New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-06
WASHINGTON.
THE PACIFIC MAIL INQUIRY.

THE PACIFIC MAIL INQUlhf.
| THE EXAMINATION TO BE RESUMED TO-DAY-CON-
GRESHAM sCnUMAKER PROPOSES TO DENY THAT
THE COMMITTEE HAS ANY RIGHT TO DIGESTION
HIS ACTIONS WHILE NOT A MEMBER OF THE
HoUsE-MR. PARSONS COURSE NOT YET DEyKI-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES KERR OORREcrs TIE
MIssTATEMENT THAT HE FAVORED THE SUBSIDY
tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Both Mr.. Schurman and
Mr. Parsons appeared in their seats in the House to-
day. which fact sets at rest the mischevous reports
that one Of them had gone to Europe. and that the
other was evading O desire Of the Ways and Means
Committee that he should testify in regard to the
Pacific Mail Corruption Fund. meeting OF the
Committee will be held tomorrow.
morning for the purpose Of continuing tho inquiry.
| A member of the Committee said to-day that both
| Mr.. Parsons and Mr.. Schumacher had been sum-
moned to appear at that time; the latter, however,
said tonight that he had received no such sum
| mons, but that he was ready to go be-
| fore the Committee when called upon FROM
Mr. Schumaker's conversation it is inferred
that he will take the position that, as he was not
member Of the House at the time the increased sub
| sidy TO the Pacific Mail Company passed, and
that as what he did in connection with the matter
| was done merely in his capacity as lawyer. the
House has nothing whatever to do with him. III Is
hardly be supposed that he will deny tie receipt by
him of S275,OOO of the money of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company; but it is evidently his lnten-
ton to refuse to account for any portion OF IT, AS
to Mr. Parsons course, he has not developed to his
friends so far as known, what course he will pursue
when under the trying ordeal of Mr.. Beck's cross
examination.
The Hon. NJ c. Kerr in letter to an old friend
in this city, refers the misstatement in an Eastern
journal that he favored and supported the Pacihc
Mail subsidy in the following words:
II they are intelligent men, they know all snoh
charges TO be grossly unjust and utterly false I2e
very eontry !; he 'rdt Other psSsdes a NY time ia
Congress spoke three times aSanst aI one s ase
soD, XLIid Congress. Part 2, lpages l'e6oS2)
Mr. Kerrs unvarying antagonism to the subsidy
principle is so well known here that it is matter OF
wonder that any one could ever have misstated it,
as the slightest inquiry would have disclosed the
truth of the matter.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL JEWELS PREcAUTIoNs-N
OPINION FIRST OBTAINED FROM TIE ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT BE-
FORE PAYING THE QUARTERLY INsTILMENr OF
THE SUBSIDY.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUsEl
WASHINGTON Jan. ga report was current IN
Washington to-day that the Postmaster-General had
refused 10 pay the quarterly nstalment of the Pa
cifc Mail subsidy, due JAM l. This rumor prop
ably arose from the extra precautions
taken by Mr.. Jewell before signing the draft
for Sl250O0 Heretofore it has been custom
ary for the Postmaster General to pay this
money on the certificate of the Postmaster at San
Francisco that the service had been performed, but
Mr. Jewell desired to forty himself with an official
opuiop from the Assistant Attorney General for the
Post Office Department that the subsidy had been
legally earned Such an opinion was given to-day.
and the money will be paid tomorrow.
ADAY OF FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE.
. covuortos CREATED BY GEN. BUFFERS DEMON
sTRATIoN IN FAVOR OF TIE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
HIS PROPOSITION TO TAKE THE BILL UP NEXT
TUESDAY NOT ACCEPTED-MR cox AND GEN
BUTLER MAKE SHORT SPEECHES ON LOUISIANA
THE LATTER ANXIOUS TO GIVE THE sTATE PEACE
AGAIN
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNBI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The postponement Oh INC
Army Appropriation bill by the House to-day gave
Cen Butler an opportunity to make demonstration
in favor of the Civil Rights bill 1t is Impossible
for any one to predict the strength OF this Dill
should it come 10 a square vote. great many he
publicans who promptly fall into line when Gen. But
Ter puts himself at the head of the column, and who
thus appear to favor the BILL assured their consttu-
ents during the last campaign that they had never
voted for this measure. SO to-day when Mr. Butler
moved to 20 to the Speakers table, num-
Der of Republicans voted against the dill
atory motions that were made and would
have voted for Gen. Buffers motion
had it been reached, who will dodge il they are
ever brought face to face with the bill ITSELF The
whole afternoon was spent in tilibustering and 1T
began to be whispered about that each side was so
determined that an all night session was
not at all improbable At about 4 O'CLOCK
after the roll had been called hve
OF six times Gen. Butler asked unanimous consent
10 make q proposition to the Democrats. lie desired
an agreement that this subject should be taken up
ON Tuesday next after the morning hour, with the
understanding that he would move the bill recently
reported by the Judiciary Committee as
an amendment. and allow reasonable
time for debate, and an opportunity
to offer amendments. This the Democrats would
not of course agree to. They were opposed to the
bill they sad and meant to use every means gwen
them by the rules of the House to defeat 1t. Gen.
Garfield then read the Democrats something of a
lecture for undertaking to prevent the consideration
of what he denomnated the great question of the
rights of citizens. Considerable was said on both
sides about wasting the public time, the Democrats
asserting that the Republicans were to blame for 1t,
since the opposition were ready at any time to 60 on
with she legitimate business.
At lep 9Th Mr.. Cox got the floor, and made one OF
his three-minute speeches which reused the
whole House. He said that If the other side was so
anxious for business. let them take up the Louis-
ana question. The latest news from kew-Orleans
told of sovereign State trampled under foot by
Federal soldiers. Call OIL your bayonets
from Louisiana exclaimed Mr.. Cox, while
the excitement in the House increased and half the
1nI tn.xAt Thar