The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-06
SNOOT INSISTS
| HEREPRESENTS
ALL THE PEOPLE
Resents Questions He Thinks
Garry lnsinuations That He
Occupies Seat in Senate
for the Church.
OWNS NO SHEEP in
THE UNITED STATES
Gives List of Investments
That Might Be Affected by
Tariff, Including News
paper Stock.

| NoJCL OloSAs
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The senate
lobby Investigating committee decided
tonight TO extend it's presen: inquiry into
q sweeping investigation of all organized
efforts that have been made TO influence
action upon legislation OF any kind now
pending before congress, or under consid-
Grafton in the recent past
Questions as to the interest the Nor
mon church holds in sugar and woolen
clash between Senator Smoot and Demo-
cratic members of the committee late to-
day, Senator Smoot said the church held
a small amount OF stock in the Utah
Idaho Sugar company. and In the Knight
Woolen Mills company at Provo: but he
resented questions by Senator'S Reed and
Walsh that he thought carried insinua-
tons that he represented the interests OF
the Mormon church at Washington
Snoot Grows Angry.
| mere III NdSllIS sSpIcSGHl ali
The people OF Utah. he said sharply II
don't represent Mormon or Jew or Cen
tile, black or white, Methodist or Pres
byterian.
Senator Reed said ne had not meant TO
insinuate that Senator Smoot was the
representa- tive Of the Mormon church.
Don't you IN way represent the
church's stock, within the meaning Of
this investigation" asked Senator
Walsh.
Il do not" retorted Senator Smoot
| mo more than you do.
Senators Smoot, Mark Smith. Shafroth
and Williams testified at the afternoon
session. They produced new bundles OF
literature sent out by various organiza-
tons and individuals. The investigation
committee finally decided that 1t would
have TO pass on this literature and de-
| ternine whether or not it was 'mislead-
ing" or would have ''pernicous effetc."
An "Insidious Attempt"
Members OF the committee declared
that although the raising OF money for
publicity campaigns might be legitimate
the issuing of false statements or mis-
leading public documents would be an
'.insidious attempt" to influence the pub
lie and members of congress.
That detectives in some cases have
been used TO shadow members OF con-
gress. In the interest Of certain legisla-
tive action, is a principle that Senator
Cumrnlns will end eavor to establish. de
asked Senator STnoot today whether the
latter knew of any such activity. SEN
Iutor Smoot said he had heard Of It,
but could give the committee no infor-
nation.
Senator Cu1nnnins declined to state
what further witnesses would be pro-
duced OF to indicate the nature OF the
detective work that has been done,
lSmoot Gives Names.
Senator Smoot gave the committee the
names OF many persons who had called
upon him on tari1 subjects. He said he
had taken no part personally In the or
) ganization of any fight against free SUI
: aar and he did not know Of the exist
ence OF a lobby or the use of money,
further than as public advertisements
Indicated IT.
Senator Smoot told the committee he
had no sheep In the United States and
that his beet sugar interests were In the
Knight Sugar company al Raymond, Al
berta, The company also sells land and
rnises cattle. He gave his investments
in industries that might be affected by
tho tariff as follows;
Union Portland Cement company.
s35, 600, gold and silver mines In which
iSaho ifIaas sugar sssa company, sisss; knight su-
gar company cCanada), $31.600i Knight
Wooden company. Provo. Utah, SEATS:
newspaper, Salt Lake City $4,000.
Insurance Opposition.
Senator williams. whose subcommit-
Aee has had charge OF the income tax
feature OF thtearifT bill, expressed the
belief there had been an organized ef-
fort ny the insurance companies TO rally
policy holders against the income tax.
insurance officials probably will be asked
TO appear later
produced by Senator Williams. advising
cotton growers to urge their senators &c
support a higher duty on cotton. cloth
IC b. s. w, Cowan Of Texas. who has
been active in the fight against free
meat, A. w. kopp. former representa-
tive from Wisconsin, and c. II, Brown
and Otto Ruhl Of Washington were sub
A motion to broaden the scope Of tho
inquiry determined upon after severa
senators had added TO the testimony al
ready given. tending to show that we'll
| organized and vigorous work Is being
done by commercial interests upon the
sugar wool and other tariff Issues. Tht
committee decided to subpoena prac'
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