The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-18
A SWEEPING INQUIRY.
Senate Committee to Investigate
Charges of Corruption.
LODGES RESOLUTION UNoPPosED.
Senators Gray, Lindsay, Allen, Lodge and
Davis VIII Probe the Mattor-A Late
session of the Senate and Agreement
to Work Longer Hours.

Davis wiz Probe the Mattor-A Late
session of the Senate and an a Agreement
to Work Longer Hours.
WASHINGTON, May 18-Interest in the
Sarif-debate In the senate was overshad-
swed yesterday by the debate on the
Lodge resolution to toinvestigate the charges
of attempted senatorial bribery and the
charges that the sugar schedule OF the
tariff bill had been fixed in the interest of
the sugar trust in return for half million
dollar contribution alleged to have been
made by the trust to the Democratic cam
paign fund. There seemed to be a unani-
NOUS sentiment in the senate in favor Of
the passage oil the resolution-at least no
opposition to IL was developed. In fact
she disposition was to broaden it, and it
was amended so as to include charges that
sephtors had speculnted in sugar stock
snd iu several other particulars, and as
amended was passed without division.
\ Before the passage Of the resolution
( 9enator Hansbrough read a'letter from C.
w. Buttz, who is charged with bribe Of
.fsring, indignantly denying the charge
-snd urging an inquiry.
i The Vice president has decided to ap-
point as the committee TO investigate the
phhTBCS VI btibcf1 ubutA thu hsSNtsV iS'p
luton Senators Gray. Lindsay, Allen,
Lodge and Davis.
From ~ O'Clock until 4:sO the tariff de
bate dragged along, Mr.. Gallinger~hold-
ing tho floor for fully two hours and
Mr. Higgins for two hours and half
Then after an hour and halfs work
during which time only fifteen more par-
agraphs Of the chemical schedule, COM
promising two pages OF the bill, were dis
posed OF, the Democrats concluded to
change their tactics. Progress under the
systefa under WHICH the senate had been
operating seemed impossible, and they de
cided that the time had come to adopt co
erciye methods. At O o'clock Mr.. Harris,
the floor manager of the tariff bill, moved
that the sen ate take a recess until this
morning. with the intention of continu-
ang the legislative day and forcing tho
consideration of the tariff bill to the ex-
clnsjon of a Il other legislative business.
This meant the Inauguration Of the pol
icy OF duross that made famous the strug-
gle over tho Federal election law bill, the
bill to repeal the sherman law end all
ether big legislative contests in the sen
ate, Tie Republicans, under the leader
ship Of Mr., Mcpherson, resisted, yainly
protesting That they did not seek to delay
sOtion On the trriff bill. They used the
usual filibustsring methods for breaking
squorum by refusing to vote, although
certain of their western colleagues de
,clined to join in the iilibuster.
Shertly before o'clock the lights wcrt
turned on, aud shed blaze of effulgenct
upo the chamber. The senators sat list
lessly in their seats reading the evening
papers or chatting in groups. The public
had no knowledge of the sudden chang,
in the program and the galleries were alb
~selntely deserted, save for few belatcd
: Ii3dividuals who nodded on their elbows
if the public Aption. One by one the sen
ators Slipped down to the restaurant tc
snatch hurried dinner in lieu of the reg
,ulnr meal that had been denied them.
!. : Both sides had evidently come to til,
conclusion to ''sitit out" They prepared
for a siege. Thcy smoked in the cloal
rooms and chattod on the floor. Mr.. Pal
t,iet,regaled those who gathered ahout
him with his inimitable stories Occa
Bionally several senators would clustcl
r around Mr.. Harris and listen to his crisp
pofnttd and Sometimes very caustic char
Rcterization Of the situation. The seen,
sreealled the long. struggle on the silver
bill last summer Mr.. Voorhees,, chair
man of the finance committee, sat calml,
IN his seat displaying the same stoiit
heroism that characterized him on that
occasion.
Meantime, as the Republicans refused
70 vote, the ssrgeaht-nt-arms had beer
sent out for nbsentees Mr.. Pugh (Ala.
and Mr.. Squire wash made their ap
pearance about 7;30, and were the flrst
fruits of the sergeaut-at-arms' prowess
About s O'Clock Mr.. Chandler disturbed
the serenity of things by inquiring whether
he could proceed with some remarks Ia,
desired to make on the pending bill. Mr.
White Call replied laroastically that he
could II he would confine his remarks &c
castor oil. Mr.. Faulkner, In the chair
ruled that no remarks were in order pend
tng the absence of quorum.
At 800 Sergennt-at-arms Bright sub
mitted his report which showed that OF
the absentees on the roll call ten senators
were absent from the city. twenty-five
could not be found, one (Mr. Morrill had
declined to attend, and nineteen were
either present now OF had reported that
they would immediately respond to the
request. This did not satisfy Mr.. Harris
Hs was in favor of adopting more heroic
measures. He moved TO compel the at
tendance of the absenteeB.
At l0:3o after sitting for eleven and a
half hours, and after some sharp talk on
both sides, the Republicans succeeded in
forcing an adjournment, although the
battle WIS In reality drawn one. A com
promise hnd been practically agreed upon
before adjournment by which the sessions
OF the senate arc to begin at 10 O'Clock
.. N. after Monday.