, 1875-01-14
The President to Issue d Speoial
Finance Message,
Recommending a New Way to Resume
Specie Payments.
Tho Customs Laws Not Changed Ma-
teria1ly by tho Revision.
Truthful JAMES Beck Tells Some Stories
Abont lilo President.


evidence in tho rcciic Aiail investigation to-t1ay
makes tho caHo still moro dubious for ,schu-
maker. fIe has sworn absolutely that Ito dill
not rocevo and did not know tue disposition OF
the ey50. 600 checks to his order, which neto
paid in Washington through Jay Cooke 4 Go.
Tho fatal evidence which seems to put Schl-
makora honor III greater roril was produced
this morning. It wns in tho form
of the original certificates OF deposit
given upon tho presentation Of tic
$3.50, ,0o0 checks. Thoso certificates wero
n,ado payable to tho order Of john G. scEn..
u,pker. Ills indoraon,ont ou them was proved
to 10 genuine. the stub OF tho certificate book
showed that the money went to him. and, moro
t!san that, upon tho back Of ono Of tho ceEtili-
catoB Johu Il. bclumaker's na1no appears ut tho
bottom of 4 personal receipt fot tho munoy.
Tie Republican members Of the Committee fafl
to sae any possible way by which Schumacher chn
explain ilis previous svorn denial OF tho ttcelpt
Of tllis money. .......
who weto 10 carneat In Tho tiouHo today in their
pursuit Of underlined ftaud Oh tEa part Of Re-
pnblienns, did not nlanfest ialf tae zoaf In tho
| investigation OF john Il. BchnMhker. lndeod
| Beck, tl1o 1eador of tho Democrats, holds pro-
| trac.cl conferences outside tho cominitsco-room
! with this Dctnocrntio Congressman. In whose
caso ho il in fact Judge. l.umor has oycr-
taken ---
Of massachusetts. and llo was nervod with sun1
nous to appear lefore the Committee to-tnor-
rnw. lie ii said to hase received 92a, 800. Mr..
Dawes. tho minute TINT ho heard Ut tho rumof,
| ordered eubptpna to be Issued
Gardiner D. liubbail, OF postal: telegraph fatno,
| wl,,so function ~ al attorney before Congress-
| appears to be very broad one, hhH also boon
summoned to toll what ho knows, it anything.
| THE MESSENGER JERSEY,
Of, Milwaukee, satisfactorily explained tho dis
posision which ho made Of the Il 900. His
bunk account made 1t very cyi1ent tsas Ito
had usod the entlre fund hnlself. md.
he seons to llavs, been unfortunate
In hin Investments. OF bis share Of tho plum
der, S5,uoo went to .Fay for bonds q tho Con,
str,tction conpany Of the Toxss Pacific lailfoad
happened were purchased Of Con. Payne. ex-
| member OF Congress- from tho Milwaukee, DiA-
trct. 0on. Payne subsequently, mado IN OK
plapasiou to tie COMMITTEES, which showed that
| lis connection With the matter Ths q legitimate
| business transaction.
D1E1, TO nErEAn THE svDntDY ACT.
It is stated tint Representatives John T.
Smith, Of Ohio. and Mi!likon Of Kontueky, have
eacll prepared rosolntiop+ TO bo offered on
Monday, authorizing tho submission Of hu
amendment to the Postal Appropriation bill,
when it comca up for consideration to repon!
tho law providing for tho payment Of subsidy
to ths Pacific Mail Company.
/ fT0 the dssocadted ITsss.1
| yEsTKRnAYs TEstIIoNI.
WARRINGTON. D. G., Jan. 13,-On the reBump-
ton Of the paci0o Nail investigation, to-day, tho
Chairman Of tho Ways and Means Committee an
nounced that he had rcooyed from tho Bank OF
California Transcript Of Richard d. 1rwin'h ac-
couut with that institution from Jan. &, 1879 to
jan. 1879, showing thss 1rTin VIII. WIZ credited
Abort's testimony, thnt Irwin took with him tc
California, nlay ~. $10u,o00,' which, togethot
with SlU6 600 tlnburscd BY ALERT, and sl85oG
returned to Irwas ersdt hste accounts tor II.
| AbRrk from Irwin. The Cashier OF tue Bank Qt