The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-03-06

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such officer be instructed to compel the attend
ance Of absent members. except such IS were ill.
was still waiting for the execution Of the order,
some of the old employees of the Senate remark
ing that this was the first time, in the history of
the American Senate. that such an order had
been made.
HOUsE.-A Conference Committee
was ordered and appointed ON the disagreeine
votes of the two houses ON the Tobacco bill.
Bills were introduced-for the payment of addi.
tional bounty to soldiers during the late war; to
prevent the introduction Of contagious diseases
and to establish National Board of Health. -.
motion to suspend the rules and pass the Sun
agreed to-isi to -. ''' ~
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Potter COMMITTEES.
The examination of Thomas G. Dunn
was resumed. on the 18th. Witness. in answer to
various questions. said Solomon represented 70
him that smith Weed. an agent of Tilden. was in
Columbia for the purpose of using money. if
needed to secure the Electoral vote; Solomon
wanted the board to certify a. the Supreme
Court might direct; he never named price;
when he fiTst came he said he was authorized to
ton, MIR. Dunn testified that Solomon wanted
the board to certify to Just a. many Tlden Elect
100000 offered had no temptation for the
witness under the circumstances; while the sum
was. . large one, and likely to influence almost
Sessy he whole trust Of sSs % So
ONION never said what he was to get for acting
- 60. between; was not surprised ut his making
thought solomon had some hope witness would
accede to his proposition, but managed to disa-
buse him of that idea speedily; the relations be-
t tee1 hi% n and solomon non were stu friendly and
Gen. Barlow. Of New York. told how be hap
psned to e to Florda Re said he saw Pr: Cow;
and said to him that he (witness) did not see
bow thss could faFE give the stat to the
70 the Tlden Electors; witness said he held .
not Be termed counsel to. the Republican
upon points of Law and did other legal
work for them. Mr.. Hiscock produced q long ar
gument on the Republican side, which was writ
turning Board. The witness admitted that II
recollection Of i; did not see any inconsistency
n Laid Se 9o.e ; the Committee
Der of cipher kilograms which he had deciphered
since his last examination, to show Barlows in
imany with the Democrats at Tallahassee.
Gen. Barlow appeared before the
committee, on the 18th, and concluded an elab.
orate defense of the conduct with which he has
been charged while in Florida, during the Elect.
oral count, by stating that be went down to !ala-
ment in the matter for the Democrats and Re.
publicans, with the idea that that was his duty
and he therefore had not the slightest hesitation
could throw any light on the matter and assist
him in getting Justice done.
, William E. Chandler was recalled, and said
to the end as counsel for the Republican eau.
Gus and Republican candidates; that he dis
tinctly entered into that relation and remained
under he ne
that he was not, I desire. il my own behalf
a 5s1 in behalf of all ns and who wsI
fled contradiction. myself told Gen. Bar
on our side: I told him he had beer
or in the business) and he assented without OBJ
lection. Within q few days he said to me thai
he was there by the request of the President il
AND That Nothing ~ro s1e wss done a ether side
pointed out that the two relations were in
consistent, and might become Incompatible
s ton ct ct counsel "Hs ays the up o1
that there was no incompatibility between tn
two, and from that time had no doubt he wa
to have tried his best As Republican counsel t
secure the vote OF the state for Iliden. but for
Gen. Barlow was recalled, and said that not a
counsel, but a. a visiting statesman, non-par
tisan. he conceived it to be his duty to addres
an argument to members of the Florida Return
sidered he was at liberty to influence them t
to be involved in Xlac6us County. '' - "'
On the goth, u. S. Marshal Wharton,
of Louisiana, was called. and testified that he
was Republican. and had been a supporter Of
the Packard Government; during the time the
Returning Board of 1876 was sitting he was in
New Orleans, but never attended any of the
sessions; there was great deal of scandal at the
time about public men, and he heard, amons
other things that Wells was trying to make
the charge was that the Democrats had me1
down there with money and they were making
an offer t9 buy: and it vas believed that if mat.
treat; Maddox told him he was satisfied Well.
intended to sell out the result of the election tc
the Democrats; that he enjoyed a good deal Of
inclined to make him the negotiator; he thought
be said. 80 that he would be in an attitude
an actual trade to post the Repubiicans, 50 thai
contamination Of st.. did not know Of any. inan
Cl6l aff80RomeuC Ocln8 m8u0 Win weiss O1C
in the Inter Ocean in December, 1876; if be die
twas in the belief that Maddox would be able t
carry the thing to point. and give the Republi
ter might drift into other hands apd that thu
trade might be made and the Republicans mo-
know it; wanted Maddox to 60 on 50 that h,
much money was put here and 60 much there
and 30 on, and 30 be enabled to break MP tn,
trade; after the talk with Maddox abou!
be believed that if the State administration
would give Coy. Wells what was regarded As it
biggest offer Wells would be satisfied; Maddo,
'i ffsp s hs
. strong Republican, and being as much inter
IL a. IAN d the kind e.
4 Letter was here read from Jewett. forme
Secretary Of the Republican Campaign Commit
be says that Louisiana politics must be run afte
his fashion. and THAI: unless Richardson gets
position. and unless Pitkin 10 made Marshal AM
his other friends taken care Of in 2 manner en-
tirely satisfactory to him, he (KcllOgg) mus
take the consequences.
On the 21st, Manager Whitney, o
the Western Union Telegraph Company. testife,
that within the Last ninety days there had bee1
some kilograms withdrawn from his office upol
IN order Of TIE Executive Committee, whic
were sent to New York; had no idea what tn
motive for withdrawing them was; the telegram
were from Gibson, of New Orleans, to Williams
the correspondent of the New York Sun, q
Warrington.
Mamhal wharton was recalled and testified tina
he had some conversation with Maddox durin
his stay In New Orleans relative to position il
the GecretService Division, in the event Of Mad
d0x being appointed chief of that bureau: ha'
spoken to Maddox about his (WhartOns) comm
70 Washington. The witness was examined a
length regarding the charge that the part
which he commanded that went to Ouachit
Parish murdered . number of negroes;
very emphatically denied that anyone was mur
dered by his party; ON the contrary the me-
who did the killing were driven out of the PAL
iAh by him and his friends. Witness, continuing
said that he had never made any proposition {
any member Of the Returning Board that woul
lad him TO entertain an idea that he wharton
wanted 70 buy him out; was positive that if th
board did its duty Hayes and Packard woul
| surely b elected; was alarmed, however, LEI
they would not do their duty. In answer to
question It he knew how the committee cam
70 hear Of the .Jewett letter, witness said: :"
have not the elghtest suspicion. It was give
It'd ne this; Look ye here. thi. is a letter ths
this fellow, Jewett has written 70 me- He VA
angry and hurt both, and read the letter to M
and when We were discussing what we should d.
| b aid he certainly meant to show it to some q
the leaders OF the pQIty. 20 that it ehOuld not