The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-06
CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.


Richard u. Irwin on the 2ist appeared be-
fore the Committee OF Ways and Means, in
yestigafing the Pacific Mail subsidy business,
and tol,; to whom he paid the money. In IT.
CARL to the amounts, he said lac might not be
exactly accurate, but was nearly so. The fol-
lowing was the list: Charles Albert, $1,000
O.J Ayerill, $4,000; j. q. Berrett, $4,000;
T. III. Cormick, does not recolect, but thinks
$4,000 or 5000; Amos Ii. Corwin, $1,000; l..
u. Chttenden. 5000; IL. III. Cheever, 5000
Hamilton G.. FAINT, $4,000; John w. Forney,
$4,000; samuel A. Hatch, about $4,000; :.
X. Ingham, $4,000; VIM. Moran, don't
recollect; Alex. w. Randall. $4,000; John
ID. Rice. $500; Vim. b. shaw. $4,000;
Charles IL. sheriff.. 5000; John G. Schumacher,
s3Oo.0o0; A. Ii. Whiting, 100000. Witness
said the above list comprised the names OF all
persons employed by him, and he knew of the
employment of only two others, VIM. :.
King. TO whom he paid 1000, and Richard
4. Parsons. who was Stockwelrs personal At
torney. Witness paid Parsons $4,000 on
Stockwelrs account; he gave Schumacher
S270,000 in New York, and sent $4,000 more
from California. Jersey and Boyd. the As
sistant Doolkeepers Of the House, were not
employed by him. The amounts paid them
were gratuitous, which witness had over
looked in his former statement.
The examnat on OF Mr.. Irwin, in connec-
ton with the investigation of the Pacific Mail
subsidy by the House Committee Of Ways and
Means, was continued on the 22d. The wit
ness on this occasion recited sundry payments
made by him, in addition to those previously
mentioned. Among them were $4,000 TO
John M.Morris, OF the Washington Chronicle;
$4,000 or $4,000 10 Moran for writing let
tiers, ETC.; $4,000 to x-Postmaster-General
Randall, for the special purpose of buying off
Washington agents Of the combination Of the
New York stock operators, who were fighting
the Pacific Mail subsidy, while il was before
the Senate. He also corrected his statement
~ 10 the amosnt paid Samuel Hatch, which
was altogether about $4,000. Mr.. Irwin then
testified that he engaged Schumacher without
giving him any retaining fee, but with the I'M
Outstanding that Schumacher should be paid
500, 900 upon the passage Of the bill in con-
sderation of the services to be rendered by
him. Witness also swore that no portion Of
the money paid by him TO any person was
given to them with any understanding that
it should be used to influence votes, or be ex-
pended for electioneering purposes in behalf
OF any person. Witness never had snv such
understanding with any one, and has no
knowledge OF any money being so expended.
General Butler has introduced in the House
bill for postal telegraph system. IL pro-
vides that all Geographic lines Of communica-
ton shall be made post roads; prohibits prefer
ence being given TO any classes of business.
except Government dispatches when certified
TO by proper officer; provides that all tele-
grams shall be privileged communications to
the same extent that sealed letters now are;
requires rates for special kilograms to news
papers and commercial news associations 10
be the same, which rates shall be publicly dis
played, such rates In no ease TO exceed the
rates charged to the Associated Press and
other press associations ON the LIST of January
1915.
fire occurred in the Navy Department
building at Washington, ON the 25th, by which
large number of records and other valuable
papers were destroyed. The loss to the build
ing was about $4,000.
The President has approved the act to ena
bic the commissioner of Agriculture to make
special distribution Of seeds to portions of
the country which suffered from grass
hopper ravages during last summer.