, 1879-02-21

tlc election to the Democrats; tlat. he cpIoye
rotNt deal Of WcIs' confidence; anfl tl,at Gov
Wells was Inclined to make him ncgottator. II
Thought le haI butter encourage thc confidence
he said, 50 That lie would be In m attitude, Jus
hoons the time Il would c,,lmtnate In an actua
trade. to post ns the KcpubFtcans) 50 TINT We
COULD HREAK r. u1'
afns prevent any u'IIsuthnntlon Ut It. Witness
! otd not know Of any financial arrangement
bc1ng 1naie with Wells.
Q-llerc Ia n latter dated Ncw Orleans, Dec
1B7, and published In thu Chicago Inter. Otea
| did you write tflats
| Al do not know. II dill i. was in the
belief That Maddox woull bs able to carry tlt
thing 10 point and give Us Information about
Q.-Thfs letter says: ~ think ytu had brt.
Ter advise them to nbantlon all hopes OF gc,ti,,r.
anything lrotn us, mil advise him to make or
a",ho,lze . sn g asc distinct proposition to
A:-fcs, tltat II, wanted him to bring the
nnttcr,oa focus. I was ntraid The matter
might DRIFT Into s'.hcr ils1t!s, ant that
TRADE MiaMr nE MADE
and ne not knuw Il. wanted Ma,lIor To co
OH 70 That he might know tile nn,nunt to b..
tafd; that much Inbney wila taftl hero and no
mnctl there, a,rt ~ on, a,nl 10 bs cualt,ctl to
break up the trade.
Q.-Snbseancn. tn your talk with Matl1ox
ahnut Cor. Wells did you 20 to him with Payk.
arAf
A.-ycs.
Q.-1tt,nt did lie say then!
Ale salt he believed that II t!le State Afl.
nllnlatration woslld give Gov. Wells what was
1rrartletl as Its biggest offer, that Wells would
Q.-sIadtlox claimed to represent Wells, lid
A.-Not exactly representing Wells but prob-
nbly a. acting IS 2 Kind of go.bel"ccna1ul keep
II FnfI ftsks sfI3
Q.-Go.bc.wcen1 You mean Packard and
A:-Wcll, don't know. All through W. re-
Eaniea Ala'l1ox's octfun from the purcst mo
ives, aha ! as strt,nE Republican, aud ns being
ns much Interested fu preventing anything Of
this ktntl ar anybody.
o1:-nsd he say Wells would be satisfied wltl,
Al don't remember. Very possibly he did.
AIKTrER
waa here read frvn1 Jcwett, former Secretary Of
t'ls Republican Campaign Committee of I.otltsi-
aiIn. u scti4tor Kellogg, IN which lc says tint
1otsana politics n,lst bc rltu nltcr IFS fashion.
UNI tal ln!est Richardson .!els posittnn, u,ul
hnieSs lttkih Is mule Aiarehal, und his Dther
friends tnken care If IN nauier entirely satis.
sequences.
'ihe Committee adjourned until Tomorrow
morning, wfen WlIarton's rross.cxamJnatIon
will bc commenced by ticti. Butler,
THE ANTI-CIIINESE BILL,
HEroRT THAT CHIN IA AIN SECRETLY unarn
ITS rAssAHE.
pt*patch "a -st.c lnrk YYms&
WAsntSoTos, u. e., Feb t7.-Mr. Brtsbfn
Walker. cdtor ot thu Htpub'ic, Of this clty, WIN
WIS formerly in the Ch!ucse military service nt
1csdn and Tlen-Tsn, having accompanied Ross
browne to China under appointment from al,.,.
''ter Buriirga1sc, informed t1r Times corrc-
spondcnt that he believed the Chinese tfI1.
which passed tic Sennte Oh Saturday, wns iu
accord With tlle desires OF tie Prktn Govern
ncnt, and tint within few days he llatl heard
from competent authority that the Chinese
Minister in this city had been privately employ
iilG agents to urce It's passaae.
This Is tic reverse vi the rD,nmou]y-accented |
llea with refcrcuce to the feeling u.~.hr chi. |
nese Embassy, the public getlcratly BELIEVING
@ ahat TUG G Cninsse uovesntnent Is anxious u prn-
this country. Dnt Mr. Walker, who, during a
tAlrtson Of Ills Residence at rckn was tie Elicst
of Robert i!nrt, Prince Kune's principal adviser
IN foreign affairs. and had IN excellent opl,r-
Ears tliat the Tcsiu Government Il srar,rtr |
aware Uf the cxattenct Ut Chi,,esg element in
this country, Ant that It's people III America atr
ever Thought Of III the consideration Of stntc
ill!ed European toEces. the Chlnrtr huyc steadily
,ppostd concessions tu Foreigners. II a purt
ms been opcned; II missionaries have bcet a.
owed to takc up thelr Residence in the interior;
nfiux u Foreigners iuto Chna las breu done,
l'as onty been through su,slc cocrclun pray-
H ire'l -, ny forcign stnlcs UPON t,,r liupr-
M tn a., uoygtngsent' .u,,1 Nos'lsn: l!us been con.
elves about the introduction Of Chinese
Ut" thu United States, ti,cv huv. bcru
tnsing 10 devise so!De ueans IL exclude the
\ ,uerleaI, foreign aeyit" from cht,'a. Mr.