New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-22
and if the House sustans him the bill can then DO
| passed at once without the claim.
THE~PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION TO BE
CLOSED THIS WEEK.

THE~PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION TO BE
CLOSED THIS WEEK.
OTHER WORK AWAITING TIE WAYS AND MEANS COM
MITTEE-slENDER RESULTS OF THE INvEsTIGA-
TIoN-THE BIG FISH NOT YET LANDED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.--It is the intention of the
Ways and Means Committee to close the Pacific
Mail investigation this week, and direct their atten-
ton to the current business before them which has
already become burdensome. The new tax bill now
preparing at the Treasury Department will require
much time in the Committee, for 1t is un-
derstood the members have widely dlf-
ferent ideas as to the amount OF tax that
will be derived from the restoration to the list OF
tea and coffee and the 10 per cent horizontaP tax
1t is thought at the Department that, with the bull
proposed including tea, coffee, the manufacture OF
kryolite and the increase on whisky, at least
S40OOOOO0 a year in addition may be realized but
members of the Committee, particularly MIR. Kelley,
do not believe that than half that SUM can be
obtained At any rate, it is certain that additional
burdens are to be placed on the people and it is the
duty of the Ways and Means Committee to decide
how it is to be done. This in the present depressed
condition Of the country. is most difficult task,
and it will require much time and deliberation on
the part Of the Committee.
1t does not now tappear, however, how the Com
limited information it has with about twothirds of
a million of dollars unaccouned for. Thus far
nothing of definite character has been learned re-
garding the $300000 traced to the hands of
Schumacher; nothing of the 100000 which fell to
the pockets of A. II. Whiting; Of the $4,000 paid
to William s. King; nothing of the $4,000
which was in the custody Of Mr.. Irwin personally
With the exception of number of thousands turned
over 10 the hungry bummers" that infest the
Capitol the only that has been traced was that
in the hands of Mr.. Albert about 100000, which he
divided into sums ranging from $500 to $4,000.
There was a report to-day that King bad been heard
from, but the Committee have no such information.
Mr.. Whiting is also out of the way and will prob
ably not be heard from until the investigation is
closed. There are yet about dozen witnesses to
examine. The report it is understood will be pre-
pared by Sub Committee, Messrs Dawes BurcbaId,
and Beck,
DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE FEW NEW FACTS IN
IRwIN's LIsr-sCHUMABER's ExAMIEATIoN A
PAINFUL sCRNE-IRwIN EFFECTED TO EXPLAIN
WHAT sCHUMAKER HAS FORGOTTEN.
lBETsLEcsuH 70 THs TeIPUSt'l
WASHINGTON, Jan 2l.-Col. Twins appearance
before the Ways and Means Committee was the
event Of the day at the Capitol. The room was
crowded with spectators who listened with almost
breathless silence as he opeued LIS budget. The
display he made disappointed the most Of those
present. After explaining that he was there to
testify because the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany had by resolution released all its agents from
any obligations of secrecy, and not because he was
tired of staying in jail he read the list but it con-
tanned only one or two names not before known.
Some of the amounts which he paid were larger
than they were before supposed to be. For ln-
stance. Schumacher was paid $500 900 instead OF
S275,oOO, and King, S125,0oO instead of $4,000.
Schumacher was sfterward placed upon the stand.
and the exhibition he made of himself was very
painful; He has certainly shown himself to be
either fool or a knave and Irwin dId not employ
men of the former class to assist him. Irwin will
probably explain to. morrow what he understood
Schumacher was to do with the money he received,
and this evidence is looked for with great interest
ltor tie PrOeed,Res before The Committee zee fVh Pa0ej