The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-17
WERE BRIBES
OFFERED?
Certain Good Senators HaVe Refused Offers
Of Bad Lobbyists.
AN INVESTIGATION IS DEMANDED
Agricultural Deliberations in the
House-An Increase of $4,000 Is
Made for the Purpose of Furthering
the Distribution of Free Seeds
Opium Is Placed on the Free List
Other Business Transacted.

w hoHlNblON, ~ ~ 4tNe ~
TN THE senate today Mr.. Lodge
Massachusetts, offered resolution
reciting statement IN the New
u York Sun that brides had been Of
tered to certain senators TO induce them
TO vote against the pending tariff bill
aud signed article in Philadelphia
paper stating that the sugar sche luie
had been made up as it now stands in
consideration of large sum OF money
paid for campaign purposes Of the
Democratic party, aud providing for
the appointment of n committee OF five
senators to investigate these charges.
The vice president asked Mr. Lodge
what action lie desired. Mr. Lodge re.
piled that he asked for the present con-
rideration of the resolution.
DIR. Cockrell, Mssouri-Let it be
printed and lie on the table.
Ard under the rule the resolution
went over until tomorrow.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Allen, Nebraska. calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for certain in.
formation, was laid before the senate.
and after remarks by Mr.. Allen, citing
precedent for the resolution. it was
opposed by Mr. Chandler. New Hamp-
shire. as requiring information which
it WAS impossible for the ,reusury ds
parlmeut to supply The resolution
Wen; over without action.
WRESTLING WITH THE TARIFF.
When the senate adjourned yrster-
lay tweuty-eight items of the tsrff
hil, ali comprised within the chem ic
sch' dula A. had been considered and
disposed Of. leaving lorty-seven items
on the schedule still to be pcIed on
The progress made on the bill today
was not so satisfactory as that made yes
terdny lat that was owing largely to
the fact that nearly two hours time
was consumed in the delivery OF u
speech by Mr.. Gsllinger, New Hamp,
shire. which he described IA ''a1 &C.
curate historical analysis Of Am .rican
legislation on the suoj 'ct, since the
day when the pilgrims put their feet
on Plymouth Rock
he had only got so far as tho Polk
election in 1914 when he yielded the
floor with the purpose of continuing
the subject hereafter. Mr.. Dubois,
Idaho, followed in a short speech, in
which he expressed his preferences TO
have the bill passed promptly, rather
than have tho tariff question left un.
decided, and declared hat the highest
and mtst stable prosperity would
come only when protection was united
with bi.metallism
FOURTEEN ITEMS CONSIDERED.
The result of ;ojny's action WAS to
d spose Of fourteen items in the chemi-
cl schedule, among which were Il *
iced or linssed and poppy seed oil. %
cents per gallon. On hemp ssed oil.
and rape seed oil ~ cents per gallon
On olive oil fit for salad purposes. 35
cents per gallon. On aqueous extract
OF opium, for medicinal uses. and on
tincture Of opium. and laudanum %
per cent. ad vaIorem.
On opium prepared for smoking, 50
per pound--crude opium being struck
out OF the dutiabls list, to be D aced
oi, the free li4t On bone black and
lamp black 20 per cent. ad valorsm.
On chrome yellow and other chromium
colors, 3 cents per pound for the lead
contained in them,
The senate NJ G. 10 o'clock adjourned
unIil tomorrow
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS
Ten pages Of the agricultural appro.
priaiion bill disposed OF in committee
Of the whole was the net resul. Of
nearly five hours session OF the house
today. The feature of the proceeding
wss IN attack upon the monthly crop
bulletins Issued by tho department Of
agricultural by Representative Marsh,
Of Illinois. He denounced them as
fraud upon thirty millions OF people of
the United States and said that they
were issued only in the interests OF
spectators In farm products. He sup
plemented his speech with a notion to
strike out the appropriation for the
gathering Of the information contnined
in these reports and their publication,
but this failed of adoption.
a large part of the afternoon was
devoted to the discussion of the dis
tribution Of seeds by the department
of agriculture aud after vigorous
fight, led by Mr.. Pickler. Of South
Dakota, Riley, of New York, and
Wilson, OF Washington, an increase Of
$50. 600 was made in the appropriation
Tor the purpose over the amount rec.
commended by the committee in the
bill Adjourned until to- morrow