The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-05-24

Washington, May 1S.-The resolution
iptl Cduced by Senator Lodge to investi-
gate the charges of attempted bribery of
Senators Kyle and Hunton, also the al
lega ati0nS thet the sugar uuSt had made
contributions to campaign funds, was dis
CusSed i'll the senate to-dCy, and passed
with amendments that broadens it's scope.
Senators COckrell, Hear, Chandler,
Faulkner and Villas offered amendments
which made the resolution yeritablH
drag-net, including all charges of bribery,
all allegations of contributions by the
sugar trust, directly or indirectly, to Gum
p0ign committees, or sed in elections by
either party, or that any senator had i'll
any way been improperly influenced jn
the tariff legislation. Senator Hans
bICugh read letter from Buttz asking
for an investigation. Ser 1tor Huntnn
asked speedy investigation, as did
Senators Harris and Allen, in behalf of
Senator Kyle. who was absent, and de-
clal ed that he would demand an in-
| yestigation. The vice president an
nOunced the appointment of the following
committee in 0c"Crdance with the terms
| of the Lodge resolution: Messrs. Gray,
Lindsay, Lodge, Allen and Davis.
Mr.. Hairs, the floor manager of the
| tariff bill, moved that the stnate take a
recess until tomorrow morning, with the
intention of continuing the legislative
| day and for the consideration of the
tariff bill to the exclusion of all other
| legislative business. This meant the in
auguratio of the policy of duress that
made famous the struggle over the fed
eral election bill, the bill to repeal the
Sherman law and other big legislative
| ~, no 70 Tho pOnylIiooOS
under the leadership of Mr.. Manderson,
vainly protesting that they did not seek
to delay action on the tariff bill They
used the usual filibustering methods,
breaking a quorum by refusing to vote,
although certain their Western colleagues
would decline to join in the flibuster.
Mr.. Harris moved to compel the attend
ance of the absentees After some very
sharp and plain talk on both sides the
Republicans succeeded in forcing an adj
| jCurnment, although the battle was in
reality a drawn one. A compromise had
Teen practically agreed upon before adj
ioLrnment by which the sessions of the
strGte are to begin at 10 o'clock after
| Monday. Senators on both sides 'e-
| gard this as the real beginning of the
siege of night sessions and roll-callS, q
test of physical endurance on one side
and of resistance CT the other which all
lave understood from the beginning
would he resorted to before the end of
the tariff debate should be reached. The
Republicans generally assert that they
will resist unusual hours Of extraordinary
pre- Ceedings, and the Democrats say that
it has become evident from long speeches
?de to-day and or other days recently
that unless hours are extended the dis
posal of the bill v i'll be indefinitely de-
layed.
Among the bills fav Drably reported in
the house was a bill by Mr.. Chickering
of New York, from the committee on
railways and canals, to inquire into the
feasibility of constructing ship canal
from the Hudson river to the great lakes.
After the call of con mittces, the house
went into committee of the whole to con-
slider the agriculture appropriation bill.