Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

BRIBER Btrrx
WASHINGTON. Nav sd-The special
committee appointed to investigate the
charges of attempted senatorial hribery
on the part Of Charles W Buttz sub
mitted their report to the senate.
Buttx i found by the committee to
have made the attemp, at bribery.
despite his denial. and senators Huntou
and Kyle are exonerated from all
blame
The report Of the committee consists
of two printed pages. and the testi-
nony given before the committee. sew
enty-siS pages Amoug other things
the report SAYS:
IT ArFEARs FROM ruE TESTIMONY
submitted that a certain Charles w.
Buttz. of North Dakota. but domieiled
in Washington since December last,
where he has been engaged a
lobbyist and claim agent did. on or
about the iSt of April of this wear. at
the house of Senator Hunton. in War
rcnton. Va. during the absence of the
senator. >ay 10 his son. Eppa Iiunton,
Jr.. that he would pay him a acoutingent
fee Of seS.0oo il he would. by present
ing arguments ~ to the pending tariff
bill. induce his father. senator Hun
ton, To- vote against it.
THIS oFFEE WAS DEFINED
at once and peremptorilv by Eppa
Hunton, Jr.. a. set forth in his teSti-
mony, and the whole matter was com
municated by him to his father sen
ator Hunton availed himself Of the
first opportunity to disclose the matter
tn certain of his friends in the senate.
a. appears in the testimony. and was
transaction
II - ALSO EsrABrISHND
by the testimony that the sznn,. Charles
w Buttz- during the month cf March
last past. approached >~nstor kyie. cf
South Dakota with proposition that
$4,000 would be paid - him Senator
kylel If he would vote against the
pending tariff bill The said Buttz.
when making this proposition also
stated To senator Kyle that the money
was in the hands - control - an agent
Of eertain bankers and capitalists Of
New York city and that the money was
in Washington
sESAToR's KYIF~ rEsrIxuSy
il confirmed by that of Mr. Duncan
MeFariane. clerk ~ the committee On
education and lahor
Senator KYLE Is shown by tn. te>ti-
nouy IN have communicated this inter
view with Buttz and the offer made 70
him u several senators shortly after
the satd interview took place.
THE -s.SNroE'S HoNoE UNrSFVGNED.
Your committee sre ahandantlv
Just ifis-'i in stating that the facts above
re'-ited have h-~s established hv theevi-
deno-- notwithstanding the denial ~
the part - Charles ". Buttz- aud they
gefer the ~-nate to ths. t,.Ssiraaay in ,ie-
tail in support of this finding
-Naur committee hnd nss;hing fr,rEn
their investigation I" imprach in the
least degree. the honor or character d
>euators Hunton aud Kyle
THEKx y No EyInENCE
To show the truth Of Mr. Buttz's state
ment 10 SENATOR Kyle and 70 Mr. Eppa
Hunton. Jr.. that syndicate ~ hank
ers and capitalists had raised >um Of
money u he used for the purp.~e Of de-
feating the pending tariff bill IT that
there was an agent Of such 4 ~yndiczs te
! in Washington or that any money was
in Washington for that purpose. Butt1
denies that he made any such state.
ment. or that he had or has any knowl-
edge of
/ THE EXISTENCE OF sUCH A sYNDfcAI IE.
or that he was the agent or represent
ative of anyone He further denies
that he had any money himself
If, during the further prosecution Of
the investigation with which your
committee i charged. any evidence he
discovered or suggested tending 20 sup
port the statements made tn Senatnr
/ Kyle ur TO Mr.. MeFarlane- or tn Mr.
Eppa Hunton- Jr.. by Charles " Buttz,
/ il will he
FRoNPTLN LAID REFoEE THE >ENArE
t-ntil then your eosnmittee arr com
p>led- upon all the evidence submitted
/ IN them to the conclusion that the
statements Of Charles " Buttz are
wholly Enthusiastically