The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-22
WASHINGTON.
TESTIMONY OF RICHARD B. IRWIN ON THE
PACIFIC NAIL sUDslDY.

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y win was asked will you state with refer.
! euce 10 your testimony before the Sui
Committee Saturday whom you did em.
/ ploy 10 help you in procuring the sub.
sidy.
Answer-I neither employed or prom.
ised nor agreed 10 pay, nor had any
understanding with any person that he
should pay money to any members Of
officers Of this Congress, or Of the 42d
Congress, or any person subject 10 the
. Jurisdiction Of this House.
. Question-Plesse give the names Of
, those persons whom you did employ.
, Mr.. 1rwin-I must decline for further
reasons given the Sub Committee, and
also for an additional reason which will
now state. Some discussion here arose
whether Mr.. Twins statement to the
J Sub Committee, including the four rea-
sons referred 10 should be read 10 the
iull Committee AMI be made public. Il
: was finally decided that they should not
be read in public, Mr. Irwin then pro.
ceeded to state as his fifth reason for de-
clining 10 answer, that the Ways and
Means Committee have not been author
lied or empowered BY the House TO ask
questions.
Question-Will you state to the Com
mltIee what portion OF the $75O,OOO you
put In the hands Of other persons 10 aid
you In your work.
Answer-1 raid the whole amount l
received 10 other persons whom l EN-.
ploYed.
Q. Will you state what was the largest
sum paid TO any person!
A. decline.
Witness then, in response to other
questions, testified that he had paid no
money TO any person except ior their
own personal services; that he had q list
containing the names OF such persons, but
there is not among them the name OF any
person now or ever members or officers
Of this house. Witness reiterated his re-.
iuSal to disclose the names Of any persons
whomsoever employed by him on the
ground that all counsel and other parties
In the said service were secured and en-
ployed in some confidential character.
The chairman then stated that Irwin
could be excused for the present while
the records Of his examination were be.
ing written out for presentation to the
House. Whereupon Irwin said, am in
very weak condition as the committee
have crowded me and my memory this
morning, and l desire to be allowed to
revise and correct my testimony before 1t
is made public.
The chairman assured him he should
have the privilege, and the committee
then went into secret session.
The House Committee on Elections to.
day decided to report resolution declar-
ing Snyder, the Republican sitting mem
Der from the Second Arkansas District,
entitled TO his seat, and dismissing Bell,
the contestant, from the same.
MIR. Porter, candidate against Repre-
sentative Stowell for Congress, and who
made the charge that Stowell had sold q
cadetship, In spesch several days before
the election, stated 10 the investigating
committee to-day that all he knew OF the
matter was what Graham, who received
81 200, had told him.
THE PRESIDENT WILL PROCLAIM.
The President will issue a proclams-
ton commanding all turbulent and dis
orderly persons in Warren county, Miss
10 avoid the tranSgresSion OF the laws and
to repair to their respective abodes with.
In five days.
II AN ARTFUL DoDGER.
A prominent member Of the Ways and
Means Committee in conversation to. night
on the coming publicity Of Irwin's testi-
, mony, said il was now apparent that
Irwin had studiously deceived the sub.
committee by an appearance OF candor,
and by framing his answers so as not only
to lead them to suppose that he would re-.
ply TO all further inquiries, but also that he
was fully authorized by the directors Of
the company to expend immense sums Of
money TO secure increased subsidy. The
member said this impression had been
artfully produced, but was wholly contra.
dicted by the testimony subsequently
given before the committee showing that
the resolution authorizing Irwin's employ.
ment was passed by the Executive Com
mittee and ratified by the Board oil DIrec.
tors only upon the repeated assurances Of
President Stockwell that 1t contemplated
an expenditure not to exceed $4,000, and
to be only for counsel fees and other
legitimate expenses such as entertain
ments, &C.
1t is ascertained tonight that Irwin
had an interview last evening with an
agent Of tho Central Pacific Railroad
Company, and that on Friday night be
was closeted until very late hour with
another representative oi parties known
10 be bitterly inimical 10 the present man.
agement OF the Pacific Mail Company.
These interviews are alleged to be very
significant, IN view Of his refusal 10 an.
swer the further questions put by the sub,
committee on Saturday and his continued
refusal before the full committee to-day.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE sUpREMR COURT.
The Supreme Court will adlonrn on
Wednesday next until January 7th.
PROPOSED TARIFF CHANGES.
The bill introduced in the House by
MIR. Eames to-day proposes to repeal all
the taxes and stamp duties imposed by
the internal revenue laws, except such 40
relate 10 distilled Spirils, lermented
liquors, tobacco, snuff and cigars; 10 In.
crease the tax on distilled spirits ten
cents per gallon, and to repeal the second
, section Of the oct Of June 9th, 1879,
which reduced by ten per cent the duties
on manufactures OF cotton, wool, iron,
&c.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate today confirmed A. B.
Axtell Governor oi Utah Territory.
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