New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
PACIFIC NAIL CORRUPTION.
YESTERDAYS EXAMINATION OF Mr.. IRWIN.
SMALL RESULT OF THE DAYS woRK-DIM PROSPECT
OF AsCERTAISISG NAMES OF CORRUPTED con-
0REssMEN - THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY TO DE
RRPEALFD

OF AsCERTAiNING NAMES OF CORRUPTED con-
0REssMEN- THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY TO DE
REPEALED.
lBr TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2j.-The Ways and Means
Committee continued its Pacific Mail inquiry to-day,
examining at length Mr.. Irwin, but secured very
little that was new. Mr.. Irwin sustained the state
ments made by several previous witnesses. Gescrib-
ing in very much the came terms as they bad the
services they performed. Especially was this the
case with Fant. Albert, Averill, Shaw, Mcfarland,
and others. Col. Irwin said that Shaw was en-
ployed because he the friend Of of the most
Ignorant boards of directors which ever assembled
| IN New-York, aud at the request of Henry Ciews.
de did not claim to be able to influence any other
correspondents, and did not name any. Mcfarland.
Col Irwin never knew IN the matter. He was sim
ply the agent of Col. FOrney to receive the money
Tor him. The former was never employed III any
way or paid any money The investigation is ap-
parently now nearly finished and 1t wl unless new
evidence ID obtained. leave the last Congress, and
especially those members of the House who changed
their votes between the first and second time that
the subsidy came up. in very suspicious position.
Nobody now doubts that at least $2)OO00 was paid
to members Of the House, and probably a smaller
sum was used in the Senate; but who got it the
Committee will hardly tnd out. OF course Con-
gress will repeal the law granting the additional
subsidy. An amendment to that effect VIII be IN
order when the Post-Oaice Appropriation bill is
taken up in the House, having been made 50 to-day
by an almost unanimous vote
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
MUCH SITTING AND LITTLE wHEAr-iEwiNS TEsri-
MoNY CoSTINUED-RoRSEY TO KEEP RANDALL
QUIET DIFFERENT REASONS FOR EMPLOYING
MEE-vALUE or sCHUMARlR-nIS PEoPlLIIC
POWERS COMPARED WITH HIS MEMORY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Richard B. Irwin
again appeared before tne WLys aud Means Committee
to-day. Having been asked what was the understand
ing with Mr. Fant when placed money with him, tho
Witness replied that 1t was the same general under
standing with others-;nat he should use bis iLni
eDce and render the best service he could MT Irwin
then TIE request OF the Committee, look up the list
OF those who had received money, and explained tne
nature OF the teryicos they rendered He sail that
sheul Moran, and CHAM belonged TO tho @amc class
OF Their services Substantially as follows:
At the time tue Pacific Mali subsidy WAS prndins III TIC
House. after 1t had passed tho Senate, 1t
became exceedingly important for him 10
know how large tho majority would DC
for or against measure II they mad majority they
could reasonably count on the passage OF lne OH. ~
was matter of policy to pIss direc,ty on tAe anoni-
the way Of cOncGrrcuce Ga tie other hand, II
II was known inc m1JOrty was against thol Was 10
ALLOW tIe Senate amendment to 90 nonrconeurred 10
without unnecessary discdsaOJ, and let 80 ~ COM
utee OF conference. Tne Vutslde UppoGcnts were rep
reaentng the Company belhg desrOus OF Gaing tlo
amendment nOucOncurred III is r11, ana this report
the wtaess wished TO sIlence. lie tue conciu-
stated alter sueIl ut his requts had seeh
few OF tue memDcrs 10 ascertain tne tOAGitl0A vi
Things. ,..
