The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-18
A Committee Appointed TO Try and
Find Out II They
Are.
And tho Committee VIII solemnly
Report That They AFRO,
Undoubtedly.
Wide Scope Of IEqalry--Tho Test uAa
iioEun-Ihs Proceedings In the
House.

| le32, aud tho alleged e1istencs OF the sugar
trust. called on tho attoi noy general for In
formaiion ss 20 whether Rny proceedings
were pending against such co rporAtions, II
no, what stage they had reached; II not,
whether Ia his opinion there was any de-
feet in the antitrust Law.
The Lodge tariff bribery and auaar iu-
vsstiRstion resolution. which came over
from yesterday. was then laid tefo the
senate. Lodge took the foo. On Mon
day. he said, an article appeared In the
Philsdslphia Press, charging that an
enormous proiis would aecrue TO the sugar
trust by the fixing Of the date when the
sugar schedule would 90 into effect Jan. ].
which profit was estimated at $50. COO. 900.
II chafRed that tho schedule was sxactsd
by the trutt in ful6llment OF pledges made
to IL during the campaign Of 1892 10 also
charged that the Jonen amend ments we're
Ia tho hands Of firm Of New York brokers.
whose names were given. at the very
time when their existence was denied by
the chat man OF the finance committee an d
Others. These charges were made by L. J.
Edwards. q well-known newspaper man.
who wrote over tho nom do plume OF Hol-
land; il there were any truth in il the pub
lio ought to know IL; IL false. they con sti-
tntsd u lihel OF the Rrossesi kind. On yes
ter day a New York pare from its CORES
popdent here, had printed o sto'y Of the
alleged attempt to b,ibs senator's that
since hnd been confirmed by an interview
with one OF the senatora
| Hunton. dsmoo at. OF Virginia, said that
IA hIs nams had been connected with the
chsrges he desired 10 say he hoped they
would 10 investigated to tho lowest depth.
IL waa not becoming in him to say mors
Than this nj this time. AZ n matter OF fact
be had never been approached at all. lie
felt ANNOYED that any one should suppose
he could have been bribed, apd especially
iu tie form In which the attempt was
made, through n well-beloved son. who
stood as high above snvthing Of the sort as
be SENATOR Hunton) claimed to be.
| Cookrcll suggested tnat the resolution be
antndsd DO tho inquiry relating to the
suga trust should extend to contributions
for any political party for osmrniRn pur-
poses. Lodge decla O.. he would chesriully
Acce tue amsnJmsnt.
Hansbrough said that ne @. W. Duttz, OF
Hsrson county. North Dakota. one OF his
constit tusnts, was charged with having
made the attempt, he desired TO Insks n
ststemsnt. He had n latter from Butlz,
which he desired to have read In the senate,
aud ho sent it 10 the clerks detk. The
Letter ask that the senators from North
Dakota demsnd "a speedy investigation OF
allegations whob, so far as newspa, srs
publishing them are concerned. Buttz stiS-
mat zos as falseboods ami slAnd, r.. utterly
without foundation. Cockrell sugarstted
another amendment to include after tho
worLH sugar trupt 'or any person con-
meet, d herewith" and also aftsr the words
money paid for campaign urposes or 10
securs leRislation."
Lodge accepLsd this amonimsnt. also.
Alien thought the scope of the resolution
should be made so as 10 inclsde invss,igs-
tIon Of charges going tne iounds OF news
pa ere that senators lad been specializing
Ia sugar stocks. Thee wss no Iss! onse to
Aliea's suggestion. Chandler wanted TO
amend ths resolution 30 az 10 include
money paid by the sugar trust. not only for
camp ign, but for "other s.ection pur-
poses." He had occasion 10 believe. hs
said, that money had been used by tho
snsnr I ust to elect UDited States senators.
Lodge acospte this amsndmsnt slsO.
Faulkner usked that n clause be added TO
the resolutio so as TO give tho invssti9at.
ing committee Jurisdiction TO iuvsstiSrte
aud rspo on aDy other charges that might
be prefe red before tue COMMITTEES against
senators alleging corruptipg influence in
| connection with thB taii0 bill. Lodge In
dicated willingness to accept this amond-
ment.
As no Iespnnss had been made 10 Aliens
insinuAtion about senators specializing Ia
sulur Nocks, during consideration Of the
iafif bill, he presented, at this point
formal amendment 10 include the cbnrge In
the inquiry. II was accepted by Lodge
hap uithnnk AiHtafnn fus
morning hour expired, the iesolution was
Hdoptl d.
. be tariff bill was then taken up and
GRllingtr. for an hour and a quarter, con-
tlnued his review uf the general tarin leRis-
lntioD. Hs yIelded 10 HiRRius. who spoke
at length on effect Of prOtsetion pric,a
On Jones' motion three cepts per pound
on ultrGmarlns blue vHs substituted Tor 20
per cent. the rate 6Ked when the bill was
first reported to the senate. Jonse' amend
tuSnt 10 change the rate OF sir csnta Der
psund on We million red made OF lead, TO
20 or cent, was agreed 20; alao amend
mr rnts fixing the rate on Pa is white dry at
one-q q1nrter OF one cent; ground In oil. al
one-hAlf OF QUO cent. anu ON oxide OF zinc
aud white zine paint NJ Que cent per
pound.
Tho Jones amendment 10 substitute 25
csnts per pound for 10 psf cent on hydrRls
Amendments increasing the rate on red and
yellow pfusaihte from 20 10 25 per cent was
agreed tn.
Al ESQ the vics-president announced the
appointment OF the following committee.
IN Hcco dance with the tOfms of the Lodge
Iesolutlon: Msssrs. Gray. LINDSAY, Lodge,
Allen and DAVIS.
Al siH o'clock Harris moved that tho SEN
ATE take n recess until tU-mortow morning,
with the intention of continuing tho lsRis-
| lAtive day, and for the consideration Of the
tafin bill 10 the exclusion of all Legislative
buaineas This meant the inan2u alton OF
policy of duresa that made famous tue
stTugt 10 Over the fedefsl election bill, the
bill TO iepsal the sherman Law, aud hll
other nig legislative coutssia In toe senat
The 10 ublioaus under the leadership OF
Mnnd. .rson resisted, vainly arguing that
thev ui1 not sock 60 delay action on the
tariff bul. They used tho usual hlibup.er-
ina msthOds b oaking ~ quo um BY rafna-
ing 10 yoto, although certain Of their vast
era colleagues declined TO ioin Ia the hll-
buaisr
A. 7a80 a motion 10 adjourn was voted
down by the democratic aidea Both sides
bv this time had evidently concluded 10
sit ~ out" ghey Urel arsd for n sleRe.
They smoked In The CLOAK rooms and
ohAltsd 90 Tue Zoo. Palmer RECALLED thoas
who gathered about Lim with iuimltAbls
ato lea OeoNsionallg several senators
voull cluster about Harris and listen TO his
eriap, pointel aud eome times very eaustio
Characterization Of the situation.
About eight o'clock Chandler disturbed
.biu manner OF things BY inquirlnR whether