The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
WHO PUT up THE MONEY +?
Thought to Come From the
Sugar Trust.
PROOF OF THE CHARGES. MADE.
The Man. Who Made the Offer to
.=.- i. HuntOn and Kyle Is
Known.

WAsHIy yGToN. May 16. - Lodge intro
duced ~ the Senate to-day resolution
authorizing the appointment OF five Sens-
tors tOinvestigale the charges of attempted
bribery of Senators In CONNECTION with the
pending tariff bill, and also the. charges
published in the Philadelphia Press Oh
Monday morning relative TO The influence
of the sugar trust upon tariff legislation.
AT tire request Of COckril the resolution
was laid upon the table until tomorrow.
.RumOrS of the use of money to influence
action on the tariff bill have been fire.
duently circulated, but heretofore received
little attention. 1t was learned definitely
to-day that intimatiOns that a money con-
sidelati0n could be secured for vOleS
against the tariff have Been made to the
clerks of Senators K.le and Hunton by a
North Dakota lobbyist. formerly men-
ber of Congress from a Southern State,
and who has been Identified with the car
pet-baggers. 1t was represented Kyla
would receive Si4 COO and that $4,000
would he retained by the gn-between as
commission. Mcfarland. Kyle's clerk,
promptly Informed Kyle, who is now in
South Dakota, and lie will return to
Washington Saturday. 1t is scarcely pos
shle that any syndicate controlling the
money necessary 10 attempt the purchase
Of votes would inErust it to the man who
approached the clerks.
Senator Hnnton talked freely to-day
about The attempt to bride him to vote
against the tariff bill. The matter FIRST
came TO his attention about month ago
through letter from his son, dated at
WaFrenton, Va, the home of the Senator
aud his son. He Immediately LAID the mat
ter before SIX or eighr 0f us most intimate
friends ir the Senate that they might
know what was going on. The Senator
says that he never saw the man who offered
the bTbe and he declined TO give the mans
name, but said that all the negotiations, if
the proceedings may De called such, were
conducted through his son. The would-be
briber, the Senator said, went to Warren
ton early in April, carrying letter of H.
PRODUCTION from a man in Washington
whom MIR. Hunt0n did not know any bet
ter than the man he introduced. He pro-
fessed to want to employ Mr.. Hunton as
an attorney in land case in which he was
interested. Afler talking short time on
this topic he brought up the tariff bil to
which be was opposed. II said that the
bill never would pass and that there was
an argument TO be brought against the bill
which had not yet been used, but which
would dispose Cf it effectually. Asked by
Mr.. Hunton's son what the argument was
ne SAID he would give it TO him if he would
send it 10 bis father. He then proposed TO
pay Senator Hunton S75, 900 for his oppo-
sitiOn to the tariff bill. and Mr.. Hunton
Immediately Informed his father of the
proposition.
Did you think the proposition was
N ade in eaTnest?" the Senator was asked.
my son is satisfied that it was, and.
Furthermore. l am satisfied that 100000
would be paid if it had appeared that the
sum would have secured the coveted vote"
Senator Huntou said the negotiator did
not say whom he represen ted. The money,
the wOuld-be briber said. was not to be
paid until the vote had been cast.
Senator Hunton said that he did not
purpose making an investigation. II
have" said he, put the matter into the
hands of my friends, but l had not in
tended asking for an inquiry because |
: had supposed that my reputation was such
as to need o support that an investigation
would develop. If. however, an investi-
cation is undertaken. | shall be glad to
furnish all the facts in MY possession"
Discussing the man who had offered the
bribe, he said that be understood that he
went to Virginia as a carpet-bagger and
attem pied to secure a nomination for Con-
gress, but failed, and then had gone to
South Carolina, where he had been NOM
mated and sent TO Congress-, serving one
term. He said that he had no objection
to giving the name Of the man, except
that II there was to be an inquiry he
thought it proper that it should be first
given to the committee of investigation.
It is understood that Senator Kyle has a
record of the alleged briber's conver-
satlon and proposition, He was ap-
preached directly, but he turned the
Fellow over TO his private secretary, with
instructions to take full notes upon all
tuaI ne SAID. Mr.. McFarlane, Senator
hyleS clerk. refused TO say anything
IuI'her man TO acknowledge that the offers
"eIe hlaue and that when the ipyesti-
gatl"h Is ordered he will tell all about ir
ana give the name OF the man Offering the
money. Ihe man told him that he renre-
sented New York parties. but whethor or
Eot be gave their names cannot be learned
The person to whom the description If
the alleged would-he corruptionists he's,
applies is Major c. w. Buttz of Buttzyille
North Dakota. He was once member Of
Congress from South Carolina and now
follows the occupation of farming. Ha
has spent considerable time in WASHING
ton of late in lobbying. His PRINCIPAL
efforts have been to reopen a contest over
the ownsite at Great Falls, Montana.
Ex- x-Representative c. w. Buttz of Buttz-
vile, n. Oak, whose name was mentioned
in connection with the alleged attempt to
purchase the votes of Senators Kyle and
Hunton on the tariff bill, has asked full
Investigation at the hands OF the Senate of
the charges made against him. Major