The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-22

or advice, expressing any wish In regard 10 that
matter.
Senator whyto then stated that IN The absence Of
tho Senate tho committee had no power to punish
Mr.. Anderson Tor contempt in refusing to answer
the questions and moved that the committee adjourn
subject to the call OF the Chairman. Tho
agreed to and the com mittee adjourned.
THE HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day there some dis
cussion as to the possibility OF taking any action to
carry effect the VIII OF Congress concerning the
Hot Springs (Ark.) reservation, which was OK
pressed by Tho adoption Of tho Conference
committees clause on that subject, although
this clause almost wholly omitted IN tho
enrolment OF the sundry Civil Appropriation bill
The general opinion that nothing elective 90
dono by the executive branch OF the government In
regard the matter until Congress shall have again
acted upon IL. But the subject was referred TO the
OF Interior and the Attorney General tor
critical examination 70 determine wnother such por.
tion OF the clause rolled will AFFORD valid
basis tor least provisional action 70 protect gov
eminent interests.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
TESTIMONY OF Mn. jerks IN TIE INTEREST
or MR sHERMAN-rHE INTIMIDATION IN
EAST FELICIANA PARIsE-No KNOWLEDGE
OF THE SHERMAN LErTER-ANDEnsoS con-
TRADICTED.
WASHINGTON, June q, 1878
met to-day about noon In the absence OF Mr. Potter
Mr. Morrison acted as chairman. The other men,
bers OF the committee present Nessrs McMahon.
Springer, Butler, Cox and Reed. Tho witness, James
| &. Anderson, was IN attendance. Mr.. Shslabarger
watched the proceedings tho interest OF Secretary
| Sherman.
THE JEXks
The committee kept waiting I'll half an hour
anor for tho arrival OF the now famous Mrs.
jerks A: that hour she the committee room
| In company her husband and attended by u
| deputy sergeant-atarma She Is agoodooking woman
OF about thirty live years Of age. Of medium stature
realty but plainly dressed. and apparently possessed
OF good deal OF scli-possession. Her husband Is
about the Same age He iuil beard, has re-
| markably pronounced hooked nose OF The Roman
| type and an equally prominent dubious forehead
TESTIMONY OF MR. JgSks
| The husband hrst called to the witness stand
| and Mr. Reed proceeded TO examine HIM. He gave
his name as Thomas ii. Jenks his ago thirty-two
ana his residence jackson, East Felciana parish
| La. He stated that in 1876 he was Deputy United
States Marshal and HAD been assigned specially to
the parish OF East gelicana He had only been there,
however, Tor about four days prior to the election
He very freely with the people there
aud had been by republicans that they wero
AFRAID register. lew oil them had registered, but
they had been brought for the purpose by leading
| democrats. There was extreme intimidation
rorism on tho part OF the republicans. They were
| thoroughly lntmidated and lerrorized and were
afraid even to 20 near the registration office.
Mr.. AcAiahon here interrupted the testimony and
asked Mr. Reed whether ibis witness had been called
| In Secretary Sherman's interest
Mr. Reed repliod IN the affirmative
MIR. MGMahon objected to any such testimony being
| given part OF Mr, Sherman until that geL lilo
admitted that he had written the letter 10 Ander
AS he naa Denied writing that letter he had no
affairs III the parish OF East Feliciana at i'm med
| aLely preceding the last election
REEDS COMPLAINT.
Mr.. Reed com planned OF course OF the majority
| OF the cJmmiiiee IN ruling out testimony offered by
the minority, and also as TO the dncuty OF getting
| the scope OF the sxamIna alton lxcd denaIteiy.
Mr.. McMah0n challenged him 10 givc single IN
| the minority had been excluded. The charge nad
been made publicly and he therefore wanted the mat
| ter to be definitely stated.
Mr. Reed SAID InaI he repeated The charge.
| Mr.. McMahon said that the charge WAS false ind
again challenged Mr. Reed 70 refer TO single instance
| OF the KIND.
| MI Reed referred TO oder OF testimony ma DO III
executive session as TO the inquiry IN Florida, aud
| wuicu oncr had been refused.
| Mr. McAIahoa repeated that toe gentleman (Reed)
| had made charge against the COMMITTEES, which no
either prove admit that the charge Was false.
MI Reed SAID that he intended TO prove H. anu he
repeated he Ind been trying from tho beginning
nnd out the scope Of thc tnvcs tlgAtion but had
| not been able 10
Mr.. McMahon repeated his challenge to Reed to
show q single instance whore the minority had not
been permitted 70 AJAX witness any question thai was
The trouble was, no said. that they had had 100
Yes. Mr. Reed rstorssd, think SO Andsrson's
/ CROSS examiuaiion. sM
| sHEKMAN's HUNDRED wirAxss
| me Acting CHAIRMAN (Ar. AorrIsou) said that he
/ would ask the commttee, before tue subcommittee
started New Orleans, TO reject thc proposition o
Secretary Sherman to have some hundred VII nesscs
summoned there, most OF whom had already testified
once twics three the question OF lntiini-
| dat,on.
| Iu me course of iurtner discussion Mr. MoMahon
stated that matter las TO All. Shcrman's list OF
wilnesses) had been referred Messrs Morrison and
| Stenger d subcommittee.
MIR. Reed inquired wDetDor that had been dono IN
| executive committee or at private caucus.
Mr.. AcMahon replied that II had been done at pr-
vale caucus.
Me- Reed-If you arc going 10 deal with this matter
matter Of private caucus, all right; only let US
| know the result US soon as possible.
me acting Chairman explained how the question Of
tho Sherman application Tor Witnesses had been
fcrred TO Mr. Potter bad HANDED II tho
tabo and asked him TO look " what
ought 10 be done about IT, 80 that the question
came up In committee he might DC able 10 say what
he thought about IT, THAT was all the "privatc eau
Gus" lhat there was in H.
Mr. McManon intimated that the democratic NOM
| bcrs had righI consult about matters as
| tho republican members had nx their nns Of
conduct.
Mr. Reed admitted that
| Then, said Mr. McMahon, what use Ii your blowing
about IL IN puDlicf
| Mr. Reed said he mad no, been ..bIowiugn about Il
but that II Was hc himself tMcManon) who had first
mentioned the ps ivate caucus.
INTIMIDATION II MAST yKLlcIASA.
Finally the discussion closed the examina alton
| OF the witness Jonks was resumed. lie went
testify AS 10 terrorism and Intimidation Ia the parish
OF East FeIciana, about hundreds oi people having
been driven out OF The parish prior 10 the election
and taking refuge 10 New Orleans about
puDllcans daring TO vote The repubI ticket be-
cause they ala not mink IL healthy 10 do SO.
He said that James Il. Anderson told MIN
(~non TO New Orleans during the rcgistra-
tiou) that there perfect reign oil terror IN tho
parish and that he had been unable 10 get any TO
enter Into republican organization; has own ooser-
vation was that tberc WAS NOT republican vote
IN the parish, aud that the ublicans
Thoroughly ntnidaed that they did not dare TO vote
Tor Tear their lives. In this connection the
ness produced a petition signed IN APRIL 1876 by
residents OF the parish OF East Fcciana, 10 General
Augur rectiug murders and ouragcs perpttratcd In
the parish, and asking him 10 supply military protec-
lion-