The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-12
BY Telegraph.
Pacific Mail Investigation.

ard Means Committee continued lns
Pacific Mail Investigation to-day; hsp-
resentstiye J. B. Storm testified that Mr.
Randall was mistaken in understanding
him TO say that he had been apProsenea
to influence his vote on the SUBSIDY
question. What he, Storm told him
two wears ago in general terms, was that
h. knew of a member having been SO ap-
snnroached: the facts were that witness
was told about two years ago by Congress
man Parker, of New Hampshire, that
while a vote was being taken on the sub
sidy amendment, he was coming down
stairs in the Capital, when total stran-
ger offered to give him 5 ,OOOif he would
20 back to the gallery and not vote.
LYMAN Elman testified that he is an
attorney at law in New York, but is in
Washington about half Of each year, at
tending to business before the depart
ments; never did any work for the Pa
cifc Mail; on May I'd, 1872, l was intro
duced to General Smith; one day Smith
stopped witness on the street and said
the attorney of the Pacific Mail Company
is going to pay me some money, Will yOl
identify; two or three days afterwards
John s. Schumacher called at his office
and said that he had checks for $4,000
which the Pacific Mail Company lind de-
sired him to hand to Elmsn, or
to some one that Elman would indi-
cate; witnesses replied that he must be
mistaken, but then remembered and told
Schumacher what this General Smith had
said, whereupon Schumacher said that the
man had exhibited 5000 checks; witness
remarked, "you are not going to make
payment in checks are your and Schu-
maker went out to get 1t cashed; soon
after General Smith came i'll and asked
permission to wal. in the office until Mr..
Schumacher should appear, which he did
in about two hours, whereupon Elman
said to Schumacher, this is the General
Smith who says you are to pay him some
money; Schumacher then handed
to Smith u roll of bills, and left the office
witness remarked, jocularly, isn't that
too much for one man to carry OH, and
General Smith replied in the same vein,
81 cant divide, have to pay this out;
WAS sure this General Smith was not
Silas II. Smith or Badly Smith; thinks
Morgan l.. Smith; had doubts for this
reason, Morgan l.. Smith being very
liberal man, he would not probably have
used witness and his office without offer
ing something more than thanks sup
posed his office was made use Of merely
because he was known to the Pacific
Mail Company rs New York lawyer.
Hosea W. Parker, Congressman from
New Hampshire, testified that no never
was approached by anybody on the sub
sidy question; did not remember exactly
what he had said to Congressman Storm,
but the latter must have misunderstood
him; witness had an indistinct recollec-
ton that when coming down the steps
from the ladies gallery while the vote
was being taken on the subsidy, ne over
heard some men saying something to the
effect that Congressman who did not
want to vote for the subsidy need not
vote at all
Mr.. Bcck-Don't you think these men
were talking At you?
Witness-Well, that may be; | don't
know, rs II matter of fact.
rHe was recorded as voting against the
subsidy every time and al! the way
through.
Charles Albert informed the committee
that he still declined to answer until
compelled by order of the House.
Adjourned
The Committee met again this after
noon. when Albert, being ordered by the
House to answer the questions PROFOUND
ed, said, Reverdy Johnson gave him an
other opinion Saturday, to the effect that
he Albert acted in merely financial
character and not as counsel. He could
answer the question us to whom he paid
the money. He then gave list OF per
sons to whom he gave money. including
Mcfarland, $4,000; W. b. Shaw, $751;
GOO; A. W. Randall, $500 a. B. Cor
win, $500; j. NJ. Morris, $1,000; j e.
Berrett, $1,000; II. q. Faut, $4,000; Don
Pia;t, 5000,