Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 16-Sena-
Tor Lodge soon after the Senate met to-
Jay introduced resolution authorizing
lhe appointment Of FIVE Senators to in
Vsstigate charges of ate mpted bribery
OF Senators in connection with the
pending tariff bill and also the charges
In long article published in the Phila-
delpbia Press on Monday morning con-
tanning allegations relating 10 the infu-
ence OF the Sugar Trust upon tariff
legislation. He asked for the immedi-
ate consideration Of the resolution, but
Senator COckrell, OF Missouri, asked
that IL lie upon the table until to-mOr-
row.
Rumors Of the use OF money to infu
eDce action on the tariff bill have been
In circulation here as various times
during the past few months but hereto
fore have received little attention. 1t
is learned definitely to-day that certain
senators have received intimationS that
n money consideration could be secured
for their votes against the tariff bill,
though whether the alleged briber had
any authority for his promise Is a mat
ter OF soma doubt. The negotiations
apparently have gone no further than
inumatiOus 70 the clerks Of Senators
Kyle and HnntOn. These intimatiOnS
cane from North Dakota man who is
known as a lobbyist on several schemes.
He was formerly member Of congress
from one OF the southern states and was
identified with the so-called carpet-0ag
government
The amount which II was intimated
Senator Kyld could receive was Sl4, ZOO
and 81 900 was 10 be retained by the
man making the negation as a commits
sion. Mr.. Mcfarland, clerk TO Senator
Kyle, saws the matter never went fur
Their than an intimatiOn. lie promptly
Informed Senator Kyle. The latter is
now in South Dakota, and will return
10 Washington Saturday. The charac-
ter Of the man who is said to have made
the intimations, STAN s the whole ar
fair with condemnation. IL is scarcely
p0ssib that any syndicate Of persons
who could control the amount of money
necessary 10 make an attempt 10 pur- /
chase votes would entruSt IL 20 the man
VINO made the intimatiOns 70 the clerks /
Of Senators Kyle and HuntOu.
Senator Hunton TAXED freely to-day !
about the attempt made TO crioe him TO /
vote against the tariff bill. The matter /
first came 10 his attention about a 4
month ago from q letter from bis son /
dated WarrentOn, Va. the home OF the |
Senator and his son. He Immediately I
laid the matter before six or eight of /
his intimate friends 10 the Senate, that /
they might know what was going on. /
The Senator says that ha never saw the /
man who offered the bride and he de- 4
ciinsd 10 give the name of the man but
said that all the negotiations II the pro-
ceedings may be called such were con-
Quoted through the son.
The WOuld-be briber, the Senator
said, went 20 Warrenton early In April,
carrying letter OF introduction from
man In Washington whom Mr.. Hunton \
did not know any better than the man
he ipLrOd Zceds He proieSSed 10 want
4employ MIR. HuntOn as an attorney /
"a land case in which be was interest
and after talking for a snort time on
this topic be brought up the tariff bill,
TO which he was opposed. He said then
that the bill never would pass and that
there was an argument TO be brought
against the bill which had not yet been
used, but which would dispose o. 10
effectuaIly. Asked by Mr.. Hunton'S
son what that argument was, he said
he would give il 10 him If he would send
tt 20 his father. He then proposed TO
nay Senator Hunton SIS, 900 for his op-
position to the tariff bill, aud Mr.. Hun
ton Immediately informed his father Of
the proposition.
'Do you think the proposition was
made In earnest?" tue Senator was
asked.
.'Mv son is satisfied that ID was, aud \
furthermore is satisfied that $780, 600 /
would be paid il il had appeared that
that SUN would secure the coveted |
vote"
Senator Huuton said that the nego'
tiator did not say whom he represented. 1
1.-THE money" he said, was not 70 DO
paid until the vote should be cast
Senator HuntOn said that he did not /
purpose asking any Investigation. Il
have, he said, "placed the matter In
the hands OF my friends, but 1 had not
intended asking for an inquiry because
I had supposed that my reputation was
such as 10 need no such support as an
investigation would develop. II, how
ever, an investigation IS undertaken
shall De glad TO furnish all the facts IN
my possession.
Discussing the man who had offered
the bride, he said that he had under
stood that be went 20 Virginia as car
pet-bagger and attempted 70 secure
nomination for Congress, but failing
had then gone to South Carolina, where
he had been nominated aud sent 20
Congress. serving one term.
II is understood that Senator Kyle
has q record Of the alleged briber's con-
versation and proposition. He was APP
preached directly, but turned the fellow
over 10 his private secretary with in
structions TO take full notes upon all
that be said.