The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
WASHINGTON Ian 10 1Q7s

WASHINGTON, JAM 49, 1875.
MIR. STORM, tdem.) Of Pa, made q personal ex-
PLANTATION IN response to charge OF being impli-
Gated in the Pacific Mail subsidy. and denied in
dgnanty the truth Of such charges.
Mr.. SYPHER, (rep.) Of La, made similar denial
in reference to charges against him.
MIR. CHITTENDEN, und.) OF N. Y, also repudiated
an ntimation in the Chicago Tribune and Hart
ford Post connecting him with the receipt OF
money for the subsidy
Mr. DAWES. Vep) Of Mass, said he had All
af1idavit in his hand from l.. E. Chittenden, OF
New York. that he was the person who had re
ceived the money. Laughter.)
kilograms were also read from Messrs. D. w.
voorhees,, OF Indiana, and Boyd Winchester. OF
Kentucky, protesting against allegations made
against them IN connection with the Pacific Mail
subsidy and requesting to be subpGnaed as wit
nesses.
THE ARREST OF wHITELAw REID.
E. R. HOAR, (rep.) or Mass, offered resolution
for the appointment OF o select committee OF five
to inquire whether the privileges OF the House
have been violated by the arrest and detention OF
Mr. Whteaw Reid, OF New York. at the suit OF
Alexander X Shepherd, while Mr.. Reid was within
the District o! Columbia, under a subpoena from q
commit OF the House.
Mr.. BUTLER, (repl oil Mass, opposed the resoln-
ton, on the ground that 1t was an attempt 70
consultation, He dd not think the House should
interfere with the administration OF criminal JUS
tice. Ii Whielaw keid should send into the bis
trict q package or poison by which man receiving
1t should receive injury In his person, he would be
criminally Tor the act; but it was claimed that II
man only sent package OF malicious lalsehOOds,
by with the reputation and good name OF some
citizen OF the District was struck down, he might
do day by DAY without any animadversion.
The resolution was advocated by Messrs. Z. r.
sets The latter said that no public man mad sur.
Tered more from an unlicensed and unbrded public
PEELED TO appeal to the law rather tnan to his own
lie and character for vindication against
ns sooua CHARGES se that made he bad su fas @
tnat his character would not be worth any such
resuscltauon as the law could bring to 1t. ana he
should consider 1t quite work OF SUPERB rogatiOn
to take any trouble about It. The Committee on
Ways and Means looked upon the arrest OF Mr..
Reid as unlawful unwise and mpO!itic.
At the close OF the discussion Mr. BUTLER moved
to lay the resolution on the table. Negatlved-45
The resolution was then adopted-yeas 1877,
nays A. and the Speaker appointed as sucn select
committee Messrs. f. X. hoar, OF MASSACHUSETTS;
mer, (dein) of Pa, and sayier. (dem) OF Onto.
MORE SUBSIDY EXPLANATIONS.
Mr. HAYS (rep.) OF Ala also made personal
explanation. IN connecuon with the charge that
he had at the time OF the Pacific Mail subsidy de.
posted $1,000 oil with the Sergeant-at-Arms
He denied that he had ever had S.. 900 bill since
he was a member OF Congress. He mad voted for
the subsidy because he deemed IL proper meas
ure. and would vote for 1t again II 1t was before
the hOuse.
Mr.. DAWES, OF Massachusetts, then brought be-
fore tie House the refusal OF a witness to answer
questions put to him before the COMMITTEE on
Ways and Means on the Pacific Mall investigation.
the witness Charles A. Wetmore, a corre-
spondent OF the Alta Californian and other Cali.
f0rnla newspapers He had mentioned in his
dispatches that there were strange rumors
about Mr.. Beck's connection with the subsidy.
On his examination he alluded to the rumor as
being one about the tracing OF q check from Mr..
FAINT, banker, TO MIR. Beck, tut he refused to give
The name of the party VINO mentioned 1t TO him.
Therefore the matter was brought before the
House.
After an indignant speech from Mr.. BECK,
(dem.) OF KY, the resolution was adopted, Oruer-
House.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole (Mr. Poland, (rep) OF W., IN the chair on
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
long discussion took place on q proposition to
pay the Choctaws $29S1,247, the amount, with in
tereSt OF the award maze by the Senate on the
9th OF March. 1859, under the treaty OF the 22d OF
June 1885,
without disposlng of the question. the COM
mittee arose, and the Sergeantat-Arms pre-
sented at the bar OF the House the new recu-
SAINT witness in the Pacific Mail investigation
Charles A. Wetmore, who had refused to answer
name of Mr.. Beck In connection with check said
TO have been traced to him.
The witness having been asked by the Speaker
whether he was prepared to answer the question
replied that he was not, and asked time until to-
morrow to determine whether ne could rIQhLluy
DO 50 without breach oil confidence.
Mr.. DAWES offered resolution declaring the
witness in contempt OF the House.
MIR. HOgGuTON, (rep) OF CAL, advocated grant,
ing The time asked by the witness, and moved to
postpone the further consideration OF The matter
until tomorrow.
Mir. COBB, (rep.) OF KAN, moved to adjourn
(which would have the same effect on the Wit
ness, and tDat motion was carried and the House.
at hali-past Jour O'Clock, adjourned