Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-28
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Tho Potter Investiga,Ian.

WASHINGTON, June 27th.-The
Potter Committee to-day ques-
toned ex-Marshal Pitkin OH the
msthod Of employing Deputy Mar
shals in Louisiana.
Pitkin said he always believed in
the legality of the Packard legisla-
ture aud was of opinion that the
Packard government could have
sustained itself within three weeks
after recognition by the Admins
tration without the aid of Federal
troops.
Witness narrated the statement
made to him by Geo. ]. Swazey, of
a conference of members of Pack
ards legislature and the members
of the MacVeagh Commission i'm
mediately preceding the withdraw.
oil of the troops and the recognition
Of Nicholas government.
Pitkin gave a detailed story Of
this caucus, which he had received
from a member of the Packard
Legislature. At that conference,
after good deal of discussion, Mac
Veagh said: "If you want to fight
you can do it, but on next Tuesday
the troops will he withdrawn, and,
as the Courts are in the hands of
the Democrats, you will all be
hung to lamp.posts." The next
morning the Packard Legislature
was virtually dIsbanded.
The witness was prepared with
newspaper clippings and the like,
but Butler himself ad scrap-book
in his hand which contained
number of clippings from news.
papers regarding the MacVeagh
Commission and its work while in
New Orleans. One of these,
by Duprez, was to the
effect that three members
of the Packard Legislature, who
had gone over to the Nichols body
in order to make a quorum, had
been heavily bribed by lottery
company in the Interests of the
Democratic party.
Witness said that Swazey told
him that Gen. Harlan also exhib-
tied great petulance during the
conference referred to and said the
com mission had been down there
about as long as they wanted them
to stay and this thing must be
fixed up.
The examination was continued
at length upon the acts of the
MacVeagh Commission and Gen
eral Butler requested that Packard
be subpoenaed to appear before
leaving the country.
HiscOck and Cox said the minor
ity of the Committee were disposed
to accept the testimony of Pitkin
as regards affairs in Louisiana and
suggested that additional witnesses
would only accumulate evidence
and delay the progress Of the in
vestigation.
During the discussion Butler re-
marked that he wanted the great
fraud probed to the bottom.
Mcmahon said the object of going
into the investigation of the Mac.
VaeghC ommission bad been decided
in secret session and he voted for it
upon that ground.
Gen. Butler informed the Conn
mittee that an agreement had
been entered into whereby the
fraudulent count of the votes of
Louisiana had been made effectual
and that he could prove it. It
was finally decided to settle the
matter In secret session.
Gen. Butler to witness-I desire
to ask If you had any conversations
with either Hawley or Harlan be-
fore they returned to Washington
after the recognition Of the Mich
oli's government?
Ayes sir, / had.
Q-What was said about provid-
ing for those who had lent the adj
ministration their services?
A.-They said that when they
arrived in Washington they would
see Mr.. Hayes and arrange to have
all the leading Republicans who
had borne the brunt of the work in
Louisiana taken care of.
Odd that include Anderson?
A.-Anderson's name vas not
mentioned.
By Potter-Could the kellogg
Government have maintained It.
self without the aid of Federal
troops?
Ayes, sir; there were no Fed
eral troops In New Orleans.
Recess.
After recess Roger G. Glasscock
testified that Mrs. jerks took her
meals at his place. One day last
winter shs came into dinner
and took q seat
by her at the tabie, She
remarked that she was mad. 1
asked what was the matter and she
said she had a conversation with
Sherman and be had insulted her
and that II he did not look out she
would make it hot for him. A few
days after she intimateI that she
could get or had an important doc
ument AMI that 1t was letter
from Sherman to Weber, the m an