The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-01
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Report OF ths special Committee Of this
senate lnNestigating the Alleged At
tempt 30 corrupt senators Kyle aud Hun
snn The Charges against Ghas. W.
i;uttx said IN b. Fully sustained by tho
Evidence.
RRIRFR RUrrz.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Thc special
committee appointed 10 investigate the
charges of attempted senatorial bribery
ON the part of Charles W. i;uttz sub
mittcd their report 70 the senate.
BUTTE j. found by the committee 10
have made the attempt AZ bribery.
despite his denial. and Senators llunton
and Kyle are eNoncratcd from all
blame
The report ~ the committee consists
Of two printed pages. and the te>ti-
mony given before the committee. sew
enty->iN pages. Amoug other things
the report SAYS;
ut Arri.AEs PROM rnE TESTIMONY
submitted that certain Charles w.
BUTT of North Dakota. but domiciled
in Washington since December last,
where he has been engaged a. a
lobbyist and claim agent. did. on or
about the l>t If April of this year. AT
the house ~ senator liunton. in War
renton. Va. during the absence Of the
senator. say 10 his son. Eppa llunton.
Jr.. that he would pay him aeontingcnt
fee of $4,000 II he would. by present
ing arguments a. 10 the pending tariff
bill. induce his father. senator Hun
ton. 10 vote against il.
rms OFFER WAS DECLINED
AT once and pcremptorily by Eppa
llunton. ,Ir.. a. >ct forth in his testi
mony and the whole matter was com
municated by him to his father. SEN
ator llunton awaited himself Of the
first opportunity 10 disclose the matter
To certain 81 his friends in the senate.
a. appears in the testimony. and was
in no other way connected with the
transaction.
III = ALSO ESTABLISHED
by the testimony that the same Charles
w. Buttx during the month Of March.
last past. approached senator Kyle. Of
South Dakota. with a proposition that
$4,000 would bc paid 70 him Senator
KYLE If lie would vote against the
pending tariff bill. The said Butte.
when inalsinr this proposition alsc
stated to senator Kyle that the money
wa in the hands or control Of an agent
81 certain bankers and capitalists of
New York city. and that the money was
in Washington.
SENATOR'S kyLEs TESTIMONY
is confirmed bv tina: Of Mr. Duncan
~
education and labor
senator Kyle i shown ny the testi-
mony 10 have communicated this inter-
view with Euttz. and the offer made to
him. To several senators shortly after
the said interview took place.
THE SENATOR'S HONOR UNIMrUGNEp.
Your committee are ahundantly
Just flied in stating that the facts above
recitea have been established bv the evil
dence. Notwithstanding the denial on
the part of Charles W BUTT. and they
refer the senate 20 the testimony in de-
tail in support IF this finding.
Your committee find nothing from
their investigation 10 impcaeh in the
least degree. the honor or character OF
Senators Hunton and Kyle.
THERE IL 40 EVIDENCE
To show the truth of sIr. Buttz's state
ncnt To senator Kyle and to Mr.. Eppa
liunton. .Ir.. that syndicate of bank
ers and capitalists had raised a sum of
money 20 bc used for the purpose of de-
feating the pending tariff bill. or that
there was an agent of such "A ~yndica re
in Washington. or that any money was
in Washington for that purpose. Butte
denies that he made any such state
ment. or that he had or has any knowl-
edge of
THE EXISTENCE or SUCH A SYNDICATE
or that he was the agent or represent
alive Of anyone. lie further denies
that he had any money himself.
IL. during the further prosecution OF
the investigation sith which your
committee l. charged. any evidence bs
! discovered or suggested tending 10 sup
port the statements made to Senator
Kyle or 10 MIR. McFarlane. or To Mr.
Eppa IIunton. Jr.. by Charles w Buttz
4 il Will he
PROMPTLY LAID BEFORE THE SENATE
4 Until then your committee are com
peeled. upon all the evidence submittc,
70 them. To the conclusion that tn,
statement, Of Charles w. Buttz are
wholly untrustworthy.