The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-23
THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY

TIC Cf1RHGS OF 6hl0Ehr
To be Invsst,gated By Senate Com
mitsee.
WASHINGTON, May l7.-In the Sen
ate today the L ,dge resolution, offered
yesterday, for an investigation OF The
attempted bribery uf two Senators tc
vote against the tariff bill. and OF the
alleged contribution of half a million
dollars to the Democratic rational
campaign by the Sugar Trust, was laid
before the Senate. Lodge explained
the reasons which led him to offer the
resolution.
In relation to the Sugar Trust mat
ter, be SAID that the article IN q Pnlla
delphia paper was signed by E. } Ed
wards, its correspondent, a gentleman
whom be did not know personally, but
who, he was told, was man Of stand.
ing and responsibility, a graduate OF
Yale College and well known IN the
newspaper world. If there was any
truth in the allegations made in that
article it ought to be known to the
public. If the allegations were false Ii
was a criminal libel of the grcssesi
kind. Forty eight hours after the ap-
pearsnce of that article there had ap'
peared in the New York Sun state'
ment from its Washington correspon.
dent, charging attempts at brlb -ry OF
two Senators. No graVer charge could
be made; no graVer crime committed
The charge was made accurately and
specifically. Such charge certainly
should not 60 unnoticed or unlnVestl.
gated. 1t there was person who had
been Offering brides, be presumed be
would come within the reach OF the
statute law.
Hunton said: Gas my name mas been
connected somewhat with the resolu.
ton, merely desire to say now that l
hope the Senate will adopt unanimous
ly the resolution and investigate this
matter to the very depths. 1t probably
is not becoming in me, in view OF the
fact that this investigation is to be Lad
to say more than this, or to state what
understand to be the facts in regard
to this alleged attempt to bribe; be.
cause [ think that every member OF the
Senate knows that this man has never
approached me at all. I have ney er
seen him in connection with the mat
ter. But do feel annoyed, and very
deeply annoyed, that anybody should
suppose that could be bribed-and es-
pecially in the mode selected by this
man to reach me-because the aver
ment is that he wished to reach me
through well beloved son, who 1s.as
high above anything of that sort as l
claim to be. Butt desire to say now
that hope that the resolution will be
adopted unanimously and that the In
vestigatiou shall be most thorough"
Cockrell: "My only objection to the
resolution is that it is Lot quite wide
enough: Therefore Imove TO amend
it by inserting these words: AND to
inquire further whether any contriou-
tions have been made by the so called
Sugar Trust to any political party tcr
campaign purposes.
Lodge: II shall most cheerfu!ly ac-
cept the amendment. It is stated ii
the article to which I have referred,
that contributions were made by the
Sugar Trust to both campaign funds,
and sincerely hope that the matter
will be probed to the bottom and that
TIE influence of that trust IN our poll
tics will be thoroughly exposed:
Hansborough (Rep.) of North Dakota
said. "One of the individuals inferen-
TALLY mentioned in the resolution is
constituent of mine, being. l believe. a
resident Of Ransom county, North Da-
kota, and being engaged there ID the
business of farming. he called upon
me last evening co coLfer with me IN
regard to this master, and concluded
that the proper thing to do would De
to court an investigation, and nave 1t
as speedily as possible. He submitted
to me letter. which I ask to have
read"
The letter was from G. W. But'z, in
which be denied most emphatlcally that
be attempted to bribe any one.
Harris: Inasmuch as the name OF the
Senator from South Dakota Kyle
seems to be connected with this cnsrg,
[ desire to say, fr. m my person.
kgoal+dge of that Senator. that II b.
were pre- ept, be would join Senator
Hunton IN urging thorough inVestl-
gaticn of this matter.
Several other notifications Of the
resolution were suggested anc adopTed,
until the resolution weS tcally ag7e-c
TO read:
Resolved, That comui' tie of 6v-
Srnators b. appointed 70 1nv-stlsate
tn-se charges aud to Inquire fufthrr
whether any contributions have been
made by the sugar trust TO any p0ltt:-
cal party for cam paigu or election puT-
poses, or to secure or defeat legislation
and whether aoy Senator has been, or
is sppcula5,ng in what are known as
sugar stocks during the consldeTaclor
Of he tariff bill.
"Resolved, further, That said CON-
mittee be authorized to investigate and
report upon aty charge or charges tha'
may be filed before it, alleging that the
action of any Seuaror has been corrupt
ly or Improperly influenced in the con-
sideration of said bill; or that any at
tempt has been made to influence leg
islation."
AN-w Bond Issue.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE reduc.