The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-05-25
IN CONGRESS-.
Mr.. Buttz Butts Against A Little Democratic
Integrity.
AN INTERNATIONAL EXHI-
BITI0N AT ATLANTA, GA.
EnqIish Diplomacy Defeated Representative
Hatch Cross Retrenchment the Order
-Coxey's Flour and Cash.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The public received its first knowl-
edge this week that in addition to
other more or less lisreputable meth
ods of defeating tariff legislation at
tempts had been made to bribe Sena
tors to vote against the tariff bill, but
the Democratic managers of the tariff
bill have known for sometime that an
attempt had been made by lobbyist
named Buttz, once carpet-bag, Rep
ublicar member of the House from
South Corolina, to bribe Senators
Hunton, of Virginia, and Kyle, Of
South Dakota, to vote against the bill.
Buttz claimed to represent wealthy
syndicate which was prepared to spend
$1,000, 900 to defeat the tariff bill.
He went to the house of Senator Hunt
on and told a son of that gentleman
that his father could have $as, 900 if
he would agree to vote against the
bill. Senator Hunton ar once informed
half a dozen Democratic Senators.
Buttz had the audacity to broach the
subject to Mr.. Kyle in person. That
gentleman referred him to his private
secretary, after instructing that func-
tionary to have witness to their con-
versation, and in the presence of a
witness Buttz offered to give Mr.. Kyle
$4,000 to vote against the bill. Mr..
Kyle at once placed these facts in the
hands of the Democratic Senators and
expressed his willingness to aid in
bringing this would-be briber to JUS
tice. 1t has not yet been decided what,
if any, action will be taken by the
Senate, but there is little doubt that
these attempts will hasten the passage
of the tariff bill.
Secretary Hoke Smith has added
to his popularity with Georgians by
the help he has given the delegation
from Atlanta, here this week to work
up Congressional interest in the In
ternational Exposition to be held at
Atlanta in the fall of 1895. They do
not want a government appropriation
for the exposition, but only ask that
Congress recognize it to the extent of
authorizing a government exhibit in
building to be erected by the gov
eminent. This recognition is necessary
if foreign governments are to be re-
presented at the exhibition. Speaker
Crisp and the entire Georgia delega
ton in Congress are working like
beavers to secure what is wanted, and
the Speaker, before going home to
attend his mother-in laws funeral,
placed his room at the Capitol at the
disposal of the visitors and it is being
used as their headquarters.
1t is now easy to understand why
this government took such strong
grounds in favor of the government Of
Brazil and against the insurgents, al
though it was only this week that it
became SO. From information that
has leaked out through gossip in
diplomatic circles there is little doubt
that the stand taken and maintained
by President Cleveland during the
Brazilian contest was the only thing
that prevented the carrying out Of the
plot instigated and backed by the
government of Great Britain for the
overthrow of the Brazilian republic
and the setting up of a monarchy that
would have been dominated by Great
Britain. President Cleveland and
Secretary Gresham were conversant
with the plot from its beginning and
were determined to thwart it. The
failure of that plot is believed to have
been at the bottom of the dilatoriness
of the British government in making
arrangements to carry out the Behring
Sea arbitration. The Brtishers were
mad at Uncle Sam for spelling their
little grab game.
Representative Hatch, of Missouri,
Is no longer young man, having
passed his siXtieth milestone last Sep
tember, but his courage Is just as
young as it ever was, and when ac-
cused by Representative Hopkins, Fl
Illinois, of trying to juggle an increase
of salary for friend into the Agri-
cultural appropriation bill, which is
IN his charge, he said, shaking his
hist significantly at Hopkins "lf the
gentleman from Illinois means that
word in its ordinary English signif'
canoe, want to tell him that if he
Should use it to me outside of this
chamber, | would ram it down his
throat"
Retrenchment in government ex
pendltures has been the watchword oi
the Democrats who have. made the
regular appropriation bills for this
Congress; and the Legislative, Execu
1--WE and judicial appropriation bill,
completed by the House committee
on appropriations this week, shows
now we'll they have worked up to the
watchword. This is the bill that carries
salaries of all officials, and SIS fewer
OF them are provided for than were ii
the bill for the current fiscal year
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