, 1875-02-14
CORPORATE SvVlNDLES.

either residence or settlement.
CoRPoR PATE sWlNDLEs.
or WHICH TIE FOLLOWING ARE sPEclAENs-
Grec;a! D1spatcA to The chicaoe 1rituhs-
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. lS.-The Pacific
Hail stc3mahip Company is evidently playing
game OF bluG. Rufus Hatch was examined to-
day BY the Committee on Ways and Means he
submitted auorn statement, which was uolhnG
moro than IN argument. The COMMITTED were
very unwilling to hear 1t, but Fernando wood,
for 1easons which did not appear. insisted thae
it should be heard. The whole purport OF the
line of defense Of the Pacific Nail Company ia to
prove that the officers Of the Company had no
knowledge that any more than S1o0o0 OF the
Conp1nys funds were to be used by Irwin IN
Washington in connection with tha SUBSIDY
No member OF the Committee believed Wo'd OK
this, and no impartial person who has watched
This Investigation closely in and out OF
the Committee can fail to believe that
considerable number of the then Di-
rectors had then full knowledge that
large amounts Of money we're being used. The
keynote Of the morality OF the Pacific Mail
Directors Vas given by one OF them In New YORK,
who admitted that whether he would notify OF
decline to notify the stockholders OF fraud in the
management woail depeud upon whether no
was h.rnssH loog or short Of the STOCK.
SPECIMEN GAME
Of the Comrany's bluff is shown in the follow
iue letter, which is printed here this evening:
Wasa1sa1os, D. O.. Feb. Is. s:5-clark Etl1 E'q.,
At,nrr,ey for the Paefe HAL Steamship Co'nDans:
You viii without delay. no(y each and evory person
whose names hare testified to u having received
any mart Of the money tbstracted from tho P!cfno
Mail Steamship COMPANY BY b ssocs~ea - Aaa a ono
r1ny that uness the amount certified to and ao-
1utt;ed to have been received by them l. promptly re-
funded to TIE COMPANY you ,t ose "a sets
Mansgsng Director and Ex-0Acer.
THE NOTED DILLON,
former cashier of tna Sargcnt-at-Arms who lives
been found. He appeared this morning, aud
was examined in eeciet session. The nenoers
of the Committee stats that his whole testimony
Was absurd and uulmpoytant and that they mare
rot decided whether they shall make It public
Dillon himself privately gives more Information
ton with the matter originated in jest. He
boarded with Kerr, then member Of the "avs
and Means Committee, when the stories OF cor
ruption were current Dillon mentioned the fact
that considerable number Of Congressman
about that time had asked him, ct the Of
fee Of the Sergeant-at-Ams to change
ei,000 bills. which be did. Kerr, to Dllon's
surprise, summoned the latter before the Com
uittee, when he made his statement two years
ago. Tbet statement WAS that consldcrao!e
number Of Cong, ,essmen, the names Of some OF
whom he gave. changed such bills: BE does
not remember the number. He believes there
were more than ak It is believed to have
Keen stated by the former Committee that
Dillon had knowledge OF trenty~one Con-
grcssmen who had SO exchanged thousand
dollar bl}la. That testimonV, Dillon save.
the Committee agreed to ignore, and permitted
him to withdraw. Dillon states that be himself
subsequently, both destroyed the testimony and
destroyed all traca Of it iu his memory. He said
to-day in secret session thst he had no additional
testimony to give beyond ~hat he stated two
wears ago. That testimony is not on record in
the Commit tee-room, and waa not trans
,nitted to this Congress, but the short
hand notes are believed to be
in the possession OF the then official reporter.
is quite consistent With Ordvay' explanations Of
the methods Of business Of the Office. The lat
ter said that it was the custom 10 send such
large bills directly to the Treasury in envelopes,
without making a record OF them upon the
books.
cowo1ker with Bill King. arrived here this ercn-
ing. and mysteiously put up at the Ebbltt
House. He seemed disposed 70 conceal for the
time hie presence in Washington, but tue Ser-
geant. Arms had kept close watch. and Whit
ing had hardly reached tus room before Dep
utv-Sergeant. unuer an assumed name, served
him with process Whiting has now become
witness under the surveillance OF the Committee.
To the 4 sso.soted I.re&sl
uATCu's CAED.
WASHINGTON, b. G., Feb 13-nufus Hatch
was before the Ways and Means COMMITTEES OF
the House today, ard rend long statement,
deny,ng that the Pacific Ma'l Steamship Compa-
ny had authorized Irxin's expenditures in Eos
ton. Twins relations to the Company were on1v
those of San FIaocisco agent, at salary OF
$4,000 per year Any statement OF Irwin to
the contrary absolutely farce. 4. II.
Whiting is in Washington, ready to testify
TIE SUBSIDY QUESTION IN TIE SENATE
In the senate to-day Mr. Edm3nds, from the
Judiciary Committee. 10 whom was referred .he
resolution OF Mr.. Bogy. instructing that Com
mittee to inquire into the expediepcv Of repeal
ing the lam granting subsidy to tho Pac,ic Mai1
Steamehup Company, reported the following sub
siitute:
Resnlrsd Tn,t the COMMITTEES On the Judlc,.y BE-,
ind hereby instructed TO inquire and report whether
The Uni,el s:ascs any D,.4rtmeot Of the Govern-
tt Hs . e
spectsn9 additional mau eerrice between San Tran-
Gsco, China, and japan
. Agreed to.
LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING.
A telegram jnst received By Gov. Brownlow
ANNOUNCES thar the House Of Representatives of
Georgia has unanimously passed q resolution
approving Congressional nid to the Texas 4 Pa~
clac Railroad. and requesting Georgia Senators
and Congressman to rots for it.
LOUISIANA.
vNT1 OF MEMBERS OF TIE INVESTIGATING con-
mTTEx.
Special Di1pdtch to The Chteaoo 1Ftb'sns. ,
WARRINGTON, D. C.,Feb. 13.-The Louisiana
Committee have returned. Tho members ara
unwilling to give any official statenen: OF their
views, pending the consideration OF the compro-
mira prnr,ositinn II il known pri7atelv howeY-
a, that ths Republican members OF the Com
nittee, who we're suspected OF Conservatism,
are outspoken in advanced Republican senti-
.nen,s. They say that the terrible condition Of
Affairs OF Louis1aoa cannot bedescribed. There
Is practically no Governments there. Kellogg
they find weak rather than wicked He
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