Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-11
GEN ERAL.
The House Committee Agree not TO
Interfere With Hayes Title.
The Committee to Investigate Stanley
Matthews Will not Tackle the
Job Until September.
Proceedings Of the Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON
CAPITAL. NOTES.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Washington, June 1.-THE house judi
ciary committee to-day by the vote of Messrs.
Harris, Partridge, Stenger, McMahon and
Culbcrson, democrats and Messrs. Frye,
Conger and Lapham, republicans, against
Mr.. Knott, decided to report the resolution
asserting that the oath congress was prop
erIy constituted body to count the votes and
declare the result Of the presidential election,
and that no subsequent congress may revise
such action, nor confer powers on the su-
preme court or any other tribunal, to re-
open the question. Messra. Butler and
Lynde were absent.
The president nominated Ernest Dichman
of Wisconsin, minister resident to the United
States of Columbia, and Benz. F. Potts, Of
Helena, governor Of Montana.
Washington, June 1.-THE judiciary
committee OF the house has instructed 9
member to prepare report on the Kcm-
mel Blair bill. The report it is understood,
will be adverse to the qucsti' ming of the
validity of the presidential title, and on
purely legal grounds.
The special senate committee to investi-
gate Senator Matthews; met to-day. Mr..
Edmunds, chairman, was detained by ILL
ness, and Mr.. Allison presided. 1t was
agreed to defer tie business until the ad
.journmcnt of congress, and not meet during
July and August.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Washington, June 1.-THE Potter com.
mttec resumed its sessions this morning
Chairman Potter had read letter to Mr..
Stanley Matthews, accompanying the sub
poens, stating that 1t was not the desire of
the committee to interfere in any way with
Mr.. Matthews duties as senator, and that
there would be every disposition on the
part of the committee to meet his conven-
icnce, in respect to the time of attendance.
Al the suggestion Of Nj. Cox, the whole
subject was laid over for the present.
Mr.. Anderson was recalled, and was
questioned by Mr.. Cox, concerning the
original agreement between him and Mr..
Weber The witness denied that he only
acknowledged that paper before the notary,
and not Mr.. Weber. Also, that after the
acknowledgment was made, some one
wrote in words, and D. A. Weber at tie
end of the acknowledgment.
Q-After the acknowledgment Yves made,
was not the name of D. A. Weber written
thereoh?. A-No sir.
By Reed-Did you ever say to any one
that the letter written by you to Mr.. Sher
man was signed hy Stoughton? Al did
not
Q-Among the letters sent to the New
York Sun, July 2d, which one of Mr.. Sher
mans letters was among the number? A
The one on the long printed slip.
Q-When you offered Agnes Jencks $50
for Mr.. Sherman's letter, did you have tha
amount Of money? A-No, but coul,
have borrowed it in Philadelphia, on m,
own responsibility.
Witness made a statement to the affec
that during his previous examination NJ,
Reed, of the committee, had put goo,
many words in his mouth which he had n
idea Of utterlng.
JAS. A. BoULDs,
appointment clerk Of the poatoflice depart
ment was sworn, and produced a letter fror
the postmaster general, stating that Bould
had papers and books inquired for by th
commissioner, in reference to the appoint
ments Of Joseph A. Howard and Bould
Baker. Boulds was examined at length b
Mr.. Butler, and stated that Boulds Bak.
first entered the postoftice department, Oct,
Der 10th, 1876, as $1,000 clerk, und,
Tyner. o. p. Morton, John Hancoc1
Trockmorton and Cnlbertson, RI rcommende
him. On April lst 1877 he was dismissc,
and on the 18th of April al
pointed by like recommendations
special agent, and 81, 200, and five dolla
per diem. II was testified that the sala,
was strictly in accordance with the reyis,
statutes. Baker was one Of the sixty speci
agents. Senators McCrary, Hoar and othe
signed the recommendation for the appoir
ment Of George Howard, as assistant cle
to the election commission, for Howard
efficient work in compiling the voluu
known as the "Count Of the Electo.
Vote"
Reccsn.
The committee having reauembled, d
chairman inquired Of the sergean.-at.ar,
II Representative Darrall, of IIouisiaus. =
present. The sergeant.a.-arms said that n