The New York herald., 1878-07-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

New ORLEANS. July 10. 1878.
Before the Potter subcommittee to-day Coloue Jo-
seph N. Tomlinson, chief clerk OF the Collector OF
Gus toms, testified as TO persons employed In The
Custom House. II being shown there
omissions the list employees made out by HIN
and submitted yesterday by Collector snyth. at ,hc
suggestion Of Mr. Cox, Colonel roniiIson was
quesisa TO perfect tho paper 1t would show all Tho
employees since Collector Kings appoin ntmeDt with
the dates OF thor dismissal. reappolntment, &c.
rME AHpgRsoS-wgsER AGREgMESr.
William Williams, colored, was examined relative to
affidavit made by him and submitted to the com.
mislee In Wxshlngto AS TO conversation between
Dix, Fisk and Hobbs, tra Weber did sign the An.
derson- W eber agrccnont and that Anderson did not
swear to it. The witness waited on them at ,te st.
James Hotel; Weber told witness was IN hurry
tnat parties been alter him 10 sign paper which
he dd not inlend to sign, but was gong away alter
this party had lett the table Dix TO- the witness that
tho mans name was d. A. Weber; TINS was on Satur-
day, tho 10Th OF November the day before Weber
Killed.
In the crosse exam nation by Mr. Blackburn witness
did not seem very positive aoout dates aud did not
remember that Weber was k,llcd In March, Witness
said he dd not authorize VA, body to put in an aili
davit. The state ment that Weber he was gong
homo and that part III which Scymour's name is
tionod WAS not read 10 him. Witness haay admitted
tha, he had econ coniuscd by Ar. Blackburn IN tho
explanation OF contradictory staemcatsss 20 whother
he had been iolo that Weber present no
time the Anderson-w eOer agreement was signed.
r. I. Hobbs testihed WAS present sumo weeks
ago ia DIx's 0fico tue conversation occurred
reialed iu Wiiiiams' affidavit; Wider told that
Weber did not sign the Wcbcr-A Anderson agreement;
Dix alter me bcure breakfast tho morning OF
the conversation before Williams; l knew nc wanted
Williams to swear 10 the conversations; Dix
afrad would 20 back on him, aud waited mo TO
make affidavit OF what Wilder had SAID; Wilder
told mo that he and Anderson went to Seymour's
Office together wncn Anderson signed the paper. and
that when Anderson signed the paper no else
present.
IMPoRTuNKD TO MAXI PROTEST
J. f. Kelly, Supervisor OF Krgs,ration Tor Rlchland
parish, testied:-l made up the retdrns aud brought
thcm 10 the city 5000 after the election delivered
Them without protest; enclosed with them Two
aIiuavits of int miduton violence, one OF which
made by person would not believe oath did
not make oath TO the paper published AS my ahdavit
In Snoi mans roiort believe some OF The statements
made therein true and that some true,
though the reports us stated were made to by tue
parties named
1he witness detailed at great length the sccu urrencss
bet ween the time he came 10 the CITY With the re-
turns and ,he time Of his nnal protest, showing tha
Efforts made by prominent republicans 10 induce
him 10 mako tho protest He also gave The oil
persons III tho parish who would swear 10 vIoenco
and intimidation, and went up and brought s0m0 OF
them TO the city. The witness said he did not iocl
justided In making the protest. and wsud not have
maze IL but Tor the persistent efforts OF Governor
Kellogg, Campocli and others, who importuned him
to do so.
Tho committee adjourned TIL tomorrow