New-York tribune., 1875-02-04
UGGESTYONs FOR T4E GREAT LNVES7I
GfTION

TOO EARLY BY FAR TO CLOSE THE PACIFIC MAIi IN
QUIRY-sOME UNTRoDDEN PATHS or EVIDENCE
Gen. II. v BoyasOa in 1ts CftcHHda OaS'me - - e
No one who has watched the daily iabors or
the Ways and Means Committee in connection with the
Investigation OF Pacific Mail. will hesitate 10 eOnceeo
great Industry TO the Committee. Sl IT can haroy %
considered unfair criticism to assert that mnch
greater industry and pertnacty in uncOyering cue MAJ
tars m should have been exercised that tho
circumstances loudly demanded greater energy even
than has been already DISPLAYED. When once it mas
been established that at least $1,000 600 was used IN abd
around Congress to purchase certaln legislation abd
when OOOO has been traced into the hauds OF these
gentlemen to work up the House OF Repre-
senatives and the SeDate. 1t certainly becomes com
mittee charged with 50 grave matter 10 eavS no e,ew
untraced aud TO pursue every suspicious circumstance
developed and every rumor even, promising to throw
use unlimited power which the Committee nave Ior
examination IN direction Is TO oe euily OF nes
ect OF duty than which the annals OF Congress can fu
nsh nothing more reprenenslOle.
There no charge here that the Committee desires TO
avoid performances OF lts duty ~ qulte natura oas
gentlemen, pressed throughout the day win gree
variety OF other business are not as abe 10 make 'n
investigation thorough as II was their Ony duy hhh
it NAV be that the omissions In their partially nap haZ
ard mode OF investigation are not as apparent TO them
as 10 those whose business IL Is to look on dsy ana
watch and all indications attending the inquiry
Because this Is grave matter, most seriously conpio
missing the good name or the American congress- anu
because the gentlemen OF the Committee cannoI give
their whole time TO the investigation they ough no' 10
object 10 rev suSgssuons wIe, ~ tnortance hearing
the questions at issue For these reasons IL 10 sus-
l. That the Committee call for all teleerams In pos
session OF the various Offices here pertaining 10 Pacbe
Mail, transactions IN It's STOCK, tue
April and May, 1871 II VIII be objected tnat tnls 20 "a.
as members concerned, Will he LOOKING INTO tnef
private Affairs But honest member Of Congress eau
object and no member could nave Oeeh nonsst wlO,
while measure was pending ahectnE racine MAJ MAJ
stock upon which he must VOTE at tAe same tlme
speculauug in that stock
D. Let the brokers 10 New-York, 10 whom these tele-
grams were addressed be called to bring their BOOKS
and testify persons for whom they we're operatEe
g. Let Daniel Drew's party Ex-senator Harlan ana ai
asserted to been connected with the bear move
ment this stock be called aud made to answer as TO
their know ledge on the entries IN their hooks
4, Let Representative Parsons be recalled ana re-
oulred TO explain the full extent and all the crcum
stances attending his specuations with Mf st0ckweb
s. Let the notes Of DlOns testimony be written OIL,
in full, and made public. Unth they are, the COE'
mittee will he able TO free itself from the sis'
picion Of having suppressed important testimony. Es-
pecia let the names Of the two Republican members
who declined appear before the Committee and ex'
plain Diilons testimony be made known. Let hl:
Dillon be summoned aud reexsnlned, since ne s no" al
G. Call Edwards Pierrepont and question aim in regard
TO what he has done counsel OF the Pcllc Mall ana
whom and about Congress he consulted regarding 1T
and let the Committee allow nun no NOR, LtusSae, DC
cause he counsel, than was allowed Mr. ADer'' -
= Let Mr Cole be called. The check his order for
about $4,000 Of Writings money was found by the Com
mittee III December. Nj. Cole might nave oeen nero
g. MI Irwlns testimony has shown. beyond question
that the books and records OF tue Felu NAM Compny
will prove that several members OF the present nduas
ment who officials Of the company the tlme tse
subsidy procured had full knowl dge OF he methods
used to obtain It, These particular n aules account
aud resolutions though embraced Wlfnh tne recofds
/ called Tor by the committee, nave ne. bcJu plOuuNN"
Until these have been obtained and cN Mined the com
mitee can claim TO have exhausted even inc means
within very easy reach for throwing important hRh
! upon the subject matter OF the inquiry.
Mr.. Irwin, when on the stand, cdled IN VAN Iot
checks acknowledged to be IN the possession OF tne
Pacific Mail Company which he supposed would enable
him explain many items In an expenditure OF SiOOOO
Let these checks be examined.
Five weeks remain for work upon this Investigation
That already done never ustlfy any conmittee 10
say nothing the chief committee or Congress IN drop
ping this inquiry. If it closes now. the Inevitable yer
dict will be that at least ha1 nlo uoats "ys Paw
In the two Houses Of the American Congress- Nclther
the Committee OF Ways and Means, nor Congress lase
will ever able retreat from the flch neds
OF this investigation by talking never 80 Oudy ana VIZ
tuously abOut the pt8Dces already traced into tue
hands Of lobbyists wnen King Schumacher aud Whiting
the paym sters COngress-nandled tins hall million
and yet Oahie tue Committee.