New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-01
THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
REPORT OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COM
MITrEE.
REVIEW OF THE INvEsuGATioN-THE EViphN'h
AGAINST MEssRs. sCHUMAKER AND h'N"~

RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL TIE TESTMoNf DE
REFERRED TO THE MKT HOUSE FOR ACTION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The report OF the
Committee OF Ways aud Means, made Saturday ho,n
ing first alluded the act OF Congress In RELATION W no
establishment OF the Ocean Mail steamship SERVES oc
tween the United States and China. approved Feo IT,
| 1865 and the subsequent legislation, and then says
The investigation by the Committee was upon, 'io
question whether money hsd neen nnn 3r by any
person TO procure the passage by oonSse e The tes
sU That the Alden B. socS%e vas by
combination, elected President OF inc COMPANY IN he
cember ISL he appears to have revived the purpose
entertained by former officers OF the COMPANY &c.,
taipiug appropriation for additional serves 1890 "a
san Franci,co and China, ana summoned Hcharu -.
IRWIN. OF the Companys agents NJ san va ISL =,
York IN January, 1884, wnen ho was tod Dy NJ
Stockwc OF his purpose to bring tue mater tht no
fore Congress aud StOckwell arranged WIN nun n. Nv
should proceed Washington in charge OF the enor 10
procure the passage OF sucb an act lns W., Ma poorI
nror 10 any communication OF hs purpose 10 INC boIu
OF Directors the Executive Committee. 1. so 'P
pears the lith OF February lo.1 ~ me
following resolution adopted ny that COMMITTEE at
the request Of said Stockwel: .-, ...4,,, 10
Hord Tha, the President m bis discretion hereoy
S@nsra VIII the measure Tor '''N0n'' '1'N
And on the of the month at meeting OF Gag
Board of Directors, that resolution W ht ,h tae
and ratified 1t also clearly appears tnat rne s
ment WAS expressly made at the time to the EhecaNe
Committee and to the Board OF DoctoS % o e%
well that the contemplated expenditure Wouiu no. 80
I n,o"Tno STATISTICS aud sucn legitimate purposes.
No further action on the part or salh VI " @
hern had mill long alter the passage OF the act pr0Vld
ing for the additional service Ii also appears tnat sau
Stockwe personally an arrdnscnenI WIN SAN STU
Irwin without consultation with the Executive COM
mittee or Board OF Directors The COnlttee .hen
give the facts at length relating 10 tne
tween s.Ockwe ami IrwiD already known 10 Inc pun
ic THe Committee say that, WIN the chcepo VI or
small sums paid directly by SOckwcil the toia amount
dIsbnrscd by MS direction connection with tno legs
atiOn referred TO appears to nave ocGn reau ~, ,
ufea
amounted TO about 100000 The Committee give l1e
DaDcs OF tho parties TO whom Tue Pay enS "eio n""'
| NV Irwin 10 lie amount OF 100000.
win were the checks OF the Company tHat o nLs
e OF ne Companys checks were noted 10 Ue chalson
10 Mr. StOcKwes personal account; that the amount
$75O.oCO entered in easn oook without az, u
0uent attempt conceal In the books tho oecs o. tc
Gi.nnrsen,eur: lie Iact that by bylaw OF the Com
many tne President had authority 10 make pay nelts
exceeding $1,000 without the previous SANCTION VI o
TxrcntIye Committee or Board OF Directors. and the
urher fact tIat Mr. Sockwe, anticipating an advance
in the value of the stock 10 result from me aVordpo
action of Congress, had undertaken enormous spee9ia
uOns all these lead to the conclusion tnat mr.
st0ckwe's earlier intention Was to assume persohaIy
ali these expenditures His later losses, however APP
near 10 have induced him 10 Impose the uaDlhU upon
Inc Company, from which he had concealed DIS opera
mons and whose books were tempered Win ana streWn
with false entries IN MS efforts to conceal DIS unlaHlu
pnroose Tie Committee recognize the force OF these
views, 10 IL hardly within their dntN uhuer the
order II the House to pass upon tue Question. ,,,
The struggles OF the spnns and Summer TO ouii
aud braI" the stock, consequence or WLleA sOnc
Dan ment- from this iand appear 10 have been maize 10
ippcase tno Oear, and ~ n eoagc,on Wiz u ~,
ne evidence aud need no further comment Ia THIS
Mr TWINS statements Of the amounts received and
dislmTsed or retained by hu. aud CORRECTED rs 10 no
amount paId 10 Waiting, aud adding tho amount paid 10
DJnn Patt - testified ~ AOer, IS nhoWs teipC''
S39DNg; dlsOurseG S,lO0i I"t'ned, lSoJp' VI tAis
Dauce Irwin ca"is ah expense accouh. 10 ne amount
lsln At least slCOO0 Vas thhch ~ lrHth hlancli
10 toIria after tue passage of me law and deposited
credit IN tue Bank OF tIIoihii tn9 pa inan' 70
Slr Pat. though part OF the uhuS dlutr sts''Ei
loo, IL Claimed Nv MN 10 have Deen i0dh "hch WIS
| a,trryard repld by II friend OF HIS Or thc sum OF
paid 10 Charles Albert the dabursementof which
10 nclled. Ill tins foregoing, there remained ait us
WHEN he returned IrwIns credit Il. bank IL sew,
York In Subsequent remittance 10 aleo returned
$1,000 10 Irwin. Inc evidence submitted SHOWS without
contradiction that the Sums 80 diooursed ny AOert
were retained the pirte INTO whose hands tAe trSt
mony before the Committee Traced 1t. Bat he cstrOuY
OF Mr. Fornc, who,c continued absence IN Europe aas
prevented lis appearance to TESTIFY and oi iir :. \.
