, 1874-12-19


counts aud money transactions OF tho Company
III connection with tho passage Of tito subaldy
bill. Tho examination was protracted and mi"
nuto. Tho minutes Of the Company rhow that
shortly before tho 8ubsiay waa secured an order
was mnde authorizing StoekweA to mo Whatever
money might bo needed to engage couuscl. anu for
other necessary oxeongca+ james D. Smith. ono OF
tho present Directions, then n 1nosuhcr Of
tho Executive Committee, testified that
tho mannsera dill not suppoAo that
any n1onoy woNlM DO corruptly uscd
by Stoc!swoll. The utmost limit Of OK
pcnHcs which 1t was supposed would bo required
by tllat resolution wcs 310,000. This explena-
ton waa testified to BY other members Of tito
Direction. Tho cash aud check books show,
however. that
ABOUT ONE sr1LLfoN DOLLARS WAS USED,
There waa no gubsc1uout r2cord III tho possos-
sion Of tho Company to blow for what purpose
tli enormous a,1m wnH used. Tile associates Of
stockwell III tho Directory ewear that thoy did
hot know that any money hGd been spent Nntil
many months aftorwnrd. Tho ontiro effort Of
tho Pacific Nnil TitncaB0a wa2 to cast tho ro-
Eponslhty Of tho wrongful uao Of tile money OIL
Htockwuli. Quo thing }as beou esaablished be-
| yond question: 4 largo amount Of mone5 was
npcnt hero i'll honae WY to secure tho pagsn3e Of
ttlo subsidy bill, or waa stolen by lobbyiHts ua-
der falao ,,rotonsoa. Tho Committee have cou-
ollled tho general examination or the books.
1nwrHg TEs9lstoSv.
Tho subcommittee Of tho Committee on Wara
and aioana examined 1rw,n only about Ill hol.r
to-day Tho pllyScal condition Of tho ,Titnoss 10
surh that no longer examination could DO had.
Tic important fast accomplished today il I'LL
1oraeooa to have hoon tl,o presentation 70 tho
subcommittee Of AiH private accounts nnd check
book by Irwin. This lo did With tho rcscrya-
ton that mono OF the accounta whtcl. did
not refer to tho Pacific trnnnactton ntoald bo
considered presented. lie also doclinol to por-
init this book to bo considered ~ eridenco. The
! private account showed n tong list Of nNsaes to
whom irwin clAims that money was paid for
ucryiccs connected With tho subsidy. Tho
subcommittee cannot report To contonts
IL NOT III evidence. There is tho groatcst reti.
cence aa to tho namoB. Tno sub.committeo, iuat
before tllcir adjournment. arrived ut tho point
| winch ii
| rHE CLIMAX OF THEM 1SyEsTzd krross.
| They asked tho question whether hc hnl paid
| money to anybody, aud II Eo, to whom. Ihis
| question WIS probably suggested by tho
| private book. and abked to bring tho
contents in as, evidence. Irwin hnro9
| baggcl to 10 excused until Monday. Tho Com
| mittee declined to wait until Mondny, owing TO
| tho spocay approach Of the holidays. Thoy will
| examine him again tomorrow, and if he
should tlcclno to answer tl!o important 1uos-
ton, tho Conllnittoo GU 0londay will doubtless
| report him III contempt. Irwin limgaH 6aya
| that tho books Of tho Paei.ic Hail Company,
! which wero exhibited to-day, have been bui.se1.
They pay TINT tho cIserks do not correspond With
| tAo htuLa, un1 tlat siGlilar clocks to different
o:dcru nnd accounts wero substituted for the
| cl.evlis originally cut from tho STUBS and tlat
| tho lnlter Wcro destroyed.
[Io he Issociattd |,rsss1
| TESTIMONY oF coMpAEI OFFICERS.
Whsn,SaTos. D. G., Dec ls.-The Committee e
I Gil Wnyo uA1 Means this Afternoon exa.nined 4.
