, 1879-01-23
Potter's Committee Consult
as to a Future Pro-
gramme.
Republicans and Democrats Fight
Shy Of tie Witness, st.
Martins.
Gen. Butler Relates His Con-
nectton with the Cipher
Dispatches.
Transtators to Be Set at Work
Upon the Remaining
cryptograms.
A Notable Spat Between Demo-
crnts in the House oil
Representatives..
Gen. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, Takes up
Arms Against the Southern
Treasury Raiders.
The New Syndicate Contract
Highly Favorable to the
Government.
A Notable Spat Between Demo-
crats in the House Of
Representatives.
Gen. Bragg, Of Wisconsin. Takes up
Arms Against the Southern
Trcasury-R Raiders.


Special Djspaieh to 5zt 7si,utne.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Jan. 21.-The Potter
Committee to-day held long session at which
the question VI examining the w!tncs. 81. Mar.
tins nl,d the cipher telc9tnms were discussed. The
Republicans apoear to bc afraid of 1t. afarttnt
They have had nothing TO do with getting him
to mike the affidavit that has been published.
and tl,ey do not desire to be In any way rcs2oil-
sibe fsr II Or him, not knowing what turn hls
testimony might take whcn he Is placed
On the witness rtanl. 1ilry ara not afFn!d
tint he can bring dixcredtt upon any Republican,
t,tcsrsc none OF them have lad aytiatnt: to tlo
with him, but II tic should turn cut to te n SER
oul Auderxnn ttr Republicans SEEN 10 thiul;
tllnt they might bc "a much embarrassed by
hayinR mAdc hin, thc!r. witnesh a: thu ncmt,-
Gratis Of the Comm!ttce have been by calling the
famous night editor. When the subject Was
dropped IN The Cumtnlttce to-day Two rc-o1tt-
tfons werc pending, one offered l,y AIs Cox
directing
THAT At. MAHTIxs BE CALLED
aud cross.examincl OH hix affidavit, anl the
other by MIR. Hlacock, rroFtdtng tl,nt hc tn
rnlted nt,sl nsked II lie has my. explanation nf
hs affidavit which hc designs TO make. One Of
these resolutions Will probably be adopted.
After discussing this matter n Ioule length.
the subject Of tho real fraus, which will pft,t-
ably uccupy the attention OF the Con,mittre for
tho remainder ot tile hcsslon, mas tu.e''
up. Nr. li!scock said tllat ha had
learned from Zen. liutlcs AMI from o1t-
side sources that what wcrr G''pp"tcd
to he the originals published in tc Tribune were
In tile Gcnernl's pus4ession, nlHl hc suggested,
therefore, that II Gcn. Butler was 's!l1inI to de-
liver then, to tic C1tntn1ttee 1t wu'sld be ~Aolly
unnecessary to waste t!uac "'d money in an In
guiry wiose ubjcct should b. IT, trarc TT. dts
catches from thu pot6rshlu1l u TIE telegraph
company to the New Snrk 7rttsuc Slch I'LL
inquiry as tl,at wuul.l Involve the calling
Of great humber Of witnesses, nml 'ntsht
rcsult In giving the Committee III tlltrc Ill
formation upon the questions sought To hc
solved than could bo obtained directly and ln'-
mediately.
tacu. Butler said tllat he MAS willing to de-
liuer thu dispatches liz hal 10 the Committee,
provided they would CAUSE thrn, all 10 BE- raec-
fully examined md translated. Tie then Eayr
uIBroRr or THE cIruan DISPATCHES
AZ far AZ h. knew It.. Sorne time last spring,
lc satd, after the rottcs Investigation llai
tcnn ordered by Congress, l,e found a
bundle Of ctnler tctcgru,ns u,,nn llta tnhlu one
daY, An examination nf Their. disclosed tl,t.
fact that t.,cr related to t!r Electoral conir,,-
yrrsy Of 1875, bu. he was unable to read them.
Late Ip June be took the huu,ilc to til. con,-
nittce.rovp une day, and during the cxnsnina-
tton of Nr. william, F.. Chandler be showed
some nj ,lem to the witness, p,r1 aake4l hin,
II those wcrn thu pspers To wttcl, be Ind re-
ferrtxt In his testi,nouy. Alter thus using them
Gen. Butler said that hp guyr them to