Iatcb who could be found by ne sunuious Issued
Tor MIN O Mr. Moran, wLOse Illness prevented MS
Tor these sOs gwen 20 the COMMITTEE Inc payments
NE neen rrrrd iy man Us expensrs1 az the request
of Stocawr the principal sam of $1,000 uaying uecn
vIiG % SLUrhW we'll nlnsef upon 1ccJ LAT rendered Tie
- ,sor n 500 OF me amount paid TO iIr Randall
Ong cc.se). - saown nave been INTENDED Tor ani
| applied 10 buying OK certain parties Rom Ne"-hJfh,
VINO were alleged lobbying at sac Capitol % dc
tend Inc proposed legislation, ORDER 80 10 d COULTER
epecultions sUchS OF The Company III Now-IorR
ia respect tao other payments atudeJ IA the IOt-
rouc flr COMMITTEE caInOt Withhold TIE expression
~ tnrir nurprise extraordinary 10 tho~o
Maid TO most II tBeso pLrteS shoId nave ben gwen
Tor OF services absolutely insiSnn ant,
aud IA sUc ne evidence SHOWS, 10 persons
uuquc1t0uahiY WIthO"t ihhuthco or tNbh tho.t' 70
Ur1 inhuen,e upDn 1no lezl,l'Loh O ColSress N'arT
every part the cv.eucr SHOWS mat the whole ttis-
action dhicr l"idrJ was ret"iesa roo'iJ VI eoiPo
uuraitOu Under Temporary cOntcci ~ SpcculdtOrS
only entCt III 81 have Der 10 uoDuia@e az iuot
sense oi the noutsV Itit''cn o"oo', 81 81 ~,
ana compensation received, ana 40 destroy all sc"e OF
official hd,ty on the part OI ID" theh ffcsIdcht ana
| boiksecpcr OF The cooperation.
| o. tn; important WITNESSES whose testimony was
necessary o compele e1n,n ;n,' tn . ing
dictiJn OF rae unstd stat, Ring haHn: aEYa.a
process taking reidge III CaIlidL ana siocA"eh con
Ihs cyI1rncc tan5n Dy fle Committee respect TO the
Postmaster Of the House nds revealed Contradictions %
tLe most painful ch4rlcter Mr.. KIM Was summoned
| OF tne XLiII Congress, and was, on the 2j.h OF
February, 1913, dliy sworn aud examine NY that Co'
ttee touching his knowledge OF the use or money IL
with Tie paesase OF the act no" the subject
! or lnvesugation:
WHAT wA. 3. KISG RECEIVED.
Nj King sSears absolutely that he Hid not know OF
the expenditure OF dollar, and that he did not him
self receive for his services dollar, directly nd
| rectly
Second: That he kept no band account whatever The
evidence herewith reported the oase that he
kept bauk account with jay Cooke Co. In the City Of
Washington covering period from Feb IL, ISL. TO
April D. 1872 embracing leDs amounting 10 HsJW Tbe
testimony also SHOWS beyond auy douot that Nj King
received account Of MS alleged services the s,n OF
Washington and $1,000 paid To nm Ia the City OF
New-YOrk the SOn day of May 1872, immediately fol-
amounting 70 O appears 10 nave been applied ny hli
10 his USE; auoher portion ts COZ To tue credit Of
the Minnesota banks, probably aso Tor his own use;
| another OF $4,000, paid by him 10 John ii.
| Rice aud the remainder, amounting to $4,000
| was divided into three unvqua sums, the final dis
position of which tue Committee nave been unable 20
ascertain. 30 far therefore, tue SUMS paid To Mr.
| King are concerned the Committee have found no
fact showing that any part thereof was paid to any
member officer OF either house VI Congress or 10 any
person their jurisdlcon while tho fact remains
that the disposition OF $oo OF that SUN Is not dis
closed. IL also appears That this sum O $4,000 was
drawn In New-YOIk under circumstance denUtlng an
evident part Of the said king 10 conceal