New-York tribune., 1879-02-26
MR.. PoTTER's WORK NEARLY DONE.
us NIkN- 10 BE SUBMITTED to IHE COMMIT lEE
OS FKlDAY-A SECRET sESsIOS-THE VOLUME
OF TESTIMONY ENORMOUS
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OF TESTIMONY ENORMOUS.
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WAsmNGroN, Feb. 2j.--The Potter Committee
spent several hours to-day in the informal discus
sion of the points to be covered by the report to DC
suIa tteG to the House.
Nr Potter announced that at the meeting OF the
committee on Friday morning lac should be ready
to submit ms views to the other members.
General Butler said that the only pant Of the in
vestigaton in which he felt any especial interest
was that relating TO the Wormey Conference and
the WAYNE McVeagh Commission. He would have
some points to submit upon those two subjects. He
expressed doubt about having them ready before
Monday.
The Republican members Of the committee Will
snbmit strong report upon tho cipher conspiracy
winch il j. not expected that Chairman Potter
will deal with in the paper winch he is preparing
No further testimony viii be taken unless Colonel
Woollev o. Hardy Solomon should Unexpectedly
turn m il Washington some time during the pres
eut week.
general press dispatch says The Potter
Comm. lee was IN secret session for over two hours
this lnorr,ue number OF documents were presented
hv the Chairman Among them were the recommends
ton OF the appointment Of l. Dennis to The Treasury
Department, which was signed by William l. Chandler
H. I3isbcc, L. Hcdrns ana A. a. -edrgant; also the
recommendation OF Tie appointment O LtFlN-ct 10
special gent Of the Treasury whcn was signed by
Governor Kellogg. J. Madison Wells J.. f. Wharton
others There were also number Of letters addressed
;o fine committee m relation to incidents during thc
Presidential campaign AT of the documents were LAID
upon the table
II Isnow generally understood that no further ev,-
dencc VIII be taken. Al exception was made 10 favor
of Wooey aud solomon but the ist named is certified
10 pe TOO sick to attend. aud the agent sent down 10
Tallahassee -dbi III. latter ICporis that h" j. Not
a. be uud and is thought Thai he has gone TO Mex
icc
on FRIDAY as salient points of tho report Of tnc
committee. II he report bars any relation 90 tue
pu.k of the evidence taken, 1 VII be among
the LARGEST tlu, has been presented. The strno-
IRA, her. note, cover over 5000 page ~ close pat
Tnr nearly 100 day. aud have heard the Testimony of
200 Witnesses The committee began It's Investigations
o, uut l. al Wis iuGtoi, and ,at uuii JuJ j., VItL
only rO or three Gays Uttriu's-Up I'm TIE moan time
o .uIcGfuul tee. had uetn sent ont on" % ldlaaS-
..e y A. winch fpr EV" days. ana one tU Aew-Of-
leans W! ch beLaL operations on the Let pt Ja' Hrd
closed o -.r o1'h h1' -t twenty I'VE dd! iN JF
- the, Itself lcli Washington for Attartc l},
where ID rat fc day, 2ui then ADJOURNED 10 New
Nolr where u -t.sI. .-Ju Au-I-t y 20 i-u't
o. 4 tell-.c,au.ittce went % New Orleans again DIR
w., tbc Ch~,r,4as rrcr.s and on February second
sh ,inu.ti.. va. dispatched 20 &pr-Nors. and took
testimony !uI Gs'@ since January - the commit
Ice mas -t nearly day In W9shii gOn, and iar.c
number O: WltneAsCE have been examined
Ine appropriations TO this cOLmlttcc amount 10 So