Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-24

View York CITY Municipal Salts.
NEW York. December 2i.-Two new
suits, growing out Of old operations
have been begun to recover Ave hun
drsd and twenty-five thousand dollan
for the city.
Pacific Nail Investigates.
CHICAGO, December IA special
says: In regard to the Pacific Mail in.
vessigation q strong subcommittee con.
sisting Of Kasson. Niblack, Beck and
Bprchard. has been directed TO cit In
New York with full powers. One OF
the first objects will DO to discover the
person to whom the $500. 900 check was
paid. Tho officers OF the Metropolitan
and American Exchange Banks will be
summoned. Kings evidence has al
ready been taken. It wa part Of the
testimony transmitted from the last Con-
grsss. In 1t King positively denied all
connection with the Pacific Mail affair,
and said he spoke to only n member
Of Congress, and that In jest, and that
member voted against the subsidy. II
tho check passed through the Park and
Metropolitan banks. It's passage wa
decidedly irregular. The original check
Ia here, and bears the payment
stamp Of NO bank. which would not
have been the case II II passed either Of
those banks. unless II wa paid in . very
irregular way. Rufus Hatch, Of the
Pacific Mail Company, who has the
check here, doubts the payment through
these. He says II was part Of the Har-
riott & Noyes transaction. Richard
Parsons was 10 have testified to-day, but
was called homo by death in his family.
He will testify that his only connection
was as an attorney. Richard @. Parsons,
Representative from Ohio, is said 10
have prepared a statement, to be made
before the Ways and Means Committee.
showing his connection with tho Pacific
Mail subsidy. At tho timo Of the pas
sage Of the subsidy Parsons was Marshal
OF the U. s. Supreme Court. His state
ment. II Is understood, will show that
ho received $500 from Irwin, tho Pa
ciAc Mail agent hore, who now stands in
contempt Of the Ways and Means Com
mittss. and sll, 500 from Mr.. 6tockwell.
President OF the Company, making in
all SIC. 900 received by Parsons for as
sisting in the subsidy.
Tariff Matters.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.--A special from
Washington says q careful canvass Of
the finance committees Of both Houses
shows the bill, restoring the coffee and
tea tax, will be passed. Consequently
there is no prospect Of any increase on
whisky. which is not necessary, to pro-
vide needed additional revenue. A lit
tie tariff bill will doubtless pass which
increases the revenue. Senator
Thurman says he has proofs Of eleven
important changes made in tariff laws by
revision OF the statutes.
An Important Omissien.
Another special says that California
Senators have discovered that the word
white has been omitted In tho Naturali-
zation Act. These Senators have al
ways opposed the removal Of this word,
o. II wal q bar TO tho admission OF Chi
nsse coolies, while there was a different
statute authorizing the admission Of
others OF African or Indian origin.
An Anxious nureau.
Tho decision OF tho United States
Supreme Court, to the elect that In.
dams are not owners OF the fec OF their
reservations, and may not cut and sell
the timber. because It is part Of the
gives the Indian Bureau much
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