The New York herald., 1874-12-17
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WARRINGTON Dec. Is, 1874.
sa9ree9cnts I'm the Republican sena-
t0rial Cauc us-NO United Policy Ar
rived At.
1t had been expected that an adjourned session
OF the republican Senatorial caucus would be
called for to- morrow, but IL has been found mpos-
sible for the subcommittee appointed at the pre-
vious aessaons OF the caucus to prepare their re-
ports. These sub-c0mmittees consist OF commit
tee TO consider financial policy to be adarte by
the majority at the head or which Ia Senator
Sherman, a committee on Southern Affairs, at the
head oil wRich Is Senator Morton. and a camntttee
on internal improvements, at the head OF which Is
Senator Window. These subcommittee have
found 1t dif1cult to agree They all held meetings
to-day, and were Ia session for some time, but
with a barren result 1t Is possible that another
caucus may be held by Saturday, but II IL not tn
probable that none VIII be held till after the
Christmas recess The great cifiicuty has been In
coming to q decision Ia regard to Southern affairs
and the question OF in ternaI improvements, rs the
sub-commttees and division OF sentiment nard
TO reconcile.
The House Snubs Mr.. Kei1ey's Finan-
cfal Monstrosity-The Appropriations.
Tne House began this morning with a vote which
shows that the Kelley bl is no longer TO its mind.
An effort was made TO bring up this measure for
further discussion, but the motion to 20 into COM
prevailed By 90 to %. The result vas duh but
useful day, In which various appropriations were
cut down, changed or passed, and the debate in
terested chiefly those who took part III 1t.
The District OF Coiumbia NIL POST
pOned-Objections to the Proposed
Scheme OF Government.
In the Senate the District Of Columbia Dill, hav-
ing been at last read through was, on motion Of
Mr.. Bayard, laid over until next Monoay. Mr..
Morrill, first explained some parts Of 1t, and ar
gued that 1t was not originally INTENDED that the
residents OF toe District should exercise the right
OF suffrage, but that its government was to rest in
Congress entirely. To this, however, several Sen
ators did not agree, and the people here, or at
least some OF them, wish to retain Represen-
tative in Congress. Mr.. Bayard thought 1t Just
that the people OF the District should be heard be-
fore the bill was adopted. He doubted also the
propriety OF letting Congress assume the debt OF
the District, and added, what was generally felt
10 be true, tnat the Senate was not inclined to
consider the bill at this time The fact Is that the
extraordinary length oil this charter frightens all
but the most energetic Senator'S. and this may
cause It's failure,
1rwin's Connection with the Pacific
Mail scandai-His Coming Statement
HIS Illness Genuine.
part or the Committee OF Ways and Means had
irwin on hand to-day and satisfied themselves
that he is really III and tina. he had and has no
Intention to run away. lie IT, therefore, purged
OF his contempt. IL is suspected also that the
committee are satisfied tnat they Will not get
much out OF irwln Not that he refuses to answer,
but they have authority TO ask only a limited
range OF questions, while he Is naturally indis-
posed to tell them more than ne Is obliged to. He
Is ready, 1t IL said, 10 make open aght with the
company, II they wish concerning his transactions
4rra mil fhnrV hnsIg ..f.xt
gressional committee Is competent TO try such
case. He asserts that whatever he did was done
ny the full authority or the company, and
shows by documents or by the record or the
company that on the 7tn OF February
1872, the Executive Committee exercising by
. provision or the bylaws the full power OF the
Board OF Directors passed resolution autnorlz-
ing the President, A. T.. Stockwell, to expend as
much money as IN his judgment might be neces-
sary to procure subsidy; that on the 18th, Elk
days later, a preliminary order was signed, under
which he acted, and which appears to have been
IN the nature or a contract, by which he agreed
10 come here and secure the subsidy, and that the
next day the action OF the Executive Committee
was confirmed at a meeting OF the full Board.
IRWIN also has letter rom Theodore T. Johnson.
pccietary OF tae company. dated December 10,
io1s' ana directed to him az che Hoffman House,
which is In these words:-
DEAR SIR line Board OF Directors this day d.
rected tnat the suit against you lie postponed and
appointed special COMMITTEES OF three fo meet
you ana near your statement pertaining TO the
uestlons inyolYed Tue Chairman requests me TO
Jnl0rm you tnat tne committee Will meet you at
tnis ofice at any hour OF the day goa may name.
between now ana next Tuesday
To this be replied In substance that he would
meet the committee as soon as other engagements
allowed, and within q lew days. Twins state
ment to the committee will probably be the same
as the one which he made last April on this auh
)ect, namely, that "all the money paid me By the
Pacific Mail Company In connection with the sub
sidy was applied BY me precisely In the manner
and for the purposes intended by the company
namely, In compensation lor services. which re.