The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-17
THE TARIFF BRIBERS
Lodge Wants a Committee to
Investigate the Charges.
BANK FAILURE AT PENDLEToN
Heavy Frost in SOnOmaValley--Man
Vineyards Ruined--Agricultural
Bill in the House.
Associated Press.

id Washington, May 16-Lodge intr
duced in the senate a resolution a
- thorizing the appointment of five sen
II tors to investigate the charges of a
tempted bribery of senator's in come
ton with the pending tariff bill, an
t also the charges published in the Philt
delphia Press Monday morning contain
ing allegations relating to the innuenc
OF the sugar trust upon tariff legisla
ton The resolution was laid upon tn
table until tomorrow
Rumors of the use of money to infiu
ence action on the tariff bill have beer
circulated but heretofore received little
attention.
1t is learned definitely today that init
nations that money consideration
could be secured for votes against the
tariff had been made to the clerks of
Senators Kyle and Hunter by a North
Dakota lobbyist, formerly member of
congress from a southern state and who
was identified with the carpet -baggers.
1t was represented that Kyle was to re,
ceive $4,000, and that $4,000 would be
retained by the "go-between' as com.
mission.
1t is scarcely possible that any syn
dicate controlling the money necessary
to attempt the purchase of votes would
entrust it to a man who approached
clerks.
-Ex-Rerpresentative j. A. Buttz. of
Buttzville, N. D., whose name was men,
toned in connection with the alleged
attempt to purchase the votes of Sena-
-ors Kyle and Hunton on the tariff bill.
has asked for a full investigation at the
lands of the senate on the charges {
made against him. Major Buttz called S
m Senator Hansbrough, of North Da-
,ota, late this evening and asked for !,
dvice as to what he had better do. He a
1ade general denial of the charges
gainst him, and said he wanted. a
Igid investigation of them.
That portion of Mr. Dubois speech on ii
lie tariff bill demanding immediate ac- r
ON upon the pending bill, either its =,
issage or defeat, as the quickest
cans of restoring at least temporary 81
prosperity. created some CT
nsation as indicating the position of eS
e far western senators. 1t did not pre-
pitate controversy, however.
The Jones amendment making the
te of duty on fiaxseed 20 per cent was ev
en- agreed to. The rate on olive oil, on
iuced on the original senate bill to 25 ag
cent, was restored to 30 cents per Of
llon, the house rate. we
of California, thanked Jones
restoring the duty on olive oil
n the next paragraph opium extracts 81
dicinal purposes, the house rate was sto
per cent. The senate amendment tha
de it 20 per cent. The latter was her
'pted, too.
he next Jones amendment was IN
ce crude opium, not aduIterated, con. =
hing per cent or over Of morphia
liable at 81 per pound in the house ~ -
on the free list. ""
nation ua sn,s - eu an eA- app
dor,r,t,,o 80 'iNe " Oct the
mes replied this was unmanufac-
ID opium, designed for medicinal
poses. w
ne duty on smoking on,um was Of Il
ed at Sc. lists
lerman criticised the reduction of mad
duty on opium prepared for srook Rail
from s12 to Sc per pound. He agreed acre
Palmer that this drug should be
ipited' ana would vote for any rate.
tchell,. Of Oregon, declared that to Ba
ent smuggling this duty should be destr
II reduced or its Importation abso- T. F.
proniplted. tents
Sc said the duty had been reduced surar
le suggestion Of the treasury de-
nent. Officials along the Pacific CA
all believed the reduction OF the o.,
reducing premium on SNUG ,,a, 90
would tend to break up that prac- 40,
and furnish the government a 81.
revenue. With such a coast line '''"'
impossible to prevent the SNUG Hea
- m S.u'i tion 0
- ~ Saiiiornia' testified to the spond
- :. s.'e lnpossiDility OF collecting word.
on opium 80 long as It remained AZ var,