St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-22
BUTTz AND DOODLE,
Both Are Considered by the
Senate Committee,
A BIG BRIBE FOR KYLE.
South Dakota Senator Could
Have Had $4,000
FOR Am ANTI TARIFF VOTE.
Chairman Gray Silent on the
Star Chamber Session.
SPICY Talk FROM Mr.. BU77Z,

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The commits
tee to investigate the charges of bribery
In the senate was on hand promptly at
l0 O'Clock today in the room of the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections.
Senator Hunton was at the meeting as
witness.
Z. w. ButtZ, with his attorney. was
without the doors of the committee
room, and there were other expected
witnesses in the corridors. MIR. Buttz
made written application to be pres
ent.
The committee sat in secret session
until 1920, when Mr.. Hunton was sum-
moned to testify. Senator Huntou
remained with the committee about
half an hour. and after he emerged
from the committee room the son, Eppa
Hunton Jr., was called In and asked to
state what he knew of the alleged effort
to brite his father. He was detained
only about fifteen minutes. Both wit
nesses were cautioned by Senator Gray
against giving the newspapers any re-
port of the proceedings. the senator
remarking that when this branch of the
inquiry should be concluded the pro-
ceedlngs would all be made public. Both
Senator HuntOn and his son stated that
Z. w. ButtZ was the man who had ap-
preached
SENATOR HUNTON.
The narrative did NOT differ materi-
ally from the story heretofore given to
the press by Senator Hunton.
Senator Kyle was before the commit
tee tor more than an hour, and was in
formed that he would probably be
called again. He put the committee in
possession of all the information In his
power. stating that he was first ap-
preached by Buttz about two months
ago with the proposition to vote against
the tariff bill and receive pay for his
vote. the amount offered being $4,000.
In reply to question, Senator Kyle
said he was confident Buttz represented
other parties. and the proposition, if it
had been accepted, would have been
made good. Mr.. Kyle also stated that
Buttz intlmated to him that if $4,000
was not enough. he could have almost
any sum he would name as high as
$4,000.
The committee took recess at
O'Clock for lunch. Chairman Grav
stated that the committee had not vet
formulated any plans for the investiga-
ton of the operations of the sugar trust
In connection with legislation in the
senate. When Senator Gray was asked
what the committee had determined to
do in response to
MIR. BUTTZ's REQUEST
to be allowed to be present while othe,
witnesses were being examined, that he
might question them, he said the re.
quest had been refused, as had a sim.
liar request from Senator Hunton to be
present when Buttz should testify.
Asked what would be the effect of
refusal on ButtZ's part to testify. Mr..
Gray only said that course on his par,
would appear against him in the pub
lished testimony.
At 3 o'clock Maj. Buttz was called.
but after he had entered Chairman
Gray told him that he had been called
little too soon,a ,and to retire until point
which was uuder discussion could be
settled. Buttz announced that he want
ed his attorney present when he testi-
fed. He still adhered to his determina-
ton not to testify unless he is furnished
copy OF the testimony heretofore
given. saying that the committee NAV
send him TO Jail for eternity before he
Will change his resolution OH this point.
A few min utes later Buttz was again
called, and his attorney was admitted
with him. The committee has been
considering the advisability of going to
New York to obtain portion of the
testimony in relation to the sugar allie
CATION. but the ultimate course has not
been decided upon. The committee has
summoned James Walker, an attorney
of Washington, d. c., to appear before
it. He is the man who gave Buttz the
letter of introduction to Sentor Hun.
toms son.
MAI. BUTTZ
was the principal witness during tho
afternoon. He was accompanied bv his
attorney, E. II. McGowan. Buttz was
before the committee for about all hour,
and was excused with the request that
he be in attendance again tomorrow.
Mr.. ButtZ said, when he left the com.
mittee room, that he had been sworn to
secrecy and could not reveal word of
the proceedings.
Senator Gray also declined to give out
anything concerning Mr.. Buttz's testi-
mony, saying that no summary Of it
could be given that would not be liable
TO do injustice TO Mr.. Buttz and the
case itself. Fragmentary references TO
the proceedings leave little room for
doubt that when the report on Buttz's
testimony is published it Will make very
racy reading. He first demanded a
transcript of the report of the
testimony of preceding witnesses,
but compromised by accepting a
proposition that the reporter should
read the portions of the testi-
imony OF the other witnesses which re.
fiected upon him I'm any way. He was
thus confronted with the statement that
Senators Kyle and Hunt0n mad identf-
ned him as the man who had attempted
to corrupt thein.a and having in his letter
to Senator HansbrOugh laid the respuu-
Siblilty for this charge at the doors Of
the newspapers, and relieved the SEN
ators from all blame, he was placed IN
somewhat embarrassing position, aud
the brief references TO his testimony in
dlcate that he made an effort to excuse