Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-12

letters but no violence was ever at
tempted. Marble had subsequently
cautioned the writer's against man
from New York, ostensibly with
money from Tilden, and had said
1ilden would countenance no such
thing.S WIN. Arthur, clerk of the
Florida Returning Board, testified he
had been kept locked out of the room
where the canvassing was going on.
and that General Stearns had been In
consultation with McLin and Cowgirl
at such times. l.. G.. Brooks, colored.
inspector at Richardson precinct tes-
titled he saw none of the little jokers
around or voted, and saw them frat
inside ofthe box when counting.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Potter's
committee resumed its session this
morning. Chairman Potter had read
letter to Stanley Matthews, accom-
panying subpoena, Stating thatit was
not the desire of the committee to in
terfere in any way with Matthews
duties as Senator and that there would
be every disposition on the part of the
committee to meet his convenience in
respect to time ofattendance.
At the suggestion of Cox the whole
subject was laid over for the present.
Anderson was recalled and was
questioned by Cox covering the orig
inal agreement between him and
Weber. Witness denied that he on
ly acknowledged that paper before a
Notary and not Weber; also thai
after the acknowledgment was made
some enc wrote in the words "and ID.
A. Weber" at the end of the ack-
nowledgement.
Q-"After the acknowledgment
was made, was not the name OF d. A.
Weber written thereon I"
A-"No SIR"
BY Reed-Did you ever say to any
one that the letter written by you and
Sherman was signed by stoughton :?
Al did not"
Odd you at any time say you
had a letter to Sherman written by
Stoughton2
Al did not"
Q-Among the letters sent to the
New York San, July I'd, which one
of Sherman's letters was among the
number?
A-"The one on long printed
slip"
Q-When you offered Agnes Jencks
five hundred dollars for the Sherman
letter did you have that amount of
money?
A-"No, but could have borrow
ed it in Philadelphia on my own res
possibility"
Witness made statement to the
effect that during his previous exam
ination Reed, of the committee, had
put great many words in his mouth
which he had no idea of uttering.
Jos. A. Boulds, appointment clerk
of the postofiice department, was
sworn and produced q letter from
the Postmaster General stating that
Boulds had the papers and books in
quircd for by the committe in refer
ence to the appointments of Joseph
A.Howard and Boulds Baker. Boulds
was examined at length by Butler
and stated that Baker first entered
the postoffice department Oct. 18th.
1876, as 81 200 clerk under Tyner.
U. P.Morton, John Hancock, Thro OK
morton and Culbcrtson recommend
ed him. On April LIST, 1877, he was
dismissed and on the 18th of April
was appointed by like recommends a.
tions as special agent at twelve
hundred dollars and five dollars per
diem. 1t was testified that the sala-
ry was strictly in accordance with
the revised statutes. Baker was one
of the sixty special agents. Senators
McCrary, Hoar and others signed
the recommendation for tho appoint
ment of Geo. Howard, assistant clerk
to the electoral commission, for How
ards efficient work in compiling the
volume known as the count of the
electoral vote" Recess.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE house
Judiciary committee to-day by the
vote of Harris, Hartridge, Stenger
Mcmahon and Culbertson, democrats,
and Frye, Conger and Lapham, re.
publicans, against Knott, decided to
report a report resolution asserting
that the 44th congress was properly
constituted body to count the votes
and declare the result of the presiden.
tial election, and that no subsequen,
congress may revise such action, mol
confer powers on the supreme court
or any other tribunal to reopen ques.
| tiOns Butler and I,vndo were alb.