Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-17
WASHINGTON.
Features of the New supplement
tary Civil Rights Bill.
The Republics Honors to Royalt,
Proposed Form of Government
for the Indian Nation.
me PaeifIe Mail Investigation.

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The Pacific Mail Investigation.
+ WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The Ways
and Means Committee resumed the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company investigating TINS
1 forenoon. Books were examined ana IL is
zscertained they show that on the oath OF
May, 1872, six hundred and fifty thousand
/ dollars was loaned by the company TO a
| firm Of New York brokers; that on the It'll
of September following, the firm returned
$500,0 of this loan, and on the same day
President Stockwell drew 100000 out Of
the bank, and charged it to Oliver Eldridge
and Robert b. Irwin, the San Francisco
agents.
The physicians attending Irwin stated
that though still i'll and in bed, he may re-
cover sufficiently TO come to the capitol
to-day, or be interOgated By the commit
tee in his room, if they consider his imme-
date examination absolutely necessary. A
subcommittee was appointed, and took
Twins testimony at his room. 1t will not
! be made public until the close Of the in
vestigation.
HonOrs 90 Royalty.
The President and Cabinet ministers re-
turned the visit of King Kalakaua to-day.
Gen. Sherman, who arrived here this fore
noon, accompanied the party, and spent
some time in conversation with the King.
Card receptions and other official courtesies
will be commenced tomorrow.
Supplementary Civil Rights Bill.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
to-day agreed upon supplementary Civil
Rights bill, taking that which last year
passed the Senate and is now pending in
the House as a foundation for it. The
only alterations made are the omission of
cemeteries, and the insertion Of provis-
ion for separate schools for whites and
blacks, with equipments and provis-
ons for instruction in all respects
equal. The appropriation of school
funds to be pro rata between
the races. An alteration is also made in
the matter of punishment for violation of
the law. Instead of the penalties being
cumulative, the House can make them
either civil or criminal. The chairman of
the committee has been instructed to report
the bill as a substitute for the Senate bill,
with the understanding that Mr.. White, of
the committee, shall offer his bill as a sub
stitute. The latter does lot prohibit separ-
ate accommodations in schools, railroads,
inns, etc, for the two races, provided the
accommodations are Of equal equipment
and kind.
what Irwin Did Say.
The substance Of the testimony Of Mr..
Irwin was this: He was employed by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company in various
capacities, from 1864 to Dec. 81, 1872, dur
ing the last portion of that time as meIA-
Der of the firm of Eldridge & Irwin, ageI IS
of the company at San Francisco, Cal. In
the winter of 1872, he was employed as
agent of the company for the purpose OF
procuring a subsidy for the China mail.
The contract was, most of il, in letters from
the company to Kim, by which he was to
receive certain sums Of money, in full of
all expenses, in obtaining the subsidy.
The amount to be paid was not to be final
ly liquidated until the entire service was
performed, as the expenses could not be as
certained until that time.
A Centennial Tea Party.
The Centennial tea party tonight, in the
rotunda the Capitol, attracted crowded
assembly. Among the guests were the
President and Cabinet, with King Kali
akaua, Judges of the Supreme Court, For
eign Ministers, officers Of the army and
navy, and Gen. Sherman and Secretary
Robson delivered addresses in the old
Hall of Representatives.
Indian Territory.
Clinton B. Fiske, Chas. E. Hammond,
B. Rush Roberts, and John A. Long, of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, who re-
Gently visited the Indian Territory, make
report from st. Louis, in which they make
The following recommendations: First,
a Territorial Government. whose ex-
ecutive shall be appointed by
the President of the United States, and
whose legislative body shall be elected by
the people of the Territory; second, the es-
Establishment of United States courts within
said Territory; third, delegate in Con-
greSs.
MuI ett's OmciaI shoes.
Cochrane, of Chicago, it is said, will be
appointed Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury Department, vice Mullett re-
signed.
Freedmen's Bank Securities
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The report Of the Commissioners aD-
pointed TO liquidate the affairs of the Freed
mems Bank is a remarkable document. IL
shows astounding and apparently corrupt
mismanagement, and affords the depositors
but very little hope. The exhibit OF the
assets contains some very curious entries.
Among them are these: James q. Berret,
President of the famous Washington Club
house, S2S,500, secured by law; Howard
| University, So, 900, secured by mortgage
on college lands of small value; L. III.
| Nichols, Treasurer, SlT5,0OO, secured
by an assignment Of con-
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| Central Branch of the Union Pacific
| Railroad Company; j. l.. kidwell, the
| owner ofthe KidWell Meadows, $1,000, Sc
cured by stock of the bankrupt Maryland
! Mining aud Manufacturing Company
! dhis is the Seneca Stone Company, and
! the stock is utterly worthiess); J. c. Ken
nedy, $4,000, secured by $4,000 Of the
| same Seneca stock; Hallett Kilbourn, who
figured so prominently in the District IN
| vestication, 5000, without collateral; w.
/ S. Huntington, Jay Cookies old cashier,
now dead, $500, no collateral; John D.
| Evans, $4,000, secured by District OF 20
lumbia securities of uncertain value; j. w.
Vandenburg, District contractor, Sl6O,OSS,
secured by almost worthless collateral Sc
| curities.
| The most astounding entry next TO that
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| This is the identical person who has at
tracted international attention on account
of his arrest in Cuba by the Spanish
authorities. The branch of the Freedman's
Bank at Jacksonville, Florida, loaned this
Dockeray S6.514 on security Of $1,000 OF
the bonds Of the Memphis and FL Paso
| Railroad Company. The bonds of the
company never had any practical value,
and the company itself never had subsian'
tial existence, except as one Of the extrava-
CANT chimers of John G. Fremont.
New Southern Outrage Committee
Speaker Blaine announced the two i'm
portant special committees which are to in
vestieate the condition of portion of the
South. OF these committees, one proceeds
to Vicksburg to ascertain the causes OF the
remarkable slaughter of negroes there. The
other has in charge the passages OF the
Presidents message which relate to the
South. The latter committee VIII doubt
I Alabama and IsOllSlana