Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-11

men registered up to the time of writing the
that he (Anderson) was an obstacle In the
tome to stand by him at the New Orleans end
of the line, sc.
A WITNESS FROM THE P. Cd.
James A. Bowers, an employe of the Post
once department., with the consent of the
tee-room books concerning the appointments
of George A. Howard and Boulds Baker to
positions in the Post Office department::
Judge Key appointed Baker a special agent
in the department. on April II, 1877, salary
$1,000 per year and S. per diem expenses.
LETTERS ABOUT BOULDS BAKER.
Gen: Butler put in evidence letter to the
First Assistant Postmaster General from Gov.
Van Horn, commencing Baker for a position,
saying that he tBakerl had worked faithfully
to carry out the Presidents policy toward the
south, and that he was deserving of a position
Gen. Butler also read letter from eX-Sena-
and requesting position for him; and then a
letter to the President, dated Washington, in
March, 1877. from E. N: Hill, president South
eln Republican Association, recommending
Baker to position of any sort. Still another
letter to the Postmaster General recommend
ing Baker to position in the Post Office de-
partment was read. The writer of this letter
was ex-senator o. p Morton. Baker was re-
commended for promotion in the department
in letter from Governor ThrOckmortOn, of
Texas.
Mr.. Bowers testified that special agents usu-
ally had free passes on railroads; don't know
that Boulds Baker ever did anything; had no
means Of knowing whether he did anything or
not.
Bakers letter of resignation, dated August
4. 1877, was read. Baker was paid in full for
his services in the Post Office department as
special agent, including a previous term Of
office as 81 200 clerk for few months; Baker
is not now employed in the Post Office depart
ment; there are other special agents drawing
higher salaries than Baker did certain agents
rove all over the United States: Baker, as
understand 1t, was not an agent of that class.
By Mr. Cox: When Baker came into the
department first as ST. 2CO clerk Gen Grant
was the President His appointment was
then made on the recommendation of Hon. o.
L. Morton, Hon. John Hancock and Congress
men Throckmorton and Culberson that ap-
p0lntment was terminated by his resignation
April !, 1877: he continued under his second
appointment about six months; have letters
OF recommendation OH file which come to the
Postmaster General marked personal and
confidential.
SPECIAL AGENTS PAY.
Mr.. Lily, clerk in the Sixth Auditors Of
fee, was recalled. He testified in relation to
the money paid Baker for bis services; com
pensation for special agents is fixed by law.
Ihe records of the appointment of Geo. A.
Howard who was one of the secretaries of the
Electoral commission, was produced. He was
Morton McCrary and Howe Mr.. Lily tes
tilted that if special agent wanted to take a
drive he would have to pay the expense there
OF out of his private purse, Mr.. Butler then
produced voucher in Bakers bill for car
riage hlre, which Baker certified was for the
service of the Post Office department.
A recess was taken for half an hour.
WAITING FOR A WITNESS FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
The committee met again again at 2 D. m,
Sergeant at Arms Hill, said that Senator Kel
lOgg told him that ex-Congressman Darrell,
the witness, had just gone to the White House
to see the PRESIDENT A telegram was sent to
the Executive Mansion after Darrell At
2:3Op. m. Darrell had not arrived.
'Tha FInrida VnUosfEro<fo,,
M'LIN's TESTIMONY FINISHED
The Florida investigating subcommittee
resumed its work yesterday in Jacksonville
The testimony of McLins was continued, and
| he detailed his appointment to associate juS-
uce OF the supreme court of New Mexico,
the office for which his letter to Gov. Noyes
! tput IN evidence on Saturday, had been writ
| ten. Previous to his appointment he had been
informed, at the instance of the President by
Cowgirl, OF the returning board, that he would
| be appointed. His rejection by The Senate he
attributed to the personal ill-will of Senator
Conover: His subsequent failure to get a
vacant justiceship in New Mexico, promised
him by the President, was due to the luke
warmness of COlover. The President would
have made the appointment if Conover
nag nag teen IN earnest, the President having
political, and personal obligations to CIV
gill and witness. Cowgirl was appointed
take it; and was then promised an authorship
in the Treasury. Among the prominent act 1rs
IN the Florida election of 1876 the following
had been provided for as stated: Gov Stearns
was appointed on the Hot Springs commits ion :
). W. Howell, who got up Driggers' return in
Baker county, is now collector of customs at
SpectOf charged with manipulating ballots i'm
Leon county, is in the Treasury at Washin gton !:
% has fsdars faance elefk at Archer Preenet No
| Black, inspector at the same precinct, has
! a federal. clerkship in Philadelphia; Bell,
inspector tnspp in jefferson county, had received a
George ID. Leon, inspector in Leon county. is
clerk in the Treasury at Washington; Dennis,
Of Of Al AaEnua county had recently position
| returning board of Jefferson, is in the Land
once at Washington. Pending the close of
the labors Of the state canvassing board, Gov.
StearnS said TO witness he thought ii of some
Importance that the first reading before the
board OF the face of the returns should show
that Hayes was elected Stearns saw the re-
turns as they were received by him. and said
! the result would be very close. The Driggers
| return from Baker being the most favorable
OF any OF the returns from Baker county,
board IN preference to the others, as it was
really the only properly made return: When
the visiting statesmen n were at Tallahassee
Lew. Wallace, probably Governor Stearns and
others, that MIR. NOyes represented Governor
Hayes. Noyes assured witness that Louisiana
would be all right for the republicans, and
lalked OF everything hanging on Florida going
Tor Hayes. Noyes came direct from louisiana
lew days before the state canvass was made.
he told witness that Hayes and he were bosom
friends, and he had come at the special request
OF Hayes Witness did not remember that
Nsyes directly made promises of anything fur
ther than that the members of the canvaSsing
board would be provided for. No direct Of
hcers OF money were made by either Noyes or
Stearns to influence his official action. On one
occasion Mr: Manton Marble. after assuring
witness of his belief that the state had fairly
given its vote for Tilden, and that fraud was
being resOrted to by the republicans to give
the state to Hayes, made an appeal to him to
40 his duty. Witness replied that IL he felt
that Hay yes was elected he would die in the
ditch before he would give up the state, to
which he alleged Marble said: There is no
danger ii you do right of dying in the ditch or
dying. poor" Think Mr.. Marble had subse
quently made public denial of having ap-
pr0ached witness.
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