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had heard that offers had been made to sell
them to the Democrats, but that they did not
consider them worth the purchase; that he
had also been informed that copies had been
furnished to the New York Sun and to the
Republican Senator from New York (Mr
Conkling).
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Darrall of Lou
isiana was further examined to-day, first by
Cox, then by Mcmahon, and finally by Gen
Butler. To Mr.. Cox's questionings Darrall
testified that Anderson told him In the spring
of u that the protest he had made rs TO In.
timidatton was correct; that the condition OF
was safe there. Witness had seen the Nash
Anderson agreement, but had never seen the
Sherman letter, and did not believe there was
Mshon suS M.ness tSn haze
ing failed in his efforts TO secure an
appointment, he told Anderson to go ahead
and publish the papers in his possession.
Gen. Butler then went, over the whole
ground, and witness told about his inter.
views with Matthews, In which the docu
ments In Anderson's possession were spoken
Of, and Matthews remarked that In case of
his (Dnrral's) appointment, Anderson should
be willing To give up all the documents and
papers he had, and forego any claims that
he had on him or the Administration. Mat.
thews spoke of the Sherman let.
anxious to get hold of. Witness believed that
the reason why he failed in getting a position
on the strength of AndersOn's backing was
letters were in the possession of other par.
ties and they had therefore become public
property.
William II. Seymour, the Notary Public be-
was acknowledged, identified his signature
and seal; the paper was sworn to before him
by Anderson and gentleman who accom-.
panied him; did not know Weber, and had
IN lyp,nw lodi IS 70 nft l,n
ii. A. Wilder, q partner of Dicks, one of the
subscribing witnesses, identified the latter's
signature; remembered Andersons calling
at their office with friend and saying he
had document that they wished to sign and
acknowledge before a notary, but did not
want the contents to be known.
. George Dicks then identified his own sigma
ture and corroborated the evidence of pre-
vious witness. Neither knew Weber per-
sonally.
WASHINGTON, June 13-Gen. Smith, late
Appointment Clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment, was, to-day, examined, and testified
that, Mt the solicitation of Anderson, he call
ed on the President in company with the for
mer, who wanted q better place than the
clcrkship rendered him, and insisted that
if the Presidents personal attention were
called to his case, he would secure proper
recognition. The President, however, re-
fused to see Anderson, and told witness
CndC ne was not aware OF All 'erSOnS HaVlnB
rendered any service that required specia
recognition. A letter from Stanley Mat
thews to Gen. Smith was read, in which the
writer advises that If Anderson does not
choose to take what is proper, to drop him;
that he purposed doing nothing further to
secure his appointment Witness further
said that Anderson's brother was appointed
to position in the Baltimore Custom house
upon the recommendation of Matthews.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Brewster, one
of the Louisiana Electors, testified to-day
that he signed both sets of the returns from
that State; was informed that the reason for
making second set was that the first was
defective in some minor particulars. A COM
municatiOn was received from Secretary
Evarts, accompanying certain documents
asked for by the committee OF the President.
The Florida snb committee having returned
a long secret session of the entire committee
was held
WASHINGTON, June 17.-H. G. Clarke,
formerly Gov. Kellogg's private Secretary,
was further examined as to the signing of
the second set OF Electoral certificates. He
testified that he had no knowl-
edge as to who affixed Levissee's
signature thereto. The only parties
who signed in his presence were Gov. Kellogg
and Mr.. Brewster The investigation was
adjourned until Wednesday,, that the men,
bers of the committee might be in the House
during the closing hours of the session of
Congress.