The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
UAYES'S MAN MATTHEW'S.
mrs FlIIURE 10 OBEY TIE SUBPOENA
or rIfE POTTER COMMITTEE.
..,er.on Again on the stand why the Ne.
.,ce. Didnt Vote -EN.tongrcssman Dnrrsh
Te,nr,Ing How Matthews Triedto secure
A,d.r.on'. silence rnd the Documents.

..ser.on Again on the stnnd-Wby the Ne.
.,c.. Didn't Vote -EN.Congrcssman Dnrrsii
T.,ir,Inu How Matthews Triedto secure
Anderson. silence nnd the Documents.
w,su1xGroN. June Stanley Matthews
yln4 obey the subprna OF tho Potter Com
,,,,,o 10 appear and testify at 10 o'clock to-day.
II. stands ON his Senatorial privilege. He pro-
.,,ncs T., defy the statute law OF the land. The
,ct n Congress approved Jan. 20. ls57-see Re-
,scd statutes section 1902. says
Fvery person who. having been summoned
=. n yci,.,oss by the authority OF either House of
c.,gr.ss 10 give testimony or to produce papers
,,,or amy matter under inquiry before either
Uous,or any committee oi either house.wlllully
,,,tcs default. or who. having appeared. re-
,,.'. =, opswor any question pertinent to the
question under inquiry shall DC deemed gulty
SSami.,lcmeanor. punishable by a fine Of not
mara than 1900. nor less than 800. and inn
nris,nmon, in a common Jail for not less than
o,c month nor moro than twelve months"
Tbu. hy the law of the land every person
rbather he be- senator. Representative. head
q, an executive department or a common citi-
y,n. must appear and testify. There are no
,rlyl,scd persons. II there were any formerly.
allowing English parliamentary practice the
.sl,n Of Congress in 1857 did away the priv
ueee In 1871 .. during the French arms in
yesticatiou Senator sumner refused to appear
md testify. claiming that he was privileged.
The committee issued subj ,rna FOR Mr.
SIMMER AMI he had to appear and
testify. All lawyers agree that Matthews
cannot shield himself behind his Senatorial
prvils.c. The question will be brought before
the House in due time. The House will vote
that he must answer its process. II will prob
ably present the facts in the shape OF "A resolu-
ton to the Senate and ask that body to direct
one ~ IT, members TO appear and testify. This
Il one way in which the issue can be met There
are other ways. Matthews will have TO come
He cannot escape the ordeal Of which he stands
In such dread.
H. tho mean time all II his friends lament his
stupidity. and pretend that they cannot under
stand his reason for refusing to appear. Til.
real reason Is plain. lie cannot come before
the House Committee and tell the tru,h without
involving Hayes. He docs not want - commit
perjury. and he does not want TO give away
Hayes He hopes tn escape from the dilemma
be- is in by refusing 20 appear, and hopes thn
the senate will sustain hlm. Il will violate IN,
law Of the lard If it docs. 1t cannot compel ,
witness TO appear before its committees an,
t.sfif, il II shields one Of rs own members whei
In contempt OF the House Of Representatives.
The testimony Of cx-Cougccssman parral
was In before. Darrnl's letters to James +
Anderson show that Matthews was trying TO &c
los-t .iun II Anlerson's letters n well rs th'
Sherman letter: that he was working TO make
first f.. .Narl. and then purinll Collector will
the cNpross understanding that Anderson
WAS 10 give UP all tn" papers ~ soon
a. ci'her OF these appo ntmcnis shoul,
h. ma ie and confirmed Before Anderson ant
Darrn saw Matthews Ae was very bitterly OBJ
I -elt Packard; but. rs 500 as this arrange
mont wis made he came into line and lid hi,
hes' o. have one or the other appointed. ltth'
turning Board had not heei for smith. Mat
thaw- would have succeeded: that Is Darrall :
opinion The Returning Bojrd carried NOR,
guns 'hnn Packard Darrall. and Jim Ander
son. a'kel hv Matthews II was advisable e
tne. care of Jim Anderson, hut IL could not be
done a, ihe expense - The Erturning Board.
Darru was not n Mlllus witness. ,hr was
ANXIOUS 20 shield Matthews us much as he
could. Unfortunately for him however. b" hac
written many letters iO An hrr IA. some %
these wore put in evidence to.day. som" O.
tnem will be put in herraftei. There II still
o'har evidence to be produced which Wi. max.
Matthew'S still moro vncomfosable. He can
Sand this sort of hammerng lsng.
The notary public VIM. ii. Seymour. heior
krowlodged. arrived here to-day He says tina
b. remembers the Acknowledgements Anderson
and Weber were before him on the day men
filmed March 10. Wilder. one " the subscrib
iug witnesses TO the Weber Anderson agree
ment j. here also. He remembers the circum
stance and will testify 10 il. lie says that An
Gers1u brought Weber 10 their uflcc aud h,ke'
ioram.rtiug. He AM his partner, Mr.. Dicks
went with them 10 Mr. SoymCur's uill' wit
hoes transacted. Dicks, Nilaers partner. vi.
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