Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-24
MAJOR THE SECOND.
Name Of Harris, Bobs Up in
That Inquiry
ABOUT TEE BRIBERY OF SENATORS.

What the Second Major Had to Do with
ton Worth 81, 0CO-Borins Into Amor
Piafes-Gornian Talks of the Tariff Bill,
and Teller Springs Test Vote-The
Assault; On Civil service Reform.
WASHINGTON, May &C. w. ButtZ,
who Is accused of attempting to bride sen.
ators to vote against the tariff bill, was
before the investigating committee. He
gave the committee the name of f. + Hol.
man, claim attorney in this city. as one
who could throw light upon the whole
transaction so far as he (Buttz) was con-
cerned. Holman was summoned. Ho.-
mans testimony furnishes the key 10
Buttz' explanation of his course in the
whole transaction. When he emerged
from the committee room Holman said:
My mouth Is sealed as to the proceedings
In the committee room. but | can say 10
you that the story that l was the princi-
pal IN the bribery affair is without founda.
ton. 1t was through pure accident that |
CHANGED to know anything of the business,
and it came about through my happening
TO be in the Office of Major Harris one day
when Mir. Buttz came in. Harris was a
lobbyist and the talk drif5ed to the tariff
The Major Had an IGca.
" 1 think know said Major Harris,
where | could make S25, coo or $780, 900 if |
knew how the Populsts would vote on the
bill and turning to Buttz remarked 10
him: You are just the man to learn
that fact, and VIII give you 81 600 to find
e.,
and suppose that is the reason why was
summoned. / certainly had no connection
with any attempt ut bribery or lobbying
on the bill and ! cannot afford to have
that impression concerning me go out ~
Holman said that the man Harris, who
had made this proposition to Buttz, had
died on the 18th OF last April and that he
was only "a witness TO the conversation be-
tween Harris and Butts.
Buttz Explains His 4 bseDce.
Major BurtZ' testimony WAS devoted
largely To an explanation of his absence
from the city Tuesday. He denied again
that he made "a direct proposition to bride
Senator Kyle and stated that his only
purpose in approaching him was to learn
how he would vote. After he came out OF
the committee room Major ButtZ said he
had gone to London county, Va, TO look
for witness whom he had not found
and had been detained there. He declared
his intention Of remaining until the in
vestiCatiOn is concluded and said he
would take the consequences. whatever
they might be. Senator Gray said that he
knew of no other witnesses to call in this
branch of the inquiry and that the report
on the alleged effort to bride Hunton and
Kyle would be prepared rs soon rs posi-.
bic and submitted to the senate.
On the Trail Of ArInor Frauds.
The congressional investigation of al
legged armor plate frauds was put under
way by the house naval committee. The
meeting was behind closed doors although
Cummings hoped to have the meeting
open when the testimony is taken. II was
decided to appoint 4 subcommittee of five
to take the testimony and perform active
work incident TO trips TO Homestead and
elsewhere. Cummings, Talbot and Money
were designated as the Democratic mem
bers The Republicans will be Deliver
and Wadsworth. Cummings stated tina,
the investigation would be Us thorough as
1t was possible to make it.