, 1875-01-22
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Irwin Comes Up Smil-
ing and Tells the
Truth.
Tie Paid 100000 Corruption-
Money 10 Congressman
Schumacher.
Bill King Cot si25, 900, and
John w. Forney
$4,000.
Smaller Amounts Paid to Rapa-
cious Sharks of the
Lobby.
h1r. Schumacher Admits that lilo Has
Lied, and Says He Is
Embarrassed.
Final Passage Of the ubiquitous
Little Tariff Bill---Te1t
Of the Bill.
Interesting Debate on Morton's Pro-
posed Constitutional
Amendment.
The Republican Caucuses Agree to
Uphold Kellogg, and Amend
tile Enforcement Acts.
Final Passage Of the Ubiquitous
Little Tariff Bill---Te1t
Of the Bill.
Interesting Debate on Morton's Pro-
posed Constitutional
Amendment.
The Republican Caucuses Agree to
Uphold Kellogg, and Amend
tie Enforcement Acts,


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,r,.1,s.".a., ~ ~ - ~ 1s D' -, ..o'" s'.,c,
""sn1ao1oS' -, w. 'au. @A'-1r"ln iuin'lod
ms promiBo a1d this morning testified in tlo
Pacific Mail Inquiry. 1lo WAS In . very foeblo
tn tho af;rnntlon ~ tho crr-oct,,os, ~ t1,a
Albert lit. Tho only difference Was tho addition
OF ono OF tTo unknown names for s,nnl1 Bun,s,
and the statement that tho $1,000 was charged
to Col. john ". Fornev t1ircct1v m Irwin,a
,,o,,a n,1 .o+ L.. .s....,....1... ,,A1,.t,
~" NV 'Ao eol.'nPoAaoHs' 'ner
lf"lhA testimony IN this particular fully con-
firms tho original statement of Macfarlanl The
s25,oao was designed for Forney's use Irwin
also showed that King rccoiyod fro,x.him s1n5 :
nm i,s,aea ~ s,ar mn ~. ,N, o. 80
suy saoo ua9oaa nao o. sl1sogo Ao paR sohunafor
saoo'ooo instead OF s.79'ooo'
subsequently .skcd tic Comutteo to bet;ero an
pmaz;rr storx ,,hi.I, t,ov di1 ,,a. co,,,n,.,.s.
rraa..aa -.,,. e' w .os W., Hsn"aAo.
!'io'cn'eu asa'n". po'"s caieo uutll no should
hare heard lrNins statement. Tho Committee
decided that ho had had quito time enough, sud
should DO comDollcd to answer. rIo cro,teit
1no,t nnfavoroh]o ic,oreas;ou unon H.. Co,,-
mittco .n1 nmd;,arv ''9I' 1.n "p'' :. .Ao oon-
excited stato Ills fsco betrayed M es.rsns entsl ast
anxiety or heavy conscience. Tho drift Of hiY
statement was u protest Of his innocence, aud
All appeal for mercy. Ho wanted to explain Ills
former Htatomcnt. lie said tho signatures whicl,
hal been discovered upon the certiicatoH OF de-
poBit with Jny CooHc l. Co. lad greatly tronhIea
Linn. lie tnlly realized his condition !; admitted
tho Een1ltncncns uf tho signatures, both AZ in
dorsemcnts and receipts, but i1,sised that
lle lad not tho rliglltcat recollection OF
having made tho signature, uni uas
positive that l,o mover rocoiyed tho
money. Tho soyero :ross- examination N
to tho continuous heps Of this complicated and
tho painful and trclnnlons response tint
Ills MEMORY MAI AN ENTIRE nLASK.
lie reaiir1ncd lis former statement, gave no ex-
plantations, protes4ed lapss Of memory as to
everything and went 30 far "a tn dcny n1,v rrcnl
lection of tbs receipt OF tho ;9y5 QUO additional
to which Irwin lad i,1st testiilo,. IIe iii MT
eyo1, remember tint liz Ind erer ,,aon am
III tho banking ho,,so Of Inv cno1;a
person w]lu rcrelycd lLo chocEs mist
have patieed him tint il van all rt md l.s,i
received hiH jndorasn,ont, md did lie h,,s,ncss
in hls namo. There were, however, minuto o.
which -
ltls ,tEMony wAs aEuAuxAD1Y 1ry.o,o,s
1Is remembered tho yujis Of tic fubhy. t.,d
how tue greedy hounds doggoi lin al cyory
aud harsaHed him on eyerv "Su.I nanI
for money! rot Ao could not rccall INV M TIM sc-
rios OF u.efs ly wl,irh In in t,rnycJ In hnve -.
cejyed aid tlistj1,acd third nf million of lni.
lars. Tho possible oxuIanation of hls testitnnnv
IL that ohm q. Echun,a,er m,at ho nn id,nt nv
kttayc. Judge Niblack suggested in tho Com
mlttco d - '~''" -
ras8lu1.r EXPLANATION OF THE MYSTERY.
It was that, il Schumacher did mt rot tl,o monoy,
tho lolior OF lis c1,ocs must haye ben,, in roi'
lusinn with Jay Cooke Il CO,
Tho result of tho doyo]opmonts in Tim 1net fo,v
daya soen, to mako qua of tro couclusIotIa neo.
cssary. Either tho bulk OF tho racilIc Mail nor-
t.,rtloll-fuul Yau annronrintcd hv atncLwoIi
through cpnpc,tv viii, j,ie r1ania ~ IL .ya,t -.
PERSONS wl4ose mines tie ccf actolh nre detor.
mined 10 conceal. ria Gnmmittes h'Ta ti'at
Irwin viii lo able to explain WHAT ti,o nnt,r" NJ
tile contract with schuo.akcr was. md that hjs Js
,c,npry vii not bo hani a., ~ .a, @ IN 1sch luz
ul1kcr} undertook 10 ia ro1 c,i0 an W'' ~ '''nu@
noyp wlscnKsTrn 1''''
introduced hiuao!f to tho O,:rnmittco a. bov,nr
been very lu1uble mon,her NJ t,,o Eor,v.Ha1s
md rnuro.a ia prnyoI -, ~ ~ suu ~, rossy.aec-
witnesa 70 tho corrcsuundonts, Who 1aya 'qau ooan
tat a sns, st GS m eonpoe to provo
tn ant innrrcsa nj n1on,less 9 ,s1, J.oe ha a u
had largo bs viii tic SsrsasntatArms. su'ISh. W.T.,
Iuue19t eaM sloeteat'3 .a@s tuo 1amo Glory had