call of the Chairman. The
proposition was agreed to and the
committee accordingly adjourned.
The Potter Committee Try to
Smother Investigation.
| WARRINGTON, June 2l.-The Potter
Investigating Committee met to-day,
Morrison presiding in the absence
of Potter.
Capt. Thomas A. jerks, of New
Orleans, was examined by Represen.
tative Reed. He testified that in 1876
his residence was in East Feliciana
parish. He held the position Of U. 8.
Deputy Marshal, was appointed by
Marshal Pitkin. Republicans in the
parish had told witness that they were
afraid to register their names on &C.
count of intimidation at this posnt.
McMahon inquired if jerks was q
witness called at the instance of Sher-
man.
Reed replied that he was, whereup-
on Mcmahon said he objected to any
questions being put relating to affairs
in East Feliciana parish, excepting
what materially affected Sherman
and that the question whether or not
Sherman wrote the so-called speci-
men letter should be decided before
this witness gave his testimony re-
garding intimidation, which was ex-
perienced by Republicans in East Fe-
liciana parish. A long discussion
ensued, the Republicans taking the
ground that they had been endeavor-
ing since the organization of this COM
mittee to ascertain the proposed scope
OF the investigation, during which
Morrison stated that Sherman had re-
quested that one hundred witnesses
be subpHnead by the subcommittee
who are to visit La, the members of
which have not yet been formally an
nounced, to testify with reference to
intimidation that existed and that it
was his {Morrison's) intention at the
proper time to ask the committee to
refuse to hear restatements of witness
es regarding intimidation in that
State. McMahon finally withdrew
his objection.
Witness retold the old story of in
timidation when Mcmahon again OBJ
jected and another discussion en-
sued.
At the suggestion of Cox witness
was allowed to proceed with the un-
derstanding that future meeting
will decide whether testimony relat-
ing to intimidation be accepted or
stricken out. Witness produced
letter written by James f. Anderson
the original list given by witness TO
Gen. Augur, of 10 murders commit
ted In East Feliciana parish.
Anderson told witness that the
democrats attacked him and he
thought his clerk Butler instigated
the attack. The Anderson protest in
the Sherman report, which Anderson
heretofore testified was not the docu-
ment he had signed and claiming it
had been altered, was the document
Anderson signed and swore to before
Judge Campbell. Anderson reques-
ted witness to make an affidavit that
he (Anderson) was intoxicated when
he signed that paper, but witness re-
fused He wasperfectly sober. Sew
eral months afterwards Anderson
came to witness and wanted him to
make statement to the effect that he
(Anderson) had never signed that
protest and had the document written
by himself to that effect. Anderson
told witness that Major Burke had
offered him several thousand dollars
and position, if he would 60 back
on his protest.
Witness was asked what he knew
of the so-called Sherman letter, and
stated first that all he knew about the
Sherman letter was on the 9th Of Jan.
last when it was mentioned by Mar
shall Pitkin in conversation. Never
saw letter written by Sherman to
any one about the election of 76.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-John c.
Brown having sent the secretary of
the treasury q sight draft for 1927, the
amount disbursed for him while on
the Louisiana commission, owing to
the senate tabling the proposition to
provide for the payment of the ex-
penses, the secretary of the treasury
has written Mr.. Brown saying, 81 am
desired by the president to return
the draft to you uucollected, as he is
of the opinion that congress will yet
make provision for this expenditure,
and at all events that you ought not to
pay any part of it." The secretary
further says: "If congress does not
make the necessary appropriation Al
the next session, the president will