New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-14

animation of the witness and my manner or coh hI
ing 1t, never expect to make 9mele,s MlV oint
ing eggs and therefore come directly 10 the poine
M coxT observe not only the determination 20
make omeIets but TO break the eggs well. We both
agee IA no frat In regard the geDtlemaRs course OF
conduct the future, will say that the PROOF OF inc
Mr.. ButleT-You viii find that the pudding will be
| eaten through.
VAIN HUNT FOR EVIDENCE.
The examination of the witness was then continued
by Mr. Mcmahon.
DIN regard to that letter Of Secretary sherman ad-
dressed the committee did be show you the letter
near as remember, when went in said to HIM that
had received communication from the APPOINTMENT d
Clerk requesting send these letters to nim as ne
wished TO examine them, and bad Thought Dest W
wait him IN person and bring tue letters WIN me
ignated the letters the letters belonging 70 ne AN
derson matter" believe, but gave no particular de-
Q|Go on with the interview Betgsen yourself eI
said 10 me that he wished to examine him
self whether these letters we're othclal or NOT
/ replied that that matter / had decided Tor
myself whether letters personal or not, put
had no objection to his seeing the letters II ne wished
That is all the conversation Then submitted ne let
teTs to hin, and he read each one himself. ms oc,
CURED in the appointmen-room which Is Draneh Oh
the Secrearys office. Anderson was an applicant III ING
State Department for position as consul up 10 te last
of May 49, -.
Q-Now. how was it that the Conn letter. writ
ten the 9Th 9Th Of March, to the President was
sent to the Treasu department ana tnen 10 tne ose
aware that he was an applicant at the state Depart
ment VIII say as an expert II you Wlsn; as 70 s.
kind Of evidence that the Treasury DenH tne depart
of the Government IN which the largest number o
offices at large are that when there Is no specl6 P
named by the applicant they are very apt 10 seh suc
there. That matter H. however discretionary
with the Presidents secretary. aud they may not al aI
time have known of bis Application 10 the state Depart
ment, or remembered It, -,
Conn etterl A-No, sir; never saw that letter untu
last week It filed In the Treasury before | was
Appointment Clerk. l was appointed May J, 1877. L
was aware that this letter was ON the files
QIs 1t not usual when anybody applies Tor position
In ptrnnn IN
outsiders basis for the appointment, even when you
have made up your mind to make the appointment
Q.IWhy would not the President see Andersoni A
showed great disgust or aversion.
AQ.-Glye US as near as you can what tue fresiOeuI
said Al can only give the substance / went IN 10
tell MN that Senator Matthews had recommended this
Young man. political refugee from Louisiana, for APP
pointmeut m Che Treasury and that had offered him
minor place, and that lac mad declined positively taking
y ike 81 000and mat he had told Inc
II Inn (the PIesdenD would understand he
President declined seeing him. He said he not
any recognition OF that kind OF bis services
required. lie disayowed all knowledge oil any sueh
understanding
Q.-What Understandings You must have conveyed
some understanding. A-Ot any promise. Tbs gen
tleman claimed there had been promise to him per-
sJBaiy oil place that Senator Matthews ana lhe fFes-
dent would kuOY OF.
Q.-Tne President declared ltl A-Yos.
Q.-What did he say about his being lit man 10 ap
point 20 any place Ale said nothing about IT,
cannot say as 10 what the President said but my recO
lection IN that re pect did not offer substantially from
AndersOns Understood the President 10 convey the
idea there objection to appointing MN TO
minor place. He did not instruct not to appoint
him. aud inasmuoh named to him that had offered
to him that place certainly understood could ap-
point him 10 that place without his objection
Odd the President say 10 you or convey TO you that
YOU should not appoint mint A.-NO, sir; no more than
That he showed ma aversion To having anything To do
Witl the man.
Q.-Iow did he show III A.-The emphatic way in
which he declined to seee him.
Q-Why did never to you to go and see secre-
tary Sherman chief Of that Department. A-tOr the
reason that would TO him win these minor ap
pOntments, he would say, can't attend To that,
smith; can't be bothered with the appointments"
O-Sti here was q man that had been down IN Lou
isilna where Mr. sherman nad BEEN ana had performed
valuable services why, then, did you not go ana see
Mr. shermani A.-Becluse the man would not take the
appointment that offered,
Q-But when he claimed higher one why DID you
no 10 aud hin theui A.-Nell because Ills claim /
did not think matter that needed to take secre
tary Shcruans attention.
Q-sti you took the trouble to 60 and see the Pres
deutl Al did lie asked mo TO- II he had asked
me to 20 to Sherman, should have done the same
thing. -
ODD the President 90 this interview say that Mr.
Anderson had been appointed to "A cOnsuship in the
state Department. A.NO, sir lie said nothing about It.
After some further testimony the subject the
committee adjourned until tomorrow morning.