The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

WASHINGTON, May Is. -Senator
Lodge, soon after the senate met today
introduced a resolution authorizing the
appointment Of five senators TO investi-
gate charges of attempted bribery OF
senators in connection with the pending
tariff bill. and also the charges, In a long
article published in the Philadelphia
Press on Monday morning, containing
allegations relating TO the influence Of
the sugar trust upon tariff legislatiOns
He asked for the immediate considera-
ton Of the resolution. but Senators
CockreH of Missouri asked that it lie
upon the table until tomorrow,
Rumors Of the use Of money 10 in-
f1uence action one way or the other on
the tariff bill have been in circulation
here at various times during the past
few months, but heretofore have re-
ceived little attention. It is learned def
initely today that certain senators have
received intimation that a money con-
sideration could be secured for their
votes against the tariff bill, though
whether the alleged briber had any au-
thority for his promise is a matter OF
some doubt The negotiations appar-
emily have gone no further than intima-
tions to the clerks Of Senators Kyle and
Hunton. These intimations came from
a North Dakota man VINO is known as
a lobbyist Of several schemes. He was
formerly a member OF congress from
one of the southern states and was
identified with the sO-called carpet-bag-
gers The amount which il was init
mated they could receive was $4,000 OF
which 81 900 was 10 be retained by them
as commission for making the negO-
tiation.
Mr.. Mcfarland. clerk to Senator Kyle,
said that the matter never went any
further than intimaion. He promptly
informed Senator Kyle. The latter is
now in South Dakota and VIII return
Saturday The character OF the man
who is said 10 have made the intima-
tions stamps the whole affair with the
seal Of condemnation. 1t is scarcely
possible that any syndicate Of persons,
who could control the amount Of money
necessary in order TO make an attempt
to purchase votes, would entrust II tQ
the man who made the intimation 20
the clerks OF Senator's Kyle and Hun
ton.
1t is understood that Senator Kyle has
a record Of the alleged briber's conver-
sation and proposition. He was APP
preached directly but turned the fellow
over to his private secretary with in
structions TO take full notes upon all
that he said. Mr.. Mcfarland, Senator
Kyle's clerk, refused 10 say anything
further than 10 acknowledge that the
offers were made and says that when
the investigation is had he viii tell all
about II and will then give the name OF
the man Offering the money and what
he said. The man told him he repre-
sented New York parties. but whether
or not he gave their names cannot be
learned. Mr.. Mcfarland refuses 70 give
any name
The person to whom the description
Of the alleged would-be corruptionist
best applies is Maj. j. A. Bultz Of Bultz-
vile. y y. He was once a. member OF
congress from South Carolina and now
follows the occupation Of farming. He
spent considerable time IN Washington
i'm recent years lobbying. one OF his
PRINCIPAL efforts has been to reopen a
contest over the town site at Great
Fails Mont.