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Show GENERAL. rOITEIi IXVESTIGATIO S. SL"B-COMMITTEE WOSK. Jacksonville, 7. Driggers te.ttifi.--d that tie waa county judge of Baker county, in November, 187G. Did not tell Slearns a canv.-r-a hud given the county to Tildcn; might have told him that that waa the supposition; got into tbe clerk's office by Howell, deputy clerk letting us in; looked over the returns and went over the can vasi. 1 said I could not count the votes of Johnsonville and DirbyviHe Do not recollect any conversai ii.n with j Vic Lin; don't recollect whether lie there had been any other returns in ihe latter part of November. Went to Tallabassee and met Mr. M;Lm. Stearns and others; remained six or eight daye, Col. Martin paying ex penet-; rn;de an affidavit ti housed before the board; it was written by somebody else, c xild not say who. Tnnuyht Wm. E. Chandler was present .1, imdville was tbron out because the inspectors refused to allow one man to vote. That man had not made affidavit; witness knew at Darbvville, but tbey ewore in their votes. He supposed they had a right to vote. Did not Eiippose Green, when appointed junlice of the prace, would do anything illegal. Made no : Mich remark bb. "we are beaten and must turn over a new leaf." He whb paid expenses lor carrying the returns to Tallahassee. Would not swear that be got any more, though he mijlht have done so; he bail conscientiously con-scientiously tried to mak an honest c;iuvaes The man whose vote wms refused said it waa refused hecause be i was a republican. He had a railroad . pass to and from Tallahassee. Bloxham was recall, d, and the returns of counties read, showine on the fice a majority Ict the Tildeu '-lectors. ilneea a:;;J he never was in correspondence witn Hewitt, Pel-ton Pel-ton or Havemeyer, fl"iit ihem no cipher messages. II Rnc-y or Pasrn sent any in witnps' nama it w ih al right. Samuel Pa-c , I ' n cii.ntLi. jii of the state executive committee, btiI no cipher telegraois of stftte. WASHISOTOS COMMITTCE Washington, 7. It was understood the bu3ine- of the secret cession wan a critical comparison of the electoral returns from Louisiana, j Oo motion of Potter, a subpoena -dure' tecum was ordered issued to tiie clerk of the treasury department, fo-all fo-all recommendations oo file for the appointment oi a.uuertHJu e uruiuer iu a pubition in Baltimore, aud the eeo retary of state was requested to furnish the committee all the original communications on tile with him, ; purporting to cony from Buy members mem-bers of the Hariau-Macveagh commission, com-mission, together with certified copiei of all communications delivered to tbe commission from the stato department de-partment or president. The chair pr Rented the fullowing communications communica-tions und documents lr.)m the president: presi-dent: Executive NfAS-aios, Wa-hiinuton, June 7, '78. , I r.m In receipt of your note 'of yesterday, including liui preaml'ie and resuhi'ion adopted by the committee com-mittee of investigation of the bouse of representatives. I In complying with the request of the committee, I have the honor to suy that I have no recollection of re-cpiving re-cpiving auy such letter from Senator I Matlhi w as ttie one described iu the resolution and that I liud no such letter among my papers. Tbe only , letters relating to the subject received j wilhirj the period are on file in the; bta".e depirtment. Copies of the1 cam" ud oi all other communications j on the subject which are in my pos-i FHsion oi control, are herewith trauS' I miltfcd. 1 i I have the honor to be, very re-i epectfully. yourobedient pervant, ! ! R. B. Hayks j j Washisotox. D. C. I i Mr h 13ta, 1S77. j 1 Ui'a Exrcti? -.icy the President: Ttie undersigned respectfully recommt-nd ior anpointment as lor'igu consul at either Uallao, Belfast, Canton or any place of same importance, Mr. Jams Anderson of Louisiana. This has ihe approval of the whole Loui.-iana delegation dele-gation and we ask tiie appointment to be at an early day. This is signed by C. B. Darrall and O. E. Nash. Another dated Washington March 19, 1S77: The uudersigned, representing repre-senting with one exception, tbeontire republican delegation in congress from Louisiana, would respect tully urge the appointment of James E. Anderson as consul to either of the following ports: Callao, Demerara, Canton, Hnnkow, or Bradford. This is signed by J. E. Leonard, and W. P. Kedog;;. Another dated New Orleans, April 9th, 1S77 is to Stanley Matthews Wheuiu Washington I filed an application for consulship aigued by tne republican delegation from thii state, together with a written request from President Hayes to have me appointed. Mr. Evans said uo vucaucy existed and lor the present he could make none. The morning papers announce the death of Mr. Oliyton, consul at Callaa, Peru, tbe place to which I desired especially to go. This creates a vacancy and there would be uo J impropriety in Mr. Evarts giving me ; the appointment. I write to you at; GeiK-nl Harlan's suggestion that y.u ; secure the appointment, or hold it. open until bis arrival in Washington ; James E. Anderson. |