The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-01

/ Senator I<1 Ii u.r j, u,fi,rc tho rn,,,ss, kos
for. .more thar ), Inn htiur md .was in ins
formed tl,at.ha wona .ura,ahiv .hs n ca,ia.I |. Ji
fr,nI HI. n,,t The ~, 4, "' ,s.sns Sss.
sion Of MI ii" "rs,otiom I'm lie % s ,so,,,sss
stating that ha -wos fssst -a,.araa"iaMi H..
Butt ,%Sat .NJa md }si,j jfAYE' ~
,nrams;tiom, ,d yGta ov.inst;. .tha to.;fr ii,
;lni receive na,s fer h;s xot.. ,ia amons.
bfrSrea s5iS%yfSi3n6e sfM ri rS,ls.S.X Sy
f,ncstion SmmtDr iSvls .o;I ,a ,s .S.s T" .,,'
tiJent BnttS t.,nrassatcs % other M "na na,t;os tHn
and thr nronosition ;s T. had Ind i,p"n qua ',"s' w.
s,.ntci' Womb Eaxo ha,nn ;naJo ~ rpo,, pe," H. IT,
ISyI6 als% stntaf IN = Rr;,ts ;,,,snato,, ).
.h;t. ithnt ;f xlAMgS; wss, .ot, e"a'sh ,.o s
t.oMld have .nlmost nnv. ann. ] ha So,,I.I IN
i,,.m,, ns h;rh ~. S7k nnH T '' ''a'"
NH HHffa Was fI,c nr;,no,nof ,,t;;,ss
!,,m,,f,. rIfn ;;fior,;ohS ii a., .,,,a:, as,,o
i,ts sniel 1y, dis attOr1,oy. ETH. Mc(,ownn
iBntt7. was, hcfpge the. committee for
about an honr. and was excused with
..th;' request tfiat lie : iie III attendance
iarsir. tomorrow i lie cxpliritiy. denied
sclpaters. 1t is also understood That he
politely declined to answer some Of us
.'.n,l"ss Of. the eolun,ittte. -: ri,
! Other witnesses of. the session Wee
.Dhncar McEarlane, Senator ,Kyie's clerk,
sind James w. Walker, I'M attorney of
this city, wl,o'gave BUttzi a. lettcr to
IL In; Huntpn. .Jr. = Mr. Walker. stated
that when Ruttz had, asked for o letter
ito Mr.. Hunton he had snid he wanted
ito employ him as ATTORNEY in a laiid
case i'lnd llpd given no other reason for
wanting, to know the gentleman. =. Mr..
:Mctarlane told low. after Senator Kyle
had referred Bntiz to him, he had talkcl
with him and inatla notes upon his con.
dersntioii: He confirmed Senator Kyle.s
statement and said. explicitly, that Ruttz
had made ~ direct proposition, to bribe
the senator to vote, ngainst the bill. He
also submitted his notes ON his conversa'
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/! Washington. MAY 23-C w Rnttz
lwi,o WAS very nnXious vcstcr,lnv 10 w.
S,s;% ssf%s ths a d5 sfiSy is e
Wien tliie co,nm;ttcc Net fo.dnWs instno,i
he scnt his nttorne,y; to exninin thnf he
was otherwise engaged and asked to be
tSn ip TIM, a!fes te aef a fsse.
toitMrl R,,ttz.k, r.otoh f6t, Nil icHnTl,ct
Aphrncy IMrl;cw cwnn. ,.tntoA MIA : his ci;snt
was e,rarcI in making senrth fnr n Wit.
,,nss VIM could corrotornt, h;s statam;antn, ,,,
and fhrowr' lipbf IN thn n,,asfidI ii isvi,S
THE :'cxblanatithl, was, far from! safis-
fncIory and, Mr., AISt;oviin ini was ; ;nfa,ms'l %
that Mr.. .R,ttz vas the nan wnnfel on,i
not = snhst;t,;in AsM Accnrd;naiv n thoy SoiiaI M
tlle sergeant.at.arms 70, their assistance,
AND DIRECTED that a subpoena be isslel
"ilt ' Ls.erar s &aas aenasors ~ ineinaae
!!N[essrs! Voorhees,, Harris land Coke, to
whom ,Senat9rs ,Hanton. and Kyle had
stated they had Giyen Information 9f the
appfcarAcs ipals ID themselves soon after t,,r
:.Ruttz had first made his proppsition. 70
tllpm. = They, confirmed the statements ot
if they knew Of other attempts e Biibe
senators. Mcssrs. Xqorhees, Harris and
G9kG, said they did pot. .,,.. ,,,'....
The scrgciht4at,arms reported to tile
:c6niiiittee tldt' he lidd faiied t0 find Mr.:
Buttz.,a a He, however, had asccrtaiped
that Mai. Ruttz had, left the city, on an
early. train with the expectation Of u,- re-
turning by'g O'clock at which time fG
had stated hc webld, ag6ini appear be-
fore the. committee To continue his testi-
iE,ony.: both, Buftz's attorney and his
boarding house Keeper assured the SEN
ate officials that. be: had stated that he
VAS only going to n suburban town. the
lnaipe Of which he did not give, aid tint
't1fe fn,rpiku VI kis sutldtIi titparttiEo VII
o,Ifindiia iitiR I'd JotfSbor1ta his: sstatt.
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