New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-17
THOSE BRIBERY CHARGES.
RELIEF THAT THE WOULD-BE VOTE
BUYER HAS no hackers.
THOUGHT TO BE MERELY HARE-BRAlNED
SPECULATION WHO COULD NOT HAVE PAID
FOR THE GooDS-woRK DONE
IN THE SENATE.

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Washington. May 1s-Something of diversion
was caused in the Senate this morning py 'he III
PRODUCTION OF a resolution calling Tor an ihVeS'i
cation Of charges made in THE New iorN sun
that attempts had been made TO orioe &C. '"i.,
.Democratic Senators to vote against the lam
hill and In THE Philadelphia Press 'na' '''e
NEW sugar schedule Of the bill had peen iiai''eu
sat the dictation Of the Sugar Trust IN return ioi
.yhe Trusts contribution Of $5OOOoo 10 the De"io
cratic campaign fund OF 1892 Mr.. Louee' VIM
introduced the resolution or inquiry asheu ~
have 1t considered at once. but Mr. Cochre" oo
Elected. and the whole matter went o'e' u''''
tomorrow.
Mr. Hunton. Of Virginia and MT. hyie' Vi
South Dakota are the Senators who. ACCORDING
-. .ho Information Of The SUM-" have been in
.u,tad nv the offer Of brides to vote against 'he
Wilson bill. Mr. Kyle being additionally insulteo
nv the Inference Of the would-be briber that MS
vote was worth only $4,000 while that OF MT
.IJunton was worth $4,000. The two senators
themselves do not take very seriously inc pi"
t1ected assault upon their politlcal VIRTUE VIC
circumstances OF which are TO be investigated d.
Mr. Lodges suggestion.
The person who proposed to purchase 'he No'e'
Of the two Senators turns out to be an oosc"'e
and apparently irresponsible hanger-oh ABOUT
the Hobbies Of the Capitol by the name OF bu''%'
He served part OF term in the House years
ago as a "carpet-bag' Representative from oou'p
carolina. Nobody is disposed to cohsider HIS
efforts to negotiate for Democratic votes asa'"''
Tho Tariff bill as anything but hare-brained
speculation on the part of an impecunious anu
highly imaginative legislative promoter Mr..
BUTTS negotiations. 1t Is safe to say Woulu
have terminated abruptly II there had been at
~, st,sa ~ them a demand for a showing OF
certified checks.
The relations between the Sugar Trust and the
projectors. both In the Senate and in the Cao-
net of the new compromise sugar scheduie open
a much more serious and important held OF III
ou,ry. and It is to be hoped that an effort VIII
be made TO throw some light on the mysterious
dealings by which the Sugar Trust, after forcing
three successive revisions of the House DILL
finally obtained In the present schedule the fuii
reward OF its discriminating liberality OF TWO
years ago. -
Progress with the chemical schedule OF the
bill was reasonably brisk again to-day. ana
number Of important items were usposeu o.
The Republican managers have shown no dispo-
sition TO delay the consideration or the Dill by
dilatory discussion or frivolous amendments AL
an informal conference this afternoon there was
another discussion Of the policy TO be followed
and the sentiment expressed strongly favored
strictly legitimate but not obstructive course OF
opposition TO the bill. Mr.. Dubois. speaking for
announced that he and his friends. though they
were radically opposed TO both the policy and
the details Of the German bill, would welcome
reasonably early vote on the theory that either
the prompt success Of the new measure or its
prompt defeat would be better for the country
than a continuance Of the present uncertainty.
Both Western and Eastern Republicans are
agreed that II the bill is to be beaten II can be
beaten only after the votes on the sugar schedule
and the income tax section uncover the real
strength OF the opposition to IL on both sides OF
the chamber. The policy of the managers will
therefore be to insist merely on a reasonable dis
in the earlier schedules. with the opportunity TO
vote on such amendments as may express the
judgment Of the Republican side. In View OF
this fair and moderate programme IL Is expected
that effort will be made by the Democratic
leaders 10 engthen the hours OF the daily session
The chemical schedule rates fixed by to-day's
votes follows:
On haxseed or linseed and poppy-seed OIL %
cents per gallon:
On fusel oil, 10 per cent ad valorem.
On hempseed oil and rapeseed oil. 10 cents per
gallon.
On olive oil. fit for salad purposes. IS cents per
gallon.
On peppermint OIL 25 per cent ad valorem
On seal. herring whale and other fish oil. Is
per cent ad yaorem
On aqueous extract OF opium. for medicinal uses
and tinctures Of opium. as laudanum. 20 cent
ad valorenl.
On opium prepared for smoking. Sc per pound
crude opium being struck out of the dutiable list
10 be placed the free list.
On sulphate OF baryta, or barytes manufactured
On berlin and other blues cents per pound.
On sulphates OF barytes and OF lime. rs per cent
On bone black and lamp black. 20 per cent ad
vaorem.
on chrome yellow and other chromium coors
cents per pound on the lead. etc. contained in
On ochre. sienna and lumber. ground in oil, IL
cents per pound