New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-31
REMARKS OF RUFUS HATCH.

DEBATE BETWEEN TIE MANAGI%G DIRECTOR AND
TIE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Hatch, Managing Director of The Pacific
Mail Company, the conclusion Of Mr. HaSaGss state
mcnt addressed the Committee.
Mr. Hatc.-I would call your attention to an agree
mcnt made with Inc by tho Chairman Of the sub-Com-
mt,eo which reads as follows, page 81 Of your books:
Ru Hatch again appeared the Committee and sa Gentle
the COMMITTEE am here at your Tqnts ana w G SGr O
,. Ga me- after public e1,mnnon which %us
were rcn lr The books ard and dil So SSw as
have to ask you wh Mr. rws testimony taken may have
tie same privilege his attorney had u beng present at the sIa'
nation so That NAV know just whatshi' testimony Is"
nus was tho reply OF the Chairman, Mr.. Dawes
tb, regd to that, When We have flushed tskns
Commre rmen dre to here It, and then
member Of The s be be Gentleman
IL a. of course, proper that tho whole Committee
should have the opportunity to put any question they
please to him after having heard the testimony which
the sub Committee has taken. was there Ton Monday
morning IA agreed, to hear Mr.. TWINS testimony
This was on Friday and there the following Mon
dav Mr. Irwin into tho room, and after the ex-
animation declined to on further 1t was thought
propor by the Committee that bis testimony should
then be submitted to the House.
Mr.. Burchard-The agreement here was that when we
GOT through taking Mr. Twins testimony In private we
would read tho full COMMITTEE and then you should
have opportunity to Question Ane ieatmohy, now
pyer was not finished, because he refused 10 answer
certain queries aud he Is now under examination before
Mr. Waich-But he doesn't seem to have been exam
incd much since that morning when you lett anu re-
ported TO Congress.
Mr Beck-I Will say that this conversation had
with YOU on Friday evening. On saturday morning the
subcommittee went to the room vi 0l Hatch, he being
Mir. Hach-No, Sir beg your pardon gentlemen,
was not unwel
MIR. Bcck-Of course, don't Gean you, Mr.. Hatch.
Mr. Hatch with laugh in which some OF the men,
a. Iul- Wall no
MIR Beck-Wcll, as said, went TO the room. and he
DECLINED TO answer certain questions put HIN. We
then nut some questions TO MIN before the whole Com
mItiee Monday morning when you we're present,
reported those facs to tile House. The House took
action, ordering the Sergeant al Arms TO DlnS him To
the bar OF the House lo was then taken SICK as GER
ned TO by his physicians you present to hear
Mr.. Hatch-No; wasn't present..
Mr. Beck-In the House vi Representatives.
Nj. Hatch-Dh yes. was.
going through the process OF proceedings for contempt
We could not further and his testimony Is
yet compieed Now what Is Tue Object Of making this
Mr.. Hatcl-rhc object Is simply this. HIS testimony
was only made public through the NewlOrk papers on
Tuesday, except that portion where he refused 10
answer. Now, want both OF us turning 10 Mr. Beckl,
before The points simply here, thai this
tmOny which was agreed to be furnished me directly,
only got when 1t cauie back to the Newiork papers
Tuesday evening
Mr.. Beck-Are you not also aware that the testimony
was not published in fun until this Committee came
here and that copy OF II was furnished to Mr. Bell,
your attorney, on Saturday. as soon as We arrvedi
Mr.. Halch-Icchnlcally You are correct; but II was
published in the daily papers.
Mr.. Burohard-We have notGing to do with what the
Associated Press published.
Mr. Hatoh-That In just whore the Joke comes in
Mr. Bsok-There 10 no joke about 1t. Didn't you
Saturday got The Rroossdnzs VI tho CVmmittes. with