The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-18
A SWEEPING INQUIRY.
Senate Committee to Investigate
Charges of Corruption.
LODGES RESOLUTION UNOPPOsED,
Senators Gray, Lindsay, Allen, Lodge and
Davis WIN Probe the Matter-A Late
Session Of the Senate and an Agreement
TO Work Longer Hours ......-

Davis WIN Probe the Matter-A Late
Session Of the Senate and an A grssment
TO Work Longer Hours .....-
WASHINGTON, May 1s.--Interest in the
tariff debate in the senate was overshad-
owed yesterday by the debate on the
Lodge resolution to investigate 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 of the resolution-at least no
opposition to IL WIS developed In fact
the disposition was to broEden II, and 1t
was amended 80 as 10 include charges that
senators hal sgeculated in sugar stock
and In several other particulars, and as
amended was passed without division.
Before The passage Of the resolution
Senator HansbrouEh read a letter from c.
w. Buttz, who is charged with bribe Of
fering Indignantly denying the charge
and urging an inquiry
The vice president has decided TO ap-
point as the committee to investigate the
charges Of bribery under the Lodge reso-
luton Senators Gray. Lindsay Allen.
Lodge and Davis.
From IL o'clock until $50 the tariff de-
bate dragged along, Mr. Gsllinger hold
ing the floor for fully two hours and
Mr.. Higgins for two hours and a half.
Then after an hour and half's 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 Demscrats concluded to
change their tactics Progress under the
system under which the senate had been
operating seemed impossible, and they de-
cided that the time had come to adopt CO
srcive methods. At 8 o'clock Mr.. Harris,
the floor manager of the tariff bill, moved
that the senate take & recess until this
morning, with the intention of cOntinu-
ing the legislative day and forcing the
consideration Of the tariff bill to the ex-
Clusion of II other legislative business.
This meant tho Inauguration Of the pol
Icy OF duress that made famous the stTug-
gle over the Federal election law bill, the
bill to repeal the Sherman law and all
other big Legislative contests in the SEN
ate. The Republicans, under the leader
ship Of Mr.. Manderson, resisted, Vainly
protesting that they did not seek TO delay
action ON the tariff bill. They used the
usual filibustering methods for breaking
a quorum by refusing to vote, although
certain of their western colleagues de-
clined TO join in tie filibusteE
Shortly before o'clock the lights were
turned on, and shed blaze of effulgencC
upon the chamber. The senators sat list
lessiy 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
solutely deserted, save for few belateC
individuals who nodded on their elbow
in the pu blic section. One by ons the sen
Ators slipped down to the restaurant II
snatch q hurried dinner In lieu OF the reg
ular meal that had been denied them.
Both sides had evidently come to tn
| conclusion to sit 1t out" They prepare,
for 4 siege. They smoked in the oloal
rooms and ohatted on the floor Mr.. Pa
| msr RECALLED those who gathered abou
him with his inimitable stories Occs
| sionAlly several senators would oluste
/ around Mr.. Harris and listen 70 his crisI
pointed and sometimes very caustio chal
acterization Of the situation. The seen
recalled the long struggle on the silve
| bill last summer Mr., Voorhees,, chail
man of the finance committee, sat calml
in his seas displaying the same stoli
heroism that characterized him ON ths
occasion.
| Meantime, as the Republicans refuse
to vote, the sergeantat-arms had bee
sent out for absentees. Mr.. Pugh Gala
and M. Squire Wash made their a.
pearance about 1880, and were the fir
fruits OF the sergeant alarms proves
About O'Clock Mr.. Chandler disturbt
the serenity of things by inquiring wheth
he could proceed with some remarks
desired to make on the pending bill. NJ
White (Cai.) replied sarcastically that
F., could il he would confine his remarks
castor oil. Mr.. Faulkner, in the chat
ruled that no remarks were in srder pen
ing the absence Of quorum.
At 500 Sergeant-at-arms Bright Eu
+ mitted his report, which showed that
4 the ahsentees on the roll call ten senate
i were absent from the city. twenty-ty
r could not be found, one (Mr Morrill h
+ declined to attend, and nineteen we
}. either present now or had reported tn
, they would Immediately respond to I
o request This did not satisfy Mr.. HarS
D He was in favor of adopting more hert
l. measureA He moved TO compel the
y tendance Of the absentees.
AT 1880, after sitting for eleven and
half hours, and after some sharp talk
both sides, the Republicans succeeded
N forcing an adjournment, although
10 battle was in reality drawn one A co
y. promise had been practically agreed up
% before adjournment by which the sessic
ID of the senate are to begin at 10 o'clo
IL a IN. after Monday.
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