T. JoI,uson. Secretary OF tho paclc a1nit Steam.
| ship Company, with :oicrchco to the booRs. l!
| SG5U0 aud tho otloru a=grcsatDE 100000
| 1T tjrst they wero ntAe payable 10 tho order 0.
! \. j. Stoclwcii, und delivered to Vice-rreadoni
Iellowa, rho took thom to the room OF Stock
| well, tho President. bellows eullo back to the
Secretary in II few moments utld 6aid tLoy. wcrt
| to be ....s.~'
/ DRAWN TO THE onpgn or IRWIN.
This was t!oue mud tho original chccAs de-
alroyod. Tileso cilccfb wore naorncst by 1rWi,l
! No sxplanation waH given for tho change. Wit.
ncsallad no knowledge cf tho tra,ssnct!ons nyo!y'
Ing these amounts. There were no eMtrlcH n tl.s
bucks showing that a,'y l,art vi tue s75i ooo Wat
returned. On the lltl Of February, 1879. tho Tx
ncutiyo Committee WIS called, whom resolution
waB pnssel aa foI!ows: "Tnat tho lrckidont
in bis discretion. IN horoby authorized to esnplo,
conn,,cl Ana incMr s,eh othev ezpenaes III may bt
necessary iu connection with
[ MEASURES IoR an ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY
now pauGins before CongresB."
On tho 2lst Of February, tho minutes wcr
unanimously approved And lAsilel Dy tlo Bunit
OF Directors. After this, s6ao QUO were passcst t.
lin credit Of Irwin, md by him chee!iea ont
DAY Cookie Il Co.. wan siynn 10 Il. c. rarsous
and phnrgc.i to Etochweii. WitueBs, after fur
tlley esanns4.g tho books. said lo aluo found q
e..ry OF II loan to Htuckwoll for 923,A32. Al
| thcao itc1na wcre for tho same month, Ald src
rial luau to Stockwol OF $4,000. At tho Uunst
tic nsutcmons of tho President was, taas on'
$500, $1,000, OF $1,000 would bo necessary
Iia waa authorized to draw for 1t. No otae
objects thaw those stated in tho resolution wor
| the., mentioned. Tic President said tho amoll
would ho required for
from tho Treasury Department. ni1oHt the con
| nlorco Of Chiuu. japan, aud india for the IN
, formation Of Congress Aad tue public prcs'
with tl!ohe cp1utrloa. No ropurt Maa oyer llad
aa to low tho money waa expended. 6tockwe
nover Informed Tho Eoard ho had employed L
wjn TO look after tho subnldy.
Tor 90, UO0 to DO drawn to the ordor of Charlie
Albert, to bo c},assod to aiessra Elatidge al,
Irwin. Ilo did not luow whether nuy agcoEl
had beon tondored covering silia money. Nn III
| by Paraouu, nor did ho know tdat Parsons w
. al agent of tho Company. 1lo only hoard ths
Parsons had personal rotations wltl stoclwell.
II. O. 7. NELLoWs TESTIFIED
i TINT l!o ,YaB Iice-l'rostiont ol tho Compaf
rouding tho application for subsidy. He conill
, / tho testimony OF tho Secretary III to tho drawn
y Of tlIo chcuhs. Tho checks wcra upnt ts' 1rfY
/ ii Wanhiugtou, accompanied by private lotto
l, Witness did not know whit tho expenditures
/ Washington woro for. Witness haylng; . bee
: looIi cx,1cutloI l.oro aa charged to tho sa
i Irnnc!uro Agency, replied that 10 thought n.st
]. money was clarsod to profit md loHI* ltn GOV
II not say how mitch, bit nuppossd about soo, u
" $Gu,0Q0.
t | GEORGE s. HCCrT
testified that he bud baen Director Of tho Con
n pany since May, 1879. and 'aa elected VIC
n piepldent last May Hs had no connection 'sl
!; tho Con,pauy previous to that time. thereto
q Ind no knowledge Of what took p!aau dutii