The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-13
THE INVESTIGATION.
EX-CONGRESSMAN DARRELL BE
FORE TIE COMMITTEE,
Interesting Details About the New Or.
leans COllectOrship.

WASHINGTON june 1.-THE committee
inqu!r'lg into the alleged election frauds in
Louisiana AMI Florida resumed its session
to-day.
Chairman Potter hal read letter to
Stanley Matthews, accompanying the sub
pGna, stating that il was not the desire Of
the committee in any way to interfere with
Matthews duty as senator. and that there
would be every disposition on the part OF
the committee 10 meet his cOnyenienc. with
respect TO the time e attendance
At the suggestion q Mr.. Cox the whole
subject was laid over for the present.
James Z. Anderson. supervisor of regis
tration for East Feliciana parish, Louisiana,
was recalled and questioned by Mr. Cox
relative to the appointment Of his brother
u the Philadelphia custom house.
James A. Eoulds, appointment clerk OF
tie postothce department., was sworn, and
produced letter from the postmaster-gen
eral sitting that Boulds had the papers and
books inquired for by the committee in ref.
erenoc 10 the appointment Of Joseph A
Howard and Boulds Baker. Bouds was
exam ned at length by General Butler and
stated hat Baker first entered the postot'-
flee department October lG, 1876, as Il
twelve hundred dollar clerk, nder the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of Postmaster-Gcncral Tyncr.
The names of the parties recommending
NE appo 'lmcnt were O. =, Morton, John
Hancock and Representatives ThrockmA-
ton and Cu'bcrston. Baker continued in
this position until April /, 1871, when he
was dismissed, and in April L., 1871, at
the instance Of the parties first recommend.
inT his appointment and Others, he was ap-
pointed special agent at $1,000 per annum
and 81 per diem
Lillcy, deputy sixth auditor Of the Treas
ury Department. was recalled, and said in
reply to question by Mr. Cox, that Eoulds
Baker was paid strictly in accordance " III
the authority .rcn in the revised statutes.
Baker was in the service especial agent
The recommendation for the appointment of
Geo. Howard, assistant clerk to the cleo
toral commission, was signed by Senators
McCrary, lIoa, and Others. The recon-
mcndatlon was based upon Towards eff
cheney in the service, in compiling the vol
umc floNn Il; the cot Vt Of the electoral
vote.
Recess waS ,hcn taken,
p,RRALL WANTED.
At the opening Of the afternoon session
cX-CongreS,man {. B. DayraIl was swolg
and examined by Mr. McNlahon. Dara
in response to a few preliminary questions,
gave the names Of the principal applicants
for the position of collector Of the port Of
New Orleans. and the examination pro-
cccdcd as follows
Q-Who was pushing Geo, II. Smith,
who finally secured the oilice-.wh0t assoc
citation OF parties! Al do not know
that any body was, except that he was ap.
pointed lthis is entirely my opinionl ON the
recommendation Of the recurring board,
although Smith is mCn Of pretty good
record and generally acceptable.
Q.-At what time did you become nc.
quaintcd with Senator Matthews first! A.
i was introduced to him, think, when
he was down there rs visiting statesman,
as i, was called. met him in New Orleans
more than year ago, | have been &C.
quainted with him since the beginning of
the session in October, and have met him
frequently.
Q.-Didhc take any part in the contest
for the co!lcctorship Of New Orleans, A.
Yes sir, think SO. At least it was sup.
posed among all Of us tina, he had consid.
cradle influence with the president, and
called on him in regard to the matter sever
al times, Other OF our friends from the
state did
Q.-lIayc YOU now n recollection ofwhcn
Mr. Anderson came over here in connection
with Mr 'uckWds claim or yours to the
coIlccionhiM Andersen had an inter.
view about tlDo middle of JANUARY IN regard
to that mntor Anderson represented to
me ADD Packard, that he had some influence
Wih Matthews md he volunteered to 90
and src NnIlhrH. and he did SO, and
thinl, senator Matthews told me, In fact he
wHnwad mr snv to Packard that he
had Withdrawn l'l his opposition, and say
hhm 'UH v lucEard would BE- ncccpta.
brrohm 4i ,o informed m, tina, the