The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-05-26

WASHINGTON. D. C. May Is. 1891.
The public received it's first
knowledge this week that in addi-
| ton to othekmore or less disrepu-
table methods of defeating tariff
legislation, attempts had been made
to bride Senators to vote against
the tariff bill, but the Democratic
managers of the tariff bill have
known for sometime that an at
tempt had been made by lobbyist
named Buttz, once a carpet-bag,
Republican member of the House
from South Carolina, to bride Sena-
tors Hunton, of Virginia, and Kyle,
OF South Dakota, to vote against
the bill. Buttz claimed to repre-
sent wealthy syndicate which was
prepared to spend 81, 900, 600 to de-
feat the tariff bill. He went to the
house of Senator Hunton and told
q son of that gentleman that his
father could have $4,000 if he
would agree to vote against the bill.
Senator Hunton at once informed
half a dozen Democratic Senators.
Buttz had the audacity to breach
the subject to Mr.. Kyle in person.
That gentlemen referred him to his
private secretary, after instructing
that functionary to have a witness
to their conversation, and in the
presence of a witness, Buttz offered
to give Mr.. Kyle $4,000 to vote
against the bill, Mr.. Kyle at once
placed these facts in the hands of
the Democratic Senators and ex-
pressed his willingness to aid in |
bringing this would-be briber to |
justice. 1t has not yet been decid- |
ed what, if any, action will be taken |
by the Senate, but there is little |
doubt that these attempts will has
ten the passage of the tariff bill.
Secretary Hoke Smith has add |
ed to his popularity with Georgians
by the help he has given the dele
CATION from Atlanta, here this week
to work up Congressional interest
in the International Exposition to
be held at Atlanta in the fall of
1895. They do not want govern
ment appropriation for the exposi-
tion, but only ask that Congress
recognize it to the extent of author
izing government exhibit in .
building to be erected by the gov
ernment This recognition is
necessary if foreign governments
are to be represented at the exhi-
bition. Speaker Crisp and the en-
tire Georgia delegation in Congress
are working like beavers to secure
what is wanted, and the Speaker,
before going home to attend his
mother-in-law's funeral, placed his
room at the Capitol at the disposal
Of the visitors and it is being used
rs their headquarters. Il
It is now easy to understand why J
his government took such strong |
grounds in favor of the government i
If Brazil and against the insurgents, :
it was only this week that !
t became SO. From information '
hat has leaked out through gossip Ia
n diplomatic circles there is little
loubt that the stand taken and 2
maintained by President Cleveland +
Turing the Brazilian contest was '
he only thing that prevented the :
arryine out Of the plot instigated
nd backed by the government of
treat Britain, for the overthrow
f the Brazilian republic and the
citing up of monarchy that =
7ould have been dominated by Ii
treat Britain. President Cleye- q
and and Secretary Gresham were !
with the plot from it's :,
and were determined to 4
hwart il. The failure of that plot 6
} believed to have been at the bot 9
om of the dilatoriness of the Brit = =
ii government in making arrange Il
rents to carry out the Boring Sea al
FILTRATION. The Britishers were e
lad at Uncle Sam for spelling their +,
tile grab game. :
hetrenchment in government ex-
enditures has been the watchword
the Democrats who have made
re regular appropriation bills for
lis Congress, and the Legislative, =
xecutive and Judicial appropria-
on bill, completed by the House
'mmittee on appropriations this e e
eek, shows how we'll they have i:
orkAd up to the watchword. This Z,
the bill that carries salaries of
! officials, and $50 fewer of them = z,
9 provided for than were in the !
II for the current fiscal year. It g. g.
30 carries $766, 1879 less than this in
'ar's appropriation, q very sub "a;
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