The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-23
Disappearance Of the Tempter
Of Hunton and Kyle.
HIS EXPLANATION WAS Fl,msY.
The House Committee to Recommend
Rebuke Of Judge jenkins.
Oss Member Dsnaads TmPsachasas--
sssssef Teller Chides ssaater Hale
fer Net Accepting Coed Anesane.,s
- sAs TsriR Hsil.

WAsHrxeros CIrT, May q. &C. ".
Butts. Who was very anxious to be pres
ent before the senate bribery investigating
COMMITTEES, Was not on hand when the
committee met today. Instead he met his
attorney TO explain that hs was othcrwise
engaged. aud asked 10 be excused from al.
tendance for the present On being oues-
toned by the committee as to Mr.. Butlx's
reason for his conduct. Attorney McGovan
stated thst his citent vas engaged in
making search for ! witness who could
corroborats his stasements and throw
light upon the queation 1t issue. The ex-
planation Was far from satisfactory. and
Mr.. McGowan uss informed that Butts
Was the man wante<f and not substitute.
Accordingly they callsd the seresant-at-
arms to their assietance. and directed
that suhpenss BE- issued for
Busix While waiting, the commit
tee called in sevsru1 senators. including
VOORHEES,. Harris and Coke, to whona SEN
ators Hnn'on and Kyle had stated that
they had gwen information Of the ap-
proaches made to thpm soon after Butsx
made his propositisns. They confirmed
tho statements ef Messrs. Hunton
and Kyle. WhH asked If thev
knew of oshss attempts to
bribe senators, vOorhess. Harris and
Coke. said they did rot The sereeant.st.
arms reported to thecommitt-e ct 1 that
he had failed to lind Dutix. He, however
had ascsrtained thai. Butsx had left the
city on an early morning train With tho
purpose and sure expectation of return
ing at o'clock. sat which hour he said
he would again. appear before tho
committee. Mr.. Butts did not meet the
expectation Of ths;committee by putting
In an appearance daring the afternoon.
and the opinion was expressed that he
would not Be- at the eapitol before tomor-
row morning. None Of the members az
the committee think there Is . probability
oi,i, o. ni. having left sAse' to ev.ds the in
When the report OF Buttx's testimony
yesterday 10 publ'shsd 1t will make yery
racy reading. He Vas confronted with
the statement that Gopators Kyle and
hunton had identiiad him ~ the man
who had attempted corrupt them and
having in hts 1tAar to aanatar
Hansb5oukh laid ths rssponsibility for
this charge ct the door of the
newspapers ana relieved the senator from
all blame. He was placed in somewhat
embarrassing position. and made an effort
to excuse himself and explain away tho
entire charge. He explicitly denied
any intention on hia part 20
corrupt the senators. and politely
declined to answer some Of the more
prominent questions put to him by men,
bers Of the committes. Duncan Macrar.
lane, Senator Kyls's clerk, told how.
after Senator Kyle had referred Buttx
to him. he had talked with him
and made notes upon his conversation. He
confirmed Senator Kyle's statemsnts. and
said emphatically that Butts had made a
direct proposition TO bribe the senator to
vote against the tariff bill He also sub
mitted his notes on his conversation with
Buttx.