The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-07
Arrangement of Irwin for Contempt at
the Bar of The House.
HIS LIPS STILL SEALED.
Testimony Of His Counsel and
Disbureing Agent.
PAYMENTS MADE IN WASHINGTON.
Names Of Persons Who We're Bribed Still
Concealed.
WARRINGTON, Jan. Q, 1875.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. 9, 1875.
Irwin appeared at the bar OF the House OF Rep.
resenatives to-day in the custody OF the Sergeant
alarms
The SPEAKER addressing Mr.. Irwin, said
alt is my duty under the order OF the House to
address to you this question Are you ready to
answer the questions which have been addressed
TO you by the committee and which you have here
tofOre refused to answer"
Mr.. IRwlN-I am not, Mr.. Speaker.
The SPEAKER-The witness IS at liberty to make
statement II he desires.
RwIN's REASONS FOR CONTINUING HIS SILENCE.
Irwin then proceeded to read the following
statement to the House,
Mr.. spE4KEaAI am not in contempt Of the House Of
.s he noue - ordered this in
which this House authorized the Committee on Ways
WA ask Ae FOR as the int win
copies Of the resolutions under which they were or
s& lsy dosa@ss.s psrpsIsns be The sssoS
Sn By Ss aous Of re the
Forty SECOND Congress The third was TesOa.
Of 4DH7s and
had been passed by House. would undoubtedly have
s By has
the sui hR R ses mo- Ssa 'ss se
snbstantiation Of Mr.. rLockwoOd's statement and
. ne isstm9ny taken during the FOrss-sssond
SSs y s oas4 Ct BY YAH Means n
NTH paper authorized the Committee of Ways and
s%a Il nn ,ass
examination before said COMMITTEES am ADVISED that
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the the S 81 s
eonmittes being confined to the raising and
s1S
hGse that TO
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on or Of ss s. h wa worlds d
% ne 81 these n "a. % S
pay any money any such person; that ihad no IN.
aSd as as Z eS ss sH
not was o Snss
w be yU N.Y. be most as ny
asdcnoa; Certainty that Committee Of Ways s and
ton to extent this inquiry over my tran
1 sf and
81 $sspe:ss sss 81 $sss,
m M .l with aF% Of bankers
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wsh ss IN New Sse e NJ
this had mo mote rgnt to they
truth and nothing but the truth am prepared to tell the
but when it comes Teys.ng matters which exist II
ne jurisdiction OF this committee andof this House,
she extent OF the inquiries put to stand upon my
my rights as an american etlzsn ana most
Slain any Intentional dsrespect for the authority OF this
In the second place. submit that neither the House
Of nor other in this land has
h liberty or q properly without due process lila law
9 n sSs 5 OPINION
the constitution framed in 1889 by the OF
we VIE
ns y am a sre
Is power in this country to punish any citizen for
tho ss IA Ma1a
s see s0p
So nesf there can told be mao ,h uon ns
can sS%ps wSssher mas OF has s0 nc
& as sous
contend IN vain on no man in this land would mat
BEEN orsed BY eSery conceivable nl but
the eT edS the BY h
honor or Of his conscience
consider TepS
which IN the course Of events has become ssary
ssss pS! which n. hoSss Sss never directed
N; s ns 5
other sources; that the truth Of my e answers 0
MALI @ a wSshsl
or ep spS &C. @ OF only e
effect II action The House may take in Insisting
disposal Of the SSmi'ss either yOlunary Tspy
Elssssd. a. iSis result except nose VINO are
ss;%s' n.y. :oss
b Evident to every impartial Imp member Of this noase
to insist upon an to these questions which II las
e be hs
have told the truth ana that truth viii stand 70 all
ture and all the powers OF win hurl themselves in
QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE HOUSE.
When Mr.. IRWIN had completed the reading OF
his statement, Mr.. DAWES, rep OF Mass, onered
resolution directing the Speaker to propose 10
the Witness the following questions:-
Nyst-Give the names of the persons whom You EN-.
a yoa the a Con-
one to aid procurns that SUBSIDY 70 any
The resolution was adopted, and the Speaker
proceeded to put the questions to Mr.. Irwin.
10 the first question Irwin replied, "Mr. speaker,
am COmpeHeO 10 decline uOln2 30, tOr tue reasons
which have already stated''
TO the second question he replied, 1.-TWO hun.
dred and seventy nve thousand dollars" (Sensa-
tion.
THE WITNESS REMANDED TO JAIL.
Mr.. DAWES then offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resolved, That Richard B. Irwin. having been heard
by the House, pursuant the order heretofore made
has tailed to show sufficient cause why he should not
House.
A long discussion then ensued on resolution
offered by h. H. Roberts, lrep.) OF New York, di-
recttng the Sergean v-aL-Arms TO keep Irwin In
custody In the common Jail OF the District Of Co.
lumoia. Finally the resolution was modified so as
to read:-
Resolved, That Richard B. Irwin be remanded to the
custody OF the sergeant AZ Arms to abide the further
order Of the House, and that while In such CUSTODY he
be permitted to be taken by the SergeaEtatArms be-
tore the Committee OF Ways and Means If he sha II de-
clare himself to answer such questions
lawfully nnf 10 him and while he shali go rnmnIn