The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Old, Old Story Again md
Again Repeated.
one Crowd OF Witnesses Says Kellogg
Did, and the Other Crowd ss.tn
Says lie Didn't.

The Henata Committee rnaaacmblea prompt
III ID osneah yesterday morning.
Bnf;,rp The commencement ~ tho examination
MIR. GLEN, Walker. ccunHel for Judge Apnnard
aaked for the admission Of the testimony q
InH IN. Kelly supervisor of Rlrhlnni rafiat' Il
1H7a. aH Il appeared In The report 81 the inveasi
gallon Of the Potter Committee. Ile aaia |
would coat more than $500 To bring The VII
taeHH here.
Senator IIill aaii that he thought the SENATE
would ruln That II cnnld conaldet anr teatman,
previously taken by Congressional commit
Geo.
Senator Vance sald that II this thing wat
commenced there was 10 telling whore II woul,
and He Thought the contestant could call III
tentsen tp II end oak that II be referred ~.
Mr.. walker said that hla only purpose In
nHkina the introduction was tie save expense.
If MH he had right to the evidence of the wneaa.
HenRlof Cameron agreed with Hanator Vanre.
and the committee authorized reference 10
the Testimony, but ruled TINT II could not he ID
uorpofated III the record.
aEu. p1Hp
WIN then introduced. and taHtined as follows
no Henater Cameron IL reaIta IN Eaat Baton
Rouge. lam butcher BY occupation. have
mo government employment. waa . memher
Witness then denied that he had beon paid
moner hv Jeremiah Blackstone for voting for
nsesK y W. alleged n pIao she asa
d, premsea y paS hin ANYTHING lor hIs vote. g.
boys together. Ma reputation for truth ami
veIactty N bad. would not believe him under
To Senator, HlllThe Returning Hoard re-
turtst ma elnnteh The Democratic retnrna
declared my opponent eleoted TO the l,egtala-
RICHARD HrMNH tcaLoRTn1 ewoRN
Ireside III vt James parish. am q farmer
4 i have no government employment. Was q
asn.ear q The Packard L"s,slstue ~ ,sis
for veEinR for Kellogg for Senator. aud declared
~ had never boon promised anything.
ness would hot believe him under oath.
n. CONQUEST CLARKE SWORN.
To Senator Cameron tesIIe NJ present IN
Washington. Previous 70 that reaaed IN thia
Ihe. eonmiaaiopag. af lnternal revenue. , vas
~ WaHhinEtnh u May and lyme Tyne last
Ihs stsaenhant q Barney " W,llinma that waa
sGss RR sla sssE Il vHsss gss
When nae s ssss'a % nr
fled BY Williama or Oh the night a,ated. and
Flynn, tho telegraph operator. r. The State.
House. waa removed Eve Or ak weeks before
S sspira ta Q, l. Gov kee1ss term
sradirted the testimony of Honaer relative Ii
tho presence Of Jewett aud. blanchard in Kel-
am not Gov, keoRsa private secretary At
preNnnl 4 am here tn rneponae 10 telegram
Ka afss ess ns seaas s
aa WV pct se eonaestGa wh The hslqrn,nx
noamIltua 10 oil l know about their proceed
III sseSE hs s.s yshesy aG9 aSCw
whsn aos a
and Hsmadleaa Kellogg. several cypher dia.
INV snowiedse d their meaninel ODE u ti,e
NleEka In tho State. Houne nliri out the eartin |
n MN hfgss ha II sIe 0P
were about two aayR and half before They
we're fully aiGned.
JeHN =. F1TsHtMMoNH.
being sworn. eaid he raaided II thla city Tn
nix or eight years. Hia reputation fox varaety
4, NJ mlt Asys Nc sssspa,,sa Y, =, ssessn,
asfsa Mr. esss il aaa 'f Ne af
ksd bit one transaction with Murray. aid
derive MY Impressions from that.
tn Mf. Cameron Murray apt 80 from my
iom- House which he did not.
ALMsANrER nE Rurl,A SWORN
10 Senator Cameron live IN New Orlenna
and nm acquainted With Tnae. Murray. Hia
reputation for yeraeity Ia bad and would not
To senator Hui-'rae reputation 81 the Pack
eesa would BELIEVE under OATH ' Judse s rar e
will prove my character.
rp Senator Cameron heard the Cons,itu-
tional Qnnvanton or some 81 the menlhara had
been hrihed. heard the same of the Niehola
Legislatures The reputation ot the Packard /
Legislature was about the same as the others.
!. ". FALLS swoRN.
TO Senator Cameron | live iii Nav Orleans
4 am tuetice Of the peace In tho Sixth District
know Thomas Murray aud his reputation la
rrry bud. ! would not believe him Under
No Mfr. Hill During tho war was mostly IN
Kentucky. came back III 1858.
SALVADOR FRANCISCO SWORN
TO Senator Cameron! live ~ New orloana
am secretary Of tho Republican campaign
committee, would not believe Murray under
N Mr.. null vas nine years % as Metre
LoRENEo u, PARKER SWORN.
10 Senator Cameron live in New Orleans
aud know Murray eiRht or nina years, His
reputation for truth IL bad, and would not ho.
To mi. Hill know this from my own per
sonai knowledge of Murray
ALEX MOORE SWORN.
To Senator. gamernnl live III New Orleans
sls's 1 i Ssa 1hos Murray His reputation fsr
CICERO BRIDGES SWORN.
q no Senator Cameron Il have known Murray
Rinca 1867. His reputation fer truth In bad. |
would not believe him under oath.
. To senator Htll--I WAS twice arrested fNr
false Imprisonment when was on the Metro
pelttan police.
The chair al this point ruled that he could
not permit the unnecesaarY consumption 81
time by the Introduction VI many witnesses
no nreve u point Tor which any .wo credible wit
N0aHeA were sufficient.
The rommittee took recess Until O'clock
Il al the appointed time the committee re- as
semhled, and
GEoEaE DRuRS
vras placed on the stand.
no Senator uAmeron-Was a member of the
Packard House. from Assumption 4 mnn L
nnmea Hughes was my colleague. He Ia deai.
An no his receiving money for voting for MIR.
KeliogR, I know that frequently assisted him
while he was Ia this city, and sot money ter
myself / know nothing about money being
pNad for votes for Gov. Kellogg.
q no Senator Hi-~ft was a common rumor
that many had been paid received none: +
know cf no man who did. Hughes was col