The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-18
AN INQUIRY
IS ORDERED
Senate Committee Of Five Appointed 10 In
VeStisate Serious Charges.
after The STOCK SPECTATORS
The Members of the Senate at Last
Aroused to Action - Rumors Of
Gross Violations of the Law Will
Be Locked Into-Some interesting
Developments are Expected to Fol-
low Investigation.
WASHINGTON. May II.
6PHE recent newspaper publications
MS to the alleged attempt to
bribe two senators to vote
III ,,,o;,at tha tariM hill uu1 ua IN


MS to the alleged attempt to
bribe two senators to vote
u against the tariff bill and as to
tue sugar provisions in that bill, hsv-
ing been inserted in consideration of
the gift Of half million dollars To tho
Democratic campaign fund in 1892,
were brought mp in the senate today
and occupied it's attention throughout
the morning hour.
MIR. Huntou, Virginia, one of the
two senators whose votes it WAS sought
to buy, expressed the hope that the
matter would be investigated and
proled to its depths, and Mr.. Harris.
Tennessee, Joined in the like request
on behalf Of the other senator inter-
tsted, Mr. Kyle. South Dakotn, absent
from Washington on committee bust
ness.
Senator Hansbrough. North Dakota,
presented n letter from the reputed
bribery agent, G. W. Butts, also in =
viting the speediest investigation. and
deuouncing the whole story as false
hood and slsnder. Mr.. Hale Maine.
expressed his belief that the stories
wer" got mp for the purpose Of calling
away attention from other points con
nectrd with the tariff bill AMI on the
principle of tho stop thief" cry.
The resolution was finally agreed TO
without division. considerably
widened in its scope from the one Us
originally offered by Mr.. Lodge, Mas
sdchusetts, on Tuesday. 1t provides
For d, ,o,r rv,itraa - x - sa,,tora 3, =,
vestigate the charges, to inquire
whether any contributions have 0een
made by the sugar trust to any political
party for camp ign or election purposes
or to secure or defeat legislation, and
whether any senator has been speculst-
ing In sugar stocks during the psn-
d=ncy OF the tariff bill
The committee was subsequently Au
nounc.d rs Senator'S Cray tO,m..
Del Lindsay (Dsm, KY Lodge
(Rep., Mass. Davis, rep, Minn. and
Allen Pop. Neb)
LITTLE PROGRESS ON TARIFF BILL
Although the tariff bill was taken up
Ms usual St noon it was not until after
4 P. II. that any progress WIS made
the intervening time having been occu-
pied by Mr.. Glllinger Of New Hamp-
shire in the delivery Of ths second di
vision Of his speech. and Mr. Higgins.
Delaware, il remarks favoring an in
crease OF duty on ocher, sienna aud
umber sarths. There were fifteen
disposed Of from item 43 to item 81 iu-
elusive and medicinal preparations
were reach, d. when the bill. Was laid
aside for the day.
At the usual hour for adjournment
6p.m., the Republican side Of the sen
ate was startled by a motion made by
Mr. Harris Tenn that instead OF ad
journing TIL II a. IN. tomorrow, the
senate take a recess until that hour,
the OF jeot Of that movement being "a
keep the tariff bill perpetually before
the senate. 20 the exclusion OF the
morning business The motion was
resisted on the Republican side and
WAS met with resort to filibustering.
the Republicans declining 10 vote and
leaving the senate without quorum
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS,
The agricultural appropriation bill
wac finally disposed OF by the house
this afternoon after having been.
slightly amended. The III ost important
OF these changes was an additional pro-
vision to punish the publications Of falss
weather reports or the unauthorized
use Of weather bureau signals. Pro-
vision was made for continuing the
investigation into the cultivation OF
thn Rnmie fibre for which Secretary
Morton his failed to make an esti.
nate.
Nearly two hours Of the session was
wasted because OF the failure OF Messrs.
Hatch, Dem, Mo-. in charge Of the
bill, and Cannon, (Rep.. ILL., }, to agree
upon the time for debate OF an amend
ment 10 increase the appropriation for
an investigation in connection with
tie irrigation Of arid lands.
The most noticeable feature Of the
afternoons debate was Mr.. Dingley';
(Rep., Ne statement that the sscre
tary of agriculture had fallen short by
more than a quarter Of a million oi
dollars Of redeeriing the promise made
in his annual report last November, in
respect Of the reduction OF expenses OF
the department.
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