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Show TELEGRAPHIC ANDERSON IXLUADIXU. Cnlne Back on Himself lo the IJisuiay ol I lie Baremneri. Waebiugton, D. C, 4. Tbe investigation inves-tigation mto the alleged frauds in Louieiana and Florida at tbo last presidential election, was rem rued to dav. Chairman Potter read a oommuui cation (row the Becretary ot stale in reply to ft request 01 the committee to Ihe effect that the original returns trom Florida and Louieiana were not in his department, and he was unable to forward them to the committee. Jamea E. Anderson was recalled, and Baid there were numerous corn c none he desired to mike in his testi -n-nniT nf s 1 1 ii ri!t v. TiiPfjR weiemivde. tuit were unitnpjrtflot, and his cro examination waa begun by Renre sentaiive Reed, iu reference to the agreement eigned by Naeb and witness, wit-ness, (Anderson), to guppreaa all evi dence ol fraud in East Feliciana parih, togelher with the atatement ms.de by witne on Saturday that there was uo evidence of fraud in tm porflpssion, at the time he aiened the nf-ement. Anderson said : "On the diy I signed tne agreement there was no positive evidence in my pos-esaion, ell-'Cling local afl.-iirs ot my parish. Al ilid same time I knew it was the in ! tenlion to tbrow the parish out on a forged protest." At fata point considerable lime wac occupied by the committee diseasing tin- character ul questi'ina proposed to he put to witneea concerning certain purls of testimony given by him b-lore b-lore the Loniaiau i investigating com-oiillee com-oiillee at New Orlr.un. The pro'et contained iu the snemian report Hip witness, on Siiturday, referred to as having been tilled in and altered, whb then given to Anderson that he ojinhi mark the alterations, after wnich the cross-examination pro cpeded. Witness, in the course of his answers, acknowledged that he had intentionally and under oath n-'ed the senate investigating cpru-Qjiuee cpru-Qjiuee while at New Orleans, for tbe purpose of carrying out tbe bargain he had entered into with the republicans. repub-licans. Receei. Ohicaco, . Journal 3 Washington: Washing-ton: Witness Anderson waa sub heeled to a severe cruis examination to-dny, and contradicted bimeeii piut bnukin many important reipecta Hi-said his statement to tbe demo tit's that they carried the parish ol F.t&l Feliciana by legitimate roeum wnd true. When questioned abut li:.- leutimi'iy beture the ommitite, ti-- ?i ! the eiec tioa waa not lair, but ti iU intimidaticn and violence were p'jticed. He admitted that he bad mi teitiued, and adhered to rm truth-lulness truth-lulness of tueh stalementb. U-td ia conducting the Ciiws-exwniiiuiion, aud when he gets through Bulier will UKe charge of the witness. ! Ii,dianapo!.3, 3. A bruther-in law' ol J. E. Anderpon, the Poller witness, ie a resident of this city, and c'ainio that be knew the detaiiu of SiiermanV bitrg.iu with Anderson ayeurnu. liea-iys there is more to follow. Hie Dime is A. J. Ralph. He ia a trave.-tng trave.-tng man aud a republican delegate to the approaching convention. |