Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-27
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dent sent . messsge TO Congress to-day
recommending proper coast arma-
ment, and saying this 10 of vastly moro
importance than Notifications, and
urges Congress to give the matter At
tention. He cncloses copies of the
Chief Of Ordnance and Board of Ord
nance reports In regard to the cl,arac-
ter of guns for forts and vessels. He
also urges liberal appropriations for
equipments.
The recommendation for prepare
ton for war in the Presidents message
g a"s aseAsioncd much speculation as
to whether he had knowledge OF pos
sible complications on the Spanish
question. This was considered the
most probable explanation OF the mes.
sage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-Irvin appear
ed before the Ways and Means Com
mi:tee this morning and told to whom
he paid money. Among those men,
toned are Chas. Albert, $1,000; o. j.
Averili, $4,000; j. G.. Berrett, $40, 600;
E. II. Mccormick, 81 600 to 5000;
A. B. Corwin, $500; II. E. Chi,ten-
den, 5000; b. II. Chever, 5000; II.
e. Faut, $l2,0O0;J. w. Forney, $685.
600; s. A. Hatch, about SIC, coo; S. Il.
lngham, SIC, 600; A. w. Randall, $40.
600; VIM. B. Shaw, $4,000; John G..
Schumacher, 100000; a. III. Whiting,
100000 Witness knew of only two
Others who were implicated, viz: VIM.
8. King, to whom he paid $l25 600 and
r. s. Parsons $40, geo, A. s. Stock wells
attorney the assistant Door.keepcrs
were not hired. These amounts were
given thom. Witness was here ex-
cused on account of i'll health, Till to.
morrow. Congressman Schumacher
was excused till after Irwin has com.
pleted his testimony. Sypher testified
he never furnished any one list OF
Congressman had jotted down the
names of twenty to thirty, names who
he believed would vote for the Bill.
The Committee then went into secret
session.
WAsHN0ToN, Jan. 22.-- In the Pa
cihc Mail investigation this morning
Irwin was notified that he was to con.
slider himself technically under arrest
until tho House discharged him.
Irwin testified that he engaged Schu-
maker without giving him retaining
fee, but with the understanding that
Schumaker was to receive $500, 900 on
the passage Of the bill. Witness gave
Schumaker no instructions TO take his
fee from this sum, nor to pay money
to any person. Knew nothing Of the
Elmore Transaction nor Of Gen. Smith /;
gave $50, 900 check to Win s. King,
In Philadelphia. Irwin gave other pay
ments made by him including ten or
fifteen thousand dollars to Moran for
writing letters, ETC.: $4,000 to ex-
Postmaster Gen. Randall to buy of
the Washington agents OF New York
stock operators who were fighting the
subsidy while it was before the Senate.
This adverse combination, It was re-
ported, was headed by Daniel Drew,
who, 1t was said, melted Senator Har.
Ian, and through HIM six other Sc N
ators to oppose the bill. The payment
to Samuel Hatch was $50, 600 larger
than he had stated yesterday. No
money was paid to Hatch, or any to
any other person was given money
with tho understanding that it should
be used to influence votes or for elec-
tioncring purposes in behalf OF any
person. Witness knows of no money
so expended. He only asked en-
ployees to exert what influence they
had to have tho bill passed.
Schumaker and others used to COM
pare with HIM lists of members and
Senators favorable to the bill In order
to see where efforts was necessary
among to doubtful, etc. Whiting was
employed on account Of his supposed
ability to give valuable assistance, for
$4,000 in cash. The bill passed. He
was . relative of Senator Cole, who
had been friendly to the subsidy, but
then was not, because no believed
Irwin had exertcd his influence against
bis election in California. Witness
didn't employ w. s. King, but paid
Sl25 600 for services under Stockwells
engagements, Witness knew Of none
OF this. mousy beins paid Tor jnAuenoe;.