Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
WASHINGTON.
II BUDGET OF NEWS FROM THE M.
TIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Adjourns Out of Respect for
representative Schleicher--Bonds Called
In--The Potter Inquiry--The Revelations
of St. Martin.
THB DEATH OF sCHLt1cHFR.

VI Tie journal the death of Representative
ocnlelcher was announced, and Messrs.
Geddings, Shelley, Mckenzie, Mueller, Lor
ing, Brentano and Townsend appointed
committee to accompany the remains to San
Antonio. The House then adjourned as
further mark of respect.
The funeral services over the remains of
Representative Schleicher will take place in
the hall of the House Monday. The Texas
deieea lion to-day took beftting action on the
death of heir associate.
CALLED BONDS.
The secretary of the treasury has called
the following bonds, on which interest
ceases the 18th of April next: Coupon bonds
July l, 1867, $50, No. 23,0O1 to No. 27,-
600, both inclusive; 800, No. "a, oo1 to No.
$1,000 inclusive; $500, No. 22,OO1 to No.
$1,000, both inclusive; 81 1000, No. 27,OO1 to
No. $4,000, both inclusive. Total coupon,
$6,OOO,OOO. Registered bonds, redeemable
after the LIST of July, 1872, as follows: $50,
NO. oOl to l,l50, both inclusive; $500, No.
5,9Ol to No. 5000, both inclusive; $500, No.
3,oOl to No. 1850, both inclusive; 81 900.
No. l3,5O1 to No. 1850, both inclusive:
$4,000, No. 4,301 to No. $3.50, both inclu-
sive; $4,000, No. 3,5O1 to No. 1890, both
inclusive. Total registered, $4,OOO,OOO.
Aggregate, $10OO0,000.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
The Potter committee to-day considered
whether the affidavit of St. Martins, former
deputy sergeant-at-arms of committee CON
Tossing that he had sworn falsely before the
subcommittee, and casting imputations
upon Representative Stenger in that connec
ton, should be placed upon record or affiant
be placed upon the stand. Mr.. McMahon ia
vored the latter course. Messrs. Reed, Cox.
of Ohio, and Hiscock, advocated placing the
affidavit on record. Mr.. Stenger said it was
natural that anybody accused of crime
should be confronted with his accuser; there
fore If the so-called affidavit was admitted
to record he should ask that certain papers
IN his possession showing under what cir
cumstances the affidavit was procured, etc.,
should also be recorded. After further de-
bate the resolution offered by Mr.. Black
burn was adopted by party vote-Demo-
Gratis 6, Republicans 3,-that the chairman
return to the counsel of Secretary Sherman
the affidavit and further inform Mr.. Sher-
man that st. Martin will be examined touch
ing the matters embraced in the affidavit
should MIR. Sherman or any member of the
committee SO desire. Mr.. Stenger did not
vote.
Thomas s. Kelly, (colored,) who sent let
ter to the chairman some time ago, stated he
was familiar with the fraudulent Louisiana
Presidential certif eates, and had placed
marks on them to prove it; testified that in
Iecember, 1876, he was Gov. Kelloggs mes
senger; was present when the first certificate
was signed. Witness pointed out the sigma
lures OF JeHrion and Leyissee, two of the
Presidential electors, as having been forged.
The Chairman-It has been said you
forged these signatures. What have YOU to
say to that?
Witness can't answer that question.
MIR. Cox-Did you sign either of the
names of Jeffrion or Levissee?
Witness-General suspicion is I signed the
papers. If l should now say signed it,
people would say I was fool for telling
that, and if 1 should say did not, they
would say it was no more than they would
expect.
Witness later informed the committee
they were not familiar with the laws of Loui-
siana, and if he should say he did forge the
names they could not protect him. He fin
ally expressed a wish to consult counsel be-
fore answering the question. The commit
tee then gave him till Tuesday next to frame
response, and adjourned till that time.
st. Martin, in his affidavit, attributes his
appointment as deputy sergeant at-nrms Of
the committee to Weber, and says: I was in
duced to leave my home IN Donaldsonville
by Weber, and an interview with the Demo
cratic members of the committee and conf
0entia1 apapfc IF Sovnuo1 T;lla. Nf
Gibson, j. p. Maddox and Geo. w. Carter.
At interviews with the agents generally I saw
each separately. I became convinced they
desired special service, and were interviewing
me for the purpose of determining whether
was discreet and reliable, and that their
plans might be safely intrusted to me for
execution. Maddox revealed the service I
WIS expected to perform. First, nv
journey to st. James parish and sub
ppna Armsted, Duncan and Steward, but not
to serve the subp@nas until 1 had first as
certained that when placed upon the stand
before the committee they would give testi
mony desired by Tilden's agent. Secondly,
to secure such testimony was authorized to
offer hope of reward and the further assur-
ance that they would be permitted to return
to their homes in Feliciana parish, from
which they had previously been driven, and
guarantee of immunity from molestatlon in
the future. Thirdly. the testimony desired
from Armsted, Duncan and Steward was q
retraction and denial of the material facts in
their examination before the returning board
as to outrages, intimidation, ETC., in Felici-
ana parish. From conversation with
Armsted, Duncan and Steward, I became
convinced they would prove plant witnesses.
brought them to the city aud took them to
Weber's room. then reported to Maddox and
the committee that the witnesses were in the
city. Maddox wrote out an affidavit in the
form OF evidence each was expected to give
before the Potter committee. I carried
these affidavits from Maddox to Weber.
These athdavits were read to witnesses, and
they were promised: Duncan $50; Armsted
$3.50; Steward $50, for such testimony.
Weber coached witnesses by repeatedly read
ing to each the testimony expected. aud he
furnished Stenger with questions to be pro-
pounded witness and the answer the wit
nesses agreed to give. I carried sucu
lists from Weber to Stenger in per-
Torrance of my duty as deputy
sergean tat arms. I was placed in posses
sion of subpoenas, and in twelve or thirteen
cases were names of witnesses furnished
by Republican counsel. Twas instructed by
Stenger, chairman of the subcommittee,
that IN cases where witnesses snbp@naed
would not furnish evidence desired by the
committee, O.. unfavorable to the Democracy,
to return the subpanas and report the per-
sons not found. I was introduced by
Weber to Mr.. Dula. Weber said to Dula
that If he would give certain evidence be-
fore the committee he could secure 5000.
Dula refused the offer. He remained In the