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Show UICTl KMG UO VHI) WELLS. The CoiiAinrafy to Sell Ivouis-iiMiu's Ivouis-iiMiu's Vole. Washington, 1. The committee on the powers and privileges of tho house to-day recalled Maddox, who road an explanation of his refusal to respond toqucstious yesterday. The refusal was because of his disinclination disinclina-tion to commit a breach ol faith. He asked for delay that Governor Wells might mako a full statement, but as tho governor did not, witness was now ready to answer and said: Before Governor Wells wrote the letter to him he had a conversation with the governor with rtgard to tho political situation and difficulties with the returning board. The governor proposed pro-posed that witness should goto Wash-ingtou Wash-ingtou and explain the situation. He concluded he would write a general letter to witness as confidential, and he also wrote another letter to a friend in Washington. When witness wit-ness arrived at v ells' office, the next morning one letter was finished and he was writing tho other. Wit-iihss Wit-iihss brought away the letter to bioi. The othor sealed, was addressed to Seuatur West, but had never been delivered, Governor Walls said hia Ui'E WAS IN DANUBE, aa he had a very difficult job oa band, and did not see how he could get tLrougb. with it. Wells stated he would like to serve his party in matnrrga--rwr-a iiifavor of Hayea, but would not take tho risk unless paid for it. The MAJORITY"' WAS VEHY HEAVY, too much for him to handle, and he did not kuow whereto cuunnuuee to turowout. He said the probability was that be wouid have to throw out the vote of New Orleans on the ground, witness thought he meant, of necessity. Weils aeked him to go to Washington and see influential men and obtain protecliou for him and also to see whether be could not get the required money to satisfy him. Wells said he ought to have one million dollars. Witness showed to the PRESIDEKT ASD SECRETARY CAMERON the two letters addressed to him by Governor Wells. He told the secretary that Governor Wells wanted money, but the secretary declined to have anything to do with the matter. The money Governor Wells required was to protect him. The programme was that tho vacancy in the returning board should be filled and Governor Wells should resign in anger on that account. Witness did not kuow that there was any special arrangement between be-tween him and Governor Wells about details, but witness was required to submit a plan which would be accepta--ble, "Witness having been interrogated inter-rogated relative to the telegram sent by bim toC. M. Calvert said it was understood between bim and Governor Wells that if the representatives at Wasningtou failed to bring them, witness was to use his own judgment in the negotiation, to give the returns aa they were made in New Orleans, and that he should commence second .negotiations. . The word "hold" in the telegram to Governor VV ells signified signi-fied that he was to hold the returns . in such a condition as to make them available at will. The first negotiation negotia-tion failed. Governor WeUs (dated to witness that' he wanted for himself and General Anderson at least TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DO LEAKS a piece and a smaller sum for the darkies or negroes of the returning board. When vfitnes3 returned to New Orleans he had a conversation with Governor Wells about the failure fail-ure of the negotiation, witness received re-ceived a dispatch from Colonel Pickett, Pick-ett, saying the negotiation had failed, when Governor Wells suggested that witness oudcavor to make some arrangement with the democrats. Witness made an effort in that direction, direc-tion, but did not succeed. The idea of witness was Irom what Governor Wells said, that he would throw out votes to tho best advantage in order to produce a cc-rtain result which would depend upon circumntnncea. Lawrence cross examined Maddox, who enid that in his interview with Secretary Cameron he told the latter that Governor Wells wanted one million mil-lion dollar, but the secretary declined to have anything to do with the proposition. pro-position. Field remarked that he saw. Governor Gov-ernor Wells present, making private observations. Wells replied he "Only wanted to hear the truth aud then retired. Question. Did Governor Wells Eay anything to you about going to New I York? Answer No. Q. Did be tell you to 6eo Colonel Pickett? A. No. Q. Or to seo any leading democrats? demo-crats? A. No that was not necessary, aa what I did was of my own motion or on tho joint motion ot Wells and : myself. j Q. Did Wells speak to you of tho necessity of incurring expenses to ! show electoral frauds in Louisiana? A. Do not think ho did, but Governor Gov-ernor Wells said he must have money. Witness had no conversation with General Anderson on the Bubject of Belling out the returning board, but Governor Wells said be wanted money aud wjuld havo money, because it was the last chance ho would have. The matter of the sale of tho state was discuiscd on the 10th of November Novem-ber between Governor Wells and myself. my-self. In reply to a question whether, as he testified in his direct examination, examina-tion, he was sure Colonei Casey said to him that Chandler wanted hira to see about the political situation in Louisiana. Witness replied in the affirmative. This was before witness' left tor New Orleans iu his capacity as revenue officer. He was satisfied that Colonel Pickett told hira, he had written Colonel achario, democratic ot New Orleans, saying that witness was a dangerous man, and to beware if him. Witness then testified to his continued con-tinued business relation with Colonel Pickett. ... Mr. Lawrence said he asked the questions to show that there had been a variety of transactions between them, and that this was a part of ft general conspiracy to raise money regardless of tho means by which it was to be done. Q,. Why was the Ulcr Governor Wells wrote to Senator West not delivered de-livered by you to him? A. Because it contained deiioate information, and I was not disposed to give it to him. After I had received a letter irom Governor Wells I had a conversation with J. Alexander Walkorand dined with him. Walker was considered a whig-democrat. I talked with him about tho elcctiou, but nothing was said about declaring the ' result. Walker was tho man with - whom I operand when tlie second negotiation was attotnptcd. Ho knew nothlug about my arrangements with Wells. Ju conaequouco of the conversation with Walker, and on reflection I concluded con-cluded not to delivor tho letter Guv. Wells wrote Senator West. I discussed dis-cussed the contents of that letter with the party to whom I transferred it, . Q Was- there any arrangemeut between you and Colonel Pickett as to how much money you were each to get? A. I did not know haw much 1 was to get, but it depended on circumstances. cir-cumstances. Colonel Pickett said be did not caro about money except for charitable purposes. In their coversation Gov. vVells spoke of the difficulties in the way and eaiJ that if he served his party he ought to be paid for it. Witness did not know what reply he made to Gov. Wells, but recollected he asked the governor about the parishes, aod of the difficulties of which Gov. Wells had spoken; he did not think Gov, Wells wanted so much as $1,-000,000. $1,-000,000. Witness agreed to represent the case. Jeremiah M. Wilson, counsel for the returning board, said be desired that Gov. Wells ana Gen. Anderson should be examined on matters to which witness had testified. The committee adjourned till to-morrow. |