The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-06
Washington.

u,TrurWS-BrTLE EXAMINES ANDERSON
lie Is ALLOWED TO GO TO PHILADELPHIA
sPAT IN THE HoUsE-LIFE-SArlNG STA
TIoSS-STANIEY MATTHEW'S MAKES PER-
SoNAI. EXpLANATION-DEFEATo OF THE WOOD
TARIFF BILl--THE T0BACCO-TAX QUESTION
THE HOUSE FAvoRS THE REDUCTIoN-AN
IMPORTANT pAY-THE TEXAS-PACIFlc--MR.
JoHSsToN's SPEECH IN OPPOSITION, &C.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June 5.-Thc Potter COM
,,,;,,ec did not get to work until quarter
n . O'Clock. when Mr.. Gorham, Senate
clerk. produced the certificates OF the Louisl-
o,o electors. and informed the committee
that the other Louisiana papers-the re-
firms OF the parlshes-were in box III
rDStodv OF the rgcant-at-ArmS or the
senate. They were at once sent for. The
clerk said he did not know until yesterday
that any such papers were here. Senator
Matthews had been previously requested to
furnish the committee the papers placed in
his custody by Anderson.
-rr cgoSs-EXA&ISATIoS OF ANDERSON CON
TINUED.
Mr.. Reed commenced mildly with wit
signed by him and Weber, having been evil
IDENTIFY advised to be less aggressive. AS he
proceeded, however, he lost temper, and
had 10 be called 10 order by Mr.. Mcmahon.
After tedious series Of questions Mr.. Reed
produced a paper and asked Anderson II
that was the paper he and Weber signed.
r., took it and examined it closely, and
said: ~ never signed this. 1T is 4 cOun-
tcrfeit. 1t is 4 copy OF our agreement" Mr..
Mcmahon wanted 10 know where Mr.. Reed
cot The paper, and he replied that Mr.. Cox OF
Ohio rot il from Stanley Matthews. Mr..
Cox said he would explain ut the proper
time. Anderson said the reason he knew
this was not the genuine paper was because
the sheet OF paper on which it was write
had two spots made by red ink. They tried
10 ret another sheet OF paper, but for rca-
sons which he cave could not, and he erased
the red spots. The paper shown him by
llr. Reed had no traces OF the lnk-Staln,
| ard hence, he said, it was counterfeit
copy Of the original paper. Mr.. Reed
| now moved abruptly to the part OF the
! testimony OF anderson in which he stated
| that he recovered letters written by him to
| Weber. and other papers, ut store IN
| New Orleans, but elected nothing calcu-
1 lated to relieve Sherman or Matthews or to
| disprove the charge that the Secretary Of
! the Treasury wrote the letter and entered
| into corrupt bargain with the witness.
Mr.. Shelabarger sat close TO Mr.. Reed,
prompting him repeatedly. Mr.. Anderson
/ aid that but for the absence Of the ink
| stains he would have thought the paper
| genuine.
| Mr.. cox MAKES 4 STATEMENT.
/ Mr.. Cox handed Anderson letter which
| he wrote to Stanley Matthews, which wit
/ ness said was genuine. The Nash agree
| mcnt was also handed him. He said he be-
| cycd il was genuine, but it might have
been altered, aS in the case Of the other pa
per Mr.. Cox stated that he obtained the
papers shown from Senator Matthews, and
that the envelope in which they were re-
/ cciycd from Anderson had not been pre-
| served. These were the Weber agreement,
| the Nash agreement, and Anderson's letter.
l Mr.. Cox said that committee OF seven had
hecn appointed by the Senate. at the request
| Of Senator Matthews, to investigate this mat
ter, aud he requested that the committee
preserve these papers subject to the order
Of that committee.
| GENERAL BUTLER TAKES ANDERSON IN HAND.
At twenty minutes past Gen eral Butler,
Eac cl- A
dcrson the other day whether he had any
letters from Mrs. Jincks, and he wanted
Anow to know whether he had found any.
aAnderson said he had found one, but his
wife had. he supposed, burned the rest, as
she did everything of the kind she got hold
Of II was post-marked the 18th, but Cd.
b. turned it upside down and discoy-
cred discrepancy by saying it was post
marked 3lst. The mistake caused a
laugh. The letter was read, and in
/ ii Mrs. Jincks says, ''What papers did you
want: was it the letter OF s. to j. and
YOU: II so, why did you not say SOL" An
Il Gers0n said he wrote Senator Matthews q
E dozen letters; and when General Butler
b asked where they were, Mr.. McMahon smi-
3 Angy pointed to bundle in front Of him.
EMr. Mcmahon questioned Anderson as to
attachments in his letter to Matthews, laid
II before the committee by Mr.. Cox, and his
Explanations were amusing and satisfactory.
The committee, after consultation, agreed
that Anderson could go to Philadelphia
Eand they would summon him By telegraph
EWhen they wanted him.
aAFLARE.rP BETWEEN WILSON OF WEST yIR-
4 GINA AND CHALMERS OF MISSISSIPPI.
4 In the debate on the Mexican-claim bill,
(which passed the House to-day, Mr.. Will
ason, OF West Virginia, said Mr.. Chalmers
Hlad already testified two or three times in
The case without being sworn, and he pro-
s'ested against it. Mr.. Chalmers rolled up
I his sleeves and wanted to know IL Mr.. viii
Son meant to assert that he had stated any
I thing that was not So Mr. Wilson replied
That he meant to say anything he chose in
The discharge OF his duty, and would not be
oulidozed by the gentleman. Mr.. Chal-
ner: every well; we will see each other
Hereafter" Mr.. Wilson said, sYery
~ell"; but the matter was afterwards set
lied amicably. 5
LlPE-sAyIHG STATIONS or THE COAST OF yIR-
II GINA, MARYLAND, AND NORTH CAROLINA. Il
Il The bill which has passed the House and
VIII pass the Senate provides for fifteen addt
'ional complete iiie-saying stations on the
III NJ Il