Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-31
SUE SUBSIDY MlAfl !,
Be POSTPONED
Charge Of Corruption and lntimi.
3 datipn Being Brought to surfaes
-fsuse Committee Will lnvss.
ti@te. ~
Especial Correspondence

ton on, ship substtly legislation Will
have to DO postponed so lar as this
session Il. concerned.
John Hays Hammond, president Of
the National League OF Republican
Clubs, and J. Sloat Fassett, Represent
alive In Congress from the Thirty.thlrd
New York district may be summoned
to appear before the House Committee
on the Judiciary to tell what they
know about alleged improper methods
said to have been used by certain per-
sons in an attempt to force the pas.
sage of a ship subsidy bill through,the
House at this session, Representative
Steencrson, Republican from Mime
sofa. will ask that these two witnesses
be. called.
Mr.. Steenerson is the author Of a
resolution Introduced in the House to.
day directing the Speaker to appoint {.
special committee to Inquire into
charges that .oflcers of the Merchant
Marine League Of Cleveland, Ohio,
have conspired and federated together
for the purpose Of unduly and improp.
ly influencing Congress and the mem.
bers thereof In connection with sub.
sidy Legislation. and creating hostility
against all persons opposed to this
Legislation. In statement authorized
tonight Mr.. Steenerson made tclear
that while no proposed to introduce the
names OF Mr.. Hammond. and Mr.. Fas.
sett Into the case II was only for the
purpose Of adducing from them facts
that might, tend to support the conten.
ton that, lobby had been formed In one
instance to further legislation and In
another possibly to. obstruct II. Ac
cording to Mr.. Steenerson the informa.
tion that Mr., F'assett has knowledge
on the subject came direct from the
New York member himself.
After. the Resolution had been refer.
red to the Committee Of the Judiciary
today Mr., Steenerson said he was ap-
preached by Mr.. fassett, who said that
he had reason to believe that foreign
steamship interests with ,oflces In New
York maintained a lobby In Washing
ton. for the purpos Of defeating ship
subsidy legislation. Mr.. Steenerson
SAID further'that Mr.. Fassect, th-rrupun
announced a purpose to offer a resolu.
tion directing an inquiry into this
phase Of the subject.
THAT will be unnecessary" Mr..
| Steenerson said he told Mr.. Fassett
my resolution Is sufiicient, shall
ask that you be summoned by the com.
mittec."
To this suggestion Mr.. Fassett M.
sented.
President Hammond of the League
(of Republican Clubs. according To Mr..
Steenerson, was induced to-, become
Interested In ship subsidy Legislation.
II shall ask that he be summoned 10
appear before the committee to tell
Whatever he may know as to the means
adopted to further subsidy Legislation, 81
said Mr.. Stephenson. $3.50 ~
The Steenerson resolution ia a pref.
ty warm document, It does not go In.
to particulars, merely outlining in q
general way that improper means are
being used to press subsidy legisDation
and that large sums of money have
been an dare being used and expend,
ed to employ writer's for the press To
I prepare articles favorable to shin sub
sidy and to employ lobbyists: 10 80
[ licit and interview members on said
I matter and TO pay campaign contrtbu
tions to political party organization
and influence election OF members and
fothers,"
Mr.. Steenerson further charges tina,
members who showed disposition tC
fight subsidy legislation have been Tin
undated ana terrified In an effort e
force them to change their positions
He charges that during the last few
years the parties to the alleged con
spiracy have sent their agents into his
district with view to inducing him
ito favor and support said Legislation
and TO express himself thereon" Fur
Their, that the parties to the alleged
conspiracy sent money to citizen Of
Crookston. Mimi, where Steenersor
resides, In order to obtain Information
Il about hts Drivate affairs ana that af