The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-05
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GENERAL NEWS.
The Louisiana Investigation.
Anderson Again on the Stand.
A Pretty Mess Of Lies He Admits
Of Telling.
The Wood Tariff Bill in the House.
The Louisiana Investigation
Anderson Again on the Stand.
The Wood Tariff Bill in the House.
It is Read Amid Much Uproar and
Confusion.
Indications Are that 1t will Not Pass.
Anderson Again on the stand.

mAsHISGToN, June 4!-Ihe invesuga-
ton a. 10 alleged frauds in Louisiana and
Florida at the last Presidential election
was resumed to-day.
Chairman Potter read communication
from the Secretary OF State, in reply to =
request Of the committee, 10 the effect
that the original returns from Florida
and Louisiana were not in bis Depart
ment and he was unable to forward them
10 the committee.
John E. Anderson Was recalled. He
said there were numerous corrections he
desired 10 make in his testimony Of yes
terday. These were made, but we're un-
important, and his cross.eIamination was
begun by Representative Reed 10 relation
10 the agreement signed BY Nash and
witness (Anderson) TO suppress all evi.
dence OF fraud in East Feliciana parish,
together with the statement made BY
witness on Saturday that there was no
evidence Of fraud in his possession at the
time he signed the agreement, Anderson
said: On the day I signed the agreement
there was no positive evidence In my po-.
session affecting the local affairs OF my
parish. At the came time, ] knew that
|. was intended to tl:ow the parish ont
on forged protest.
At this point considerable time was oe-
cupied by the committee discussing the
character OF the question proper TO be put
to the witness concerning certain parts
Of the testimony given by him before the
Louisiana Investigating Committee at
New Orleans. The protest contained In
shermans report, which the witness Sat.
urday referred TO, having been filed and
altered, was then given TO Anderson 90
that be might mark the alterations, after
which the cross examination proceeded.
The witness in the course Of answers &C.
knowledged that he had Intentionally,
and under oath, inhaled the Senate 1nyes.
tigating Committee while at New Orleans
for the purpose Of carrying out the bar
gain that he had entered into with the
Republicans. Recess.
The cross examination OF James E.
Anderson, in the Potter Investigating
Committee was commenced to-day by Mr..
Reed, one of the members. 1t was large.
ly devoted TO the endeavor TO convict the
witness Of discrepancies between his test.
imony Of Saturday, and statements here.
,ofore made by him before the Senate In.
yestigsting Committee, that visited Louisi.
ana last year. Both OF the examinations
was a to minor details which would not
be Of any general interest to the public,
the contracts between Anderson and Nash,
and between Anderson and Weber, were
largely used for the purpose OF showing
the contradictions and discrep-
aucies and disregard Of moral con.
siderations on the part Of the
witness. For instance, he had stated
Saturday in relation 70 the Nash contract
that at the time OF its date he had no evil
dence Of fraud In his possession, and had
not pretended that be had, and yet the
contract recites that he Is 10 suppress
evidence showing that Est Felicians had
been fairly carried by the Democratic
party. The consideration for such sup
preston being that Nash was 70 secure
The position OF Naval officer for him. he
was pressed on this point as 10 whether
the statement on Saturday, that he had
no such evidence, was correct or not, and
be asserted that 1t was, except that he
had the Sherman letter in his
pocket at the time, II that could be
construed into such evidence, and also
except he had the knowledge that the
vote OF the State was TO be thrown out
on forged protest he admitted that
he did not expect TO get the position Of
naval officer. he vas then asked
z. Then that agreement does not re.
press the truth A. No; notin that sense.
Q. You simply took this paper like .
sort Of promissory motel A. That is
about the construction 8 moral man
might put upon It.
Q. You were not very particular about
stating the facts exactly 10 II. What you
wanted was to get the thing in shape that
II weuld hurt Mash II he did not earn III
A. That was Il exactly.
@. L. that sort OF transaction one
which you frequently enter intoi A.
No; I never entered into anything Of the
kind before until I was brought in con-
tact with the Republican officials In Lou.
isiana.
Q. Isit 4 common sort Of document
in LouiIisna7 A. Yes; it is common
thing in Louisiana.
o. Something like this: u stole 800,
and in consideration Of that will give
John Smith an Office, ," and you both sign,
and that binds you. Is that the sort Of
agreement you are in the habit Of making!
A. No; am not aware Of its being aihab.
Il.
Q. You do not know how many more
oi these little promissory notes are outf
A. That is the only one. j.
Q. You tried 70 put it of on : eolored
man frst1 A. Yes.
@. This little arrangement which you
entered into with Weber was that sort
OF promissory note-3 A. I do not know
that we promised anything TO anybody.
@. This arrangement with Nash wa
you say so that Nah would not throw
Won over 7 A. Exactly.
Q. You got thing that would blacken
him II he did2 A. Yea.
@. And a. for yourself blackIug would
improve you, would 1T A. | don't
know whether Il would or not.
Mr.. Reed-I think 1t would.
The cross examination WA then diree-
led to the object Of showing 1 eontradie'
tiou between the statement In the Weber
contract that the plrish bad been carried
by The Democrats by legitimate means and
he statement made In Saturdays testi.
mony that there had been come intimids.
tion in the parish. A long time was con.
sumed In this branch, the witness having
repudiated what he said on Saturday that
in the protest the words Republican or
Democrat did not occur. BE was asked
whether be had omitted them purposely,
be said he had and that be had done a
10 the Weber contracts, with an object on
his and Webers part ot protecting them-
selves.
Q. You mean putting yourself In po::
sition that you could take either Eids oil
DE question. A. Not At all.
Z o. s. that you could give testimony on
.f.I.. .;5a ~ tha ouaationP A. No air.