Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
WASHINGTON.
Irwin Still Worrying the WAYS
and Means Committee.
Secret Conferences with the En-.
emies of the Pacific Mail.
Lewis b. Parsons Nominated as
Busteed's Successor.
A Caucus of Republican Senators
on the Condition of the
South,
Further Interference Deprecated
by the Majority.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The WAYS AM
Means Committee held an open session to
day, when Richard B. Irwin, in response Il
question, testified thst he paid no none,
| to any persons except for their own personal
services; that he had list of the names
] of such persons, but there is not among
them the name Of any person now or eve
a member or officer Of this House. Wit
ness reiterated his refusal to disclose the
name of any person whomsoever employed
by him, on the ground that all the counsel
and other parties whose services were Sc
cured were employed in the same confden.
tial character.
Pscihc Mail in Danger.
It Is ascertained that Irwin had LONG
interview last evening with the agent Of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and
that on Friday night he was closeted until
very late hour with another representative
of parties known to be bitterly inimical to
the present management of the Pacific Mail
Company. These interviews are alleged to
be very significant in view Of his refusal
to answer further questions put by the sub
committee on Saturday, and his continued
refusal to the full committee to-day.
Busteed's Successor.
Lewis E. Parsons has been nominated
United States District Judge Of Alabama,
vice Richard Busted resigned.
IrWIn's Testimony Made Public.
The full testimony of Irwin relative to
the Pacific Mail subsidy is made public and
occupies about eight columns. The main
points have been anticipated in previous
dispatches.
Features OF the Eames Bill.
The bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Eames to-day proposes to repeal all
taxes and stamp duties imposed by the In
ternal Revenue laws except such as relate
to distilled spirits. fermented liquors, to-
baccO, snuff and cigars; to increase the tax
en- distilled spirits ten cents per gallon, and
to repeal the second section of the act of
June 9, 1872, which reduced by ten per
cent. the duties on manufactures Of cotton,
wool, iron, etc.
The Discharge Of Irwin Explained.
The resolution of last Monday author
lied and procured Twins arrest in New
York, and bis detention here as a witness.
who had failed to appear before the COM
mittee in obedience to its subpoena; but,
having appeared and testified up to a GER
tain point and then refused to answer
questions, the House was applied TO for its
warrant to order him to show cause why
he should not be punished as a contuma-
cious witness. This presupposed his hay-
ing appeared before the committee. and,
consequently involved his discharge from
the former arrest.
The Supreme Court
will adjourn Wednesday next until Jan. Z.
What. Shall be Done with the South?
The Republican Senators held a caucus
this afternoon, at the solicitation of the
Southern Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives, at which the condition OF
the South was considered. Sena-
tors from the South advocated the
sending of troops to several of the
States of that section. They feared that
the Republican party was hOpelessly dead
unless decisive steps were taken during the
present session to put down the turbulent
whites. They confessed their Inability to
poll the white vote.
The Northern Senators did not endorse
the proposition, and some of them openly
themselves against further inter-
ference with the affairs ofthe South, saving
that they had lost many votes in the North
by it.
Senator Lewis, of Virginia, declared that
the Republican party had lost power in the
South because fO the bad character of
many of its would-be leaders and by advo-
cacy of the Civil Rights bill, which he con-
sidered most iniquitOus measure. The
South could only be carried for the Repub-
licsn party, as at present organized, by
sending soldiers enough TO prevent the
people from voting.
The majority evidently agreed with these
remarks, as, before vote was taken, many
Senators left the room, and Senator Nor
.On, who had been relied upon by the ex-
RENE Republicans, did not come to their
-elief