The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-02

The Potter Committee met at II o'clock,
md the letters produced 10y Mrs. jerks on Sat
friday were laid before 1t by the Chairman.
they will be found below
Mr. Boulds Baker 81 Texas. who sent the
lng telegram 20 Hayes suggesting the APP
pintment # southern Conservatives to Cab
net positions. appeared. in answer to
q summons sent him. and refused 10 be-
worn or to answer any questions. The
Chairman said that the committee Ind no
p,wer TO compel the witness 10 testify in the re-
eass of Congress- and discharged him from
hrther attendance.
Charles Foster. VI. C.. voluntarily appeared
kfore the committee. He said that he had no.
iced in q newspaper report reference made
him by Gen Butler IN tho effect that his
s,ech on Southern affairs had been written for
Inn 10y n southern Democrat. That was not
Gen. Butler said he had referred only to GER
ain passages of the speech. especially this one:
The Gag shall float over States. not over
provinces. and over freemen. MT over SUBJECTS
Mr. Foster said that this quotation was very
I'D one. He added that he WIS ready TO testify,
II the committee wished to examine him. Gen.
Butler SAID he did not desire to question Mr..
Poster. Mr.. J. u. Cox said that the minority Of
thecommiti did not think the testimony in re-
gard ~ Hayes neccssitated any examination OF
Mr.. Foster 10y them, and Mr.. Foster withdrew.
Mrs. Agnes II. jerks Was recalled by the
Chairman. She testified that she had not seen
John sherman since she had been in Washing
ton IN attendance on the committee.
The Chairman showed the witness paper.
and asked her If Il WAS in the handwriting of
The person who made the first draft OF the Shcr-
man letter.
Ihe " ,ne-s--It not. Did you ever see
In Mark Twan's " Houghing Ii " whore he de-
scribes Horace Greel"y's writing 10 young
man, advising him 10 make turnips grow oil "A
vnef Well the letters looked very much IKE
mat. IL was AN iuscrutAble AMIR. all the let.
ttrN ran INTO Fttrn other. don I think could
have read Il very well If had not knDwL what
WIS In IL.
OIL understood Won 10 saw before that It was
lrgihs document A.-lerhaus IL WIS ..
those who can max" II out so. You certainl,
have very correct copy Of II, and II must hav.
been legible.
In answer 10 questions by Mr.. J. H. Cox. the
witness said that ~ the time Of the election An.
derson had refused 10 return 10 East Feli.iana
PARISH 20 net ~ supery -ur uul.-= h" wis ~
sured of the prote ton Of tho Democrats. where
UPON witness cHlird upon Mr. patten. the Chair
man ot the Democratic COMMITTEE in New or
leaIs. ali made arrangements satisfactory to
Anderson. \ guard WAS furnished. and a spe'
cia tram WIS sent for him a. Port Hudson.
Joseph l.. j arson. a printer. Of Washington
identified the printed copies made by him ~ tn,
cert q ats ia the Louisiana cass. He testified
that The originals were brought 10 his office Z,
b. printed by the clerk Of the Electoral Com
Mr. Butler said that ut the proper time Pc
would 'glthe attention OF the committee and
Of Mr. Boulis Baker. the recusunt witness a.
lusal o. testify. There WIS an ampl" remedy
Ani punishment under the law for such cases
whether Congress was IN session at the time 81
no.
Mrs. Agnes u. jerks asked and obtained per
mission 10 mak"a statement. She said that the
correspondent Il the Baltimore Gazette WAS
mistaken in his testimony. She had Yer said
anything al out Louisiana matters affer' NJ
hhrrman IKE rei rag thrown - bul.' on
thai she would make il hot " for sherman. A.
% Mr.. Haley. she had never had hut one inter
view with him. Hnd that was in the presence 81
Mr. Sypher. She denied his story m toto. Sh,
thanked tho members Of the committee for theii
Courtesy
The CHAIRMAN told Mrs jerks that she was
Tuesday.