The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-17

''AGu ih its L EOpoScN ShupO hisO tO
bo Investigated.
WASHINGTON. D. O., May lG.-Senator
Lodge, coon aitor the senate met to-day,
introduced resolution authorizing the
appointment Of five senators to iuvcs,t.
cato charges Of attempted bribery OF
senators In connection with tho pend.
Ing tariff bill, and also the charges in q
long article published in the Philadcl.
phIa Pres on Monday morning couta,u.
!nS allegations relating to the influence
OF tho Sugar trust upon tariff legislation.
llo asked for tho Immediate consider.
alton OF the resolution. but Senator
Cockrcll, OF Missouri, asked that 1t lie
upon the table until tomorrow.
Rumors OF tho use OF money to inilu-
Guce action on the tariff bill have becn
in circulation here at various times dur.
inS the past few months, but heretofore
havo received little attention. 1t is
learned definitely to-day that certain
senator's havo received intlmations that
money consideration could DO secured
ior their votes against the tariff bill,
though whether the alleged briber had
any authority for his promise Is mat
ter OF some doubt. The negotiations
apparently have gone no further than
intlmations to the clerks OF Senators
Kyle and liun.on. Those iutimations
came from North Dakota man who Ia
known as lobbyiat on several schemes.
lie was formerly a member OF Congress
from one Of the southern states and was
identified with the so-called carpet bag
government
Az IEgESpoSsIBLE MAN.
The amount which it was intimated
Senator Kyle could receive was $4,000,
and $1,000 was to be retained by tho
man making the negotiation as a COM
mission. Mr. McFarlan, clerk to Scua-
tor Kyle, says the matter never went
further than IN intima,ion. He
promptly informed Senator Kyle. The
latter is now In South Dako,a and will
return TO Washington Saturday. The
character OF the man who is said have
made the irtimations stamps tho whole
affair with the seal Of condemnation.
Il Is scarcely possible that any syndi-
cate OF persons who could control the
amount OF money necessary in order to
mako an attempt 10 purchase votes
would entrust il 10 tho man who made
Tho intimations TO tho clerks OF Scna.
tors Kyle aud lEun.on.
Mr. uuSroS's STORY.
Senator Hun.on talked freely to-day
about the attempt mado to bribe him
10 vote against the tariff bill The mat
Ter fret camc to lis attention about
month ago from letter from his son,
dated WarrentoA, Va. tho homo Of the
senator and his son. lie Immediately
laid the matter before six or eight OF
hia most intimate friends in the senate,
that they might know what was going
on. The senator says that ho never
taw the mnn who offered the bribe, aud
he !e:liued 10 give the name OF the
l41rl, bu: said that all the negotiations,
Il the proceedings may be called such,
We're conducted through his son.
The would-De briber, the senator
sad, went to Wnrrcnton early in April
carving letter OF introduction from q
man in Washington whom alr. Iiuuton
Gld no, know any better than the man
ac introduced. he protcssed to want
II employ Mr.. uunton as IN attorney
IN Il land caso IN which he was inter
rstcd. and after talking for short time
On tEis topic he brought up tho tariff
UiIj, to which he was opposed. llo said
iHen that the bill never would pass
nHl that tnere was an argument to 90
b'Aush: against the bill which had not
yet been used, but which would dispose
Of it ellectualy. Asked by Mr.. Hun
tong Hon what that Argument was, he
s"ii h0 would give it TO him il he would
s"rd it to his father. fie then pro-
p0sed TO pay Senator Iluuton S25, 900 for
M opposition to tho tariff bill and Mr..
!inaton Immediately informed his
'~thcr Of the proposition.
DO you think the proposition was
!Hl'!o in cnrnCst?" tho senator was
a-l;rI.
My son iy satisfied that it wns, and
furthermore Is satisfied that 100000
would bc paid Ii it had appeared that
llat sum would secure tho coveted
Vote"
Senator llunton said that tho ncgotia.
~ did not -ay whom he represented.
The money" ho enid, was not to be
M'I until the vote should be cast"
WILLING TO AID.
senator liuuton said that lIc did moi
i9rpusu asking my investigation. II
lave" he said. "placod the matter in
IL" hands OF my friends, bu. I had no,
tended asking for an inquiry because
hHd supposed that my reputation was
/ iii'I az to nOcl no support AZ nn invcs-
| lation would develop. II. however.
/ 81 investigation ia un1er,akcn. shall
/ % glnh 10 furnish all tho iacta III my
4 ! Session" Discussing the mun who
/ ilI offered the bribo he snid that he
4 '.w understood tha, no went 10 Vir-
,.I.aa n carput-basgcf aud attempted
| secure nomination iOr Congress,
i il' falling mad then gone to South
'-rolina whcrc he had been nominated
j O.. sent 10 Congrus, snrviug one term.
4 j. j, understood that Senator Kyle
4 .lt 4 record OF tho alleged bribor's con-
''l'inn ant proposition. lie was
'Hchci directly, but turned the
" "Yor To his private secretary.
4 ''l instructions to take full notes
4 .'1 all Tint no said.
i"n person to whom the description
u ity alleged wouId.bc corruptlonlst
4 applies Is Major J. a. !;ultz, Of
4 H'Hylllr, y. d. llc VIVA once mem.
N'r II Congrc4d from South Carolina,
a.! How follows tho occupation oil farm
4 ..' iIr hla rpunt considerable timp Ia