The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30
u position. Twitchell had no arms. but he could

position. Twltchell had no arms. but he could
Sign ha name wi b his cork arm.
/ saw Senator fraanx this morning. and Nc
told ne that Gov. Kellogg wanted him to come
before this committee and testify, but that ne
Tie cross examination was postponed until
| Monday.
J. N rARyIFL SWORN.
To Mr.. Kellogg I WINS In The House In 1877. at
the time Of the election of United States Hena
tor / ret rpapned the periRh ut Iher"f'le. 1
rad enaca atano 1 I, the r4 1as = r te fo
know Thomas Of Bpsaier. and he was preeent
MILLION JoreH was in IT, llonse, duInE tlae e.,
he was there He could not have gone out
without my Knowing ir. Tn TIM peculiar ctr
enn,atanee III which Were 1t was necessary
20 keen a etrIct eye on the members. There
7vna d standing rule thai members were not
allowed to go out without permission on tho
III aanatpr min There were hayonots on the
at i Gets aud that was The reason OF the rule.
had no apprehension of the quorum fdnnt
think tbers was any fear W y uuniun being
broken. All the members we're patriotic and
witness was then closely questioned A. Ia the
renson why the order keeping members In the
House hnh been issued. and after enn'radicftn9
himself several times md getting mixed up
generally he said that the rule Was made to
preset w the quorum.
The means adopted 10 keep members In the
hal were doorkeanors The rule was one q
THU rnlas of tbs House. bnf On thnt day We
made q special reanest OF the spenker to en-
the DnorkeeUer would have prevented Jones,
Of Tointe Goupae, leaving the House 1t he had
Tnare waaa quorum On tho day before the
election of United States Senator.
Icnud not shy Wher" Thom z, g., q I B,oss'er'
MI Nroffrd took the floor. aud said that Mr..
IT. ~ Clarke l,ad called bis attention. toa, aie-
pat Ii in the Washington National Renabliem1.
In the effect that M effort to create difficulty
With MI. Kellopg had bsen made W ballles sup.
hs T. u IT, an ~ @ a H. H.
wna not the author Of the dispatch What Mr.
Rpoffnrd wanted to know from the conmittee
| was, how ronld gentleman protect htmaelf
,, from such assaults The regular correspond
ent Of tho paper was prasent perhaps he knew
The enrrtaronIont stated that hn did not and
] Het,at Hin said that If ha eoul' discover the
author or the dispatch he would exclude him
from tho eommftae room
u M W CLARK tGoLoREDl SWORN.
To aeun,or Hill have known Tom Murray
for thput four years | have had several con-
, versatlons with him about this case just be-
, inaon met Tom Murray w larondelet street.
, and Ia spoke TO me about this case. md said he
"a s9nf G q a e% fa VII po
. member of tho Legislature and know nothing,
| mud ha said WAS o tool, that there was money
, , III IT, and he was going to make his share
lie met me- before the committee came. on the
fourth VI August last and said to me- that u
hose felows at the Custom toni, aousa nm nmp rn
J he would ston his fight on Kellogg, and 90 to
" Mexico. l told him to fool him: that would
got The money Ill said there was slo.ooo on the
, other aida u my tho expenses of tho witnesses
!. Tor Spoiiafd. and told him that he must be
:. going / ut biz pa If II, because ha had told
:, lie TIA. Ii var tie only witnesa who had stuck
u to Spnfford. Tom was not foolng no was IN
4 earnest. Witness here, raterrndd To- notes.
u | Murray eald of course ho could make s90n0
i by stnyinR here. hnt he would take $500, and
i sacrifice somehing for hls party, and 70 or;
2 they both stuck u their nl1ldavts they. could
!, get $1,000 between thom-that II, nrpviied they
! got evh nce 70 satlsty Judge apoftort.,
4 Murray saih tiat after ho had made hls money
y he didn't care Witch siAe he got II from: they
I, NIGH both 20 70 - 4 day Or two aRo, Tom
! asked NE II was going to give away tho trans
e E : TO senator Hill was deeply Interested in
4 Mr. KeIlpgg's ease, | cannot say that nm
Iieye It i Just Id tight 10 deceive man ID pol!
va, W. # IL WIFI ma 'ee = - nonoia0
= Wl,noss had told Murray TINT be would sec
!. about getting the $500 but only said i for 9
y O. j. FLAas SWORN
Il TO Senator Hill know Francis Garrett
t, have known him about Twelve, years. | know
II his general character. / would believe him on
a oath In luatinas court.
il To Senator Gameron-l cannot reeolect thu
over heard his character fer truth discussed
y | have heard, AS a general 1nmor. ~ some an
+ | hcuity In one Of his official positions, but
/ know nothing of It.
y GEO GRINpIEy
4 was introduced to certify 10 the correctness Q
II certain tabulated statements Of the vote In th'
# Eeve.th. Eighteenth aud Twenty second Sen@
!, toria Districts. 49,
~ and Murray relative to the $500, aud &avn II
/, substances tho same statement of II as WAS q vnt
!, by Clay.
!, 10 Senator HILL WIS In room ahioinna
= thn one i'll which tho conversation batWaon
- Murray and CLARK took plaea. George L., Nor
J, grstler u take II down. Norton was therf
= with me-. He asked nk 20 20 here and tnk" y
\, down. We wero co,S saleh from Gtark a "
=, Murray at tue time. ! was not oonsG i0us Of the
Iaot that Murray, dia ~, know thnt VA there
Y think Ozark ala know VIZ In hlH honae.
vnrantInn Ic,piad off the stenofrauhie notes
! ana gave HON n. sir. George I, Norton. an
u white man. Murray l. q black man, CLARK +
" htn1k man. Norton IL q white man, an No.
IN tile habit OF Visiting GIark's house. CAM
hare In 1863 am stenograph"r and max,
+, my living from u.
a THOMAS q. TRACY SWORN.
IA IL senator Cameron W Am chief eerlS ia M,
T. unitei tsfates Mint. | have bon, In that posi-
7. tim sinaalnly lost. Murray was II onEageh III
y, Mint liz dismissed for sevnrnt reasUus
% There was 81 foport on his oaee made to the Az
= thoritioa N Washington. wrote The report. "
i Winess Identified q piper shown him aR I
. senator Hi oHlectel To tho Introduction 8
I thn pepper mn tha grounds that + was but phr
y tiai oNtraot fraHl tile rapport ana tha attention
If HurraY hag not hean chilled TO 1t, aud he iiat
II pot LnNn Pksd WhathRr the GMtnmens IN NM
v report were ffua or thtSH. bnnet any ctfehfn
y stanpas tho whola report should be produced
I because tho palts omitted might IHalifY th'
" charges.
2 Aft,,r leuethy discussion bareroft was nd
}, | mtra II charged Murray with attempting u
u rHiaa an iee ti from s2i 10 SD.
y The ehmmtna adjourned until 10 otolocl
y Monday morning.
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