The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19
Various MATTERS.
WASHINGTON.
Important Revelations Concerning the
Pacific Mail.

Pacific Mail. .,,-...
NEW YORK, Dec. ia Washington special
to the Herald has no doubt that Irwin will
make complete exposure OF the Pacific Mail
matter so far as he is concerned His testi-
mony is quite long as given to the sub com nit
tee. In reply to caution of the commits tee to
be careful as to his assertions, he said he might
tell too much truth, but all was truth viii CHI he
swore to- His exact language is as follows:
ITO meet squarely the general insinuations
which nnderlle all these details is to say that
everything have, which in any way represents
money, that ever belonged to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co.. l own by virtue Of written con-
tracts of which the company has or ought to
have copies, for services rendered. ALL the
money paid me by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co. in connection.with the subsidy, was applied
by me precisely in the manner aud for the pur-
poses intended by the company, namely, in
the compensation for services which resulted
in the donation to that company of $4,000, 900,
and which were rendered by many persons, in
cluding a number of gentlemen of talent and
ing three or four years.
Admitting that he employed gentlemen of
talent and experience, the committee will, if
possible, find out who the parties are who have
been professional lobbyists. buying and selling
the votes of members of Congress, and whose
services, as Irwin said. were of such value that
nobody had ever suggested that they should
lender them gratuitously, even cheaply, any
more than do the gentlemen who now serve the
Pacific Mail Company. OF the fact that the
subsidy was lobied through, Irwin made no
disguise. and in speaking of the allegation that
he paid money to a member of the appropria-
ton committee of the Forty second Congress,
he said he know personally that gentleman
was strenuously opposed to the subsidy, and 81 S
vote was not to be had for money, consequently
he did not attempt to influence him nor did he
allow any ou5 TO sell that vote to him. But
another phase of the lobby rather astonished
members of the committee, when. they were
informed that there was also another lobby, j n
which at least one Senator was pecuniarily in
terested in opposing the passage of the bill
granting the subsidy. ~ =
Irwin has rented commodIous quarters, ftte
up two rooms for offices, engaged stenographer
and clerks, and now has his private secretary.
He says he will fight it out if it takes till the
4th of March. ......., .-.,-...I.i r...t +.
Other Testimony on the Pacific Mani Sub
sidy. --.--
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-TheF Ways and
Means Committee assembled this afternoon to
continue the Pacific Mail investigation.
T. T. johnson, Secretary and Treasurer pro
tenn of the company in 1872 was called to assist
the committee in the examination of the books
and answer inquiries, both as to specific en-
tries and the general methods of office business.
Mr.. johnson, among other things, testitie
that on the 9th of May 1872, draft for $1,000
through Jay Cooke & Co., was gwen to Il. Il.
TdTSOuS. 'AOdlS Wtf6 -lOuLu tuUcACu VI -tiiC
books of 1923, 4S2, and $4,000 to Stockwell. No
report was ever made o the company how the
money sent to Irwin was expended, and Stock
we'll never informed the board that he had en-
ployed Irwin to look after the subsidy. There
were no entries on the books to show that any
part IF the $4,000 were returned. -,7e,. > II
F. w. G. Bellows, formerly Vice President
Of the Pacific Mail, certified. that private
checks for $780, 900 were sent to Irwin at WASH
ington. The latter replied that he had not re-
100000 A cheek for $50, O00io the order of
Charles Albert, witness thought covered part
of the money finally paid to Irwin. The
vouchers from Edridge and Irwin covered sun
dry expenditures in Washington. Witness did
not know what these expenditures were ~.
Other witnesses testified that the board of
directors voted to pay all legitimate expenses
in Washington to obtain subsidy, but otheIs
qualified this by saying that resolution only re-
ferIed to attornies. All of the testimony
showed that the affairs Of the company were
loosely managed by Stockwel who who was
President when the subsidy was secured
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day:-Currency, $14, 334, GIG; special. deposit
of egal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $40 $50 900; coin, SIG, 235, $50, including
coin certificates, $2l, 074 200; outstanding legal
tenders, 1882, 100000. BI'z .efifrib
1.sefg Various Matters. Tgs 'el18
Among the COMBINATIONS mau6 Dy tHe Oeu-
ate yesterday was that of the nomination of
II. II. Hamlin of Augusta, to be postmaster of
Augusta.
Hon. Ben. Wade and Judge Rice plead with
the Pacific Railroad Committee to-day to re-
port bill to guarantee the interest of the
Northern Pacific railroad bonds.
Tire Secretary of the Interior asks for $162,-
600 to feed the Northern Sioux Indians, and
the Secretary of War recommends an apprO-
priation of $3.50, 900 to convert smooth bore
cannon into rifled guns by lining of steel: and
like sum for heavy gun experiments. t'3
The House Committee on the Southern
States have appointed Messrs. Foster, Phelps
and Potter sub committee to go. to New Or
leans. ... zoe 4. @.
Nothing of Importance was done in the Ala
bama Claims court yesterday.
The Naval Committee of the House took up
the case of Representative Stowel of Virginia,
charged with selling cadetship. The testi-
1nony thus far makes no case. ft6
The reception given tonight in horror of
King David by the President, was largely att
tended and successful affair. 'is" wy ''