The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-17
WASHINGTON.
PACIFIC NAIL sTEAMsHIP COMPANY IN
vRsTIGATIoN.

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Ways and Means Committee resumed the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company inves-
tigation this morning, The books were
examined and 1t Is asCertained that they
show that on the 2lth of May, 1872,
$O5O,OO0 was loaned by the company 10
firm Of New York brokers; that on the
9Th OF September following the firm re-
turned 5000 oil this sum, and that on
the same day President StoCkwell drew
the 100000 out of bank and charged II
TO Oliver Eldrldge and Robert B. Irwin,
San Francisco agents.
The physician attending Irwin stated
that though still i'll and in bed he may re.
cover sufficiently to come 10 the Capitol
to-day, or be interrogated by the CON-
mittee in his room, II they consider his
immediate examination absolutely neces-
sary.
a subcommittee was appointed, and
took lrwins testimony at his room. II
will not be made public until the close
Of the investigation.
IRwIS's TESTIMONY IN THR PACIFIC MAIL
CASE.
The substance Of the testimony of Irwin
was this: He was employed by the Pacific
Mail Company In various capacities from
1864 to December 81, 1872, during the last
portion OF the time as q member OF the
firm, Eldridge & Irwin acting as agents OF
the company at San Francisco. In the
winter OF '12 he was engaged as an agent
OF the company ior the purpose of pro-
curing a subsidy for the China mail. The
contract was mostly in letters from the
company to him, by which be was to re-
ceive certain sums of money in full OF the
expenses In obtaining the subsidy. The
amount 10 be paid was not to be finally
liQuidated until the entire service was
performed, as the expenses could not bu
asCertaiued until that time.
BLACK HILLS MINRs.
A report from Indian Agent Bingham,
dated November 25, from the Cheyenne
River Agency, states that he Ia in pur-
suit OF the white men going to Black
Hills. Agent Bingham ia accompanied
by military force from Forts Rice and
Sully.
A CLAIMS SUIT.
In the Court Of the Commissions for
the Alabama claims to day Gen. CreswelI
and Judge r. M. Carmine argued the
case oil the whale ship Splendid, which
was driven out OF the Arctic ocean by
the Shenandoah, which caused the break.
ing up OF the voyage and loss of outfit
and investment, amounting to many thou.
sands Of dollars. The United States de.
INJURED and denied the right OF the own
erS Of the Splendid to recover under the
law, GLAZING that there could be no recov.
cry except for property destroyed. To
this Carmlne replied that the act pro-
vded Tor two classes Of claims, fret those
which result from partial loss; wherever
there was proof OF actual loss recovery
followed as matter of course. The
court held it under advisement. The
same gentlemen will argue the interesting
question OF the right oi British subject
to participate in this fund for a loss occur
ing on an American vessel, the subject
being resident Of the United States
when the loss occurred. and has 60 con-
tinued ever since.
A CENTENNIAL TEA PARTY.
A centennial tea party tonight in the
rOtunds Of the capital attracted q large
crowd. Among the guests were the
President and Cabinet, with King Kala-
kama, Judges of the Supreme Court, For
egn Ministers, officers Of the army and
navy and General Sherman. Secretary
Robson delivered an address in the old
hall oI tie House OF Representatives.
NOMINATIONS.
John D. Parmly, Leroy r. Miner, Joel
Il. Wicker and George W. Schnelly have
been appointed Internal Revenue store.
keepers for the 9th District Of Illinois, and
Henry II. Miller, AlonzO P. Johnson, Geo.
Ekins, Jesse L. Ekins and Benz. Babcock
gaugers for the same district.
VISITING KING KALAKANA.
The President and Cabinet ministers
returned the visit oil King Kalakans TO-
day. Gen. Sherman, who arrived here
this morning, accompanied the party and
spent some time in conversation with the
King. Gard receptions and other official
courtesies will be commenced tomorrow.
King kalakana will visit Congress on
Friday.
| LIN NlNlL hl0nId BILL,
The Committee on Judiciary to day
agreed upon a supplementary civil rights
bill, taking that which last year passed
the Senate and is now pending in the
House as a foundation for il. The only
alterations made are the omission of Gem.
eteEIeS and the insertion OF provisions for
separate schools for whites and blacks
with equipments and provisions for in.
struciion in all respects equal; the appro
priation of school funds to be pro rata bo
tween the races. Alteration is also made
in the matter of punishment for the Vio-
lation of the law. Instead OF the penal.
ties being cumulative, the House Commit.
tee makes them either civil or criminal
The Chairman Of tkG Committee has been
instructed TO report the bill as q substi-
tute for the Senate bill, with the under
standing that while he shall offer his bill
as substitute, the latter docs not pro.
hibit separate accommodations in schools
railroads, inns, &c, for the two races,
provided the accommodations be equal,
REPORT OF THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS,
Clinton B. Ficke, Chas. Z. Hammond,
B. Rush Roberts, and John A. Long, Of
the Board Of Indian Commissioners, who
recently visited tho Indian Territory,
made report from ST. Louis, in which
they made the following recommenda.
tlons:
FiSt-ATerritorial Government whose
Executive shall be appointed by the Pres,
ident Of tho United States, and whose
legislative body shall be elected by the
people Of the Territory.
Second-The establishment Of United
States Courts within said Territory.
Third-A delegate in Congress.
Cochran, oil Chicago, it is said will be
appointed Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury Department vice Mullett re.
signed.