Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-22
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.sct Tro"ttsg tho 0Gice of Surveyor
General for OrssOa.

tsemerai for Orssoa.
WASHINGTON. May 2l.- The
Senate Public Lands Committee
have directed Grover to report for
passage Mitchell's amendatory act
creating the Office of Surveyor
General for Oregon. The purpose
of this bill is TO cure defects in a
number of old land titles in Ore
gon where naturalization papers
were not taken out in time and
where certain Oaths, which can be
readily supplied, were jnadvertenU-
ly omitted in making proofs before
the land officers.
secretary sherman to Enngrcss,uan
P0tter-lle desires 10 be Eepre-
scented by q unset.
WASHINGTON, May 2lst.-The
following is the letter of Secretary
Sherman to Ciarkson N. Potter on
the subject of Po.tef's resolutions:
SIR: l observe that the resolu-
ton of the House under which
your Committee is organized, sin
giles me out personally by name
from among twenty or more gen.
tlemen who were present at the re-
quest of President Grant, OH the re-
quest of the Chairman OF the DEM
ocratic National Committee, to at
tend and witness the action of the
Returning Board upon the Presi-
Dental election returns in the State
of Louisiana in 1875, and, in sub
stance, charges that, at the election
in East Feliciana parish and in
part of West Feliciana parish, in
Louisiana, that the Republican
vote was withheld and not cast in
pursuance of and in execution of
conspiracy by such voters; that in
furtherance of such conspiracy
James e. Anderson, Supervisor of
Registration in East Feliciana, and
d. A. Weber, Supervisor of Regis
.ration in West Feliciana, falsely
protested that said election in suca
parishes had not been free and fair,
and that thereupon the Returning
Board of said State falsely and
fraudulently excluded the
votes of said precincts and
by means thereof and |
of other false and fraudulent action |
of said Returning Board, the choice |
of the people of the State was an
nulled and reversed, and that such |
action by said Weber and Anderson
was induced and encouraged by the |
of John Sherman, now
of the Treasury. This
resolution requires you to investi-
gate these allegations and upon the
truth Of these depends the accusa-
ton against me, viz:
First, that there was conspiracy |
among the voters to withhold and |
not cast their votes with q view to |
make a false charge as to the cleo
ton.
Second, That in point of fact
there vas free and fair election in
East and West Feliciana, which
was falsely protested and returned
by said Anderson and Weber, by
which the votes of those Parishes
were falsely and fraudulently ex-
cluded by the Returning Board.
Third, That the offence of An.
1erson and Weber was encouraged
by assurances from me.
With a view, therefore, to meet
this accusation, which, so far as it
affects me declare and know to te
absolutely destitute of even
shadow of truth, L respectfully ask
and now make formal application
or leave to be represented before
your committee by counsel In the
Investigation of all charges affect
ng myself personally. 1 tender
Ind offer to prove that, in point of
act. the election in East and West
Feliciana parishes was governed and
by force, violence aud
intimidation so revolving as to ex-
lite the common indigna-
ion of all who became
with it and
hat proof was submitted to that
fleet not only before the Return
ng Board in evidence contained in !
Ix. Doc. No. 2, second session of !
he 44th Congress, but also in testi- ,
nony taken by the Committee of
he Senate on Privileges and Elec-
ions, Report No. FOL, second ses-
ion Of the 44th Congress. / will, s
allowed, furnish the names OF {
illnesses whom l desire to exam !
ne before you to prove the truth of 4
his statement as to said parishes s
nd that the protests referred to d
'ere true, supported by testimony |,
nj properly acted upon and v