The daily gazette., 1878-06-12
FOURTH EDITION
From Washington.

POINTS OF THE POTTER INVESTIGATION
A HEARING ON THE SUGAR QUESTION
THE PROPOSED BRAZILIAN STEAM
SHIP SUBSIDY.
THE INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Potter
investigation committee did considerable
work to-day. Anderson was again sub
.jected to a cross-examination, this time
at the hands of Mr.. Cox, and some in
teresting additional information was
elected from him as to the plot formed
in advance of the election to throw out
democratic votes on the made-up plea of
intimidation. Two clerks, one from the
Postoffice Department proper and one
from the sixth auditors office, produced
the papers relative to the appointment
of Boulds Baker as special agent of the
department, but they did not seem to be
of the importance which Gen. Butler had
expected. 1t was shown that Baker was
originally appointed to a place in the
Postoffice Department at the instance of
the late Senator Morton, Representative
Hancock, of Texas, and other prominent
Southern men; that he resigned in March,
1877, and in April was appointed TO the
special agency. Bakers movements here,
where he is pretty well known, have
never been considered of any more i'm
portance or Significance than the thou
sand of others of the same class who
hang around public places and sharpen
their wits on devices to obtain places, and
Gen. Butler has, apparently at least,
wasted his time and that of the commit
tee.
Ex-Representative Darrell, of Louis
lana, was next put on the stand. Mr..
Darrell is the person whom Anderson
testified that he negotiated with to get
him (Darrell made collector of the port
of New Orleans through the influence of
| Stanley Matthews, on condition, as An
derson testified, of his giving up the
documents which compromised Sherman
Matthews and others. Mr.. Mcmahon
produced a number of letters which had
passed between Anderson and Darrell
on the subject. Mr.. Darrell testified
further that Mr.. Stanley Matthews had
indicated to him his belief that Senator
Conkling had been put in possession OF
| the Anderson letters at the same time
that they were forwarded to the New
York Sun. This has been suspected to
be the case for some time past.
Seymour, the notary public who attest.
ed the nderson-W Weber statement, has
arrived here with his notarial seal, a.
also Wider, one OF the witnesses to paper.
They are of the opinion that the paper
in possession of the committee is the
genuine document. Anderson is inclined
| now to this view himself, as he saws he
understands that Gen Butler has, bv the
aid of a microscope, discovered the
marks which were put on the paper and
which were erased. Mr. Darrell states that
he will tomorrow give fall details of his
conversations with Mr.. Potter. He says
that Mr.. Potter said on one occasion that
he did not believe Sherman ever wroi
any letter of promise to Anderson, but
that Stoughton was fool enough to do
| anything Anderson said Tonight that
he had more letters vet to produce,
which would cause astill greater sensa-
| tor.
HUMoRs OF THE SENATE.
or courseithis investigation business has
its 'humors. To-day one of the grave
Senators approached another with the
inquiry whether he thought there would
be any Improperly if the committee ap.
pointed to investigate Senator Matthews,
case should hold sessions on Sunday:
The Senator to whom this was addressed
could only respond, with silent amaze.
ment, that his colleague should broach
such proposition. Before he conld reply
to the astonishing question the frat
speaker continued: "Certainly," he said,
"there is the very highest sanction fol
working on the sabbath to get an ass oul
of pit"