The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-17
Hunlon and Kyle offered Big Money
10 Vote Against the Tariff
Bit.
Tempter Said 10 Be an Elk Mem
ber Of Congress From tho
South.
tie Ia Now lobbyist, and nls Name Is
BgttE-us Denies the AiisGa-
lion.

WASHINGTON May lC.-LodRs introduced
In the senate q resolution authorizing ahs
appointment OF nfe senators 10 investlgats
tho charges OF attempted bribery Of sens-
10 q In connection with the pending tariff
tnl and also the charges published in tha
PhilAIu,ps.S pFtss, Monday morning. oon-
tanning allegations relating 20 the influence
OF the sugar trust upon tariff legislation.
A. the request of Coekrsll the resolution
vas laid upon the table until tomorrow.
Runors OF the uso Of money 10 influence
action on the tariff bill have been oifcu-
lated. but have heSetofors received little at
tentiou. I, was learned definitely to-day
that intimations that q money considern-
tion could be secured fer votes against the
tariff have boen made to tho clerks Of ksn-
Ators Kyle and Huntou BY . No th Dakota
lobbyist, formerly a member Of congress
from a southern state, and who was idenii-
fed With the earpctbaRgsrs. hcfarlaue.
Kyls's clerk. promptly Informed Kyle, Who
is now In South Dakota. and be will return
to Washington SATURDAY..
Senator Hunton talked freely to-day
about the attempt made to bribe him 70
vote against the tariff bill. Ho said neao-
tiation we're conducted through his son.
] The would-bs bfiber. the senator said.
won't TO Wsrsnton early In April, carrying
q letter of introduction from a man in
Washington. whom Hunton did not know
any better than the man he introduced.
He profssssd to want TO employ Hunton as
an attorney In land oass in which he was
interested. After talking q short time on
this topic. he brought up sho tariff bin, TO
which be was opposed. lie said the bill
would never pass, and that there was an
argument TO be brought against the bill
which had not yet been used, but which
would dispose OF IL efectually.
| Asked by Hunton's aon what the afau-
p,ent was, he said hs would give u TO him
II he would send ID TO his father. He then
! roposed to ray Senator Hunton $75. 900 for
his opposition 10 the tariff bill and young
Hunton Immediately informed his father
OF the proposition.
"Did you think the proposition was made
in satnest7" the senator was asked.
MY con is saiisHed I, VAS, aud further
more am satishsd $l00. 900 would be paid
II IL had appeared that The sum would se-
cure the coveted vote"
Senator Hunton said the neeotiator did
NOT say whom he represented. The
money" he said. was not TO be paid until
the vote had been cast" Sentor Hunton
said he did not purpose making an invssti-
CATION. Il have" ne said, put the matter
into the hsnds OF my friends. but / bad not
intended asking for an inquiry because I
had supposed my ieputation was such 90 TO
need no support an investigation would de-
velop. II, howevs-. an investigation 10
taken, ! shall be glad to furnish all the
facts in my possession"
Mr. NcFarlans, senator Kyle's clerk. re-
fused 10 say anything further than to 40.
knowledge that offers we're made.
and that when an investigation 10
o dered be will tell all about II.
aud give the name OF the man offering the
money. The man told him he represented
Now York parties. but whether or not he
gave their names cannot be learned. The
man has spent considerable tims in Wash
ington OF late In lobbying. His principal
efforts have been TO reopen the contest
over the townsite OF Great Falls, Mont.
Ex-R Representative Buttz. OF North Da-
kots, whose namo was mentioned ia con-
neotion with the alleged attempt to pur-
chase the vote Of Senators Kyle and HUI
ton, has asked q full investigation q, the
hands Of the senate on the charges made
against him. He made general denial of
tho charges and said he wanted q rigid in
| yestigatIon.