New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
MAJOR BUTTE rs WANTED.
HE FAILED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
u,,,. ,,,pct, ,xr-,1-A ARMS COULD NOT FIND HIM.
Br,T HIS COUNSEL SAYS HE WILL BE ."
HAND THIS MoRNING-THE COURTS
MAY TAKE ACTION.

MAY TAKE ACTION
vrasbire,on Nav &c. W. Butte. who IS ac-
a1 ~ having tried to bride Senator's Huh'oh
and KYLE 10 vote against the Tar'n Dill was
,nuch-wonted man this morning. Nhen the piio'''
committee told Buttz yesterday that he might 80
they requested hiE. TO appear before the comm
.a o, tie session to-day. and in the expectation
tbs, he would b. on hand the I'VE senators VIM
are conducting the investigation met IN the rom ~.
~ the Committee on Privileges and Elections Inc
members OF the committee were patient pu' "n'"
II O'Clock came and Butte had not appeared 'h''
hogan 10 be provoked. Not only ala MT Dun"
fail 10 appear but he sent no explanation "ha'e'e'
Of his strange absence. either by note OF Wy no
attorney. ex-Congressman MCGOWAN. OF Michigan
lust before 100 the committee decided 10 ''Ae "
recess until Mr.. Butte should appear.
When the committee again met pending the CUM
ing OF Mr. Buttz Senator's Harris. Voorhees, NeS'
and Bate to whom Mr. Hunton told the oHe' maui
bv Mr. Buttz. examined All they my"
,,s Of course hearsay. but they corroboratei the
evidence given by Mr. IIunton and showed 'hD'
the attempt TO bride was known to the pehoc'", ~
rpen,bers for some days before II reached the pup
lie. ,,...
BUTTS attorney appeared before the committee
and stated that the delay OF his client was que 10
his failure to ind man for whom ne h'N '00
Later in the day. when BUTTE still failed TO appear
the suspicion entered the minds OF a pIne u toy
members OF the committee that perhaps M ~,
Buttz alarmed at the nature or he testi'ionS H.
rod heen secured against him. had lett Town: III
his conviction however Mr.. Gray, chairman 81 I .no
committee does not concur. IL - khoM" nm M a, a
the committee adjourned last cEchlns y tsii,z re
very interesting part OF the testimony ut i a. CO.
denied that he had been asked 10y any peIS,n -,
cure the votes OF any Senators out lhrna1'u wa q,
some elae was interested WIN nIi 80, ohsirmar
this person he declined to give although IN" cha''
repeatedly urged him 10 40 &c. ~ Was mn 49,, 4,
| vdnai FOR whom Buttz was looking to-day Du, ~
looking for him Bu;tz al so cNau'u 'hc r; ~, ~,
| the Scrgeant-at-Arms OF the senate, ms 30
visited the boarding house or MI buttH an. vi,
| places where he supposed 10 De. ps' -, M'.,'"n
Rutz's counsel said h. would ceTtin,y nav pu III
/ before the committee tomorrow morning, "hl WI
that condition OF affairs before II me comm
! rested from Its labors to-day. 49,, ,..-.,. 81
\ member Of the cOmmlitr. ms ~ ~ ,or
u,it,ed that there had been sufficient deNcl lpheh
| r. caus. the courts take cognzance OF we AZ !,
| alleged 20 have been committed ny butE ~ ~.
! fence OF attempting 10 brne ~. hD'r . shr.
/ tines inc amount ~ money value Of the gool
| offered and imprisonment for not more ma" tnIe
years. The same punishinrnt - Pr, =, a. =, g.
/ member OF Congress who accepts bIInc u -, - -
! that the committee Will be justh"d IN mahns
report substantiatiug the charges made by semi
KYLE and ilunton. AMI after that the mater mus
he continued In the n there IS 70 be any pros
| ecuton. ,. 49,. ..,.,-,,f,
e.. intends ., push ahead with The investigation %
The charges that the Sugar Trust has been h''fl't
/ INK with legislation. f1r the sergeant a Arms wa
J to-day instructed - Telegraph - J.. 81" -
J the author ~ 'Ae Holland -.'t'i w t' o,
/ phia paper wherein the Sugar Trust vs. HrrAlsn'-
D and ask him ~ he would accept s'rNc" am "i'ra
before The committee on Thursiay morning nrA
I Mr. ElwarIs replied that he would acc"p; ~" ~,
/ gram "a service ana Doe ln WlSh.ng' 20 az fn' YIN
/ named II IL also understood thti nhini~t "
f,re tha cofnfniffr- 20 TON what fhcf know reg'fl
INK certain stories they hay" ben p2,'i'h,nS +,
connection with the sugar schedule. ana We mean
hv which that schedule was alpftfi