propriations stated 10 the Committee GA ways ahd
Meaus that his Crnmittee mad hnisned tao PIs.-omce
nppropristion for me Pacific Man Company. HIS C1m
mee wAuied the neip sugycsdon oi tho COmniittoo
Hou,e he dIu not Know whether there would Do any
onrstlOn dispute about paylug Che tJOOOJ Oh the Ou
done Last year Jne Attorney ieac VI hdd g1von an
Opiniou ,pat the Pacific MAh S.eausuIp Company was
Mr.. DAWES informed Mr. Garuelu tnat tDe Commlltee
wo,.ld consldor tue mater. -
Moran, auu IugLaiu we've cmpoyod becAus" they coud
oUtaIu regarding the ovnio"s aud piODdJio
acton certain meDers Dcorc t.ose III cnrge OF tnc
uil could tue nlAttvf Wltn lcgaiu 10 Cor
nirk II, aud S.ocKwen had uern engaged la cOr.e-
suoude nee ndd ueen rOuoesO,ue that wli-
ne told oOck~el 10 pay ln ~hd Keep hu out Oi tho
way when was done \. W R.Ada.I kcp. Informed
OF he Was told 10 ~ on aud usc ais lunu-
euce with personal aDd po.ticai ifeuis and Mas
nor supposed to ue actvey tne nJor OF
House, JuOW. FOInsy aOsent iro'l the cJuury and
t,rsiore was not able To speak or niD, ,ei. MIthess
wa. instructed by sLOckweh Ia euPlUy FOruey. Wiz
nr,s did not TO do because tIOught nc to DO
unu-ccssary dl tuc tne. uo iCuJu rVrnry exceedingly
roluct 10 enter into an arraIoemcui FOrnel sad II
"a "a mn 10 emp ho LId
OF any tning do Bu FJruey aAtu lot *2OOJ and or
ness FOrneys request, showed ni tne 49, OF names
cauyassed FOrneJ SAID ue du nOS thiak re coa'd
DO ythiIB wltn H. WITNESS Ieledeu 70 f"IueJ Iu"l
stockyeh directed him 80 cnIi,y hlul StVK"en eu.-
n.rni he
Inc subsidy witness Told sto,kwei tuat WAC not
Oue OF the things which e'oeAwrl expected
torney r. 70 DO a %s' no. tH% thsr. ~ was aay
nSe 10 make such all etJrt, because Ranual
was au and consistent opponent OF the subsidy
NIL me witness laughed at what StJchwell SAID ABOUT
S.ui Randall he 0ny wanted sdo" whdt Stoekwoips
IDEA was-.n short, impugnlng h.ndaiis l1tcsry' W.
b. enaw employ ed Dy stOck"ers OIdcA Vh Tue ra
CONNIE vi OF the most lgDorAtt members VI
The Board OF Directors, Heury Clews.
MIR Kasson remiadcd witness tnat 1t was unDeces
sary " make comIueuts On Individual ,narhcier
The witness resumGg said tnat tue udturo VI the ser
vice rendered by shaw had been correety stated by
niu,self A. b. CurwIne was also employed by s,Oc.-
veis ORDER witness did not tbnk Nof "lno lcndered
INV speclai service witness expected tAat no
wonli Corwiue had u long correspondents wltl the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company aud inc Result was
and sam Ward were employed Uy Sioekwcls order
these gentlemen had coney ana Lcc uraeB stated Tue
nature " their setyces MI Aver was aso eponrI @
Hatch. Mr. Albert had concisely stated the character
hi. v0s own the ssrveG 3 Sns @ pu"dus bSiSrs
the Senate and performed the same kni 0i services as
others, csnvassing members etc nc rendered no
keepers, Boyd aud Hereey received large suns of
money; probably their services %ere more Valuable
friends OF bill proseut when the VOe was taken lu
March Subsidy bill was defeated ny one member
going out and bringing two others 10 make Tie
and with several others, thus deIe41nR IT, Witness
SAID II not uncommon for meniDsrs themselves To
amounts ia to these doorHeepers were haei on tne
accommodation or one OF mis- suoorinates AS 10 Joan
Norris, the witness had already statea the amount
paid 10 him was for printing
MIR. IRWIN oORRECTs HIS OWN TEsrrMoNY-yALUE
OF scnUMAKER's SERVICES
The witness here corrected mistake IN his previous
testimony. Instead Of paying A. IL. Whiting 100000 he
paid him $4,000 With regard TO his former remark he
had now to say he sent Ihe Sunday Herald $500 with
communication; but. according TO tho statement OF
Capt Burrit and the proprietor OF that paper he did
ala A, late Daily PufI0 ho paid that establish