, 1875-01-20

privately Tomorrow afternoon bv snl'-rom'n't-
leo of tho racitlc Mail Investigating Co1lmlttcs.
llo has, Tonight. however. roineBted tho SUP
{,omYnitteo to give him = special heArlnR eailF
tn.morrow morning. ii he will iHmetstc!y leave |
for Ghiea*o OF a:rois o. Jus o oni s.f NJ nv
lea wl .t,en examine him. It ia said that Ing
lam received e1nDn0,- mot S7.G01. and tat ho
las eiyon olt that tg proposes in thta ihscsttEa-
tion to taao caro- oi fIlHlEe, no h1attof ~no e1so
tg hurt.
I'm fhe .4starf1ttd I,rfs'.l
AHo1HEH Hh1.KY WiTSfsh.
WAAnrsnToa, j. g. jim. ~ The llonne Com-
mtttee Of Waya a,d NLeana, ulcl llaa been making
The investigation into thet'acfc Mail hlbstdy b1H-
inesa. had before them to-day Charles a. Wet
more q cprreaTontent, rEo aaid he baAed his
published statements on csrcrs,stAnc that ~eso
a;1rarcnt to ovotvbot1y hut lo had M personal
kiuwlcdgs OF tho direction on the part ot nctn-
brrB OF tiie GntntnttGo+
After numerous i,tcrrogattons, to which tho
witness did MT giso satisfactory rerca ji!b d'A-
patch, dated jan. 4, was read. in which It WAS
rni tl.at leading members Of eIo G'nmistee,
particularly Dawes, and Beck, and others. who
wero particularly sovoro IN denp,cing irwin
md cnng for sil investigation had boehmo Sill
guarty rf1ent, or slow IN pursuit OF tho factH.
Mr, Beck-Dii ybu over licar INC 1lso a word OF
tlenurclat.on Of Irwin i 30. nsato it,
W,tnensroplied TINT i,e obtained l'ls impression,
fran what toDk p|ace before tho Committee and
| 1IouBe Of Representatives. frnm sddrcsaeh aud
! Hpceches and from tho action against irwin.
NIr. Dcck-Ton nAnei mo-
| NitneHs-perlaps your soso Indicated IT. It
| waH M nlprosso,t frulu tho ovdeuco created III
| my mind.
Have /, in any nhape or form, donc anything to
| let up on srnuakcr!
Hl,ncBa--l wRH 30 informed IN NO" lofA seV-
Mr. neck-l1sye I failed to ascertain any i'm
| pnrtant fact from sctu1nakerf
| Hitneas--I only know no has not baou called
| II %1.r
Mr.. Back-Dia you not hno" schumaaer 10
| agaiu to appear before liz ?
| WitneeH-I do nat know.
Eecl-IIayo tho Committee failed to ask the
questions they ought to have askea
WtneaB-1 do not know That to7 have.
1}ecls-Do YOU not know tho fact that Schu-
maker IL still witncss7
Witpesg-I was told IN New York at the At
lantic j. Pacific Telegraph Office Il think by onh
| tf tic clerSB1 that he had econ Schumacher in
town, lle having boen reportod AZ gone a*ay.
Heck-Nhat is tho Significance OF that state
mont2 -....
| mittoe had not found ont wiiero lie waB.
Witness hal hcon told thai tue Cotamlttoo re-
fuved to examine irwin as to tho stock oFera-
tionp, and Irwin told lin that Dawes had torn
| out q pagc Of tia cyleHco un that subject. Tue
reason assigned for l}eck'H casy treatment oi
Schumacher ras that tl,e Inter MAS Democrat
: check was aaid also to have been traced tc
DeeI.
WitncaB-I think 1t can be verified by Fant.
Uock-Give mo the mans name, 1t is = lio.
Witnoss-It was not stated to mo Is facs, hne
I dill Aot stato it ~ fact.
PROTESTING REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House this morning Mostrs. Storm, ~
pher, and chttcnlen denied, Indignantly, the
trutl, Of the charges that thoy lad been 1mpl1'
Gated in tho Pacific Mnii subeidy scandal. :,
b1r. Dawes said he had Al. affidavit from L, E
Clnttcndou. OF Now York. that ho was the per
aon who Ind received th3 money. Laughter.
, | TcleGran,s wcro afBo read from u. W. eourtices
/ of ludana, and Dpyd Winchester, u hentneky
Them in connection with tho Pacific Mail subsidy
| alid requesting to be subpEnaeH.
wll1rELAW HElps AnHEsT.
, | Il. r. 1foar nifercd resolution fos tho ap
ruintn,ont Of d select committee to inqHIrI
| whether tile priyllcEca of tho Houso haso beel
violated by tic arrest aud dotoMtion Of Wi!'teinY
Reid nt the suit OF Alexander II. Shepherd, Will
: Reid was within tho District Of Collmtia snoe
+ Mr.. EHtIpr {aiasB.) opposed the resolution, an
] Messrs iIoar, Kelley, aud Uawcn uigocatca it:
! 1T tho clone Of the d;scuss.on, hlg. Battle
!, moved to lay tho resolution on tho table. NoS
atired-15 to 102,
1 The resolution was then adopted 1b7
a NAYS, ii and the Speaker appointed rs snch Sc
lect Committee AIessrs: +. Il. tloar, Halo IN. ~
/ Ortiz, Clymor, aud Saylcr.
i THE wfrsEss WETMonE.
= Mr. Dawes then brought before tho nouso I'll
y refusal Of witness to answer questions put hiT
. befnro tho COMMITTEES On Ways nud S1eaus II
y tito Pacific Mail investigation. Tho witness Nh
n ! Charles 4. Motnoro, correspondent O tho Ait
' California. md other California pallers. II
had mentioned in lib dispatches TINT thero wor
strapgo runlors about Ieck 3 connection with til
- | subsidy. On his examination. he atlriled to tn
y rl,,nor rs being ono about the sracins Of chez
from FAINT, a bunker. to Bccti hut lie Refused t
Fl give tho na1no Of tue purity who mentioned it
lllm; therefore the matter wAB brought Gefot
n the House.
/ After IN indignant speech from Mr.. Beck.
!. resolution WE adopted that Witness be pre-
= tluucd at the bur ot tho House.
: Tile SerEeant-at-ArmH soon appeared, haVtu
. Wctm0ro III charge.
!. Wnncss, having boeu nahol By tho sponke
a hetlier lie waH prepared to answer the question
= replied that Ae not, nnd asked time uutli t
y morrow to determine whether he could righ
n iully do SO without breach Of eouhdonec.,
y ar. Dawes offered 4 resolution declaring ri
- nesB in contempt of tic House.
L 11r. HouGAton advocated tho grnnting OF IL
time asked by witncaB, and moved tu pohtEol
| further consideration OF lilo matter until tt
J., J morrow,
Il Mr.. Cobb moved to adiourn (Which wou
). baye the sa,sle effect on Wltnoae).
' Tho motion MIN carried, and tho House a.
j. 1ourne1.
n THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
REPORT or THE BOARD OF EHulSEEKS on II
y sunJEcT OF IMPROVEMENTS At 1Ts MOUTH.
= WAsu1sorox. D. c., jan. 10.--Tho Becreta
l. Of War sent to the House to-day tho report
i the Board Of Engineers appointed to prepa