, 1875-01-12

to Bmith ro1. Of bills and left tho of!eo.
The witncsa remarked, jocularly, Isn't
that tho mucl, for one man to carry off3" and
ncn; Smith replied in the same vein, ~ can't
divi1c: alavo to pay this out." Was sure this
Gen. Smith was not ticB II. Smith or 1}alay"
Smith. Thinka IL lnore than likely TIM: tho rer-
aun wna Morgan l.. Smith, bllt had dnnbtr fns
tho reason that Morgan l., Smith, being #"
liberal man. would not probably lAro nsrtl f.
moro than tl,anks. suppose Its oilira Wilt Hi IN
nse cf merely because l'o was k''"nn = ';'s
HoSEA ". PARKER,
Congressman from Now Hampshire. tsuttisi
that lie mover WAS approached BY angbotly oEs tho
subsidy question. lid not remember exactly
wi,at ho Ind rad to Congressman Storm but tho
inter must hayo misunderstood him.. The Wit
t,esH had all indiEtinct recollection that, when
coming down tho steps from tho ladios' gallery,
whom tlc yotc waa being taken on tho subsidy,
ho overheard aono men aging something TO tho
effect that congressman WHO did not vAns TO voto
for tho subsidy need mt yotu at all.
Sir. Beck-Dons you think these tncn wero
tnlking at you? .......
"Wc!t, that n,ay bo. don't know A =
matter OF fnct, ha WAS recorded as voting against
t:zo subsidy ovcry time, and all tho way through.
THE wIrHEas ALERT.
ClInrfes Albert informed tho Committee that
ho still declined to answer until compelled by Or
der Of tho House. Tho Committee adjourned.
In tho llouso Nfr. DaweB presented tho cass OF
tho rccusant witness in tho Pacific Mail inyosti-
CATION, Charles Albert who declincd to ausNor
certain questions OH tho rlen Of privileged Conn
}Io olrGred resolutions for the arrest
Of Alert, and bringing him to tho bar OF tho
l[ouse for contempt. Tho resolution WAS agreed
to. md Albert WAS almost immediately brought
into tho House In tho custtdy Of tho Sotgeant-at-
Arms, and the Speaker asked him Whnther no
was ready to answer tho questions Of tho Conf
Mitteo.
Alert replied "on receiving an order OF tho
House that shall ansn or the questions, l am
ready to answer"
lilo following was then put, to Abort BY The
Speaker: "Will you stats to the Committee tho
ialncs Of tho persona to whom you distributed
the si00,5O0 Of money belonging to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company at tile direction OF
Irwin; also, tho nanlo Ut tho pcsson who intro
duced these persons to your"
Answer-''I will on being ordered by the
House." Aber. was then taken before tho Com
rnittce OF Wnya and Means.
5Ga. 900 ACCOUNTED FOR.
Tho Committee met again this afternoon.
when Abort, boing ordered by tho House to a,-
lnSer questions propountlca, said TINT noverely
1ohIso, garo him another opinion on Saturday,
to tho OBJECT that as he (Abcrt) acted in merely
financial character, and not as counsel. lo could
nnEwcr questions Aa to whom he pad money
lio then gavo list of The po,sons to whom ao6 10
gave money, including MacFnrland. ~. 900 !;
il. Corwine, $500: ]. II. Morris. ai.5u0 J. G.
narrott, $1,000; Ii. G. fans, s9oooi Don
1'iatt $4,000.
rEatnEs r11rsE THERE wEnr TIE FOLLOWING !:
Il. G. pa1sone, s1,500; .. J. Avcrill. $4,000 !;
$500; William Moran. $500; Charles Abort,
$1,000 Chitsendcn. $1,000; MoCorulck. $500 !;
1ngrahan, $1,000; John lloyd, $4,000 !;
total, $40, 900. dlshursel between March
end fept: 6. 1s12: Hersey was
the Ilouse OF Representatives Jolin Boyd,
Assistant -Doorkceper OF tho House, ard was in
troducel 10 Abort by Hersoy. Chlttenden MAS c
lawyer.
ulat service ho rendered. IrHin, and replied
| that Irsin wanted sotno papers aud pamphlets
| to reach tho lands Of certain members. and ho
| delivered tliom. Tho tnonccY WIS Gratnlty,
Irwin was III the habit Of calling members out.
JOHN u. MEnnEy
testified that he was q messenger in tho Forty
second Congress, and received from Albert
S11 1,g00. Iie lad boen attentive and courteous
to Irwin, and brought him around to the House.
! Tho money was au agreeable surprise. Witness
WAS now a meBse1ger Ut tho House OF Eepro-
o. J. AvEn1LL
that ho received tho money IN Irwin's room. IT.
| win said A. ". Randall, formerly Postmaster
woul tell Randall VIII wero hero opposing tue
subsidy, and Randall would then SEQ such
parties. Money seemed to bo it, tho ait. Lie
understood TINT Randall was authorized to deal
with the parties opposing; tho subsidy aud gel
| them out OF tho way. Randall silonced tho up
position.
| WILLIAM B. siIAW
| testifei: Received money from Alert In 1rwfn's
room. lie tld not labor With my member K
| procure tho subsidy. Money waH paid in return
for Information given Irwin.
/ AJj journcd.
| DoHs PIArT'a CASE.