St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-17


Lodge soon after the senate met today
introduced resolution authorizing the
appointment of five senators to inyestl-
gate charges of attempted bribery OF
senators in connection with the pending
tariff bill, and also the charges In long
article published in the Philadelphia
Press Oh Monday morning. containing
allegations relating to the influence OF
the sugar trust upon tariff legislation.
He asked for the immediate considera-
tion of the resolution, but Senator Cock
erll, of Missouri, asked that it lie upon
the table until tomorrow. Rum9rs OF
the use of money to influence acton
one way or the other on the tariff Dill
have been in circulation here at various
times during the past few months, but
heretofore received little attention. 1t
is learned definitely today that certain
senator's have received intimation that
A MONEY CONSIDERATION
could be secured for their votes against
the tariff, though whether the alleged
briber had any authority for his prom
ise is matter of some doubt. The ne
gotiations apparently have gone no fur
ther than intimationS to the clerks OF
Senators Kyle and Hunton. These in
timations came from a North Dakota
man, who is we'll known as lobbyiston
several schemes. lie was formerly a
member of congress from the Southern
states, and was identified with the So
called carpetbag governments.
The amount which 1t was lntlmated
Senator Kyle would receive was s14. 900,
and s., 900 was to be retained by the man
| making the negotiation as commission.
Mr. McFarlane. clerk to
SENATOR KYLE,
saws the matter never went any further
than an intimation. He prompt ly in
formed Senator Kyle, who is now in
South Dakota, and will return to WASH
ington Saturday. The character of the
man who is said to have made the init
nation 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 lntrust 1t TO
the man who made the intimation to the
clerks of Senators Kyle a,d Hun ton.
MI. McFarlane refused to give any
names. The person to whom the de.
scription of the alleged would-be cor
ruptionist best applies is
MAI. j. A. BUTTZ,
of Buttzville, N. d. He was once
member of congress from South Caro-
| lima, and now follows the occupation of
| farming. He has spent considerable
time in Washington in recent wears
lobbying. One of his principal efforts
has been to reopen contest over the
townsita at Great Falls, Mont.
Senator Hunron talked freely today
| about the attempt to bribe him to vote
against the tariff bill. The matter first
| came to his attention about month
| ago through letter from his son, dated
| at Warrentou. Va. the home of the SELL
| ator and his son. He immediately laid
| the matter before six or eight of his
| most intimate friends in The senate that
! they might know what was going Oh.
The senator says that he never saw
| the man who offered The bribe, and he
declined to give the mans name. but
| said that all the negotiations. if the pto-
ceedings may be called such, were con-
! Quoted through his son. The would-be
brlber, the senator said, went to Warren
| ton early in April. carrying a letter of
introduction from a man in Washing
| ton whom
MIR. HuNToN DID NOT
| know any better than the man ne intro
duced. He professed desire to employ
] MIR. Huntnn as an attorney in land
case in which he was interested, talking
| for short time on this topic. then
bringing 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 of it eifectual-
| Is, Asked by Mr.. Hunton's son what
| the argument was. he said he would
| rive 1t to HIM il he would send it to his
| father, He then proposed TO pay Sena-
tor Hunton $4,000 for his opposition to
| the tariff bill. and Mr.. Hunton immedi-
ateIy informed his father of the propo-
sitinn.
"Did yon think the proposition was
made in earnest?" the senator was
| asked.
INV son is satisfied that it was: and.
| Furthermore. l am satisfied that 100000
| would be paid il il had appeared that
! that sum would secure the coveted
vote"
SENATOR HUNTON SAID
that the negotiator did not say whom he
| represent d.
"The money!; he said, twas not to be
| paid until the vote should be taken"
Further discussing the man who had
| offered the bribe. he said that he had
| understood that he went to Virginia rs
| carpetbagger. and attempted to Sc
cure nomination for congress. but
| failing, had then gone to South Caro-
| lima. where he had been nominated and
| sent to congress. serving but one term.
| lie said he had no objection to giving
| the name of the man, except that if
| there was to be an inquiry. he thought
proper that it should first be gwen to
| the committee OH Investigation.
II Is understood that Senator Kyle has
| a record of the alleged briber'S offer
and conversation. He was approached
directly. but turned the fellow over to
his private secretary. with instructions
| to take full notes of all that he said.
Mr.. McFarlane. Senator Kyle's clerk,
refused to say anything further than to
acknowledge that efforts were made.
and saws that when the Investigation is
then give the name of the man offering
the money and what he said. The man
told him he represented New York
parties, but whether or not he gave
their names. cannot be learned.
Senator Hunt0n said that he did not
propose asking any Investigation.
BUrTZ DENIES IT. -
Ex REPRESENTATIVE G. w. Buttz, of
Buttzville.s N. d., whose name was men
toned in connection with the alleged
ATTEMPTS to purchase the votes OF Sen
ators Kyle and Hunton on the tariff
bill, has asked a full investigation at
the hands of the senate of the charges
made against him. Maj. Buttz called
on Senator fiansbrough. of North Da-
kota, late this evening and asked advice
as to what he had better do. He made
general denial of the charges against
him.a said he wanted an investigation
Of them. He was not willing TO rest