The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-01-28

mine what persons may appear as attorney
before the committee, and to admit, suspend
or expel members Of such bar to be thus or
gani2ed. No person shall be admitted TO TIL
bar unless he il a member OF the bar OF tn
court OF final Jurisdiction in the state or terrific
ry where he resides, and no other person shal
be permitted to appear before any committee
except in his own behalf or as friend withou
compensation. The bill finally proposes Il
make IL q misdemeaner punishable by impris
onment from three days to two years for an.
person to give or receive any valuable consid
Grafton to influence the action OF congress
except as provided in the bill.
The secretary Of war has sent to tht
house the report Of the board Of engineers
appointed to prepare plans and estimates fo
the deepening Of one or moro Of the natura
outlets Of the Mississippi river, and also I
canal from the river to the gulf After {
thorough examination Of the entire subject
they say: "There is no doubt designated
point at South Pass would be best
az it would give an unobstructed water
present narrow and obstructed one. II the
question Of cost and maintenance be consid
cred, there is for the St. Phillip canal the osti
mated sum Of $l15, l5, 200, against 49, 42l,,
10 for the Pass" While the board are OF
opinion that the canal can be built at the esti.
mated cost, they recommend that the South
Pass OF the Mississippi DO improved by the
plan which they submit. They further recon-
mend that il congress decide to open one OF the
passes Of the river the entire sum appropri-
ated at once, or in some way be made availa-
bic. II the mouth OF the river is to be i'm
proved by jetties, tho work, when begun,
should be pushed as rapidly as possible to
its entire completion.
Richard B. Irwin appeared before the
committee on ways and means investigating
the Pacific Mail subsidy business, and told to
whom he paid money. In regard to the amounts
he said he might not be exactly accurate, but
was nearly 80. The following is a list Chas.
Abort, $1,000; o. j. Averill, 100000; j. G.
Berritt, 1000; L. II. Carrick- docs not rec
ollect, but thinks $4,000 or $4,000; Ames b.
Corwin, $4,000; l.. E. Chittenden, rs, 900; b.
H. Cheever, $1,000; Hamilton G. Fant, $12,-
900; Jno. W. Forney, s25,OOO; Samuel A.
Hatch, abott 800, 600; s. II. Ingham, $40, ,OCO;
Wm. Moran-don't recollect; Alex w. Ran
dali, $4,000; John d. Rice, $4,000; Wm b.
Shaw, $4,000; Charles II. Sheriff., $500, John
G.. Schumacher, 100000; A. II. Whiting,
100000. Witness said tho above list COM
prised the names OF all the persons employed
by him, and he knew of the employment of
only two others employed by Shotwell, VIM. s.
King to whom he paid s125,OOO and Richard
L. Parsons. who was ShOtwels personal at
torney. Witness paid Parsons 100000 Oh
StockNell's account. He gave Schumacher
:27O,OOO in New York and sent s25, 600 more
from California. Heresy and Boyd, assistant
doorkeepers Of the house, were not employed
by him. The amounts paid them were gratui.
tous, which witness had overlooked in his
former statements. Dan. W. Voorhees, and
Boyd Winchester testified that the reports
connecting their names with the alleged cor
ruption were utterly false and baseloss.
Irwin testified before tho committee
Of ways and means that the understanding
between him and Congressman Schumacher
was, that the latter should be paid S30O,OOO
upon the passage of the subsidy bill, in con-
sideration of the services to be rendered by
him. Irwin then recited sundry payments
made by him in addition to those mentioned
yesterday, among them 5l5, 900 to Jno. Morris,
Of the Washington Chronicle, $4,000 to $15,-
900 to Morgan for writing letters, etc., $780,
900 to ex-Postmaster Randall for the special
purpose of buying off the Washington agents
of q combination of New York stock operators,
who were fighting the Pacific Mail subsidy
while it was before the senate. Witness swore
that no part Of the money paid to any person
was given with any understanding that it
should be used to influence the votes, or be
expended for electioneering purposes G. A.
II. Whiting was given $4,000 and was to re-
ceive s95, 900 il the bill passed. He was en-
ployed on account Of his supposed ability to
give valuable assistance, being brother-in-
law of Senator Cole, Of California, who at that
time did not feel friendly to the company, be-
cause he believed they had worked against his
reelection as senator. Mr.. Irwin further tes-
titled that stock combination was formed in
Now York headed By Daniel Drew, opposed to
the subsidy. Witness informed Stockwell that
his information was that Drewhad sent tele-
gram to senator to come to New York and
that tho senator said he could control six
votes. "This," witness said, "we called tho
Methodist party" The name Of tho senator
was Mr.. Harlan. Mr.. Randall informed wit
ness that Mr.. Harlan had received such dis
patch and had gone to New York, and was
going to have his six senators vote against the
bill. Some OF the elk did, and others did not
vote against tho bill. Mr.. Harlan opposed
ihe bill vigorously, fighting it with tho mis-
statements with which no had been furnished