St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-18

papers, ana 10 administer OatnS.
Resolved, further, That said commit
tee be authorized to investigate and re-
pert upon any charge or charges which
may be filed before 1t, alleging that the
action of any senator has been corruptly
or improperly influenced in the con-
sideration of SAID bill, or that any at.
tempt has been made to influence legls-
lation.
The bribery question thus disposed Of
for the time being, the tariff bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Gallinger for an
hour and three-quarters continued his
review of previous tariff legislation, He
then yielded to Mr.. higgins (Rep., Del },
who spoke at length on the effect Of
protection on prices. ~ ~
MIR. Allen Pop. Neb.) engaged in a
controversy with the Delaware senator,
and Mr.. Palmer also took n iland.s Mr..
Higgins finished few minutes after
o'block.
The pending amendment fixing a
duty of 8 cent per pound on aoehre
anu other earthS was defeated. 81
On Mr.. Jones' motion, three cents
per pound on ulta marine blue was sub
stituted for 20 per cent. the rate, fixed
when the bill was first reported to the
senate.
IhE JONES AMEODMENI
to change the rate of six cents per
pound on vermilllon req made or lead
10 % per cent was agreed to; also the
rate on Paris white dry at quarter of a
cent, ground i'll oil al half OF one cent,
and un oxide of zinc and white zinc
paint at one cent per pound.
Inc Jones Amendment to substitute
25 cents per pound for the 10 per cent
on hydrOdate and iOdi1e of potash was
agreed to.
The Jones amendment increasing the
rate on red and yellow prusSiate from
~ TO % per cent was agreed to.
AT 500 the vice president announced
the appointment OF the following con-
Elttee. in accordance with the terms of
the Lodge resolutions: Messrs. Gray,
Lindsay, Lodge. Allen and Davis.
AT q o'clock Mr.. Harris, the floor
manager of the tariff bill, moved that
the senate take q recess until tomorrow
morning, with the Intention of cOntinu-
Ing the legislative day. and for the
consideration of the tariff bill to the
exclusion of all other legislative bust
ness. This meant the Inauguration of
the policy of duresS that made famous
the struggle over the federal election
Jill, the bill to repeal the Sherman law
and all other big legislative
CONTESTS IN THE SENATE.
The Republicans. under the leader
ship OF MIR. Henderson, resisted, vainly
protesting that they did not seek to
delay action on the tariff bill. They
used the usual tilibustering methods,
breaking quorum by refusing to vote,
although certain ef their Western col
leagues declined to join in the fill
buster.
AT 7::30 a motion to adjourn was voted
down by the Democrats. Both sides by
this time Inadvertently come to the con-
clusIon to sit it out" They prepared
for siege. They smoked in the cloak
rooms and chatted On the floor. MIR.
Palmer regaled those who gathered
about him with his inimitabIe stories.
Occasionally several senators would
cluster around Mr.. Harris and listen to
his crisp, pointed and sometimes very
caustlc Characterization of the situa-
tion. ABOUT s O'clock MI. Chandler
disturbed the serenity of things by in
curing whether he could proceed with
some remarks he desired to make on
the. pending bill. Mr.. White 'fDeln.,
CALI replied sarcastically that he could
it he would conline his remarks to cas-.
tor OIL. MIR. Faulkner, in the! chair.
ruled that no, remarks were ia: order
pending the absence of Il quorum. . !
AT SGD Sergeant-at-Arms Blight sub
mItted his report, which showed that of
the abSenteeS on the rall call, 10 SEN
ators were absent from the city. q.
could hot be found, l. Mr. Morrill, (kep.,
VIZ had declined to attend, anu III were
either present or reported that they
would Immediately q
RESPOND TO THE REQUEST
This did not satisfy Mr.. Harris. He
was i'll favor of adopting more heroic
measures He moved tda compel the
ATTENDANCE OF the Eabsentees. = sae.i7
At 1880, after sitting for eleven, and
one-halt hours, and after some very
sharp and plain talk oil both sides. the
Republicans succeeded in forcing all
adjournment, although the battle was
in reality drawn one. A compromise
had been practically agreed upon be-
fore adjournment by which the sessions
OF the senate are to begin at 10 O'clock
after Monday. Senators on both sides
regard the work of this evening as the
real beginning Of the siege Of night SEES
SlonS and roll call, a test of physical EN-
DURANGO Oh Que side and OF resistance
on the other which all have understood
from the beginning would be resorted
to before the end of the tariff debate
should be reached. The Republicans
generally assert that they will resist
unusual hours or. extraordinary pro-
ceedingS. and the Democrats saw that II
has become evident from the long
speeches made today and on other DAYS
recently that unless the hours are ex-
tended the disposal of the bill will be
indefinitely delayed ~
BUTTE DENIES EVERYTHING.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE charges
of bribery made by Senator Hunton and
the private secretary of Senator Kyle
against G. w. Buttz. of Buttzville, N.
D.. are pronounced false and malicious
by Maj. Buttz. In an interview today
he said:
Il visited Warrenton, Va, to see
Senator HuntOn'S son on another mat
ter. TO try and get him TO use his il flu.
ence with his father in favor of nv bill
reopening the Great Falls townsite
matter. carried with NE letter of
Introduction to the young man from a
reputable Washington attorney. While
talking with him we natural
ly drlfted into general CONVEX
sation, touching the tariff and
other political questions. l denounced
the tariff bill. and he seemed TO sympa-
thize with Inc in being opposite to it.
During the course of this general talk,
l remarked that had no doubt that
parties interested would pay 81. Zoo. 600
to defeat the measure, but made no
offer OF any sum to any man. and had
no authority to do so from any party.
To Senator Kyfe's secretary said had
no doubt that any man favorable to the
bill could get S25.O00 to change his mind
and vote against it. | made no offer to
any man. had no authority to offer
money to anybody" :. ~
Senator Hunton has letter from his
son. written at the time of BUTTS visit.
making the charge direct that S25, 700
was mentioned as the sum 10 be- paid to
him (the sOn) as an attorneys Zee pro-
vided he would induce his father to
vote against the bill. The letter makes
the charge of attempted bribery clear
and explicit. Senator Kyle is yet to be
heard from. as he is now in Nebraska.
Detectives are said to have been en-
ployed to ferret out the facts, and learn
who, if anybody, was behind Maj.
Buttz in his generous offers.