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Show TELEGRAPHIC THE I5t!SI AXA I LOT. Fihr ICiiruvolmenlM One JI ill ion Itoll.trs Hauled, to Iluct Tildcu. Washington, 31. The committee on powers and privileges of the house in counlinK the electoral vote culled John P. Piikott, who produced the following letter: Nkw Oblkans, Nov. 20, 1S7G. To John II, Mad'iux, jVcii' Orleans: My Lear Sir. You fully undur-atarid undur-atarid the situation; can you not advise with me in relation thereto. (Signed) J. Madison Wells. Witness begun the narrative ot the circumstances under which he received re-ceived the letter, hut w:is interrupted on the ground 'ih:it he was reciting what had been (old him by others. Miiddox wa.6 railed end identified llifi letter as written by Wells; knew Welln aud Anderson twenty-five yeitrs; in conversation with Wells he said lie had confidence in witness and instructed him w'iat to do; had frequent fre-quent interviews with Wells and Anderson; conversed with Wellu in this city on the subject matter, but declined to disclose it. Several papers wero shown witness which he recojjuized as genuine, including in-cluding the correspondence on his part. The following memorandum waa read: For one million dollars the vote of Louisiana can bu secured to Tilden aud Hendricks. The manipulation must be dune by nie, aud as far as possible- to protect the members of the returning board who may favor such result it may be necessary to elect two or three members of the board to reach what wo want. The details to be agreed upon, the money to be paid in installments, Bay one-fourth one-fourth when the fifth member ie elected, one fourth when one mem : her rtsigns and another is elected in . bis place, and one-fourth when auoiher reeign with another elected m his place. The balance of one-founh one-founh to be paid when the certificates are given. Ouefition by Field Waa that the1 proposition that Governor Wells warned you to carry out? Answer 1 uechne to answer. Field shov.id witness ft tclcgium signed by I. T. Pickett and addressed to jouu HY-ucock, meaning: Maddux, as follows : Telegraphed as advised. Damn mv interest. Think of the interests oi lorty million people." y. Is that the answer which came to you? A. I decline to answer. Mr. Marsh Had you an interview with the secretary of war? A. I decline to answer. Tho witness having been asked whether he would now answer the questions propounded, replied that he would not. Mr. Sparks Do you know the consequences of not answering? A. I do. Marsh suggested that the witness have one hour to consider whether he would answer the questions. Witness said it was useless to waste time, ae he would decline to answer. At tho end of the hour witness was informed that he would be required to answer at that time. He replied that he would not answer. |