, 1875-01-25
WASHINGTON.
The Expense Of Expos
ing official Cor
ruption.
The Government Bills for the
Pacific Mail Inquiry.
TrBin on tho Defcnsfvc---Nlr.
Kings puslIlanimous
Runaway.
The Democrats Working Quietly Tor an
Extra Session. ...Tho Army
! Appropriation.
District Property-0wners Not
| Anxious for the Suf-
| frage.
Fear Of Rins-RuIc and Control OF tue
Ignorant Negro Vote.
Dawes Luck---The Recusant Witness.
es.--Senator TIurman's Cup OF
Cold Water.
Good Cheer at Wormley 's--'senatorla
i epats--.Society Gossip.
Fear of Rins-Ru1o and Control OF Tue
Ignorant Negro Vote.
nawes' Luck---The Recusant Witness
es..-Senator TIlurman's Cup OF
Cold Water.
The Jcwc1ls' German.


FAkjFlls lNAl1
EXPENSIVE.
sDecfuE Dt,ratch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WAs11lSo1oJ, D. c., Jaa. 2i.-Tle EXPENSES OF
the Pacific Null Investigating COMMITTEES ars
very great. Under tho present 1aw, 1t ia neces-
nary to send Deputy sosgeant-nt-A1ms to aub-
pceua every witnose aa the service cannot DO
louo by mail or telegraph. The consequence is
that tho expenses Of this Investigation mag not
be much lcaa tnan thoso Of tho largo Southern
Investigating Committee In past years tie
money spent by son,o Of these latter committees
has 1eacned the sum Of $50.
DoHN r1ArT
may have another opportunity to toll tie Com
,n3ttee On Ways aud a1caus what l,e don't know
about the racf'c Mail uubsidy. THIS morning
in lis paper, referring to tho parable Sam Ward
re,ated to tho Committee, ho says: "Eow,
Uucla Samuel kucw that tho exact amount used
in thia way uas flfty-two el,ooo bills.
Now, thon, for tho hungry King Of
Spnin lont In tho woods, read BtockNcll Of tho
Pacific Mail; for tho eook, road Richard u. IT.
win; aud, for tho ffty-two earlcss pigs, read
jfty.tuo uembers OF tho House, aud tue 'noral
OF tho fabo comes to tho aurface. Iah1ug eight
Of tile Committee Into the gallery OF the 1onRs,
tho cook eau count them out 1lfty.two carleas
pigs-members Of Congress three left in
tho Committee ROOM"
The impression prevails that Irwin will not
make any further important disclosures. but will
nlace all responsibility for payment Of money
nnon Htochwoll. A lawyer Of the Souate, WHO
has analyzcd 1rwin'B testimony, sayB that 1t ID
yery careful and ingenious: that the whole bea:-
ng Of it is to make defense for h{msolf In tho
pondiug suit in New Iork; that no limo Of IT..
thus fur, In my way diroclly cEiminatea hlmsol.
IMMUNITY FROM ARREST.
| In tho matter OF tho arrest Of Whitclaw Reid,
| it has boon discovered that tho Supreme Court
| Of tlis District have unanimously decided that q
| Witness In attendance upon a Congressional
committee ia axompted from arrest whlc going
| 10, in attendance upon, and returning from
| Washington, Tho decision refers to both civil
aud criminal suits. but thcro is limitation on
had. Tho Court aaid that witnose has In thia
! roppcct exactly tho samp privileges rs d Con.
| grosHmhn. According to this precedent, the
criminal notion against Reid tanst fail, but the
civil suit may ho prosecuted: Either suit conld
have been brought in Now York In the Uuitol
| States Courts.
1t Ia evident, did mt imagine TINT the Commit
leo OH Way1 aud Means would como 10 clost
| upon his track. lie went to Now York dlr1uf
| tho holidays on tho eatne train that tho May,
| aud Means Committee did. 11o Uai1 to one o.
the Committee that, il thny intended to call hin
again, ho wanted it dona bofo1o January. as h'
| nfiould spend that month in st. Paul. Tho mem
bsr understood thai King Intended to descr
Ramsey and thea AimHelt slaud NJ q canddat
for tbs senate. That same week the COMMITTEE
discovered his checks.