The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-17
MONEY FOR THEIR VOTES
Serious Charges Made in Connection
With tho Tariff Bill in The Senate.
KYLE WAS TO BE BOUGHT
a Crawling srood OF ErIbers Said
to Have Been Hatched Undor
the Eaves OF the Capitol
at Washington.

.WAsHrSGToS, May l6. - Lodge intro
dueed in the senate resolution author
izinG the appointment of five senators 10
investigate the charges OF attempted
bribery Of senators in connection with tho
pendln. tariff hill, and also charges pub
lished in the Ph iladelphia Press Monday
morning, containing allegations relating
10 the influence of the sugar trust upon
tariff legislation. Al the request of Cock
rell the resolution was LAID upon the table
until Tomorrow.
Many rumors OF tho usc Of money 10
influence action on the tariff bill have
been circulated, hut heretofore they re-
ccived little attention. Il is learned
definitely to-day that intimations that
money consideration could be sec urcd for
votes against the tariff had been made to
the clerks of Senators Kyic and Huutou
Ivy North Dakota lobbyist, formerly
member OF congress from a Southern
state, and who was identified with the
carpethaggcrs.
II was represented that Kylc would re-
ceivc Sii 900 and SlO,N0n would be retained
by tho go.beiwecn as a commission. Me-
Farlan,, kylc's clerk, promptly Informed
Kyle, who is now in South Dakota, and
will return TO Washington Saturday. 1t
was thought scarcely possible any syndl-
cate controlling tho money necessary 10
attempt TO purchase votes would cutrust
il TO the mau who approached tho clerk.
Senator Hunton says he never saw the
man who offered 10 bribe him. tho ncGo-
riations being carried on through his son.
The briber offered $1,000 for Huutoa Is
vote, and the senator is satisfied $4,000
would readily have been given. Il is un-
derstool that Kyle has n record oi the
briber's conversation and his proposition.
The person TO whom the description of the
corruptionist applies is Mai. j. a. Bultz
of Bul;zville, y. d., once member OF con-
gress from South Carolina, and now
farmer and lobbyist.
Senator Hunton talked freely to-day
about tho attempt TO bribe him TO vote
against the tariff bill. The would-be
briber. the senator said, went TO Warren
ton early in April, carrying letter of in
PRODUCTION from man in Washington.
whom hunton did not know any better
than the man he introduced. lie professed
TO want to employ ilunton as an
attorney in a land case in which
he was interested. After talking a
short time on this topic he brought
up the tariff bill. to which no was
opposed. He said the bill never would
pass and that there was an argument to
he brought against the bill which had not
yet been used, but which would dispose of
1t eTectually.
Asked by Hunton's son what tho arcu-
ment was. he said he would give il to him
If he would send il to his father. He then
proposed to pay senator Hnnton 5000
for his opposition to the tariff bill and
young Hunton Immediately informed his
father of the proposition.
"Did you think tho proposition was
made In earnest - the senator was asked.
my son Is satisfied IL was. and, further
more, am satisfied SlOO.0D) would be paid
If IL had appeared that that sum would
secure the coveted vote" senator Hurton
said the negotiator did not say whom he
represented. "The monoy,' he said, was
not TO he paid until the vote had been
cast. Senator liurton said that he did
not purpose making an investigation. II
have" said he, 'pnt the matter into the
hands of my friends, but had not in
tended asking Tor an inquiry. because j
had supposed my reputation was such as
to need no support that an investigation
would develop. II. however. an investiga-
ton is undertaken. ! shall be glad 10 fur
nlsh all the facts in my possession
Mr.. McFarane. Senator kyle's clerk,
refused to say anything further than 10
acknowledge that offers we're made, and
that, when an investigation Is ordered, he
will tell all about il aud give the name of
the man Offering tho money. The man
told him he represented New York parties
hut whether or not he gave their names
cannot he learned. The man has spent
considerable time IN Washington OF late
in lobbying. His principal efforts have
been to reopen the contest over tho town
site al Great Falls, Mont.
Ex-Representative BultE of North Da-
kota. whose name was mentioned in con-
nection with the alleged attempt to pur-
chase the votes Of Senators hyle and
Hunton. has asked a full investigation at
| the hands OF the senate OIL the charges
made against him. Major Buliz called on
| Senator Hansbrough late this evening aud
asked for advice as to what he had better
do. lie mado general denial of the
charges aud said he wanted rigid inyes-
| ticatinn. Hlusbrough advised the eN-
congressman TO write him letter asking
| for a personal investigation and he agreed
| TO place II before the senate.