, 1875-01-26

|ng with everybody that they ahonld nso their
influence with their personal friends.
Irwin gave Col. John ". Forney something
more to oxpsain. lie said that Htockwell tplh him
to employ him tForney), becanso 10 thought lie
you'd hep = 'na keep Ta "a a.. ,sna' sti'
Sflnw received fis SIG. quo to dis
tribute among other newspaper men. 1rwnsaid
that tsero was M understanding OF
upon tic recommendation Of stockaell; aud
that tho other newspaper men no1thor knen Of
nor participated in nny Of tins fund. This cot,-
firms bhaw's testimony. Tho greater number Of
corrected his testimony by showing that he savo
Whiting ff6+ 00D tnetca1 Of Sf00,000. 1lo gavs
tic Committee no fatiHfactoTy information to
rHE usE sC1tuMAxEn MADE or HIS s3D,0 900.
l[o only swore that it all went to him, and that
he thought that la was quite worth II. Irwin
knew nothing Of tho Rtory That tho Dontkeepor.
IIorsey, had received the .11 0o1 for three nem-
befs Of Congress- deductng 92,bDo for himaclf.
hsvo employed somebody to astihs linn
~ It was NOT likely that lls wou1d 70 alone. 4
solitary nwe lamb flrwin) ),npon the recommends
tion Of the Committee, was subsequently dis
charged from custody. but was not excused from
attendance az \ 'sitneea. Tho Committee did
not hcAltato to s,tegeat to Him that they dis
lio.ed q great portion Of wfat ho aald,
wA0ES OF RfS.
Tho Pacific Mait stcanh!,ip Company. thsrs is
little doubt, will loso tho additional subsidy
ftnssa Eonss tossday os '' eusponded tio a' ruas
and rnhde in order an amendment IN tho
Post-Oiiice Appropriation bill to enttre1y repeal
that act. The Company thus far has not feceiyed
ono dollar Of the increased subsidy. Tile Com
mlttco on Appropriation, It soerns probable,
will make the usual appropriations Tor the orEi-
nal subsidy. Gen. Garfield, Chairman Of tho
Appropriation Committee. to-day satisfied
In
tic tia Appreciation Committee 10 GAUGE shem to
rof.tsa tue usual appropriation for tho original
subsidy No eharges Of CO.. cotr opti9aa in &c, eoinec.
boon made The Committee was then Under gu
entirely different management. Tlore is gon-
cral belief in tho House, however, that tho Pa
c1f1c Mail management from tho outset hsa been
Bcaudalous aud dishonest, aud there viii doubt
less be motion to repeal both subsidies.
Irwin LIKELY 10 RBcApz CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Tho District Attorney OF this Dletrict,to Nhon
tho contempt caso Of Irwin Tas certified by tho
Cotpmittee on Wars and Means 10 the preseut
Congress las any authority for making tile In
vest,gation. 1lo has not, therefore, . legal
lasia upon which to proceed sGainst Irwin.
BILL g1Ea's sPo1Ls.
Minnesota people here confirm the theory that
Ell King appropriated most III hia share OF IA
cisic Mail money. They Say that he returned to
81. Paul loaded down With money at TINT time.
tools up some large mortgages, purchased Il
greater interest iu newspaper, and bought an
additional farm.
ITO The Associated F',est1
1EwiS's STORY CONTINUED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--The Waya and Means
Committee resumed. to-any. the investigation
into thu Tactic Slaa1 HubAidy bnsinceB.
Richard H. Irwin. reca]lod. MAS questioned as to
what sorvices lis payments wcsc made for, md
Euoatsntinll. repeated bin previous dcscript'on
Ut tho services rendered by 9iornn Slsrroll. aud
Ingha1a. mud explained TIM importance Of being
accurately informed Of The number Of votes that
could be relied upon from time to time. 30 ~ to
decide on the comparative expediepcy Of snraons
courses Of action. For inHtance:, 1t WAS of
oo best to have direct Toto taken IN tho Honso
on conc,lrrinG in the Senate, amendment grant
ing the snbsidy, or 70 hhSc tho question reterred
to Comn'itseo OF Conference Cormtek bored
| the Witncaa to death, md wah paid to keet out
| OF his way.
Ex-oov: aAspAII's SERVICES
| were OF a general character lilo kept thum IN
formed Of wbnt waa going on. and used bus In
tlnnuce with his personal md political fricnda
Tho witness employed J. ". Forncy BY tue per-
| emptory order of EtoekWelt. lie was not ON
ployed to roudar any particular horsice, and the
witness docs not know what 10 did. forncy was
witnesB that ho did not think he {Foruoy) was
needed. W. u. S,aw WIS employed ty Stock
! we'll at the INSTANCE Of Henry CiowA. Amos
Corwino was also employed by stockwel}. but
| 4Htl AnUN "a El!b Qulub hH5t!lllk lUt kIb Aulb3
Ward and Bcrrett had accurately stated the
character Of their eerviccB. and the witnesf
| could give tho Committee no further intormh
| ton than that heretofore developed. The wit
mesa testified that ho had malo M error regard
ing tie amount
rAin NJ HIN TO wn1r1s0.
Although Whiting at first Gskch 41n0tn0. h
afterwards compromised on Sos nlo. The Wit
turned s35, 900. WitueAs also aworo that liz va:
now satisfied that the 5000 which was Bout b.
| him to tho Washington Sunday Ueraid move
| reached it. and tho email sum paid tho Iarin
| was for advertising. Tho rest OF tho II. So.
mentioned was paid lately for job Of printing
| Witness himself selected and employed Sclu
maker. The amount agreed upon to DO paid to-
bIa services was liked by Scllutnsker, WAS wholly
contingent on hia SUCCESS. and did not sLsIko the
| witness as unreasonable. lie httnsaf had seyora
| times been offered Eums ~ large ~ 800 C00 fol
similar eeryiccs. and Ind declined them. Iii
considered that IT he were worth tint much