Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-05
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q O'CLOCK p. M.
GENERAL.
Stanley Matthews Speaks Ills Piece
In the Senate.
In Which He Denies the Whole Of the
Anderson Statement.
No Submits a Resolution for Special Com
mittee 10 Examine Him, Which Is Adopted.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


SENATE. =
Washington, June 5.-Mr. Matthews,
rising to a personal question, referred to
Anderson's testimony rejecting on his char
acter as a senator. He said these statements
were designed to show-frst, that he en-
couraged or participated in alleged frauds
in 1876 in Louisiana; second, that he was a
party to promises of protection and reward
to the supervisors in consideration Of the
preparation Of frauds by them third, that
he had, for the purpose Of concealing frauds
and executing promises, used his personal
and official influence TO procure an office
for Anderson. He continued:
To each of these accu ations, whether ex-
pressed or implied, I reply by emphatic
denial. deny that vas connected in any
way by participation or encouragement, by
knowledge, consent or connivar ce, with any
frauds, real or pretended, in the Louisiana
election. deny was party or privy to
any promises Of protection or reward to any
one in consideration Of the Commission by
them of frauds real or pretended i'll that
election. deny that made efforts to pro-
cure official appointment for Anderson with
the knowledge or belief on my part that he
or any one Else had been guilt, Of amy raud
in connection will, llat election, or in full
tillncnt Of ANY prom Of reward that had
been made him ON that or any other cor :
snlrration whatever. On the contrary l
assert. On my honor aS Il senatOr, which l am
prepared 10 maintain upon my oath, that !
do not know and never have believed that
any such frauds were in fact ever commit
ted that do not know that any promise
was ever made TO Anderson or any one else
in consideration Of fraudulent services in
connection with the presidential election.
Anderson, in my little intercourse with
Aim, all Of which has taken place
since March 4th, 1877, never
asserted, expressly or by any innuendo, that
Sherman or any one else had ever
promised him Office or anything else, eithe,
for doing wrong or right; never asked any.
thing from me or through me, by virtue o.
any such promise On the contrary Andel.
son expressly and passionatcly appealed te
me, on the sole ground that he had rendered
honest, honorable, lawful and efficient
ssrvica to the republican cause ir
Louisiana, atthe sacrifice Of time and money
and peril to his life, and that he had for tha
cause incurred odium and hostility from hi
political opponents. The only wrong un
derstood or believed him to be guilty OF, wa
in having previously un,ruly pretended h
had been guilty Of things he now again pre-
tende'l to confess. That wrong had no in
formation Of until after His appeal to me 70
my aid lad been responded to by All act g
my good will in his behalf. His disclosur
Of it, with the delivery Of false document
which constituted it, suppose was lntcnde
by him, and was regarded by me, as atom,
ment for it. Upon that footing only n
ceived them, 1t never for moment occu
ring to me that the possession of them /
me could be misconstrusd into an ofiens
and believing that the only use which the
publication could serve would be to prop'
gate mischievous and scandalous falsehood
The only error, if there be one. of which
am conscious, is in having recommended
Office person who had meditated and pr
pared wrong, but had, as it appeared
me, Withdrawn from performing it.
He submitted the following resolution:
hesolped, That . select Committee
seven senators be appointed to inquire in
and consider all things touching the matte
stated and referred to by the senator fro
Ohio, Matthews] and events connect,
thereunto, and particularly what come
tion, if any, that senator had with any re
or pretended frauds or other wrongs cor
mitted in the conduct and returns Of Il
election in Louisiana 10 1876. and with al
promise Of protection or reward, if an
made by any one 10 James E. Anderson
others in consideration Of, or come
tion with any official condr
by said Anderson or othe
In relation to said election or returns ther
OF, and into all the circumstances of any
commentator Of said senator Of said A
ders0n for appointment to office, aud Il
said committee have power to send for pt
sons and papers, to employ q clerk q
stenographer and have leave to sit duri
recess.
Agreed to unanimously.
HOUSE.
Washington, June 5.-A session was
dcred for debate Saturday night. The g
sidcratiou Of the bill amending the inter
revenue laws, vas resumed.
POLITICAL.