The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-10
THE INVESTIGATION.
nay OF SURPRISES AND sen.
sATIONS.
stanley Matthews Refuses 10 Appear
usfore the Committee-A Per
empIOry Subpoena Issued
Ferry shows Tor
ribIy Defective
Memory.

the inquiry to day
Mr.. Mckinney, Deputy Clerk of the
Supreme Court and Clerk of the Elec-
,o,s Commission, submitted printed
comics OF the originsl certificates used be-
fora the Electoral Commission, and testi-
fad that the originals now before the
Potter Committee were compared with
the printed copies. The certificates were
ravsr resd in full in the Commission
hut were ordered printed, and, at his
fNcKinney's) suggestion, the certificates
were printed in the back OF the book
containing the record OF the proceedings
Of the Electoral Commission, and 1T the
,uggeston OF Mr.. Garfield, he recently y
comssrsd SAID certificates, finding tnst
thew had become mixed and were cupli-
Gated. The witness continued: The Com
mission dealt emily with printed papers,
except IN one or two instances.
He was asked to explain how the mis-
take, or trick, in the printing of the
louisiana returns occurred. His expla-
Ds,ion was that it was the result OF coE-
ilsioD among the clerks.
Judge Levlssee was recalled and swore
that the Electoral Collegelvotes for Pres.
ident and VIce-President were cast at
the same ballot, although the returns say
different, and the laws require differently.
After Levissee came Ferry, with all OF
his pomposity. He was twice requested
10 sppesr before he came to the Commit
tee room. 1t would hardly be unjust to
ssy that mis- was one OF the
csses OF bad memory. He
knew all about those things re
gsrding the count which appear in the
record. lie could not even remember
whether the messenger who first came TO
him with the Kellogg returns WAS the
same who brought the second, or forged,
sets He did not remember who talked
with him about them. He supposed the
fist were incorrect, but :did not remem-
L-rsny one saving So de rememo oered
that persons came 10 him to know what
he was gong 10 do with the two Kellogg
returns. He said be informed q number
OF persons of both parties that be
had two sets. Mr.. MCMshan asked
him to name Democrat, ana he was un-
able to do 90. II will be remembered
that when the second set Of Kellogg re-
turns were laid before the two Houses it
was great surprise to the Democrats.
He remem bered that Messrs. Kssson and
Garfield came TO him and were anxious
He told them that be must lay all before
the Joint Convention. He shrewdly used
bad memory to hide the persons who
discovered that the first set we're irregu-
lar, and had Anderson return TO New
Orleans to get up the forged set.
At the close of Ferry's examination
the Chairman laid before the Committee
letter from Senator Matthews, declin-
ing to come before the Committee, which,
having been read, Mr.. Morrison re.
marked. "We shall have to issue sub
pena for him"
Mr. Butler-This becomes very seri-
Gus and important matter affecting the
privileges OF the House of Representa-
t.yes, ard w5l'e | have the honor Of q
seat in this body do not propose tame
IL 10 submit 70 any invasion of the
rights, privileges or duties. BY the
Constitution, the House of Representa-
Igss is charged with a duty OF preferrlng
articles Of i'm neaChment against any Otti-
Ger OF the G ,vernment who shall be
deemed, in i.s judgment, to be guilty OF
vi
Tse House is made as it is
sometimes ssId, the grand inquest of
the Nation, to put in motion tho leglti.
ms.e and necessary steps to bring hlga
cr.uinsS before the highest court Of the
Nation, the Senate of the United States
sitting as court of impeachment. Prop
e'iy 10 do these duties requires the fullest
power Of taking testimony before the
lowest court which has the jurisdiction OF
Iae lowest class Of misdemeanOrs. Every
man when properly called upon IN due
iJ'n must appear and give evidence, un-
der pain OF contempt Of juris dictiou OF the
court, and ject to be punished for thst
contempt. How much more then, body
legislative in form, but Judicial IN &C
Lon, acting under the powers conferred
i5' ths. purpose by the Constitution,
must every man, high or low, be bound
10 appear and testify when required in
such case. Whether our deliberations
sasi. result in the impeachment OF any
yoly Or not depends upon the testimony
winch We can get. II we cannot get
testimony We cannot do our duty as a
Committee Of Investigation. fsny one
nsn can stay away from the committee
% any plea, then any other
man can stay away, and great
Justice may be done, not only to the
United States, which We represent, but
" Iae defendants or persons implicated
''Persons accused. 1t is no excuse tor
man % say, 81 do not know anything
'lIcl can be of advantage, and there
.,'e l viii not 90" want to know ali
S-e iscts have no other object in view,
alVlng neither enemy to punish nor
mend 10 reward in this invest cation;
1e'ner guilty person to shield nor innC-
VshI person 10 convict. want to know
aH 'ne facts. The country wants TO
AooW all the facts, and every man must
come here who is sent for.
Nay II now occurs TO me-becsusa l
-A1 mad made no preparation In my
T"n mind for such an event, any more
Ian had made preparation to meet q
wow from my son when l returned TO
-! h)use-l remember now that q sub
S71s auces tecun was ordered TO be issued
~ ChIet Justice Marshall, sitting as
Commissioner Magistrate in the investi-
s"'on sf Aaron Burr, to Thomas Jeffer-
~ President OF the United States, TO
ing before MN certain papers that
s''e wanted and on motion of the de-
'uasnt a compromise was effected, by
'1cn the defendant agreed to receive
we papers because, confessedly, Jefier-
,'u knew nothing of the facts. In the
way We could make q
.OmPromise, so far as papers are
,,-eerned, with Mr.. Matthews, but there
- T TWO missing papers, and should like
know Know how they are missing l think
Ne 70 the persons accused here that
IT, r. Matthew's should come to testify
ir. i'1steiofe the only two questions, in my
cspent c1. are, first, is the Committee