The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-02
BUTTz IS FOUND GUILTY
Report of the Investigating Com
mittee tie the Senate.
Senators Kyle and Hunton ESonerated
From All hiamc-The MINORS De-
mia Has No Weight With
the Special Committee.

WAsnINGroN, May e5.-The special
committee appointed to investigate the
charges of attempted senatorial bribery
on the part of Charles w. Battz toda;
submitted their report tc the senate
Buttz is found by the committee to
have made the attempt at bribery de-
spite his denial, and Senators Hunton
and Kyle are eXonerated from all
blame.
The report of the committee consists
of two printed pages and the testimony
given before the committee, sevcnty-siX
pages.
Among other things the report says:
cit appears from the testimony SUE
mitted that a certain Chari es w. Bnttz
| OF North Dakota, but domiclled III
Washington since December last,
where he has been engaged as u lobby
list md claim agent, did, on or about
the LIST of April OF his year, at the
house OF Senator Hnnton, i'll Wa renton,
during the absence of the SEN
atcy. say to his son, Epha Hun
tou, jr.. that he would pay him u con-,
| tingent fee of S25, 900 If he would, by
presenting arguments as 10 the pend
ing tariff, bill induce his father, Senator
Hunton, to vote against it. This offer
was declined at once and pcremptoriiy
by Epha Huuton, jr., as Set forth III
his testimony, M the whole matter
was communicated by him to his
father. Senator Hunton availed him
self of the first opportunity TO disclose
the matter to several OF his friends
in the senate, us appears in the testi-
1880, nod ,,,- -, ~, "A NpnI 4 frp-
nected with the transaction. 1t is also
established by the testimony that the
same Charles w. Buttz, during the
month of March last, approached sena-
tor Kyle OF South Dakot with II propo-
sltion that Sl4, 900 would be paid to
him (Senator kyle if he would
vote against the pending tariff bin.
The sand Huttz when making this
proposition also stated TO Senator Kyle
that the money WAS in the hands OF
certain bankers and capitalists of New
York city. Senator kyle's testimony
is confirmed by that of Duncan McEar
lane, clerk to the committee
on education and labor. Sen
ator Kyle is shown by the ties,
| timony to have communicated this
interview with Butts, and the Offer
made to him, to sevcra senators shortly
after the said interview took place!
| Your committee are n%bundantly justi
fed III stating that the facts above re,
cited have been established by tho
evidence. Notwithstanding the denial
on the part of Charles w. Buttz, und
they refer the scpatc to the testimony
in detail in support OF this finding.
"Your committee iind nothing FROM
their Investigation to lmpeach. in the
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Senators Hunton and Kyle. There is
no evidence to show the truth of Mr..
Buttz's statements to Senator Kyle and
TO Mr.. Ephn Iluntou, jr., that n syndi.
cate of bankers and capitalists had
the purpose of defeating the pending
tariff bill. or that there was an
agent of such Il syndicate in Washing.
ton, or that any money was in Wash,
ington for that purpose. Buttz denics
hat he made any such statement or
! hat he had OF has any knowledge OF
the existence of such u syndicate, o,
that he was the agent or representative
of nyone He further denies that
he had any money himself. Ii
during tho further prosecution OF
the investigation with which
your committee is charged any evi'
dencc be discovered or suggested end
ing to support the statements made to
Senator Kyle or to Mr.. McFarlane, or
to Ephn Hun,on, or by Charles w.
Buttz, 1t win be promptly laid before
the senate. Until then your commit
tee are compelled. upon all the evidence
submitted to them, to the conclusion
that the statements OF Charles w.
Buttz are wholly untrustworthy."