Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-11
The PacsGc Mail subsidy.


THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION To De
CONTINUED.
During the last session of the 42f Congress II
having been charged that the management OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship company had used
500 coo in securing a subsidy from Congress,
the Committee OF Ways and Means was di-
rected 10 investigate the matter. A large mass
of testimony was taken, but Congress adjourn
ing before report could be made, a resolution
was adopted placing the testimony already
taken IN the hands OF the clerk, with direction
for him to present it to the succeeding Con
gress. his he did, and on motion OF Mr.
Dawes, the evidence previously taken was
again referred to the Committee on W4ys and
Means. At the last session OF the present Con
gress the matter y as not further inyestig4t 4ted
There having been divers damaging state
Dents regarding the management or the com
pany publicly m1fe by opposing directors, re-
Gently Mr.. Beck, OF the Wsys and Means Com
mittee. directed the attention of his fellow
members thereto, which resulted in an agres-
ment TO continue the Investigation.
This was begun this morning. Mr.. SAGE
late president of the company, was eKami ned.
He testified that in 1861, under the previous
management of the company, the SUN or
0OC0 was passed into the hands of one Irwin,
the agent AZ San Francisco, and nothing ap
pesred in his accounts az 70 how this money
Was Used, which satisfactorily presented Just
expenditure Of the funds. What had been
cOne with the money be was unable 20 st ate
Suit, however, has been entered against Irwin
to recover.
The investigation will be continued on Mon.
day, when Rufus Hatch, president VI the COM
paDy, will be examined.
THE CABINET met az noon to-day all the
members present, AM were still in session when
our report CLOSED.
MAJOR PHILIP r. FEFDALL, of the L.
Marine corps at the POrtsmouth, y. II station,
is to be detached December 10th and ordered to
report for duty ss feet marine officer Of the
European squadron, on board the u. ). S.
in the designation 20 thus important position
Will be appreciated in this, mis- native city
where be 10 warmly esteemed.
Personal -Yoshids Kigonari, the Japan
ese minister 20 Washington. left San Fran
cisco on Wednesday for the East, accom-
panied by his wife ana secretary of legation
h. do la RochetOncault, recently second
secretary OF the French embassy at Ma1rid. il
appointed frst secretary al Washington. ''''
Hon. James N. PendletOn, Represent Ativs to
Congress from tho western district of RhOd
Island, who has been seriously i'll for some time
at bis home in Westerly, will be able to take his
seat next week. The following are regis
tered at WIllard's:-CJlDnel s. K. Dickson, O.
A. De Graf, st. Louis; Hon. j. 4. WOolwOrt6
Omaha; Hon. &. T.. WOOlWOrth, BROOKLYN; r
stockton, jr., \ j.; Hou. Charles DuIf7 aud
family, Continental hotel, Philadslphi4: L. II
Portss, \. y; Marcus L. Ward, jr., \. j.; F
Ehbitt House TO dsy:-HOn. r. j. Oglesby, III:
Hon. ). ID. Mills, Mobile; Judge j. j. Green
oUgb, y. Y; Prot. T.. 3. Bruce, y. "; General
j. Van Voost, L. s. A; General r. Blakeley,
81. Paul; Hon. s. W. AIEcrd, Cal; Hon. J
Miles, Miss; Hon. @. l.. Cobb, \. g.; General
ham il still detained at his homo in NOE WIch
Conn, by indispositiOn.