The Portland daily press., 1875-01-22
WASHINGTON.
Pacific Mail Investigation.
Twins Revelations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Richard B. Irwin
being called and asked if he would give the
committee the names of the persons employed
by him in Washington said, in view of the re-
cent resolutions of the Pacific Mail steamship
Company and of other considerations he would
now give the names and amounts paid. In re-
card to the amounts, witness said he might
not be exactly accurate but was nearly so. The
following is the list: Chas. Albert $1,000; o. j.
Ayerll $40, 900; J. G. Berritt $4,000; E. H.
Cormick. does not recolect but thinks $500 or
$1,000: Amos B. Corwin $4,000; l.. E. Chitten-
den $1,000; B. II. Cheever $4,000; Hamilton G.
Rant S12. 600; John w. Forney $4,000; Sam'l
A. Hatch about 500, 600; 5. Il. !ngraham $l0.-
OOO. VIM, Moran, don't recollect; Alexander
w. Randall, $4,000; John H. Rice $2500; w.
b. Shaw $4,000; Chas. H. Sheriff. $500; John
q. Schumacher $500, 900; A FL. Whiting $780,,
900, Witness said the above list comprised
the names of all persons employed by him, aud
he knew of the employment of only two others,
namely. VIM S. King, to whom he paid $685.
600, and Richard S. Parsons, who was Stock
wells personal attorney. Witness paid Par
sons $4,000 on Stockwelps account He gave
Schumacher $275,000 in New York and sent
him So. 900 more in California. Hersey and
Bovd, assistant doorkeepers of the House, were
not employed by him. The amount paid to
them were gratuities, which witness bad over
looked in his former statement
The witness at this point asked to be ex-
cused until to morrow, on account of suffering
from i'll health, which was granted
Congressman Schumacher was then called,
Init upon his request was excused until r.
wins testimony shall have been completed.
Previous to Twins examination Congress
man Sypher came before the committee and
swore he never furnished any list whatever of
members of Congress to Garrison or anyone
else. He met Garrison accidentally one day.
and in answer to an inquiry about the pros-
poets of the Mexican steamship bill, jotted
down the names of twenty OF thirty Southern
,l,or bn ba haliavpd xvoul6 for fha
bill. His remark about blowing Garrison S
head off was purely ocular and was so under
stood by Mckay.
Witness was questioned at great length re-
specting his Endorsement of these checks and
certificates and about his connection with the
Pacific Mail Company and subsidy movement,
but said he could not recoect anything more
than he had already stated when heretofore
examined. The witness was then excused tor
the present. -,
newspaper men and others interested in the
testimony, and Irwiu's appearance and state
ments created sensation.
Mr.. Clark Bell read to the committee GER
tificate of the secretary of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co, that the records of that COM
pany have been faithfully examined and do
not show that either Irwin, Schumacher or r.
| q. Parsons were ever employed by the cOmpa-
| ny IN any capacity whatever.
Ex-Congressmau Voorhees, and Boyd Win
| CueSL6r b6SGu0u ludt tuo IcpOIto CouACOtiuS
| their name with hlleged corruption were false
| ard baseless.
| The committee at II o'clock went into secret
session in order to consider the letter received
| from Wetmore in regard to his Imprisonment
| and asking to be relieved from it.
Alter the committee had retired In private
consultation for some time, the doors were re-
| opened and John g. Schumacher recalled and
| questioned in regard to the checks and certil-
Gates of deposite bearing his endorsement and
apparently paid to him.
Witness in reply swore he had no recollec-
ton of ever seeing these certificates of deposit
or of drawing money on these checks. Schu-
maker also swoIe that he had no recollection
of ever stating to Irwin that he required $685.
900 additional, orthat he ever received that
sum. Witness never kept the business letter
received by him and has no copies OF letters
sent by him.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances fol-
to-day Currency $40, 255, 652; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S45 470 900; con 81, III 1881, including
coin certificates, 1923, 342,700; outstanding legal
tenders $3S2,0O0,000.
The Agricultural Colleges.
The report of the Congressional Committee
of Education and Labor on the condition and
management of agricultural colleges after dis
cussng various other matters in connection
| Herewith, concludes as follows:
| To the question whether persons OF color are
| admitted, twenty-nine colleges have forwarded
| replies. Of these fifteen report that such stu
| dents would be admitted nine that none have
| applied, but that they would not be admitted
because provision has been made for them else
| where, two that no rule prevents their admis-
| sion, and one that the terms of admission have
| not yet been settled.
| The committee recommends the adoption of
| the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Attorney General be re-
quested to report to the House what measures,
If any, should be taken by the United States to
secure from any state the fufilment of its con-
tract to preserve undminished the principal of
the fund derived from the grant of land made
by the United States for the support Of colleges
| Of agricultural and mechanical arts, and wheth-
er, in his judgment, the provisions of the exist
ing law are sufficient to afford remedy in the
mis-